Today’s the day Bethesda’s long-in-the-works Fallout 4 next-gen update makes its debut, introducing native versions of the post-apocalyptic RPG for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. However, PlayStation users who’ve acquired Fallout 4 via PlayStation Plus are reporting they’re unable to access the free PS5 upgrade, and are being directed to buy it instead.
As spotted by IGN, everything is working as intended for PlayStation users with a purchased version of Fallout 4 tied to their PSN accounts – they’re able to access the free PS5 upgrade as expected – but those with the PlayStation Plus version in their libraries are not, and are instead seeing the PS5 edition listed at £15.99. That’s in notable contrast to Xbox Game Pass, where subscribers are able to access the native Xbox Series X/S version of Fallout 4 from today.
It’s currently unclear if this is an intentional move on the Microsoft-owned Bethesda’s part or if it’s merely an unforeseen quirk of Sony’s PlayStation Plus set-up; a Bethesda representative told users on Discord they were “still looking into” whether the free PS5 upgrade should be available to PS Plus subscribers, and Eurogamer has reached out to Bethesda for clarity on the situation.
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