Fallout 4 next-gen update release date and new content PC, PS5, Xbox

The Fallout series is one of the most popular video game franchises of all time, but it has become hot once more without the release of a new video game thanks to the hit Amazon Prime TV show. This TV show has got lots of players returning to the open-world wasteland, but you may want to wait until the Fallout 4 next-gen update release date as it brings new content for PC, PS5, and Xbox.

We’ve been waiting a while for the Fallout 4 next-gen update to come out as it was previously delayed. However, the timing couldn’t be better thanks to the Amazon Prime series. This television adaptation currently boasts 93% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics with an average score of 85% from audiences which is just underneath The Last of Us TV show from HBO that has 96% from critics and 89% from the general public.

This Amazon Prime series has resulted in the Fallout player base growing, but we advise returning to the series’ numerically fourth installment once the next-gen update is out. Thankfully, you don’t have too long to wait.

Fallout 4 next-gen update release date

The release date for the Fallout 4 next-gen update is April 25th. This is officially confirmed by Bethesda in their overview of the free updates coming to the game.

Bethesda’s next-gen patch will be a free download for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. For these next-gen consoles, the patch will deliver the following:

• Native applications
• Performance and Quality mode settings
• Stability improvements and fixes
• 60 FPS and increased resolutions

If you are still stuck on last-gen and own Fallout 4 on either PS4 or Xbox One, a free patch will be released delivering stability improvements, login and quest fixes.

As for PC, the game will become Steam Deck verified, and the next-gen update will deliver the following improvements for PC players across Steam, Microsoft store, and GOG:

• Widescreen and ultra-widescreen support
• Fixes to Creation Kit
• Variety of quest updates
• Stability, mods and bug fixes

Lastly, Fallout 4 will become available to buy from the Epic Games store.

Fallout 4 next-gen update new content

In addition to all of the improvements and fixes listed above, the Fallout 4 next-gen update will deliver more content including free Creation Club items.

There will be a new quest called Echoes of the Past. Bethesda says players will need to ‘stop The Enclave from spreading their dangerous ideology and gaining a foothold in the Commonwealth’.

Workshop items and the Enclave Colonel uniforms will be included along with the following previously released Creation Club content:

• Enclave Weapon Skins
• Enclave Armor Skins
• Tesla Cannon
• Hellfire Power Armor
• X-02 Power Armor
• Heavy Incinerator

Lastly, there will be a Makeshift Weapon Pack and Halloween workshop. Below are what’s included in each bundle:

Makeshift weapon pack:

• Baseball launcher
• Nail gun
• Piggy bank

Halloween workshop:

• 38 new Halloween decorations

You can watch Fallout Season 1 by subscribing to Amazon Prime. For more Fallout 4 content, you can find our guide to all of the cheats and console commands, along with a guide for how to install mods on console.