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Bethesda Blames Sony for Lack of PS4 Mod Support
Posted On Sep 09 2016
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A new Fallout 4 update is available for everyone and today we want to dig into the Fallout 4 1.7 update for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
The video game developer expressed its disappointment over Sony’s decision given the work put into the project and the time fans had been waiting for mod support to arrive.
Bethesda ended its update by saying that the studio still beleives in bringing mods to consoles and it hopes to find a way to eventually bring support to PS4 users. From the beginning Bethesda promised that mods would come to Xbox One and “they would work with Sony” to achieve it on their platform too. It’s unlikely that we’ll ever hear exactly what has held them up this long, but hopefully Bethesda and Sony will figure out the issues soon.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was originally released worldwide in 2011 on Microsoft Windows (PC), PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Hines also confirmed that Bethesda may be showcasing these new games during E3 2017.
Bethesda talked about some of the issues with PS4 mods in a June 15th blog post. With mods, Sony may have no control over the curation of the content being put onto the platform, which means they can not guarantee to their customers that it won’t break their console.
So in reality, Fallout 4 and the associated Creation Kit, is really just the latest casualty of whatever dispute the two companies have. Fallout 4 and eventually Skyrim mods do possess the chance of them not playing nice together.
It’s not an optimistic sentiment, though it seems possible-now that Bethesda has pointed its finger at Sony-that public outcry could put additional pressure on Sony to give Bethesda the headroom it desires. We’ve pinged Sony to get their perspective on things. Fallout 4 modding has become a de facto Xbox One console exclusive now, something I’m sure Sony does not want to happen.
This news follows the reaction to the PlayStation 4 Pro which has been less than stellar, with many wondering how attractive the few technical upgrades would be to consumers.
