Skyrim and Fallout Fans Are Making Killer Mods On PS4 Despite Limitations

On PC, mods are the lifeblood of games like Skyrim and Fallout.

[DigitalRaptor]

Does anyone remember when Sony was the bad guy for not supporting (or only partially supporting) mods on games once Microsoft announced at E3 2015 that they were supporting this?

Can anyone tell me how many games have since received mod support on Xbox One (or PS4) since then?

[Fallout 4] and [Skyrim: Special Edition].... 2 games from just ONE publisher, are the only ones that come to mind. Not even any of Microsoft's internal studios, which is odd since they're making a big deal of it.

It's just a prime example of Xbronies thinking that everything that Microsoft does with their brand is some kind of moonshot and that Sony has to follow because if they don't they're anti-consumer or some random nonsense like that. And this is exactly how they're playing their gamers and distracting them from the reality about their poor show when it comes to games.

So outside of 2 games which have received mod support, where are the rest? Why is nobody talking about how amazing mods on consoles are anymore, outside of the first few weeks of its announcements? And why was it made out to be such a big deal? Unreal Tournament III mods were not this crazy unprecedented thing a decade ago on PS3, which is why we have the common sense to tell you that this wouldn't be either. So why were Sony fans criticised for declaring the bleeding obvious and that Sony didn't actually have some kind of unwritten obligation to support mods just because Microsoft told you what you wanted to hear, rather than the obvious truth that it's amounted to absolutely screw all if you aren't a fan of Bethesda games.

Just reminds me of the PR ploy MS pulled on Sony when it comes to cross-platform play, and all the lemmings jump.

[Krysis]

Yes we get it, Xbox sucks and the people that like the console are stupid and Sony is the 2ND coming of the Messiah...blah blah blah. It's written on this site a thousand times a day. Boring

[InTheZoneAC]

it's sad that MS has you believing that not having exclusives is ok

[Z501]

How bout addressing what Digital said regarding mods instead of deflecting.

[Krysis]

@z501 he didn't address mods as much as he came on here to bash Xbox so when people want to have intelligent debates and not show needless hate, that goes for both sides, then I will do the same.

[Sm00thNinja]

Wow bravo what a way to spin a negative into a positive and a positive into a negative for Microsoft

[Gazondaily]

Lmao exactly

[TheColbertinator]

You spin me right round baby
Right round like a record baby
Right round round

[christocolus]

Lmao xD

[Gazondaily]

😂😂😂

[gangsta_red]

Such a great 80's song

[gangsta_red]

On the next very special episode of Digitalraptor Raps, he'll further explore his feelings on Microsoft and come to terms that xbox fans are to blame for his high sodium levels... also how mello yellow is the official drink of the PS4.

Please join us.

[Z501]

@Digital
Hilarious! No one wants to discuss your very valid points.
PS4 Mods or lack of was a very big deal here. Now no one talks about them. Reminds me of the big deal cross game chat used to be. * It was always on someones list.

[DragonKnight]

@Digital: Sony are in the wrong when it comes to mods. Period. No argument. That no other devs are engaging in mod support can come with many reasons. Resources, time, or the fact that they don't want to be like Bethesda and allow for one console to have a superior experience over another because of B.S. fears that one company has.

Sony is just wrong. What they have done to the fans of mods that own PS4s is disgraceful and it IS anti-consumer. They have decided, for us, what kinds of mods we should be allowed to have because they are afraid of security compromises in their console. The Xbox One hasn't been cracked due to Skyrim or Fallout mods right?

This is the same thing as EA Access. I used to have the same opinion as you. Sony doesn't want EA Access on the PS4, good, it's EA and they suck anyway. No real loss.

But it is a loss for people who would want to use it. It is a loss for the idea of options. It is a loss for the idea of market competition.

Here's another way to look at your question. How many devs would integrate mod support into their games if Sony wasn't so restrictive in how they are going to work?

[Imalwaysright]

I wish console gamers could install every mod for these games without limitations. They truly make these games much better.

[InTheZoneAC]

they're really only good for people that play only a few games every generation because I typically don't beat a game several times just with various mods. I play the game how it was designed, beat it and move on.

[Imalwaysright]

I play many games and have many games on my backlog and I say that mods like Maids 2 deception, Forgotten City, Legacy of the Dragonborn, Rigmor of Bruma, Helgen Reborn, Inigo and many others are well worth the time especially Maids 2 and Forgotten city which is are the best quest mods with storytelling that rivals the best games in that department and puts Bethesda to absolute shame.

"I play the game how it was designed" I play the game how I want to play it and if the modding community can improve the game, which it does, I'll most definetely take advantage of it.

[Tetsujin]

This is proof with the right dedication, you can accomplish almost anything you want to.