Followers of post-apocalyptic shooter Fallout 4 have noticed updates named ‘newvegas2’ within the sport’s back-end information – which appear to reference a follow-up to Fallout: New Vegas.

On Tuesday (April 4), Fallout 4‘s Steam information got depot updates titled ‘newvegas2’. Yesterday (April 5), the sport’s changelog urged lots of the newer depots had been eliminated — however the information named newvegas2 are nonetheless seen through SteamDB.

Whereas the information recommend an replace to Fallout 4 is being ready for launch, it’s unclear what that replace will entail.

That being stated, some followers have speculated that the replace has been code-named ‘newvegas2’ to tease a sequel to Obsidian Leisure‘s role-playing sport Fallout: New Vegas, which Bethesda revealed in 2010.

Then again, it’s extra doubtless the ‘newvegas2’ information reference upcoming content material for Creation Membership, that are paid mods which have been curated by Bethesda. It wouldn’t be the primary New Vegas content material to reach on this method — again in 2018, the sport’s Anti-Materials Rifle was added through Creation Membership.

Fallout: New Vegas. Credit score: Obisidian Leisure

Nonetheless, one crew of modders went a step additional and added the New Vegas Strip to Fallout 4, with plans to port the complete Mojave Wasteland into the sport.

In October 2022, Bethesda confirmed a current-gen replace for Fallout 4 is deliberate to launch in 2023 and can embody “bonus Creation Membership” mods. It’s potential that the ‘newvegas2’ caches on Steam comprise New Vegas-related content material for Creation Membership.

Although new Creation Membership content material is the likelier reply, rumours surrounding a potential sequel to New Vegas have swirled lately. In 2022, it was reported that Obsidian and Microsoft are in “very early” talks relating to Fallout: New Vegas 2, whereas Obsidian founder Feargus Urquhart later shared that the studio is eager to make one other Fallout title.

“In fact, if we ever acquired the chance to make one other Fallout sport, we’d make it,” stated Urquhart. “There’s not even a query of whether or not or not we might do it, it’s simply will the chance come up?”

Earlier this 12 months, the crew behind Fallout: London showcased town’s killer postboxes and railway system.