Summary
Pretty much every game in theFalloutseries has been enjoying a new lease on life thanks to the success of Amazon’s Fallout show.Fallout 76 has been smashing it concurrent player record, and so many people want toplay New Vegas on PS5 that a queue has started to form. A lot of people have been going back toFallout 4too since that’s the newest traditional Fallout game, and its numbers will almost certainly surge again over the coming days as its next-gen update is rolled out.
Bethesdapromised a next-gen update for Fallout 4 was coming a while ago, and it likely isn’t a coincidence that its release has finally arrived following the hype brought about by the series' adaptation. Hey, it’s notFallout 5, but it’s something. Best of all, the polished version of Fallout 4 that will be available forPS5andXbox Series X|Sfrom April 25 is free for anyone who already owns the game, and downloading the update once it has gone live should be quick and easy.
Before you begin that process, check the time. Fallout 4’s next-gen update will not be available to download untilnoon EST on April 25. While most updates start downloading as soon as you turn on your console, Fallout 4’s current-gen jump will be a little different. If you own a digital copy of the game, you will need tofind Fallout 4’s listing on your console’s storewhere you’ll find an option to download the update.Hit that, and the update will be applied. If you own a physical copy of Fallout 4,you will need to insert the disc before finding the game’s store page. If you don’t own Fallout 4 but you’d like to now its current-gen update is here, you’re able to buy a copy through the links below.
Fallout 4
WHERE TO PLAY
In a region known as The Commonwealth, the sole survivor of Vault 111 must search for their missing child. Fallout 4 adds more to the series, including base building and an enhanced armor system, as well as an open world to traverse as you please.
If you already have Fallout 4 installed on your PS5 or Series X|S, the update may start installing the next time you power up the console. If not, follow the steps above or check for an update to download.
What Does The Update Actually Do?
As for what exactly will be better about Fallout 4 once the update has been applied, that remains unclear. Bethesda has confirmed the game will support 60fps and improved resolutions, but exactly what resolutions it will be capable of supporting won’t become clear until after the update has gone live. The update will also function like a regular update, fixing pre-existing problems and bugs.
That’s everything you need to know and provided it’s after noon EST on April 25 and you have found and downloaded the update on your current-gen console, what will hopefully be the best-looking version of Fallout 4 should be ready to go. Cue more people than ever before flocking to Fallout 4 in the coming days, or at least more people than have played for the past nine years, whether they be lapsed players returning for the update or newbies playing for the first time thanks to the show.
