Bethesda won’t be talking about Their Next Game for Ages

There’s been a lot of rumours about the next Fallout game lately, and while a lot of them have been proven fake (and the others didn’t need to be…), there’s one pretty big rule in this industry: if you’re hearing a lot about it, expect an official announcement of some sort. Bethesda has held tight, often refusing to even acknowledge these rumours exist. Why? Probably because their new-gen titles are nowhere near ready.

Replying to a fan’s request for information on the next in the post-apocalyptic RPG series, Bethesda’s Pete Hines said that even if it were to be making an appearance at E3, he probably wouldn’t announce it ahead of time. Not to let that get misconstrued, he clarified that Bethesda’s next game is still won’t be spoken about for a “long time.”

This probably implies that they’re working (or have worked on) a brand new engine for their new generation titles, something that’s long overdue. The Fallout and Elder Scrolls games were great, but could be very buggy and were limited by the PS3 and the Xbox 360. With better hardware, expect much more realistic worlds to explore, better populated with more lifelike NPCs. It means waiting, but that’s something I’m sure we’re all willing to wait for.