If we believe Xbox insider Jez Corden, Microsoft wants to fast-track development on Fallout 5.
While Microsoft certainly has the resources and incentive to make Fallout 5 a priority, it’s still unclear how ZeniMax Media’s owners will make it happen.
If Microsoft wants Fallout 5 to be as successful as every mainline entry before it, it needs to have Todd Howard.
He was also an executive producer on the live-action Fallout series, which was recently renewed for a second season.
With that said, Microsoft can afford to hire the right people to make sure Fallout 5 lives up to the expectations.
In an ideal world, Microsoft will bring in Chris Avellone, now cleared of sexual misconduct and harassment allegations, to write Fallout 5.
The influential video game creator was a designer on Fallout 2 and the project lead on Fallout: New Vegas, a spin-off developed by Obsidian Entertainment. »