Fallout 5 is a ways away, but there's a possibility that it could break the franchise trend and be a direct sequel to Fallout 4. The Fallout franchise has been on a roller coaster since the release of Fallout 4. The eastern Massachusetts-based game was good overall, but it featured a few changes from the rest of the franchise that made it feel very different. Fallout 76 was a major flop at first, and though it has rebounded, it is still an underperforming product. However, the franchise has had the saving grace of the massively successful live-action show.

So far, little is known about Fallout 5, and The Elder Scrolls 6 is the primary focus of current Fallout developer Bethesda Game Studios for the time being. The most significant bit of information about the RPG is that some ideas for it were purposely kept out of the live-action show. Perhaps this hints that the game may...