Fallout 4 has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the success of Fallout, the Amazon Prime Video series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, in collaboration with Bethesda. The 2015 game has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent weeks, and now its developers They have released the long-awaited update next-gen para PS5 y Xbox Series X|S.
In this way, the studio has fulfilled one of its long-standing debts. Bethesda announced the update of Fallout 4 for current generation consoles in 2022. In principle, it would arrive in 2023, but then it was postponed to 2024. “We know you’re excited, and so are we! But we need a little more time,” Todd Howard’s camp said late last year.
The update brings native versions of Fallout 4 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, equipped with new Performance and Quality modes. This means that players will be able to choose between prioritizing the level of detail of the graphics or the performance of the game. “Enjoy up to 60 frames per second and higher resolutions than ever before,” says the developers.
It is worth mentioning that the update next-gen of Fallout 4 is available for free for those who bought the physical or digital version of the title that arrived in 2015 on the PS4 and Xbox One. But be careful, not all of it is good news.
The version next-gen of Fallout 4 It is not free for PlayStation Plus subscribers
If you bought Fallout 4 for PlayStation 4 and you have a PS5, it is very easy to get the next-gen version without having to spend. But the story is not the same for those who have accessed the Bethesda game through PlayStation Plus
Fallout 4 is part of the catalog of PlayStation Plus Extra, which costs 13.99 dollars monthly, 39.99 dollars quarterly or 125.99 dollars annually. But these prices do not cover access to the update with improvements for the PS5. According to My cityPlayers you must pay 19.99 dollars or dollars to buy the game separately if you want to enjoy the next-gen version. A decision that is already generating quite a few complaints on social networks.
In addition to focusing on fully exploiting the capabilities of the PS5 and Xbox Series Fallout 4 It has been updated in its versions for PS4, Xbox One and PC. As for consoles, Bethesda indicates the inclusion of performance improvements and fixes for login and missions. The variant for computers, meanwhile, now supports widescreen monitors and ultrawide
Added to this is that Fallout 4 is already verified for the Steam Deck, and from now on It can also be purchased from the Epic Games Store. The last thing, no less important information for those who prefer not to be tied to the Valve platform.
After the furor over the series of Fallout, Fallout 4 It was the best-selling game in Europe last week. The title saw a 7,500% increase compared to the previous 7 days and also saw renewed interest on Steam. According to data from SteamDBreached a peak of more than 164,000 concurrent players last Sunday, when in previous months it did not exceed daily maximums of 25,000 simultaneous players.
