Forum:What about Coca-cola and Pepsi in FO universe?

So, with Nuka-Cola being an obvious take on Coca-Cola and the drink's inventor's name being a fusion of Pepsi's and Coca-Cola's and the Fallout universe starts to differ after WWII, what happened to them? Did they go bankrupt soon after WWII, being long forgotten in the 21st century and the name just being put as a reference by devs or perhaps they were never invented? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.166.13.190 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~ !

Well, if it were me guessing, I'd guess that Bethesda was not trying to advertise Pepsi/Coca-Cola(best soda invented!) And therefor made up their own brand of soda.

As for whether or not the drink[s] did exist in the Fallout 3, There is probably endless probabilities. But i'll just state 2 for now.

1. IT is 2077 after all and there is bound to be a beverage that comes along and tastes, and does better with the overall population. 2. All soda's of the other brand could of been completely knocked out of the Fallout universe.

I don't really know myself, but this would just be my best guess. --User:Fallout3Maniac
 * Pesi and Coca Cola don't exist in Fallout, simple.FO's world diverged from ours LONG before Pepsi/Coca-Cola were invented. The Daddy  http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout11ty/images/5/51/Banhammer.gif 21:19, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Uh, doesn't the history diverge after WWII? Coke and Pepsi were made before that. Bethesda probably didn't use them because their copyright, and it takes alot to get get the rights to use them.Alpha and Omega.... 21:22, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Andrew Endicott says "A hearty 'fuck you' to you, canon". Nitty 21:33, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * To be fair, how can we be sure that he didn't exist? GaussRifle 02:04, June 14, 2010 (UTC)

LOL Nitty. 128.158.1.166 21:37, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes. Nitty 21:43, October 7, 2009 (UTC)

The ony real-world soft drink ever mentioned in a Fallout game is Bawls. Ausir(talk) 21:49, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Although, according to Bethesda, FOBOS is not canon. In any way. Nitty 21:52, October 7, 2009 (UTC)

They were bought out by Nuka-Cola most likely. Also, what the fuck is with people assuming that Bethesda came up with Nuka-Cola? http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/thumb/4/4a/Naglowaa_se.gif/11px-Naglowaa_se.gif Tagaziel (call!) 22:48, October 7, 2009 (UTC)

Plain and Simple: NUKA-COLA IS ULTIMATE!--Kleiner352 21:25, October 21, 2009 (UTC)

Coke should feature as it was invented in the 1800's, years before the timeline split. Pepsi too was made in the 1800's. But Nuka Cola is better :D Liam Spencer 04:50, December 31, 2009 (UTC)

Ugh, lets not go down this path. I'd rather not play Pepsi(c) presents Fallout 4, thankyou very much. Ishotamaninnewreno 05:03, December 31, 2009 (UTC)

Ishotamaninnewreno is right, Coca-Cola presents Fallout 4 would be much, much better!- Andromada101 Jan. 24, 2010, 5:51 pm

You are forgetting the most obvious thing: Copyright. It would be expensive for Bethesda to use any real life branded product within the game. Thetford 18:40, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

Let's also not forget to suspend disbeleif, this is a game after all -- even though losely based on how 1950's American might imagine future technology and society and getting stuck like that for over one hundred years before a nuclear wipe-out -- it is a creative endeavour. It's more creative and makes for a unique atmosphere for the game designers to come up with their own products and brands. It's the little details that make a big game better. A land of pepsi, mcdonalds and other well known brands would feel like a huge advertisement. Plus there is no way to be fair even if you had copyright permission, you couldn't use every brand out there and would essentially be giving free advertising to one over another. That's not what good games are about.ShadowSentinel 18:52, January 31, 2010 (UTC)