Fallout 4’s next-gen patch finally has a date, here’s what it includes
Just in time for the launch of the Fallout TV series, we've finally been given the news about a next-gen patch for Fallout 4 - and oh boy, does it come with some long-awaited update for PS5 and Xbox as well as PC.
Let's get into exactly when this Fallout 4 update is coming along with all of its contents.
Fallout 4 PS5 & Xbox Series X|S patch contents
On Thursday, 25 April, 2024, the next-gen patch for Fallout 4 will give the game the following updates on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, as confirmed on the Bethesda news post:
- Native applications for the game on each console
- Performance mode & Quality mode settings
- Stability improvements and fixes
- Up to 60 FPS
- Increased resolutions
Last-gen players won't be left empty-handed though, as PS4 and Xbox One players will get their own updates containing quest and login fixes alongside stability improvements.
Fallout 4 PC updates
From the same date of April 25 for console, Fallout 4 players on PC will also get treated to the following updates:
- Widescreen & ultra-widescreen support
- Fixes to Creation Kit
- Quest updates
- Fixes for stability, mods, and bugs
- Login fixes for Japanese & Chinese language players
Click to enlargeSteam Deck & Epic Games Store
In addition, not only is Fallout 4 going to be Steam Deck verified, but it's going to be at last available to buy at the Epic Games Store too - so even more players can learn how war never changes on April 25.
Extra quest, weapons, and armour content
There won't just be technical next-gen upgrades coming to Fallout 4 in the new patch, but a nice range of extra in-game content too; that most notably includes the introduction of The Enclave - the Pre-War paramilitary organisation who you need to stop in their own next quest: "Echoes of the Past".
What's more, the update will also add the following weapons and armour:
- Enclave Weapon Skins
- Enclave Armor Skins
- Heavy Incinerator
- Hellfire Power Armor
- Tesla Cannon
- X-02 Power Armor
- Makeshift Weapon Pack
- Including unconventional weapons like a nail gun, piggy bank, and baseball launcher
Finally, the patch will include the Halloween Workshop - said to be leftover from an ill-fated party of the New England Technocrat Society, including 38 Halloween decorations; ghouls, witches, cauldrons, ghouls etc; to add some spooky flair to your settlements.
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