Fallout 4‘s next-gen patch arrives nearly nine years after its launch. Age is just a number, though, as the free next-gen update spruces up Bethesda’s epic RPG with new content and improvements across the board.
The hit Fallout TV show has given everyone a case of monkey see, monkey do. Viewers have enjoyed watching Fallout, so now they want to play Fallout—myself included. It so happens that 2024 has brought about a Fallout 4 next-gen update to modernize the open-world game and revitalize it for the modern day.
So we’ve compiled every new detail and feature the free next-gen update brings and rolled it up into one easy-to-digest guide that will be more concise than a Three Dog Galaxy News Radio broadcast.
Everything new feature in Fallout 4 next-gen update
The Fallout 4 next-gen update aims to deliver a new 60 frames-per-second performance, new graphical modes, fixes and improved stability all around. Free “Enclave Remnants” items will also be inserted into Fallout 4.
Every new detail was confirmed via a Bethesda Fallout 4 blog post, and even if you don’t own a PS5 or Xbox Series X|S, “PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will also receive a free update with stability improvements, login and quest fixes .”
Here’s every major change coming in the Fallout 4 next-gen update:
- New Performance Mode.
- New Quality Mode.
- Stability improvements & fixes.
- New 60 FPS frame rate.
- Increased resolutions.
Whereas here’s every free Enclave Remnants item also on its way:
- Enclave Weapon Skins.
- Enclave Armor Skins.
- Tesla Cannon.
- Hellfire Power Armor.
- X-02 Power Armor.
- Heavy Incinerator.
- Makeshift weapon pack:
- Baseball launcher weapon.
- Nail Gun weapon.
- Piggy Bank weapon.
- Halloween Workshop featuring 38 new Halloween decorations.
The Fallout 4 next-gen update is completely free if you already own the game. You won’t have to part with even a single bottle cap to claim these quality-of-life improvements!
If this marks your return to the Wasteland or you’re a first-time explorer, we also have knowledge of the best Perks in Fallout 4, how to repair Power Armor, and what the max level is.