Rumored Approval of Fallout 5 Could Spell Trouble for Starfield

Okay, so here’s the thing: Fallout 5, right? Got the rumor mill going full throttle! Jez Cordon over at Windows Central spilled the beans — or, well, the virtual beans — about Zenimax giving the thumbs up for Fallout 5 to kick into gear. Apparently, they’re tossing it into the mix ahead of Project Blackbird, which, if you’re like me and totally blanked on it, is some MMO deal from the folks behind The Elder Scrolls Online. Assuming this is all legit, Bethesda fans might be in for quite the rollercoaster ride in the next few years.

Now, let’s be real — a new Fallout game is enough to get anyone who’s even remotely geeky about open-world games buzzing. It’s been almost a decade since we’ve gotten a proper, solo Fallout experience, right? So yeah, it kinda felt inevitable that Bethesda would circle back to it eventually. But the timing? Oh boy, that’s where things get juicy. Here’s Bethesda, still trying to juggle the whole Starfield chaos, and boom — Fallout 5 rumors drop. Like, Starfield hasn’t even hit that two-year mark yet, and it was supposed to be, you know, their next big thing. Big leap into space and all that. But here we are, staring at the possibility that Fallout 5 might just steal Starfield’s thunder. Wild, yeah?

Oh, by the way, speaking of Starfield, can we just talk about how it’s kinda hit a snag? Remember when people thought it was gonna be this mega-hit, crashing through sales, sweeping up awards left and right? Yeah, not so much. Sure, it has its die-hard fans, but it’s no Skyrim or Fallout 3, not by a long shot. People keep hoping Bethesda will pull something epic out of the hat — you know, free DLCs, surprise updates, that sort of thing. But those hopes? Meh, dwindling faster than my attention span during a boring meeting.

Starfield had its chance with the Shattered Space DLC. Folks got hyped, patches rolled out, excitement brewed — you know the drill. But then things went cold. Bethesda promised big things for Starfield in 2025, but lately, it’s been radio silence. It’s a classic case of ‘when the hype doesn’t meet reality,’ isn’t it? With Fallout 5 possibly on the horizon, there’s chatter about whether Starfield will just be… left in the dust.

So, Fallout 5’s arrival? Not in a vacuum, let’s put it that way. Bethesda’s got its hands full with a messy situation thanks to Starfield. And honestly, Fallout is like their safety net right now. Fallout 76 is still kicking, against all odds, and with that new TV adaptation bringing the franchise back into the limelight, it seems like Fallout 5 is the logical next step for them. Gotta admit, the timing couldn’t be worse (or better, depending on how you look at it) for Starfield, which is probably feeling less like a game-changer and more like an awkward footnote in Bethesda’s saga.

Anyway — wait, no — back to Starfield for a sec. It hasn’t had any spotlight at these big showcases lately, like the Xbox Games Showcase. No peep, nada. Bethesda didn’t even bother giving it a nod. So yeah, all eyes on Fallout 5 now, which sounds like Bethesda’s way of hitting the reset button after Starfield’s not-so-stellar launch. Seems like a safe bet, and, to be honest, after all the drama, maybe they’re just in the mood for something that feels a bit more… guaranteed to succeed. Who could blame them, right?