- Former Obsidian creative director Chris Avellone says Bethesda doesn’t have the “engineering know-how” to create a Fallout: New Vegas redo
- Avellone says the studio does not have the source code
- He adds that they may have “aspects of the code” but “had no idea how to put it back together.”
Co-founder and former creative director of Obsidian Entertainment, Chris Avellone, has said that radioactive dust: New Vegas The remake may not be possible because Bethesda lacks “engineering know-how.”
In a recent interview with the TKs-Mantis YouTube channel, Avellone, who also wrote for New VegasHe said he doesn’t think the company will be able to create a modern version of the 2010 role-playing game (RPG) like it did last year. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredwhich was jointly developed by Bethesda and Virtuos (via GamesRadar).
“I just don’t think Bethesda has the engineering know-how to do a New Vegas remaster,” Avellone said, adding that he knows people “enjoyed some of the visuals” of Oblivion Remastered, but overall it seemed like the reception was somewhat negative.
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TKs-Mantis brings to light rumors about a consequences 3 remake, suggesting that Bethesda reuse the game’s Gamebryo engine and Unreal Engine 5 for visual improvements, such as Oblivion remasteredand that the fans want the same for New Vegas.
Avellone explained that “from a pragmatic point of view, it would make more sense to test that process with consequences 3 before going to New Vegasjust to see what all the resulting problems and issues are,” but there is “a reason” why that would be impossible.
That reason, he claimed, was that studio head Feargus Urquhart did not give Bethesda the game’s source code after development was completed.
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“The last milestone for New Vegas was ‘please hand over all the source code and the ability to compile, and we’ll pay you about $10,000 for that milestone,'” Avellone said. “Now, what that milestone really meant is that if all those assets are handed over to Bethesda, that means they can recreate the game at any time. So, for reasons I don’t know, but I suspect, Feargus decided not to cash in on that milestone and didn’t hand it over.”
He went on to say: “It is not a strange decision if one feels, which would not be out of the question, that he felt that the New Vegas experience scammed you out of X amount of money, in which case it would be a possibility to cut off the income stream from that product for a while. “I could certainly see that, and I’m not saying that’s the case.”
When asked to clarify whether Bethesda has the source code, Avellone said, “They may have aspects of the code, but everyone I spoke to after that period of time said they had no idea how to put it back together.”
In September 2023, Microsoft court documents were reported to show remastering plans. Forgot and consequences 3. While Oblivion remastered In fact, it turned out to be true, Bethesda has yet to announce any new remake projects.
Oblivion remasteredAlthough it was leaked ahead of time, it was hidden, so if a consequences 3 The remaster is in the works, there’s always a chance that could happen again.
For now, the studio is developing. The ancient scrolls 6which was announced in 2018. consequences 5 It is also expected to be released later The ancient scrolls 6.
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