Fallout 5 & Fallout TV Show Have One Interesting Problem To Contend With

Since the release of the TV show, the next game has some explaining to do. The TV series is the latest-set entry in the franchise, and incorporates people, places, and things from across the decades of lore — even if it does leave out one major recurring character. But as hard as the TV show tries to stay canon-neutral, it makes its own impact on the universe, too. Sticking closest to one of ' endings as the true outcome for the Mojave Wasteland, the TV series clearly has its own take on canon.

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for the ending of the Fallout TV show.]

That creates a major problem for the next game in the series, whenever that might come to fruition. Although Bethesda's own Todd Howard has hinted that there might be projects in development, what they are and when they might be released are totally relegated to rumor. But even at this early stage, any upcoming game has some serious issues to contend with. These issues could even expand beyond the video game space and into the second season of the TV show, which is already stepping on toes when it comes to conflicting with canon.

The Fallout TV series is launching in style with some great games becoming available for free, although not everyone may be able to play them.

The TV show's setting creates serious problems for , whatever it may be. As the latest-set entry in the series canon, there's a lot that has to be established by previous games in order to make the TV show work. And anything that comes after it has to build on everything before it. The lore is verging on too complicated for a writer to follow without a lot of prior knowledge. Whenever is set, it's going to have to take a lot of complicated lore into account, and it may end up conflicting with major events in the established canon.

That's already become a problem in the TV series with its Shady Sands controversy. Although the New California Republic's headquarters are confirmed to be up and running in 2281 — the year is set — a