Replace [Wed 21st Jan 2026, 6:30am]: Earlier this month, Home windows Central government editor Jez Corden claimed Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas would “finally” obtain the identical therapy as Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
It is reportedly led to a bit of an excessive amount of pleasure within the Fallout neighborhood, with hypothesis {that a} “shadow drop” may very well be happening quickly primarily based on some current findings and “exercise” on Steam. Nevertheless, Corden’s sources have apparently instructed him that they’re “not launching imminently”.
“I am instructed that the Steam listings for Fallout 3 and New Vegas are displaying some “exercise” as a result of updates for localized variations of the present video games, and are not to do with any impending “shadow drop” for Fallout 3 and New Vegas remakes / remasters.
“Certainly, I am instructed Fallout 3 and New Vegas remakes aren’t precisely “imminent,” and also you should not count on them within the close to time period. I am nonetheless attempting to lock down extra detailed timings on after we ought to see them seem, however the impression I am getting is that we’ll see Fallout 3 remastered earlier than New Vegas.”
So, each of those titles are nonetheless getting revived in a roundabout way or type, however do not count on to look them any time quickly. For now, Swap 2 house owners have Fallout 4: Anniversary Version to sit up for this yr.
Unique Story: [Thu 8th Jan, 2026 06:30 GMT]:
Fallout 4: Anniversary Version is on its technique to the Swap 2 this yr, and it won’t be the one Fallout sport returning sooner or later. This info comes from the identical Home windows Central report about “what to anticipate” from Xbox “this yr, and past”.
In keeping with the positioning’s government editor Jez Corden, Fallout followers can “finally” count on to see a “Fallout 3 remake within the vein of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered”, with Fallout New Vegas to additionally apparently obtain the identical therapy.
A separate story on Home windows Central gives a bit of extra element:
“Nothing else is thought about these Fallout remasters past the truth that they exist and are deliberate, although the information that they will be just like Oblivion Remastered suggests they could be designed in the identical manner. This could imply using Unreal Engine 5 for an in depth graphical overhaul, with Bethesda’s Creation Engine predecessor Gamebryo nonetheless serving because the core of the gameplay programs.”
As our colleagues at Pure Xbox notice, this is not the primary time followers have heard about the potential for these older entries within the sequence returning, and late final yr, firm legend Todd Howard stated Bethesda was engaged on a “complete bunch of stuff” for the sequence.
After all, as nothing has been formally introduced or confirmed but, there are not any particulars concerning the platforms these video games would goal. Nevertheless, Microsoft is now releasing extra video games on different gadgets than ever earlier than, and this contains releases for Nintendo’s platforms.
Bethesda has additionally proven its assist for Nintendo’s Swap 2 in current instances with not solely the announcement of Fallout 4, but in addition the information Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle is coming to the brand new hybrid system this yr. Over the vacation interval it additionally launched a Swap 2 Version of Skyrim.
Would you prefer to see Fallout 3 and New Vegas revived in a roundabout way or type? Tell us within the feedback.
[source windowscentral.com]
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