Assuming this was decided after microslop decided to mass produce the Fallout IP faster and faster, I’d say they’re different games.
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buran@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Is Fallout 5 the same game or a different game to the one allegedly being developed by Obsidian?
lath@piefed.social 2 months ago
buran@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Mmm… I hoped the IP was transferred from one studio to another. Seems more like a borrowing.
Don’t know what Xbox would do if Obsidian ends making a better game and the Bethesda game is overshadowed by it.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 months ago
What, like how Obsidian made a better Fallout 3 than Fallout 3 with New Vegas?
buran@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Yeah, the difference being Fallout 3 was well received and the studio had some pedigree. While Fallout 76 and Starfield were actively disliked.
BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I’m not sure what happened with 76 since I lost interest upon finding out it was multiplayer, but it’s really well received now when looking at Steam reviews
theneverfox@pawb.social 2 months ago
Microsoft basically took it from Bethesda and cleared out a bunch of their core staff
The IP might not have been transferred, but Bethesda’s product ownership has been revoked. They didn’t even let outside teams touch their offshoot projects (like apps), and now the IP is probably going to be milked
Maybe obsidian will do something interesting with it before it inevitably is reduced to slop
master94ga@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Different games, Fallout 5 is developed by Bethesda after TES 6, Obsidian is working on another new Fallout