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Documents have revealed thatBethesdamay have been working on remasters ofFallout 3andOblivionas recently as a few years ago. Even though theFTC’s attempt to block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisitionwas denied after a public trial in July, the federal agency is still set on impeding the deal from closing. And recently, a number of badly redacted documents from the case have leaked, revealing a lot of interesting tidbits about various key players in the gaming industry.
It was rumored that Nintendo held a closed-door presentation of the Switch 2 during Gamescom 2023, and an email that leaked in mid-September seems to confirm the existence of the console. The email is between Activision executives in preparation for a meeting with Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa. In the document, dated late 2022, one of the execs commented on thepower of the Nintendo Switch 2, stating that it would be close to generation 8 consoles in performance.
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In other documents from the FTC vs. Microsoft court case, a release schedule of upcomingBethesdaprojects has also come to light. This chart was created for a July 2020 presentation about Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media and Bethesda, which wasn’t finalized until March 2021. There are several interesting titles on the list, including a game calledDOOM Year Zeroand its DLC, as well asStarfieldDLC, which was apparently already on the drawing board. But what will stand out for many people are the mentions ofThe Elder Scrolls: OblivionandFallout 3remasters, slated for release in fiscal year 2022 and 2024, respectively.
Obviously, there was noOblivionremaster in 2022, and there probably won’t be aFallout 3remaster coming out in 2024, especially sinceBethesda has turned its attention toThe Elder Scrolls 6now thatStarfieldhas been released and other leaks from the FTC case have revealed thatTES6isn’t expected to launch until 2026 or later. Granted, the developers at Bethesda could be divided into separate teams, much as they were to work on the remasteredSkyrimSpecial Edition, VR version, and Anniversary Edition whileStarfieldwas in development.
It’s also important to keep in mind that this release schedule is from 2020, whenStarfieldwas expected to launch in FY2021. A number of titles on the list did not release when projected, and others still haven’t even been announced. But some other interesting things show up on the release schedule in addition toDOOM Year Zeroand theFallout 3andOblivionremasters. Fans will be excited to learn thatDishonored 3and a sequel toGhostwire: Tokyoalso appear on the list, as well as some mysterious games known only as Project Kestrel, Project Platinum, and “licensed IP game.”
