Until Todd Howard or Phil Spencer explicitly say "No" (which they haven't—interesting, right?), Reddit will continue to produce 4,000-word essays analyzing a single emoji posted by an Obsidian artist at 2 AM.

If there is one phrase that can stop a hardcore RPG fan in their tracks, it’s "New Vegas 2." For over a decade, fans of Obsidian Entertainment’s masterpiece have been chasing ghosts, decoding tweets, and squinting at LinkedIn profiles. And the number one breeding ground for this beautiful chaos? Reddit.

One user summed it up perfectly yesterday: "I know in my brain that FNV2 probably isn't happening. But my heart needs to know what happened to the Courier after Lonesome Road."