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Fallout 4: How Bethesda can make use of next generation hardware

OXM - Fallout 4 is coming, that much we know. Senior Bethesda developer Jason Bergman hinted at it ("You'll get no tips from me. But the Mojave Wasteland was a fun place to explore, wasn't it...?"); the actor who played Fallout 3's Three Dog, Erik Todd Dellums, tweeted about it ("To all my #Fallout3 and #ThreeDog fans: There may be more of the Dog coming! Fingers crossed!"); and in 2008, Bethesda VP Pete Hines said in light of their acquisition of the

joab7774028d ago

Obviously we want to see bigger better looking environments. With more ram, ps4 won't suffer from picking up a million tin cans. But, I would like to see dynamic weather, dynamic enemy interaction. Also, I would love the story to be beefed up somehow. It doesn't have to be endless cutscenes but a little more emotion in a desolate wasteland would be great. And refined fps shooting.

T24028d ago

Great ideas . I will just say online coop ... Would instantly make the series unbeatable.

Biohazard88604020d ago

Don't know why people disagree with you having a online friend join up with you in the waste land sounds epic.

uncharted564028d ago

I really hope this game much better then Skyrim. Also as much as people hate skyrim people forget that there really is not any other game like it. It gave us random weather effects bigger environment, dynamic AI and more. As much as there was wrong with Skyrim looking at the PS3 port, it was a huge step forward for games too. I expect them to use their new engine with Fallout 4 and make a better game then Skyrim since this will be their second outing on this engine plus I am pretty sure the game has been development for long and I want to see what they can do with the next gen console and newer upcoming PC hardware.

WUTCHUGUNNADO4028d ago

MOAR Radioactive fire breathing ants.

CourierSix4026d ago (Edited 4026d ago )

@joab777 Totally agree. But I'd also like to see more(and better);
Weapons, weapon mods, armour(armour mods too?), character and gear customisation and better enemy AI.
I don't expect many others to agree with me, but who doesn't want a custom painted set of power armour or combat armour? And better character customisation would just make an already epic game so much better.

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oof464028d ago

Id tech graphics + Bethesda story telling = Take my money please.

_-EDMIX-_4028d ago

Fallout 4 could look like 10% better then Fallout 3 and they would STILL have my money. Fallout 4 is a next gen obvious purchase. Easy pre-order.

I can't wait to see what they do. ON PS4 and 720 AND on PC knowing it will most likely use Steaworks. Good times ahead!

Another thing to note, its going to take place in Boston (don't think that bombing made a change of plans)

elhebbo164028d ago

even though bethesda owns id tech, i doubt they'll use there engine. they've bin using the gamebryo( or creation) engine for so long that to start a bethesda type game from scratch on a diffrent engine would be way harder and time-consuming... but if they do make Fallout 4 on IDT5 I would probably sacrifice a lamb for zeus.

oof464027d ago

I did hear on a podcast that they would be integrating the id tech engine into their future games. This was before Skyrim came out. So it can happen.

Id is known for their graphical prowess, but sub par story telling. Bethesda is known for weaving great stories into their games, but they can have some jankiness and bugs. Melding of the two should bring much awesomeness.

ps3_pwns4028d ago

please no more new vegas and make it have the world saving type stuff from fallout 3. new vegas was lame had some fonzy sweet cheecks dude who you were chasing the whole time. didnt even care about him but the strip master dude was ok. set the new game in the south or detroit. or make up a place but with some key points from real world places.

_-EDMIX-_4028d ago

Agreed. And the thing is, I liked New Vega, (of course Fallout 3 was better) but any more Fallout is good. I just don't want to see that damn area again. No matter the gen. UNLESS its California, San Diego etc ala GTASA. That would be pretty damn cool.

Sketchy_Galore4028d ago (Edited 4028d ago )

I have to agree, I found New Vegas's cuuuuurrrrrazy plot and characters completely uninvolving and just couldn't get into it's world at all in the way I got into Fallout 3 (yes I have played the first two Fallout games by the way). On the other hand, as beautiful as Skyrim's landscapes were I found the plot and characters just as hard to care about as I did New Vegas so I'm not exactly sold on Bethesda's next plot yet.

uncharted564028d ago

You gotta realize that they are telling a story about the human survival of the war and the conflicts and human nature moving forward in time. Fallout NV was set approximately some 200 years after Fallout 3 if I am not wrong. They can only move forward in time and show how the civilization flourishes once more after the most intelligent race on the planet was almost wiped out. Think human vs human and human vs environment themes.

Theyellowflash304028d ago

Lets hope they learn how to actually program a non-buggy, glitchy ass game.

I loved Fallout 3 but the game just crashed on me too many times.

And don't get me started on the piece of shit New Vegas. That game sucks, it's so garbage. The achievements are insane. Gotta take damage to use medpacks! WTF is that.

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5 Most Brutal Ways to Die in the Fallout Universe

The Nerd Stash: "The Wasteland is unforgiving, and there are a ton of brutal ways to die in the Fallout universe. We listed out the absolutely worst ones."

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Fallout 4's 'next gen' update is over 14 gigs, breaks modded saves, & doesn't change much at all

We were expecting problems with mod support, but there are a lot of other issues.

isarai14h ago

Wow what the actual hell 🤣🤣🤣

just_looken13h ago

This is why you get the GOG version on gog you can select the version of the game to download.

On pc fallout 4 fallout new vegas and skyrim are all broken on steam because they all got the same "next gen" update.

Skyrim dec 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/sky...

Can not find new vegas but anyone that modded it knows the script extender there was also broken

Valkyrye12h ago

Not accidental, they want modders to stop modding their older games to force them to mod Shitfield.

just_looken10h ago

There doing the same on starfield with a mods store and blocking mods

There goal is like blizzard and what they did with fallout 76 you make mods they can sell and you become a slave.

On skyrim they have "trusted" mod devs now basically a badge that lets your mod on the store you get a crumb of the sale when someone buys it.

Inverno8h ago

lol to the disagrees, the last Skyrim update broke mods too. They've been trying to kill mods to monetize them in creation club for years, it's not a stretch that they purposely put out patches just to break free mods.

porkChop7h ago

The disagrees are from people who have common sense. They aren't trying to kill mods. Most mods for any game will break with a new update because they rely on files/code that have been changed. This isn't new. Even with Bethesda this would happen way before the creation club. Mod support is literally one of the things that got Bethesda to where they are, and they're one of the only devs that releases comprehensive mod tools for each of their games.

Chocoburger8h ago

Over 14 GBs and doesn't change much at all? What? Taking up that much drive space for a pathetic 'remastering' is shameful.

Par for Bethesda.

Aussiesummer7h ago

It's not a remaster, it's a next gen update.

badz1496h ago

LOL people are actually expecting massive improvements or something? From Bethesda?? the same people who released Skyrim multiple times and the all look like shit? THAT Bethesda? are people for real?

Profchaos6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

The ps5 version doesn't change a ton but from my small playtime it's enough to make me want to replay it just to have it running at 60.

A side note to this my PS4 version no longer boots after it's "update" so I guess that's what it feels like to own a Bethesda game on PC

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Bethesda Looking Into PlayStation Plus Subscribers Not Being Able to Upgrade Fallout 4

Bethesda Customer Support Manager confirmed they're looking into Fallout 4 not being offered to those who redeemed via PlayStation Plus for free.

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Christopher13h ago

Why would anyone downvote this? Don't be silly. This is great news. Thanks for sharing, darthv72.

MWeaver58912h ago

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."

VenomUK11h ago

@MWeaver589 Exactly this point, it was advertised as free for everyone.

VincentVanBro11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

It’s just a lame solution to the problem, even if it is a solution. The comment shouldn’t be downvoted though.

Christopher10h ago

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.

VenomUK3h ago

@Christopher wrote "Why would anyone downvote this? Don't be silly. This is great news."

Is this your first time here?! And when you question the downvotes you get downvoted - I don't make the rules but that's the rules!

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raWfodog12h ago

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.

JackBNimble11h ago

My digital version works just fine , what's your point?

raWfodog11h ago

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?

JackBNimble5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

No, you claimed an upgrade that everyone with the physical or digital license can other then ps+ extra .
And what you hold is nothing more then a physical license.

And the article is talking about people with ps+extra who didn't own the game previously to it going on ps+ .

I bought the game years ago to ... digitally, my whole point was to your statement " physical media Ftw" . So what does physical have to do with anything?

k2d25m ago

Should have looked into the 75% deal before the update, but I just assumed I owned it. Thankfully I found the physical disc, ha...

blacktiger9h ago

I expect this and also no releasing on next ps console. Pretty simple. Please don't be suprise