Despite the enduring popularity of Fallout 4 and Skyrim, Bethesda’s director Todd Howard has expressed regret for not supporting these games longer. In a recent interview, Howard acknowledged that the ongoing engagement from fans has led Bethesda to rethink its approach to long-term game support. This shift in strategy is already evident in their plans for upcoming releases like Starfield and the continued support for Fallout 76.
Howard’s candid reflections highlight Bethesda’s commitment to learning from past oversights and better serving their dedicated fanbase.
Highlights
- Todd Howard regrets not supporting Fallout 4 and Skyrim longer, despite their ongoing popularity.
- Bethesda games have a dedicated fanbase excited for upcoming releases like Starfield.
- Howard”s open regret has influenced Bethesda”s plans to support Fallout 76 for the long term.
Years after the games” releases, Bethesda director Todd Howard has revealed his one big regret applicable to both Fallout 4 and Skyrim. Even though Bethesda continues to release small updates for both games, there”s still one regret that Howard holds to this day.
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In an interview with MrMattyPlays, Howard was speaking about how long Bethesda plans to support Fallout 76. His answer was mostly driven by his regrets about previous titles, stating, “We would look back at Skyrim, which we”re still updating to a small extent and there”s all the creations and mods there, still a hugely played game. Same with Fallout 4, that we wish we had supported them longer.” It”s interesting to see Howard so open about his regret with two of Bethesda”s most successful titles, but it”s good that the studio has learned the lesson and is applying it to Fallout 76.
Todd Howard Regrets Not Supporting Fallout 4 and Skyrim for Longer
Howard”s regret about the amount of support Skyrim and Fallout 4 received is interesting. Both games received several strong pieces of large DLC, which at the time provided more of what players were looking for. It”s easy to say Bethesda could have done more in hindsight, but very few could have predicted how active both Skyrim and Fallout 4 would still be so many years after release. Even still, Skyrim continues to periodically receive small patches, and Fallout 4 recently launched its next-gen update. While Howard”s point of view is understandable, there won”t be many players out there complaining about a lack of support for these games.
…we wish we had supported them [Skyrim and Fallout 4] longer. Close
The interview with MrMattyPlays features a bunch of juicy tidbits of information regarding Bethesda”s future plans, including some bad news for Fallout 1 and 2 fans. On the flip side, Howard did speak a lot about Bethesda”s plans for Starfield and Fallout 76, with both games in for some great support over the next few years. It”s an exciting time to be a Bethesda fan, and hopefully, the studio is in for a great 2024 and beyond.
Bethesda
Bethesda is an American game development studio based in Maryland. They”re best known for the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series. ZeniMax Media, Bethesda”s parent company, was acquired by Microsoft in 2021, which then made it a part of Xbox Game Studios.
Date Founded
June 28, 1986
Headquarters
Rockville, Maryland, United States
CEO
Todd Howard
Parent Company
Microsoft
Subsidiaries
Bethesda Game Studios
Known For
The Elder Scrolls
, Dishonored
, DOOMExpand
