‘There is no truth to this rumor’
There’s a shaky rumor going around today thatFallout 76is imminently preparing to transition to free-to-play. This seems to be predicated on some sort of retail development. EB Games in Australia is apparentlypulling copies ofFallout 76from store shelves.
This has led to speculation thatFallout 76will be turned into a free-to-play product in the very near future. Not so says Bethesda. Responding to a message on Twitter,Bethesda firmly states“There is no truth to this rumor.”
To be clear,Fallout 76very much feels like a game that will eventually go free-to-play or require a subscription. Even though it didn’t launch with the same monetization model asThe Elder Scrolls Online,Fallout 76seems like it could follow that trajectory — a game that transitions into something more service-based with regular updates. But a mere two months after launch? That’s unquestionably too soon. Whoever started this rumor has an itchy nuke-launching finger.
