"New Vegas Director Eager to Helm Next Fallout Series Entry"

The creative minds behind the beloved Fallout: New Vegas have not lost their passion for the iconic series. Director Josh Sawyer, along with several other Fallout developers, have voiced their eagerness to return to the franchise, but with a crucial condition—they must be allowed to explore new creative territories. In a recent episode of his YouTube Q&A series, Sawyer made it clear that his willingness to helm a new Fallout game hinges on the level of creative freedom he would be granted. "Any project has to do with 'what are we doing, what are the boundaries, what am I allowed to do and not allowed to do?'" he stated. He further elaborated that overly restrictive constraints would make the project unappealing, as no one wants to work on something where their desired explorations are stifled.

This sentiment is echoed by other key figures in the Fallout universe. Fallout co-creators Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky expressed similar views in an interview with The Gamer last year. They would be thrilled to work on a remaster of Fallout: New Vegas, but Cain emphasized that their return would depend on the opportunity to introduce novel elements into the game. "Every RPG I've ever made offered me something new and different that got me interested in making it," Cain noted. He stressed that the allure of a new project lies in its novelty, questioning, "If someone came to me and said, 'You want to make a Fallout game?' My answer is 'Well, what's new?' I didn't even want to make Fallout 2, why would I want to make a new Fallout? What's different about it?"

Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart also shares the enthusiasm for a new Fallout game, although he confirmed in a January 2023 interview with Game Pressure that such a project was not currently in development. "We’re not working on Fallout, and we haven’t even talked about what it would be," Urquhart stated. He highlighted Obsidian's current commitments to other projects like Avowed, Grounded, and Outer Worlds 2, suggesting that discussions about new games might not occur until the end of 2023. Despite the busy schedule, Urquhart remains hopeful about revisiting Fallout before his retirement, humorously noting his age, "I’m already 52, or only 52. It’s one of those two, depending on the day."