Fallout 4’s next-gen update is now on PS5, Xbox Series S/X, but PS Plus owners will have to wait

Fallout 4’s next-gen update is now available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X players. The update brings native game apps for current-gen PS5 and Xbox consoles, along with better frame rates and other improvements and fixes. Bethesda announced earlier this month that the Fallout 4 update will be free for all players who own the game on current-gen consoles. However, players who purchased the PS4 version of the game through PlayStation Plus will have to wait to receive the PS5 version.

In addition to the native apps for PS5 and Xbox Series S/X, the Fallout 4 update adds performance and quality mode settings allowing for 60fps performance and increased resolutions. The update also promises game stability improvements and bug fixes.

While owners of current-gen consoles are getting an updated pack, PS4 and Xbox One players will also get a free update with stability improvements, login and mission fixes, Bethesda said in its post with update details.

Additionally, PC players are getting a free Fallout 4 update, and the PC version of Fallout 4 will be getting widescreen and ultrawidescreen support, along with fixes to the Creation Kit and numerous mission updates. The update will also bring stability, mods and bug fixes to Steam, Microsoft Store. The update isn’t currently available on the GOG store, but it will be soon, Bethesda confirmed. The studio also said that Fallout 4 will now be available on the Epic Games Store and will be confirmed by the Steam Deck.

The update also adds additional content such as new quests, weapons, armor, skins and more. The full list of additions can be found in the update correction notes.

While the update is now available to all players on current-gen consoles, there is a catch for those who purchased the PS4 version of the game when it was available on PS Plus. The free next-gen update is not yet available for players who own the PS Plus version of Fallout 4. Bethesda addressed the issue in post on X and confirmed that those players will have to wait a little longer for the update, which will arrive as part of the PS Plus Extra Game Catalog.

“We’ve seen some confusion regarding Fallout 4’s free next-gen update for PlayStation Plus Extra members,” Bethesda said. “Fallout 4’s next-gen update will be available to PlayStation Plus Extra members through the PlayStation Games Catalog. Your patience is appreciated while the teams work on this.”

The Fallout games have attracted new and returning players since the release of the Fallout TV series on Amazon Prime Video earlier this month. In fact, Fallout 4 has become one of the most played games on Steam, currently sitting in seventh place with 72,975 concurrent players at the time of writing. Earlier this week, Bethesda confirmed that the Fallout games had attracted nearly 5 million players within a day of the TV show’s release.