According to a source named Imran Khan from Resetera, Bethesda had previously "explored" to port Fallout 4 to Nintendo Switch console.

He said that it was Pete Hines, former senior vice president and head of distribution at the studio who had just retired from the studio and had served for 24 years, who had notified several media outlets that they needed to prepare for the upcoming announcement.

Except for spin-offs like Fallout: Sanctuary, none of the Fallout series has been launched on the Switch console.When mentioned casually on Resetera, Imran said the Switch version of Fallout 4 was “explored a few years ago” and that at the time Hines informed the head of his media that it was about to be announced and asked him to prepare a story.But in the end it didn't happen.

Company B has also released a number of Switches, such as "The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim", "Doom" and "Wolfenstein Headquarters".Hines said in an interview in 2018 that the Switch versions of these games were very popular; the same year he discussed plans to launch the Switch version of the game, saying it mainly depends on whether players have demands and whether it is technically feasible.It seems that B.C. believes that Fallout 4 may not have high demand on Switch?