NOTE: There are spoilers forward for Amazon Prime’s Fallout collection.
Although Amazon Prime’s Fallout TV present has acquired widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike, within the speedy aftermath of its launch, there was a piece of the franchise’s fanbase that was less-than-happy about perceived inconsistencies within the present that appeared to retcon Obsidian Leisure’s 2010 title Fallout: New Vegas specifically.
Particularly, it’s revealed within the present – which, set within the 12 months 2296, is the newest identified level within the collection’ timeline – that town of Shady Sands was nuked into oblivion, with one scene specifically revealing that “the autumn of Shady Sands” occurs within the 12 months 2277. Sequence veterans had been fast to level out that that was inconsistent with the bigger timeline, since in Fallout: New Vegas, which is ready within the 12 months 2281, Shady Sands continues to be very a lot standing and purposeful as a hub of civilization.
There have been some who took that to imply that Fallout: New Vegas had been faraway from the collection canon, although Bethesda Recreation Studios’ Todd Howard, the present steward of the franchise who directed each Fallout 3 and 4, has put these considerations to relaxation. In a latest interview with IGN, Howard confirmed that each one earlier Fallout video games, together with New Vegas, are a part of the identical canon inside which the Amazon collection additionally exists.
“Simply so folks hear it, we’re cautious in regards to the timeline,” Howard stated. “There could be a little bit little bit of confusion at some locations, however every thing that occurred within the earlier video games, together with New Vegas, occurred. We’re very cautious about that.”
Requested in regards to the supposed inconsistency inside the timeline close to Shady Sands’ destruction, he stated, “All I can say is we’re threading it tighter there, however the bomb falls simply after the occasions of New Vegas. That’s when Shady Sands blows.”
When requested particularly if which means “the autumn of Shady Sands” that the present mentions isn’t essentially referring to town being nuked, Howard stated, “Right.”
“Look, we’re tight on the dates, if you happen to actually need to get into it,” he added. “However what’s necessary is when the present takes place. What is going on within the time interval of the present? And that’s what’s most necessary to us.”
The continued Fallout fever kickstarted by the success of the Amazon collection has additionally introduced with it renewed widespread curiosity within the Fallout video games. Fallout 76 lately hit its highest ever concurrent person depend on Steam, whereas the likes of Fallout 4 and New Vegas have additionally seen a notable uptick in participant exercise.
April 25 can even see the launch of Fallout 4’s long-awaited native PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S variations, bringing plenty of technical and visible enhancements. On the identical day, the post-apocalyptic RPG can even turn into absolutely optimized for the Steam Deck and launch for the Epic Video games Retailer.
