TheFallout 4next-gen update might include someFallout: New Vegas-themed content, as suggested by Bethesda’s recent development activity. Thenext-gen upgrade forFallout 4was originally announcedin October 2022 for the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, with the developer saying it’s planning to release it sometime in 2023.
Bethesda previously revealed that this improved version of the hit 2015 RPG will introduce a performance mode for players who prefer higher frame rates over improved texture resolution, as well as a number of bug fixes. Finally,the potentially impactful next-gen update forFallout 4was confirmed to include bonus Creation Club content in the form of additional third-party mods.
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In a more recent development, Bethesda added a “newvegas2” repository to the Steam version ofFallout 4on April 4, according to SteamDB. Despite its name, it is extremely unlikely that the repo references anactualFallout: New Vegas 2game. A much more plausible explanation is that the repository hints at a Creation Club section dedicated toNew Vegas-themedFallout 4mods which Bethesda plans to introduce with the incoming next-gen update.
The developer’s decision to attach a “newvegas2” label to a new code branch presumably wasn’t made in jest. Not least because SteamDB also reveals the existence of another relatively recentFallout 4repo called “beta2,” which Bethesda created on March 14. Its moniker seems to suggest that the developer is simply adding a “2” to the name of any repo associated with the next-gen upgrade forFallout 4.
Fallout 4andThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimare the only two Bethesda games that have so far introduced Creation Club support. This storefront for paid mods might also be part of the studio’s roadmap for its next game, although there’s still no indication thatStarfieldwill actually launch with Bethesda’s Creation Club.
This newly surfaced hint thatNew Vegas-themed mods will be part of theFallout 4next-gen update suggests Bethesda remains very much aware of the 2010 game’s cult following. However, a full-fledged sequel toFallout: New Vegasis unlikely to be part of the studio’s plans for the foreseeable future, with the developer repeatedly saying that its next project afterStarfieldwill beThe Elder Scrolls 6, followed byFallout 5. Given how Bethesda’s development cycles have been growing longer in recent times, theFalloutseries might have to wait another decade for a new mainline game.
Fallout 4is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, whereas its next-gen update for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S is coming sometime in 2023.
