One of the biggest mysteries in the gaming world at the moment is about Fallout 4 from Bethesda. Rumours were going around that the game would make its way out at the E3, but of course this did not happen. There was also talk of the game being an exclusive to the Xbox One.
Bethesda Customer Support Manager confirmed they're looking into Fallout 4 not being offered to those who redeemed via PlayStation Plus for free.
Why would anyone downvote this? Don't be silly. This is great news. Thanks for sharing, darthv72.
I think it's because the main question for many was whether or not the PlayStation Plus Collection version would support the upgrade. To me it seems obvious the PlayStation Plus Extra version would, though it is nice to see confirmation it will.
That said, Bethesda highlighting the PlayStation Plus Extra version low-key confirms they do not plan on upgrading the other version given to players. Naturally some people are pissed, as even the in-game phrasing says "free for all players."
It’s just a lame solution to the problem, even if it is a solution. The comment shouldn’t be downvoted though.
I mean, it's at least something. It's 'good' news compared to the alternative. Not darth's fault even.
Also, I highly believe this will get fixed. PR nightmare if they don't since the PS store doesn't differentiate/have different text for those with or without the PS+/PS Collection version.
Even though I claimed the PS Plus version, I still have my physical GOTY PS4 edition and was able to get my PS5 upgrade a little earlier today. Physical media FTW lol. Hopefully it won't be too long before the PS Plus owners also get to upgrade their copies.
My point is that even though I claimed the digital version via my PS+ Essential sub, I was still able to upgrade to the PS5 version using my PS4 GOTY physical version that I bought years ago. Otherwise I would have had to wait for the fix to be released, however long that will take. Isn’t that what the article was about?
The Fallout 4 next-gen update is now live, bringing with it improved performance and visuals, as well as brand-new exclusive content. This new update brings the latest single-player entry in the series up to modern standards, with it also marking an official PS5 release of Fallout 4.
Fallout 4 is now available on next-gen consoles, offering 60fps gameplay and 4K resolution. But it's bad news if you claimed the game on PS Plus.
Probably won't happen for PS+ since Sony makes a clear distinction between a PS4 game and a PS5 game, unlike PC and Xbox where it is not a specific device game (It's now always an Xbox game).
So to make the PS5 game of fallout 4 available. Bethesda would need to renegotiate the complete deal with Sony.
hence why there's often only the PS4 version of the game available on PS+.
Let's hope Bethesda and Sony can arrive to term quickly.
In that same link, they talked to further support who said PS+ owners aren’t eligible. What a load of BS! The upgrade worked just fine for FF7R. I was looking forward to this. 😞
PS5 upgrades for PS4 games on PS+ are hit and miss. The reason is usually that publisher doesn’t want to hand out free upgrades. Sometimes they offer the upgrade upfront, sometimes they are bullied into it, and sometimes they offer it later in a special edition that Sony buys for PS+. It looks here like Bethesda’s intent was to raise the profile of Fallout 4 (and sell some DLC) so I expect we will see an update for PS+ versions soon.
Bethesda themselves acknowledged that Plus users are eligible. There is just some kind of glitch and they are working to fix it.
It just started working for me. It wasnt before. Just had to claim the psplus version again.
Roughly a fiver for disc. It's also £3.99 on PSN right now for both PS4 and ps5 version.
Yes, I'm currently upgrading/downloading my physical GOTY edition right now.
This article is funny. They tell you that $35 is a good deal for this game...We know whose side they are on.
There is no way that a game like this would be an exclusive. It would probably cost MS 200mil to get exclusivity on a title as big as Fallout. At that amount they could just buy obsidian and have them create 4 Bethesda clone games, would be far superior to fable...
It's in the opening paragraph.
Man.
Fallout 4 is a big title.
If it were to go exclusive to XB1, I'd really have to rethink the whole PS4 thing.
I'm a HUGE Fallout fan.
I don't believe it's worth it to Bethesda to make it exclusive. Even timed exclusivity would hurt Bethesda more than MS could compensate them. Why limit an INSANELY popular franchise to half of the potential customers?
Whatever system its on I'll be there