Amid fan discourse about theFalloutshow’s apparent removal of the belovedFallout: New Vegasfrom the franchise’s canon, that game’s director Josh Sawyer has weighed in on the matter to say he doesn’t really care what happens with it.
For context, some fans believed Amazon’sFalloutshow had effectivelyremovedFallout: New Vegasfrom the series’ timeline. Many considerFallout: New Vegasto be the best game in the series, so they naturally weren’t thrilled about the idea of it being rendered non-canon.Bethesda’s design director Emil Pagliarulohas already assured this isn’t the case, but Josh Sawyer has admitted in aRock Paper Shotguninterview he wouldn’t be all that bothered if Bethesda made any radical changes toNew Vegasand its lore.
Sawyer explained how he was “inundated with the discourse” as fans directly messaged him to air their concerns and anger aboutNew Vegas‘ supposed dismissal from canon. While he does understand why these fans would be anxious about the possibility, Sawyer has personally detached himself from the project, saying: “My attitude towards properties that I work on, and even characters that I create, is that I don’t own any of this stuff. It was never mine.”
He’ll certainly have opinions should Bethesda do anything new or different withNew Vegas, but he says he’s not going to get angry over it. “I don’t get attached to things in that way. I don’t feel like it’s healthy for me to be really invested in something I have no control over, frankly.”
It certainly seems like Bethesda intends to revisitNew Vegas, with theFalloutshow strongly suggestingits second seasonwill take its cast to the city of New Vegas itself. Since the show is set 15 years after the events ofNew Vegas, it’llhave to address the game’s multiple endings, and either canonize one of them or somehow sidestep them entirely. Either way, I can see some fans getting heated with whatever decision is made.
Any backlash theFalloutshow has received so far appears to minimal, though. Overall, it’s been a huge success, with it sporting highRotten Tomatoesscores from critics and general audiences. Some have lauded it asone of the best video game adaptations ever made. Even if season 2 winds up making a couple of choices that prove unpopular with certain fans, general audiences are unlikely to care as long as it maintains the same level of quality.
