{"id":183204,"date":"2024-04-25T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/?p=183204"},"modified":"2024-04-25T00:27:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T05:27:24","slug":"download-fallout-4-next-gen-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/2024\/04\/25\/download-fallout-4-next-gen-update\/","title":{"rendered":"How to download the Fallout 4 next-gen update \u2014 going live today!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fallout<\/em><\/a> is currently having its biggest — dare I say explosive — surge in the history of the franchise. Thanks to the success of the Prime Video TV series<\/a>, every Fallout<\/em> game has seen a massive uptick of players across all platforms. This has brought tens of thousands of new players to Fallout 76<\/em>, crashing NexusMods (the primary source of Fallout-<\/em>related modding), and people humming Ink Spots songs. And today, the long awaited next-gen update<\/a> for Fallout 4<\/em> will be dropping on Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 5, Steam, Epic Game Store, and Xbox Game Pass for PC \u2014 and it’s free, as long as you own the original game.<\/p>\n

If you’re eager to return to the Commonwealth in beautiful high definition \u2014 or even if you’re visiting for the first time \u2014 here’s what you need to know to get started playing next-gen Fallout 4<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Install the game<\/h2>\n

If you don’t already have Fallout 4<\/em> installed, that’s the place to start \u2014 and you’ll need to make sure you have a fair amount of space free for it. Fallout 4<\/em> is a large game, clocking in around 40 GB with all of the DLC, with an additional 60 GB if you add the high-resolution texture pack (only available for PC). We don’t know exactly how big the update will be, but if it’s as big as the existing texture pack it could double the size of the game.<\/p>\n

If you are one of the new players using Epic or the Steam Deck, this will be the end of\u00a0 your steps as the game is just getting its first release on those platforms \u2014 when it’s available, it should include the next-gen update.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Update your copy of Fallout 4<\/em><\/h2>\n

You may have your devices set to auto-update games, but consoles, Steam, and Game Pass for PC will all stop auto updating if you haven’t played a game recently, or if it hasn’t had updates in a long time. Seeing it’s been a few years since the last Fallout 4<\/em> patch, you may need to manually update the game.<\/p>\n

For Steam or Game Pass for PC:<\/h4>\n