Fallout 4 getting free PS5, Xbox Series X update in 2023, Bethesda says

Bethesda Softworks announced Monday it plans to release a “next-gen update” for Fallout 4In 2023 with enhancements to the game for PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X. The update will include “performance mode features for high frame rates, quality features for 4K resolution gameplay,” and unspecified bug fixes.

The developer also hinted at “bonus Creation Club content,” but did not provide specifics about what type of creator-made items will be available.

Bethesda published a similar update in 2013 Skyrim: The Elder Scrolls 5This game has been optimized for PS5 and Xbox Series X with an Anniversary Edition as well as a Special Edition. For Xbox One X, the developer released an update. Fallout 4This enabled 4K resolution with 30 frames per second refresh rate. Fallout 4 is playable on Xbox Series X and takes advantage of Microsoft’s FPS Boost feature.

Fallout 4Original release was in 2015 on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One. In Polygon’s original review of the game, we said that “Fallout 4 has all the ambiance and history that made its predecessors such wonderful places to get lost for hours at a time, with a much more coherent set of stories within it.” Fallout 4Bethesda sold over 12,000,000 copies on the first day of its launch, and it has since gone on to be the top-selling franchise game.

Todd Howard is the creative director of Bethesda Game Studios. He stated that earlier this year, Fallout 5 is on the studio’s roadmap, but won’t arrive until after Starfield The Elder Scrolls 6.