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So, whats the issue?
Well, it all stems from a blink-and-youll-miss-it chalkboard during Lucy and Maxs impromptu trip to Vault 4. pic.twitter.com/Sos5KLzQK9April 12, 2024
On it, it says the Fall of Shady Sands happens in 2277.

If you know yourFallout timeline, youll be aware that its essentially an impossibility.
Bethesdas Emil Pagliarulo alsotweetedthat the studio has “never suggested” that New Vegas is anything other than canon.
On top of that, theres the small matter of whether we should take Vault-Tec propaganda at face value.

Never a good idea, if you ask us.
So, a whole load of something over nothing?
Possibly.Fallout season 2 if it happens should reveal more in that regard.

For now, maybe lets chalk this one up to a slight overreaction.
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