This year's Xbox Games Showcase came and went with no news on what's on the horizon for the mainline Fallout series from Microsoft and Bethesda Game Studios, outside of new updates for Fallout 76. With the smashing success of the Amazon TV show based on the post-apocalyptic RPG franchise, it's baffling how Xbox and Todd Howard seem not to be doing much to capitalize on it.
However, despite the silence, it seems like remakes or remasters of both Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas are indeed in the works for modern platforms like PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, as suggested by a recent toy listing for figures related to the popular RPG originally developed by Obsidian Entertainment, despite earlier indications that a remaster wouldn't be happening.
As spotted by user Morichh on the Gaming Leaks and Rumors subreddit, the McFarlane China store that leaked the Fallout 3 Remastered back in March is back at it, listing multiple items themed around Fallout New Vegas. These are:
- Fallout New California Ranger 1/10 figure
- Scorched New California Sierra Member 1/10 figure
By itself, a toy leak doesn't mean much to the average user, but it's still significant. As Fallout: New Vegas has been released over 10 years ago and never received updated ports for PlayStation 4/Xbox One or PlayStation 5/Xbox Series X|S, there would really be no commercial incentive to release new figures based on it if a sort of revival wasn't in the cards.
In addition, manufacturing licenses require extensive lead times and sharing confidential concept art or active asset files, so these listings aren't random happenings, but likely part of a coordinated marketing campaign that should begin not too far in the future. As such, with so much chatter around, the probabilities of the game returning to modern gaming hardware in some capacity are definitely on the rise.
As both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are rapidly becoming some of the worst-kept gaming secrets in a while, probably second only to Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, it was surprising not to see them announced during the Summer blowout last week. With The Elder Scrolls VI still being who knows how many years away (although it is reportedly coming along well), remasters in the vein of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered would have done wonders to give fans a little something to tide themselves over until the release of big hitters like the next main entries in The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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