Talk:Fallout (series)

New Vegas as a spin off?

Why is fallout new Vegas marked as a spin off? It is a cannon (or at least semi cannon) game with gameplay being the same as f3 with only some changes 185.186.152.130 (talk) 11:29, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

I agree, but dont know exactly how to change the chart. can somebody? Notreal1066 (talk) 22:54, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

No, because it's a spin off. This is backed by reliable secondary sourcing, per WP:V. Being a spin-off, or not, has nothing to do with being canon, or not. -- ferret (talk) 23:15, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

It's not a spin off, as regardless of if it is numbered it is still a main game, and I see no source stating otherwise. A spin off is something that is wildly different from the main series, at least by most definitions. (Kelis98 (talk) 20:04, 21 August 2023 (UTC))

Literally dozens of sources have been present on this topic, so it's kind of a non-starter to go "i see no source stating otherwise" -- ferret (talk) 20:08, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Yes but there are also dozens of sources starting the opposite as well, it is also debatable whether one persons opinion/wording in an article counts as a source in this case (Kelis98 (talk) 12:12, 22 August 2023 (UTC))

I've never seen one reliable source presented that says "New Vegas is a main line game in the Fallout series". Feel free to use WP:VG/S's reliable source search to find and present some though. I've only seen two cases: No mention of it at all, or "the Fallout spinout". -- ferret (talk) 13:17, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

List of Fallout Games

Could the introductory information list all versions of the game, like it does the platforms?

2600:1702:5210:EEC0:6C0A:B474:2ECB:2661 (talk) 20:14, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Fallout 76 a SpinOff?

I know that 76 is an unpopular game for the most part, however, I think it still counts as a standalone game in the series. Opinions? 67.135.4.210 (talk) 14:42, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Reliable sources refer to 76 as a spinoff. I am not sure why people get so hung up on that for FONV and FO76. Being a spinoff doesn't mean that the game isn't official or canon, just that they don't consider it the main narrative branch. -- ferret (talk) 14:46, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Requested move 27 April 2024

Fallout (series) → Fallout (franchise) – The recent TV series has been so huge that it is hard to argue it is merely a series anymore. It falls under the typical criteria for a franchise page. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 04:38, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

• Support there being comic books as well -- 65.92.247.66 (talk) 06:18, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
• Support. It has now went beyond just one medium, video game. Neocorelight (Talk) 10:08, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
• Rename per nom. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 15:24, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
• Support per nom. BD2412 T 00:15, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
• Support per nom. Mellk (talk) 14:29, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
• Speedy support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 12:45, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
• Speedy support per nom. Waylon (was) (here) 17:15, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
• Support unequivocally the case, having superseded being a series (perhaps even before being a show). ~ GoatLordServant^(Talk) 18:21, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Support. Would also add that the disambiguation "(series)" is now also ambiguous as it can refer to the video game series, the TV series, and Fallout (Irish TV series) Gonnym (talk) 09:08, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Then it will need to repoint to the disambiguation page. (using "series" is generally bad, it should have always said "video game series"; it could even refer to the way fallout precipates out of the air.) -- 65.92.247.66 (talk) 23:03, 30 April 2024 (UTC)