Todd Howard Confirms Fallout 5 Coming After Elder Scrolls 6, Shares Additional Starfield Details

An interview with IGN, Bethesda’s Todd Howard divulged additional details about Starfield and also uttered the name “Fallout 5” and gave an idea of when fans can expect to see it. 

Ryan McCaffery was also informed by Howard that Fallout 5 would be the next title after The Elder Scrolls 6.

“Yes, Elder Scrolls 6 is in pre-production and, you know, we’re going to be doing Fallout 5 after that, so our slate’s pretty full going forward for a while. There are other projects we keep an eye on from time to again.”

Following up on Starfield’s big gameplay demonstration at the Xbox + Bethesda Showcase, Howard revealed additional facts about the new IP. Starfield’s main story lasts between 30- 40 hours. This is 20% longer than any Bethesda-published game. New Atlantis, one of Starfield’s four main cities and capital of the United Colonies, is also the largest city Bethesda has ever made. Howard states that there are about 20 background options for character creation. 

The game’s procedural galaxy features the most hand-made content ever made by the studio. Boasting over 1000 planets that players can visit, Howard also clarified you cannot fly to each one seamlessly ala No Man’s Sky and that there is a clear divide between on-the-ground action and space gameplay. Howard discusses space combat in detail, describing how dogfighting is slower and how players can take the ships that they board. 

Starfield is available for Xbox Series X/S as well as PC in 2023. 

[Source: IGN]