Fallout 4 may have been released almost a decade ago, but for millions of players it is the best time to play or rediscover the Bethesda game: in the wake of the series’ extraordinary success on Prime Video, the franchise has exploded in popularity and sales. Those in Maryland were counting on it and, since April 25, the PS5 and Xbox Series versions have been available, offered as a free update for those who have a copy… except with one exception.
First things first: if you purchased a copy of Fallout 4 On any system, your Next Gen upgrade is already available or will be available soon. If you didn’t buy itbut you have it through Game Pass, the Smart Delivery system will do the magic, and if you have access to it through PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium Bethesda He is already working to enable the update. Basically, because on PS5 there is no Smart Delivery. The problem, as you will see, is the players who took over the game through PS Plus Essentials.
He Fallout 4 The original was offered to all PlayStation Plus subscribers before it switched to the new model. In fact, it was part of the PlayStation Plus Collection, the selection of PS5 welcome games with PS4 essentials, which could be claimed once and, from there, downloaded and played as long as the PS Plus subscription is active . As a note, Sony decided to remove the collection in May 2023, but not access to its games.
After the arrival of the Next-Gen version of Fallout 4and as has been detected, the one offered for PS4 at no additional cost with the basic subscription of the service, is not updating for free. And the official Bethesda account has responded.
“We’ve seen some confusion regarding the free Fallout 4 Next-Gen update for PlayStation Plus Extra members. The Fallout 4 Next-Gen update will be available to PlayStation Plus Extra members through the PlayStation game catalog. We appreciate your patience while the teams work on this.”
“The Fallout 4 Next-Gen update will be available to PS+ Extra members. We do not have any information about the PS5 or PS+ Essentials catalog.”
In fact, that last word-for-word response from Bethesda support is what is being given. to all who ask for the possibility of updating the Fallout 4 after claiming it with the PS Plus Collection.
Does this mean that Bethesda will not update absolutely all versions of Fallout 4 for PS4 for free as promised? Well, what is said about it is that PlayStation Plus Extra subscribers are going to receive it, but there is nothing to contribute about those who obtained it from PS Plus Collection. And if we go to the official website, the requirement in italics It’s pretty clear:
To download the update on a next-gen console, you must own Fallout 4 on that platform.
To be fair, at the time of writing these words Bethesda has not clarified whether the versions of Fallout 4 coming from PS Plus Essentials will eventually be enabled to be updated, but this situation is not new for PS5 users. Without going any further, something very similar happened with the launch of Final Fantasy VII Remake when the Next Gen version arrived with the copies obtained on PS Plus. All in all, with its due time having passed, Square Enix decided to enable the free update.
What other options are there besides waiting for Bethesda to explicitly confirm or deny that it will be offered for free on PS5 for everyone who claimed it as a PS Plus game? With the arrival of the Next Gen update, all editions of Fallout 4 On PlayStation they have been unified in the PlayStation network store, so in the end we are buying both. And we are not going to deny it, 19,99 dollars (without reduction) are more than amortizable. But if you find a copy for less on disk or second-hand, that’s also an option.
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