I have been continuing to check in on how Fallout games are performing almost a month after the massive launch of Amazon’s Fallout TV series and various franchise sales. Fallout 4 remains a top 10 Steam game. Fallout 76 has maintained player numbers that are 400% more than they were previously. Hell, even Fallout New Vegas is still doing six times its old averages as we speak.
The problem is that there is no easy answer here at all. There are a number of factors and realities that have to be faced with this situation. Fallout 76 is the “ongoing” Fallout experience that Microsoft can utilize, but even with a recent surge, it remains to be seen what retention might be in the long term. And despite yearly improvements we’ve seen, this is a game that’s approaching six years old and Bethesda titles already come across as somewhat dated at baseline. It’s only getting older from here.