Fallout 4 is “basically done,” according to Bethesda marketing executive Pete Hines. As such, it’s too late for Bethesda Game Studios to add in any last-minute requests from fans. Right now, the studio is focused on making the game as bug-free and polished as possible before its release this November.
“Let’s be honest, [right now] it doesn’t matter what anybody wants for a feature in Fallout 4,” Hines told GameSpot. “The game is basically done. It was by and large done before we announced it, in terms of the features going in. You’re not adding new features in May, June, July in the year you’re releasing; you’re trying to get everything fixed.” Hines went on to emphasize the fact that Bethesda isn’t tuning out its fans, either. For the studio, it’s simply a matter of prioritizing what is most important to deliver the best game possible. “All of that stuff is important,” he added. “A good developer knows how to take all that and figure out how to address is. You can do anything, you just can’t do everything. So you have to be able to prioritize and figure out what are the big wins, what are the challenges you’re going to tackle, and what are the things you just don’t have the bandwidth to take on.”