Bethesda teases Fallout 5 soon after Xbox’s mass layoffs
Bethesda Game Studios has confirmed that Fallout 5 is in early preproduction, following a period of significant layoffs at parent company Xbox. The studio also announced that new Fallout projects are in development at Obsidian and that remasters of older titles are planned.
Xbox is currently in a “reset” period that includes laying off around 3,200 employees over the next year, involving deep cuts at beloved studios like id Software and Obsidian Entertainment. Now, in an attempt to show that things are still running fine, the company has announced a slate of upcoming projects at Bethesda Game Studios — which itself was hit with layoffs — including official confirmation that Fallout 5 is in the works.
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