The Fallout series is as popular as it has ever been, which is a pretty remarkable thing given that we haven't played a new game attached to the IP (if you leave out 76) in well over a decade. The Prime Video adaptation is obviously responsible for a lot of that momentum, and an excellent interpretation it is too, but it's still testament to just how unique a franchise it is that it remains so at the forefront of everyone's minds.
That popularity has regularly seen thoughts turn to what exactly the next game is going to be like, from the setting to the characters, and where exactly it falls in the ever-widening timeline. In actuality, we do know a little about what might be on the way for all of us, but fans can't quite get over one hurdle that stands in the way of all of that.
Over on Reddit, one user shared a post citing direct quotes from Bethesda head Todd Howard, in which he confirmed that the next game would take place in a world where the events of the show happened, and are canon. That likely means that Fallout 5 will take place after...
