One of the best games in the Fallout series is Fallout: New Vegas, a game released between Fallout 3 and 4. The title is notably different from other 3D Fallout games, as it was made by Obsidian Entertainment, instead of Bethesda Game Studio. Many fans feel the game is the most true to the classic series while retaining what fans do like about the Bethesda era, and many want to see more of this. As it turns out, we almost had another Obsidian take on a Bethesda franchise, but it was not to be.
Former Obsidian Entertainment writer and developer Chris Avellone revealed on Twitter/X that a proposal was made to Bethesda for a spinoff of The Elder Scrolls game in the style of Fallout: New Vegas. The idea was that this would “provide more adventures in the setting during the years before the next Bethesda release”, but did not gain much traction. A key reason was noted as being the feeling that Bethesda wasn’t happy with Fallout: New Vegas’ reception, due to the game’s poor technical performance at launch.