Fallout: New Vegas Remaster rumors get bolstered by McFarlane Toys listing
What seemed to be a simple listing for a figurine by a toy company might have revealed one of the biggest RPG remakes to date. A mere toy listing has hinted that Fallout: New Vegas is quietly in development at Bethesda.
The same toy company, McFarlane Toys, via its Chinese store page, which listed Fallout 3 Remastered action figures earlier in March, has now added two new items that clearly harken back to Obsidian’s timeless 2010 classic, even though neither Bethesda nor Microsoft has said anything in an official capacity.
The new toys listed are a “New California Ranger 1/10” and a “Scorched New California Sierra Member 1/10.” Both of these figurines are derived directly from Fallout: New Vegas and its Honest Hearts DLC, with the unique and one-of-a-kind Scorched Sierra armor being the dead giveaway.
A Redditor who goes by Morichh spotted the new Fallout: New Vegas action figures on McFarlane Toys’ Chinese web store, and the post garnered significant attention before the listing vanished from the internet. The image of the Chinese web listing was uploaded to r/Fallout.
It stands to reason that video game merchandise isn’t inherently indicative of a video game remaster; however, there are a few behind-the-scenes steps in producing official merchandise that lend credence to the Fallout: New Vegas remaster speculation.
For starters, toy and action figure companies like McFarlane need access to current assets, reference materials, and concept art to create a 1:1 or close replica of an in-game character or object in real life. However, that kind of asset sharing or material handover is only likely if a project is currently being worked on, and it’s unlikely Bethesda simply pulled old assets from Obsidian’s archives.
Previously, McFarlane Toys also listed Fallout 3 Remastered action figures on its website, which, according to numerous reports, points toward a remaster being in active development.
Still, there are many reasons to take these rumors with a grain of salt, because the original senior designer of Fallout: New Vegas from Obsidian, which was contracted by Bethesda for making New Vegas, already said, “I don’t think Bethesda has the engineering know-how to make a remaster of New Vegas at all.”
That said, Obsidian didn’t hand over Fallout: New Vegas’ complete source code and full build capability to Bethesda, which leaves the former senior lead skeptical about the feasibility of such a remaster.
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