Today Bethesda Softworks released both patch 1.36 and the free PS5 upgrade for the hit role-playing game “Fallout 4”. We have summarized the most important details for you.
Today the developers at Bethesda Game Studios released update 1.36 for “Fallout 4” and the next-gen upgrade for the end-time role-playing game. The upgrade in question provides us with a native PS5 version, which you ship separately the PlayStation Store you have to download.
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Players who already own “Fallout 4” for the PS4 may be confronted with an annoying bug. So report Some game owners reported on platforms like Reddit or X that they could not download the PS5 version for free as intended.
Instead, they are asked to purchase the title again. When asked, Bethesda Softworks customer service confirmed that the developers are already investigating the problem.
In addition to the problems with downloading the upgrade via the PlayStation Store on the PS5, users are complaining about crashes of the game on the PS4 that occurred after downloading patch 1.36. The next few days will show to what extent this whole thing indicates larger problems or bugs.
This is what the new display modes offer
In addition to all sorts of technical and gameplay improvements, the native PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of “Fallout 4” support two different display modes. In performance mode, the developers aim for a display in 60 frames per second and rely on a dynamic resolution that scales up to 4K.
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In quality mode, however, you can expect 30FPS, a display of the game world in ultra settings and support for 4K resolution. According to the developers, we can look forward to native 4K in quality mode, which does not require dynamic resolution scaling.
“When connected to a 120 Hz display, we aim for a resolution of 40 FPS in quality mode. When connected to a 1440p display, the title will run at 1440p resolution and 60 FPS with Ultra settings, regardless of rendering mode,” the upgrade continues.
The changelog provides all the details
Patch 1.36 requires a 9.1 gigabyte download. The native PS5 version of the main game of “Fallout 4”, on the other hand, has a download size of 56.51 gigabytes.
The Game of the Year Edition with all content requires a 69.51 gigabyte download on the PS5. For comparison: On the PS4 with all DLCs it was still 54.79 gigabytes.
Attached is the official changelog, which shows you which errors and problems will be fixed with today's patch.
The update 1.36 at a glance
- Fixed issues preventing Japanese and Chinese users from connecting to Bethesda.net (this restores access to mods).
- Fixed an issue that prevented save data from loading properly during Prologue.
- Fixed an issue that could prevent the Vault 111 door from opening in new games.
- Fixed an issue that could prevent the “Go Home” quest from progressing.
- Fixed an issue that could cause Codsworth to end up on the ground after a fast ride.
- Fixed issue with mipmaps in DLC.
- Fixed an issue that could cause a softlock in dialog with Prestson Garvey.
- Fixed an issue that prevented autosaves when fast traveling in Power Armor.
- Fixed an issue where text would occasionally disappear in the Creation Club menu.
- Fixed text formatting issues in Japanese and Chinese credits.
- Fixed an issue that caused the camera to fail when leaving furniture after a long period of time.
- Fixed an issue that could cause quest markers to be misplaced while installing VR Workshop Creation along with Automatron.
- Fixed player movement issue in some underwater areas in Thicket Excavations.
- Fixed an issue that could lead to corruption in the settlement system, resulting in incorrect resource counts and/or destroyed settlements.
- Fixed an issue where the “level up” notification would appear even if no level up was available.
- Fixed some flickering in Vault 111.
- Stability improvements.
PlayStation specific bug fixes
- Fixed an issue that could cause the Pip-Boy light to remain on when reading holotapes.
- Fixed an issue that could prompt users to free 0KB of space when attempting to save, even if space was available.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a save created immediately before death.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Codsworth from checking on Shaun in the intro.
How does it all look for you? Have you also encountered problems? Or is everything going smoothly for you? Tell us in the comments.
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