Fallout 4 Next-Gen Patch Notes - Fallout 4 Guide - IGN (2024)

The Next Gen update for Fallout 4 has arrived, bringing with it native versions for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, alongside numerous Creation Club and Workshop items, performance and quality modes, bug fixes, and more!

This page acts as a comprehensive breakdown of the Next Gen Patch for Fallout 4, including a link to the full Patch Notes.

Enclave Remnants

The following additions also include the Enclave Colonel uniform and more than a dozen workshop items, all revolving around the Enclave:

• New Quest
  • Echoes of the Past
    • Begins on the road north of Saugus Ironworks
• Armor and Weapon bundle
• X-02 Power Armor
• Hellfire Power Armor
• Heavy Incinerator
• Tesla Cannon
• Enclave Weapon Skins
• Enclave Armor Skins

Makeshift Weapon Pack

Included within this collection are the following weapons:

• 2 Grenade Launchers
• Nail Gun
• Baseball Launcher
• Saw Blade Launcher
• Piggy bank-based weaponry
  • New Quest - When Pigs Fly
    • Begins at the merchant workshop northwest of Greenetech Genetics

Halloween Workshop

• New Quest
  • All Hallow's Eve
    • Begins by tuning into the Mysterious Signal on your Pip-Boy
• 38 new Halloween props
• New wearables
  • De-Capitalist helmet, etc.

Changes & New Features

• Native PS5 and Xbox Series applications. Includes performance and quality mode options
• Performance mode: 60 FPS target, 4k resolution, standard settings, relying on dynamic resolution scaling
• Quality mode: 30 FPS, 4k resolution, ultra settings, should not require dynamic resolution scaling
  • When connected to a 120Hz display, Quality mode will target 40 FPS
  • When connected to a 1440p display, the title will run at 1440p resolution at 60 FPS w/ ultra settings regardless of rendering mode
• Release on Epic Store
• Widescreen and Ultra-widescreen support
• Steam Deck Verified
• 9 Free Creation Club Items; Enclave Remnants (New), Enclave Weapon Skins, Enclave Armor Skins, Tesla Cannon, Hellfire Power Armor, X-02 Power Armor, Heavy Incinerator, Halloween Workshop (New), Makeshift Weapon Pack (New)
• Added “Installed Content ” menu

Bug Fixes

• Resolved issues preventing Japanese and Chinese users from connecting to Bethesda.net (this restores access to Mods)
• Resolved issue preventing save data from properly loading during the prologue
• Resolved issue that could prevent the Vault 111 Door from opening on new games
• Resolved issue that could prevent the quest “Go Home” from advancing
• Resolved issue that could result in Codsworth being broken on the ground after fast traveling
• Resolved issue with mipmaps in DLC
• Resolved issue that could result in a softlock when in dialogue with Prestson Garvey
• Resolved issue preventing autosaves while fast traveling in Power Armor
• Fixed issue where text would occasionally disappear in the Creation Club menu
• Resolved issues with text formatting in the credits in Japanese and Chinese
• Resolved issue causing the camera to fail when leaving furniture after an extended time
• Fixed issue that could misplace quest markers while the VR Workshop Creation was installed alongside Automatron
• Resolved issue with player movement in some underwater areas at Thicket Excavations
• Resolved issue that could cause corruption within the Settlement system resulting in wrong resource counts and/or destroyed settlements
• Resolved issue where the “Level Up” notification would display even if there was not a level up available
• Fixed some flickering in Vault 111
• Stability improvements

PC Only

• Resolved issue preventing saves being made under Windows Usernames with Cyrillic, Chinese, or Japanese characters
• The Fallout 4 next gen update is not currently available on GOG but will be available soon

PlayStation Only

• Resolved issue that could keep the Pip-Boy light on when reading holotapes
• Resolved issue that could prompt users to free up 0kb worth of space when attempting to save even if space was available
• Fixed crash that could occur while loading a save that was made immediately before dying
• Resolved issue that would prevent Codsworth from checking on Shaun in the intro

Xbox Only

• Resolved issue where users would not always be returned to the main menu after signing out of their profile
• Resolved crash that could occur if the player had unlocked all perks
• Fixed lighting issue that could occur during Airship Down
• Encountering a BNET error will now return you to the main menu instead of asking you to log in again
• Resolved issue that could result in significant drop in frame rate when a Gas Canister is ignited by a Molotov co*cktail
• Addressed some visual artifacts that could occur when dynamic resolution was triggered

Creation Kit

• Removed non-functional “Hot Load” button
• Removed non-functional “Material Editor” button
• Editor IDs longer than 99 characters will no longer crash the editor
• Resolved crash that could occur while viewing a quest’s Objectives tab
• Resolved hang that could occur while adding a reference to a layer

Full Patch Notes

If you wish to read the Patch Notes in full, you can do so via the official Bethesda websites Fallout 4 Patch Notes blog post.