Summary
Yesterday, we gotour first look at the Oblivion remake, thanks to a slip-up from developer Virtuos, finally putting years of rumour to bed. But it’s not the only classic Bethesda RPG making a comeback.
Oblivion Remasteredwas first reported in 2023 by a former Virtuos employee on Reddit (who has since been verified, as they claimed it was being developed under the codename “Altar”, which many of the screenshots from yesterday were labelled as) and then againin a leaked Bethesda document.
This document, an official release schedule for the next few years that surfaced in the FTC case over the Microsoft Activision Blizzard King acquisition, listed Oblivion Remastered for FY2022, but aFallout 3remaster was also included for FY2024. Many fans were alreadydoubting, until yesterday, that the Oblivion remake existed, believing that it had been cancelled, and many have similar doubts about Fallout 3. According toreputable insider NateTheHate2, it still exists, but “it’ll be a while before we see it.”
Don’t Hold Your Breath, Fallout 3 Remaster Was Set To Launch In The Same Year As The Elder Scrolls 6
How long exactly “a while” is, we don’t know. But we might be able to glean a timeline from the Title Release Schedule.
Bethesda planned to launch Fallout 3 Remaster the same year asThe Elder Scrolls 6, whichonly began development in 2023. This tentpole sequel is likely still a few years away from release, which means that if the leaked schedule still holds water, so too is Fallout 3.
However, it’s also worth noting that Oblivion Remastered was set to launch in the same fiscal year asIndiana Jones and the Great Circle, ahead of the following year’s lineup of Doom Year Zero (nowDoom: The Dark Ages) and a newThe Elder Scrolls Onlineexpansion (whichwe now know as Seasons of the Worm Cult). It missed that window, instead releasing in the fiscal yearafterIndiana Jones.
In 2023, the Title Release Schedule was already outdated. Two years later, even moreso. So, it’s hard to say when we can expect Fallout 3 — at the very least, it still appears to be in development.
