Fallout 76: what is it and when does it come out?

Company insiders say upcoming game will
take the form of an online survival RPG

Preview

Little is yet known about the new game, called Fallout
76, but the launch trailer suggests the next instalment will
take place in apost-apocalyptic setting similar to that in 2015’s
Fallout 4, with players likely to begin their
adventure from Vault 76. 

More details are expected to emerge during the company’s
conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), in Los
Angeles, on 11 June. Until then, here’s everything we know about
Fallout 76 so far:

What is Fallout 76?

Bethesda is keeping quiet about the game’s details, but it
is believed Fallout 76 will be a significantly different
game to recent entries in the series. 

According to Kotaku, Fallout 76 will take the form
of an online survival role-playing game (RPG) that is “heavily
inspired by games like DayZ and Rust”.

Company insiders familiar with the project told the
website that the game is an “experimental” title and was
“originally prototyped as a multiplayer version of Fallout
4”. 

The sources added that the game will include elements derived
from Fallout 4, such as base building and “survival-based”
mechanics, along with the introduction of multiplayer gameplay to
the franchise.

The game’s setting, Vault 76, will be familiar to fans of the
series, however.

According to Fandom, the underground vault is believed to be
located “somewhere in Washington D.C.”, probably on the outskirts
of the “Capital Wasteland” that featured in Fallout 3.

When will it come out?

An official release date has yet to be revealed, but most of
Bethesda’s recent games have been released in the same year
they were announced, so Fallout 76 looks likely to hit
shelves this autumn. 

Fans can expect the game to launch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4
and PC, although it’s not known whether a Nintendo Switch version
is in the works.