Fallout 4’s Next-Gen Update Has Arrived for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC

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.

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