Quite a few committed Fallout fans weren't happy with the way the Amazon television series appeared to negate—or at least—the presence of Fallout: New Vegas in the canon. But Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer isn't one of them. In an interview with, Sawyer said he understands why there was some confusion and"could see why some people might be aggravated or annoyed," but he doesn't share that feeling because it's not his thing anymore.
Sawyer acknowledged that he might have opinions on changes or new additions to the world of Fallout, but said he doesn't"get attached to things in that way" because he doesn't think it's healthy to be overly invested in something he can't control. Sawyer isn't one of the original minds behind Fallout, but he does have a deep connection to it. Prior to serving as game director on New Vegas, he was project lead on, the codename for the isometric RPG that was meant to be Fallout 3 before publisher Interplay went under, taking the game with it. Working on a Fallout game"was a dream of mine," Sawyer said."Losing that hurt.
"The initial impact where people said the gameplay feels very close to Fallout 3 is totally fair. But then as time stretches on, and people play them side by side, the fact that we had so much of our time to focus on the content, I think that’s what people were excited about."on Steam since the Fallout series launched.