Bethesda Game Studios head, Todd Howard, recently spoke with GamesIndustry.biz about the fear that the online-only Fallout 76 may indicate a shift away from the single-player games Bethesda is so beloved for.

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"It doesn't mark the future," Howard begins. "Corporately we've done a mix; people forget sometimes. Elder Scrolls Online is one of the biggest online games in the world, we have Fallout Shelter which we keep updating and Elder Scrolls: Legends.""Anyone who has ever said 'this is the future and this part of gaming is dead' has been proven wrong every single time. We like to try it all. For a long time we wanted to try a multiplayer game and we had this idea. We shouldn't be afraid. We should try it."While not much is known about Bethesda Game Studios' more nebulous E3 2018 announcements, Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI, these comments signify that Fallout 76 will not set a gameplay precedent. Fallout 76 will be entirely online, but Howard has mentioned that you will be able to play solo, but see other players in your world. There will be no human NPCs, and real people will fill in the typical Fallout roles of vendors, raiders, and the like.Todd Howard has also confirmed that although Fallout 76 will be played online, it won't feature cross-play because Sony is "not as helpful as everyone would like."Fallout 76 will be released on November 14, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

Adam Bankhurst is a freelance writer for IGN who is currently locked in Vault 76 and is looking forward to rejoining the world later this year. You can follow his journey on Twitter.