Amazon: 65 million people watch "Fallout" on Prime Video
With 65 million viewers, "Fallout" is the second most successful series in the history of Prime Video. Only "Rings of Power" was more successful.
Reason to be happy: "Fallout" is a great success for Amazon.
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65 million people have watched the Amazon series "Fallout" in the two weeks since its release. This was announced by Amazon. It remains unclear how this figure is arrived at - and how long you have to watch it to officially count as a "viewer". Regardless of this, the viewer figures show that the series based on Bethesda's video game series is a huge success for the company.
According to the industry magazine Variety, "Fallout" is the second most-watched series in Prime Video's history. Only the "Lord of the Rings" series "Rings of Power" had more viewers, according to Variety. In the 18 to 34-year-old segment, however, "Fallout" is said to be even more successful than "Rings of Power".
Given the viewing figures, it is not surprising that Amazon is already preparing a second season of the series. The production team is said to have already secured tax rebates in California, where filming could take place. Meanwhile, there is no date or content details for the second season yet.
No new game in sight
The hype surrounding the series is also benefiting the "Fallout" video games, which have gained numerous new players in recent weeks. A new game in the "Fallout" universe is not yet in development. Bethesda is currently still working on DLCs for "Starfield" and is in the early stages of developing "The Elder Scrolls 6".
Even if Bethesda were to start work on "Fallout 5" today, the role-playing game is likely to be launched at the end of the decade at best. "Starfield", the most recent Bethesda game, was in development for eight years. Amazon could therefore release a few more series seasons before game fans get their new "Fallout" game.
Meanwhile, Bethesda has released a next-gen update for "Fallout 4", which provides higher frame rates and resolution on consoles. On the PC, however, long-time players are annoyed that the patch is causing conflicts with their mod collection.
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