An email written by the boss of Xbox revealed to us that Fallout 76 was almost canceled. For the company, Bethesda’s game absolutely had to be a hit.
Fallout 76 has had its ups and downs throughout its existence, which began in 2018. The least we can say is that its launch was very complicated. The fault lies in a number of significant bugs and content far from living up to expectations. But since then, with major updates, Bethesda has rectified the situation and the game now has an active community who enjoy playing it. However, his life could have been cut short by Xbox. The company was actually considering canceling this new Fallout.
Fallout 76 avoided the worst
It took several years for this game to regain the trust of players. Fortunately, today, water has flowed under the bridge and it is felt in the discussions around Fallout 76. However, shortly before its debut, Xbox was fearful of this new production. If we know this, it’s because an email written by Phil Spencer, the company’s boss, was leaked as part of Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard. Confidential information concerning Xbox, PlayStation, but also Nintendo has been revealed. Among them, this famous email concerning Fallout 76.
Obviously, the start was difficult. The team needs to stay focused on improving the game and reaching a bigger audience. In my opinion, we need to see it reach 10 million monthly active players across all platforms or we may have to move on. If you think PSNow can help it gain relevance, then I’m in favor
Phil Spencer
These few words written by the big boss of Xbox date from 2021. Spencer discusses the potential arrival of Fallout 76 on the PlayStation Now offer. We see that he is open to this possibility, despite the threat it could pose to Xbox Game Pass. If such a decision may seem surprising, the CEO of the company immediately explains his reasons: the game must reach the milestone of 10 million active players per month on all platforms. No matter the price. Otherwise, Bethesda should probably consider moving on. In short, to abort the follow-up to the game. Given the current state of Fallout 76, we can say that it avoided disaster. However, we don’t know if it’s because of the aforementioned reasons. The game also boasted as recently as last June of having attracted more than 15 million players. His arrival in PS Plus at the start of the year
Fallout continues in series
If the fifth opus of the franchise is not ready to grace us with its presence, good news still awaits Fallout. Indeed, a TV series that aims to be faithful to the Bethesda universe is currently in production. It will be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video in 2024, without further details. At the helm of this massive project, two personalities with a rather reassuring CV: Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the creators of the HBO series Westworld. Please note that you will not need to have played the games to watch the show. It will be aimed at both early fans and newbies.