Summary
Todd Howard has commented on the surge in popularity thatFallout 76has seen in the wake of the highly successful Amazon TV show. The franchise as a whole has seen a slew of new players, with many of them congregating to the online experience ofFallout 76.
TheFalloutTV show was a huge success for both Bethesda and Amazon, pulling in over 65 million viewers within the first 16 days of its premiere. The show was relatively well-received by both fans and newcomers alike, and its popularity has led to a surge ofnew players coming into theFalloutcommunity.
In an interview with Variety, Bethesda director and executive producer Todd Howard shared his thoughts on the overall success of theFalloutseries, how the Amazon TV show has aided this, and what lies in the future for the famed franchise.Fallout 4has seen a rise in sales, as hasNew Vegas.A record was broken forFallout 76with one million concurrent players in the weeks following the show’s launch, and eventhe modding community for theFalloutgameshave felt the full effects of the franchise’s growth when Nexus Mods' servers began to struggle under the strain of how much trafficFalloutwas bringing in. Howard states in the interview that across the board there is a 4x-6x increase in daily players for any givenFalloutgame since the launch of the Amazon series.
Todd Howard Discusses The Success of the Fallout Series
AsFallout 76reaches 20 million players, Howard addresses queries about the franchise’s future.A second season of theFalloutTV seriesis already in the works and is set to still star Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, and Aaron Moten on their journey across the wasteland. Howard mentions that whilst there is nothing concrete to talk about right now, they are always planning something when it comes to games, and as forFallout, they specifically have plans for future games in the franchise.
Video game adaptations have been historically polarizing among fans of the game whenever they are done, butFalloutseems to strike the balance perfectly between being appealing to newcomers while still respecting fans of the series and what they’ve come to expect. It was approachable enough to someone without any knowledge of the lore, but it still stayed true to the game series ina way thatFalloutfans could appreciate. With this success, it’s no surprise that Bethesda wishes to keep this momentum going with frequent updates toFallout 76, as well as keeping fans informed regarding the future of the franchise.
If there’s one thing thatFallout 76has done successfully, it’s bringing gamers together, and the influx of new players thanks to the TV show has only added to this. Whether coming together to repeatedly nuke the camp of Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer as a form of protest, or building an entirebase dedicated to helping new players ofFallout 76, the games' online nature has brought fans ofFallouttogether. With frequent updates and events coming through toFallout 76, a second season of theFalloutTV show on the far horizon, and the promise that there are plans for more games in the series, it seems thatFalloutfans are eating well this year.
