Summary
PlayStation 5 owners who obtainedFallout 4via the PS Plus Collection can now finally download the game’s next-gen update. The long-awaitedFallout 4patch initially rolled out on April 25, promptly sowing confusion among some PlayStation users who found themselves unable to access it.
Thenow-defunct PS Plus Collectionwas a digital bundle of 20 standout PS4 games that Sony released alongside the PS5 in November 2020.Fallout 4was part of the package, together with the likes ofGod of War,Bloodborne,Uncharted 4, andThe Last of Us Remastered. Sony discontinued the digital offering in May 2023.
Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update Should Now Be Available to All PS5 Players
And while that’s precisely how many PS5 owners found themselves with a digital copy of the post-apocalyptic RPG, theFallout 4next-gen upgrade ended up circumventing that group of past and present PS Plus users, at least initially. This wasn’t Bethesda’s intention, however, with the developer confirming as much in a recent social media update. Taking to Twitter on April 30, the studio said that the next-gen upgrade should now be available to all PS5 users, including those who obtained the game via the discontinued PS Plus Collection.
While some fans thanked the developer for resolving the issue, others bemoaned the company’s reaction time. Such frustrations appear largely rooted in the fact that a number of PS5 players have allegedly decided to needlessly buy the game during this five-day period of uncertainty.
TheFallout 4next-gen upgrade also caused some confusion among the Xbox crowd in late April, with numerous players reporting that the game’s Quality mode wasn’t working. But those claims were all based on the fact that disabling the Performance mode toggle would still have the game run above 30 frames per second, which Bethesda laterclarified was a feature and not a bug of the Xbox Series X version ofFallout 4.
Fallout 4
WHERE TO PLAY
Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, invite you to the ambitious open world of Fallout 4. Do whatever you want in a massive Commonwealth with hundreds of locations, characters and quests.As the sole survivor of Vault 111, only you can rebuild and determine the fate of the Wasteland. Join multiple factions vying for power or go it alone - the choices are yours.From a Power Armor-toting soldier to the charismatic smooth-talker, be whoever you want with the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. character system and develop your own playstyle from hundreds of Perks.Experience exciting first- or third-person combat with the dynamic Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, or V.A.T.S., targeting enemies for maximum tactical advantage (and cinematic carnage!) Collect, upgrade and build thousands of items with Fallout 4’s crafting system. Weapons, armor, food and with the right materials, even entire settlements are possible. Welcome home.
