Bethesda Has Bad News for Fallout 4 Fans

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Fallout 4

By Dalton Cooper

Published Dec 13, 2023

Highlights

The Fallout 4 next-gen update has been delayed to 2024, disappointing fans who were hoping to play it this year.
Bethesda has not revealed much about the update, but it is expected to include higher frame rates and 4K resolution support.
The delay is not surprising given Bethesda's recent release of Starfield and its focus on supporting that game.

Bethesda has confirmed that the Fallout 4 next-gen update has been delayed to 2024. Fallout 4 fans have been exploring its post-apocalyptic wasteland for nearly a decade now, and many are anxious to see the game get a boost from current hardware.

Not a lot has been revealed about Fallout 4's next-gen update beyond that it will include higher frame rates and improved graphics with 4K resolution support. Basically, fans should be able to expect a similar gameplay experience from Fallout 4 as the one they've been enjoying all these years, but with noticeable performance improvements. It's entirely possible Bethesda has other plans for the Fallout 4 next-gen update that have yet to be revealed, though that's just speculation at this time.

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Regardless, Fallout 4 fans now have to wait longer than expected to play the next-gen update. Previously, it was claimed that the Fallout 4 next-gen update would release in 2023, but now it's been pushed to 2024. Bethesda stated that it needs "a bit more time" on the update, but that fans can "look forward to an exciting return to the Commonwealth in 2024." This announcement came on Twitter with no additional trailers, screenshots, or information about what fans can expect from Fallout 4's long-awaited next-gen update.

With how little Fallout 4's next-gen update has been mentioned since its initial announcement, many fans likely saw this delay to 2024 coming. And considering how busy Bethesda has been as of late, it's really no surprise that the Fallout 4 next-gen update is taking longer than expected. After all, Bethesda just launched its open world sci-fi RPG Starfield a few months ago, and it is still supporting that game with regular updates.

Starfield has a major DLC expansion in the works, which is likely what Bethesda is most focused on right now. There are also rumors that some of Bethesda's older games could be getting the remaster treatment, with rumblings about The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion and Fallout 3 remasters waiting in the wings. Time will tell if those projects even exist, and if they do, how much Bethesda is even involved in their development.

If the Fallout 3 remaster rumors are true, then 2024 could turn out to be a very exciting time for fans of the franchise. Even if the Fallout 3 remaster doesn't exist, fans have the Fallout TV series and Fallout 4's next-gen update to look forward to at least.

Fallout 4

Fallout 4 is an RPG in the Fallout series, being the fourth major installment. This time around, players are in The Commonwealth, formerly Massachusetts, in the year 2287.