Fallout Developer Says Bethesda Doesn’t Care About Franchise at All

Todd Howard, the head of Bethesda Game Studios, previously confirmed the Fallout franchise is currently the company’s biggest priority; however, famous game developer Chris Avellone doesn’t think so.

Chris Avellone is well-known as co-founder of Obsidian Entertainment, which released Fallout: New Vegas back in 2010, and he also served as its writer and designer. In a now-deleted post on X social media, he wrote some really disturbing words about Bethesda’s relation to the Fallout game series, and you can check his words and original tweets below, as some users managed to capture them:

“I don’t think Bethesda hates Fallout, they just don’t fully understand its roots and arguably, don’t care – they own the franchise, and they just want to do their spin on Fallout and make that the norm.

This usually translates into a colorful, shallow theme park (with some interesting DLC exceptions, like Far Harbor, Point Lookout – and I was one of the ones who liked The Pitt) – still, theme parks are fun for some folks, so if people enjoy it, that’s fine with me.

As for me, I don’t hate Bethesda, there are things they do well (open world exploration), and there are things they do badly (telling linear stories in open world games and their inability to understand how to use the Speech skill). But every developer has their pros and cons.”

What do you think of Chris Avellone’s words on Bethesda regarding Fallout? Do you agree with him? Share your thoughts in the comments below!