However, now that Microsoft has acquired ZeniMax, the door is open for Obsidian to work on Fallout again. I thought the Obsidian guys did a fabulous job,' he said. it becomes less likely, but I could never say never. 'I wouldn't say never, now that our company is so big, it's always better to keep stuff internal. Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard said in a 2018 Guardian interview that the company wanted to keep development in house. However, ZeniMax Media never approached Obsidian again following the commercial and critical success of New Vegas. As a result of Obsidian's more RPG-oriented approach, New Vegas is commonly thought of as the most popular of all the Fallout games - and fans have been hoping for a sequel to it for years. However, Obsidian Entertainment's Fallout: New Vegas was widely praised for the depth and nuance of its writing, as well as both the staggering level of player choice and the impact those choices made. To say that Fallout fans have largely been disappointed in Bethesda's direction with the franchise would be an understatement.
