Bethesda Will Support Fallout 76 "Forever"

Fallout 76, the upcoming multiplayer RPG by Bethesda, will be supported indefinitely.

According to a Metro interview with vice president of global marketing and communications Pete Hines, Fallout 76 will be supported "forever." His claim, which was a serious one, was made with the mindset that Bethesda games have incredible longevity.

Im not being ironic. Like, forever. Because other people have said, Is your timeline two years or five years? And I said, Well, theyre still playing Morrowind and you go online and look at how many people are playing Fallout 4 and Skyrim. Those games have been out for four and seven years, and there are literally hundreds of thousands of people playing those games every single day, every single month.

Hines' point is completely valid. The multiplayer focus of Fallout 76 only extends the game's potential lifespan even further. It wouldn't be surprising to hear that Fallout 76 is still an active game in 2030. This is reinforced further by Hines, who explains the focus they had on making the game have no ending.

The big consumer reaction when we launched [Fallout 3} was that they were all upset that it had an ending. And we were like, All the previous games had an ending! We thought we were sticking to what that franchise is But they didnt want an ending and we had a couple of DLCs in the works but the third one we did we were like, Well, we need a DLC that removes the ending of the game and allows you to continue on. So 76 is going to be like that. We have some ideas for this and that, but lets see what people want more of. Lets see what they respond to and support that.

Many of the eggs in the Fallout 76 basket appear to be for a lengthy lifespan. This only makes it more impressive that they'd opt for an indefinite support timeline. But does the game have enough staying power to last as long as they think? We'll see when the B.E.T.A begins in October.

Fallout 76 releases on November 14 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.