If there’s one thing we know about Todd Howard, it’s that he doesn’t hate Obsidian. We know this because he keeps telling us. He keeps telling us because Fallout fans won’t stop speculating that secretly, deep down in his heart of hearts, Todd Howard hates Obsidian.
How often has he denied hating Obsidian? A quick and non-comprehensive list:
Now, with a new Obsidian-led Fallout officially underway, he’s back to say it again.
“I appreciate some of the fan chatter, but behind the scenes, there’s a huge amount of mutual respect [between Bethesda and Obsidian],” Howard told Windows Central. “We’re always kind of wondering if we could find a way to work together in the right way. And when those things come up, I … look at the franchise all up, as you see in the note, everything that’s happening with Fallout [and] say, is there a way or a window or a pocket where we could do something together that really, really made sense? And so we’re super excited about the opportunity, working together.”