With Fallout 5 Coming, Bethesda Boss Explains Why Its Games Take So Long To Make
Bethesda Game Studios is planning to make Fallout 5 after it releases The Elder Scrolls VI, and as such, the next Fallout game is no doubt a long time off. Bethesda’s Emil Pagliarulo, a veteran who has been with the company since 2002, discussed some of the factors that go into the development of a new Bethesda Game Studios title and why the process can take a while.
Responding to a fan on social media, Pagliarulo said–without being specific about any past or future game–that “development times can vary for a variety of reasons.” As an example, he said Bethesda spent a good amount of time on Starfield “updating and developing” the underlying technology for the sci-fi game.
He also said Bethesda paused development on Starfield for a period of time to “assist with Fallout 76.” As many will recall, the game had a rocky launch in 2018, and it sounds like Bethesda diverted some studio resources to that game to help get it back in shape.