Fallout 4’s next-gen update has finally arrived roughly two years after its announcement, but Bethesda didn’t release it in the best state.
The long-awaitednext-gen upgrade for Fallout 4landed on April 25, bringing many noteworthy changes. PC, PS5, and Xbox Series players will want to use the brand-new Performance and Quality modes.
Not everything’s going smoothly with the game’s latest release, though. Players have reported broken mods, poorly implemented ultrawide, and framerate-related shortcomings.
PC players, in particular, have encountered issues when loading previous modded saves. Broken mods represent another problem introduced in the new update. As a result,Redditusers have advised fellow players to redownload allCreation Club content, lest further troubles arise.
Xbox players claim they’ve faced similar hiccups, withone person writing on Twitter: “Mods are clearly broken on Xbox.” Mod creators will need to issue updates to address the matter.
YouTuberTyler McVickerand several others pointed out that the addition of ultrawide support stretches the UI too far, so users should revert to fan-made patches for a solution.
So that new Fallout 4 update…..Broke all the mods, and added Ultrawide support, huh?It’s all stretched…pic.twitter.com/HMgWmE1tJ4
This hardly constitutes the end of Fallout 4’s next-gen update troubles. For one, anyone trying to play the RPG at over 60fps will still encounter problems, given that this version of the Creation Engine continues to lag behind.
Meanwhile, others have stated that playing on theOLED Steam Deckdoes not guarantee any of the update’s promised FPS boosts.One such playeron Twitter lamented, “Fallout 4 still runs at half the frame rate on the OLED Steam Deck even after the verified update lol.”
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Hopefully, modders can begin updating their mods at the earliest convenience to sort out some of these troubles. Bethesda has yet to issue a comment on when fixes will go live.
Brianna Reeves is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team. She is a Gaming expert, covering Baldur’s Gate, Diablo, Pokemon, fighting games, first-person shooters, and single-player games. Brianna has bylines at CBR, PlayStation LifeStyle, and ScreenRant.
