The Fallout 4 next-gen update, a free (but major) update that delivers numerous enhancements to the current-gen console and PC versions of Bethesda’s 2015 action RPG, including 60 FPS support for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S players and widescreen support for PC, is now available for download, Bethesda Game Studios has announced. Players venturing back into the wasteland should also find a new collection of free Creation Club content for Fallout 4, which is now a Steam Deck Verified title.
New Creation Club Content Free for Everyone:
- Enclave Remnants
- New Echoes of the Past quest
- Classic Enclave Colonel uniform
- Over a dozen workshop items
- Armor and Weapon bundle
- X-02 Power Armor
- Hellfire Power Armor
- Heavy Incinerator
- Tesla Cannon
- Enclave Weapon Skins
- Enclave Armor Skins
- Makeshift Weapon Pack
- Two grenade launchers
- Nail Gun
- Baseball Launcher
- Saw Blade Launcher
- Piggy-Bank-based weaponry
- Halloween Workshop
- 38 new spine-tingling Halloween props
- New wearables include the iconic De-Capitalist helmet
Changes and New Features:
- Native PS5 and Xbox Series applications. Includes performance and quality mode options.
- Performance mode: 60 FPS target, 4k resolution, standard settings, relying on dynamic resolution scaling.
- Quality mode: 30 FPS*, 4k resolution, ultra settings, should not require dynamic resolution scaling.
- *When connected to a 120Hz display, Quality mode will target 40 FPS.
- *When connected to a 1440p display, the title will run at 1440p resolution at 60 FPS w/ ultra settings regardless of rendering mode
- Release on Epic Store.
- Widescreen and Ultra-widescreen support.
- Steam Deck Verified
- 9 Free Creation Club Items. Enclave Remnants (New!), Enclave Weapon Skins, Enclave Armor Skins, Tesla Cannon, Hellfire Power Armor, X-02 Power Armor, Heavy Incinerator, Halloween Workshop (New!), Makeshift Weapon Pack (New!).
- Added “Installed Content” menu.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved issues preventing Japanese and Chinese users from connecting to Bethesda.net (this restores access to Mods).
- Resolved issue preventing save data from properly loading during the prologue.
- Resolved issue that could prevent the Vault 111 Door from opening on new games.
- Resolved issue that could prevent the quest “Go Home” from advancing.
- Resolved issue that could result in Codsworth being broken on the ground after fast traveling.
- Resolved issue with mipmaps in DLC.
- Resolved issue that could result in a softlock when in dialogue with Prestson Garvey.
- Resolved issue preventing autosaves while fast traveling in Power Armor.
- Fixed issue where text would occasionally disappear in the Creation Club menu.
- Resolved issues with text formatting in the credits in Japanese and Chinese.
- Resolved issue causing the camera to fail when leaving furniture after an extended time.
- Fixed issue that could misplace quest markers while the VR Workshop Creation was installed alongside Automatron.
- Resolved issue with player movement in some underwater areas at Thicket Excavations.
- Resolved issue that could cause corruption within the Settlement system resulting in wrong resource counts and/or destroyed settlements.
- Resolved issue where the “Level Up” notification would display even if there was not a level up available.
- Fixed some flickering in Vault 111.
- Stability improvements.
PC Only:
- Please note: The Fallout 4 next gen update is not currently available on GOG but will be available soon. We will let you know as soon as we can.
- Resolved issue preventing saves being made under Windows Usernames with Cyrillic, Chinese, or Japanese characters.
Creation Kit:
- Removed non-functional “Hot Load” button. Removed non-functional “Material Editor” button.
- Editor IDs longer than 99 characters will no longer crash the editor.
- Resolved crash that could occur while viewing a quest’s Objectives tab.
- Resolved hang that could occur while adding a reference to a layer.