So companies nowadays would clearly be more careful with major projects like that, especially something as popular and prominent as “Fallout 4”.
In the end, it’s in the benefit of fans themselves that the game was never leaked before the official announcement, as this would have damaged the way they saw it, and it could have led to a lot of unwarranted negativity about the new title. And as we can clearly see, it doesn’t really deserve any negativity in its present state.
It remains to be seen how well the game will look and handle once it’s actually released, but fans currently have very strong expectations for it, and many people seemingly can’t wait to get their hands on the game.
One fan went as far as to send Bethesda a box full of bottle caps – the fictional currency used in the game’s world – as a joking way of preordering the title. And knowing how in touch with their community Bethesda generally are, it was no surprise that they played along and granted the player a pre-order of the game. And much to the disappointment of everyone else who started packing their own boxes of bottle caps, Bethesda made it clear that this was a one-time thing and not the intended way to reserve a copy of the game.