"I can understand that perspective, watching from the outside in, but no. Absolutely not," said Bethesda Game Studios' Jon Rush.
Fallout 76 players will be able to travel across the Savage Divide to southern Appalachian areas once the update hits.
That's up from 17 million players as of December, with the game having enjoyed a significant boost thanks to the Amazon Prime show's success.
Fallout 76 also jumped from 159th place in March to eighth in April, with both titles ranking in the top five most-played Steam titles.
In addition to Fallout 4, Fallout 76 and Fallout: New Vegas also saw similar spikes in sales thanks to the recent release of Fallout's TV adaptation.
Fallout 76's upcoming Skyline Valley update is adding new areas, quests, and weapons to the live service release - and it will be releasing sometime in June.
For all the new players jumping into Bethesda's online RPG, here are some key details you should know about it.
Fallout 76 also had over one million players in the same period, as the series benefits from the popularity of Amazon's hit Fallout TV show.
Waiting a decade for new instalments in franchises as massive as Fallout and Elder Scrolls feels like a waste.
Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPGs are continuing to see significantly boosted player engagement numbers.
After its disastrous launch all those years ago, many players are rediscovering Fallout 76 and how much it's improved.
Bethesda's online title also sees its "highest engagement rate on Xbox Series consoles since October 2022", per Circana's Mat Piscatella.
The week-long free trial for Fallout 76 is a celebration of the recent release of the Fallout TV series.
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The physical edition comes with a mini-nuke and seven S.P.E.C.I.A.L. cards with PC codes for each title. Pre-orders are available now.
Fallout 76's map expansion will bring the wooded heartland of Shenandoah into its world, along with a new questline, factions, and rewards.
The lifetime player count for Bethesda's online RPG was confirmed to be at 15 million players in June.
Todd Howard apparently didn't want to make a multiplayer game until fan pressure convinced him to.
Leaked internal Microsoft emails have revealed that Xbox boss Phil Spencer was considering shelving Fallout 76 at one point.
BGS' upcoming open world RPG is promising a number of significant improvements over the studio's past efforts.
