Bethesda has confirmed that owners of the PlayStation Plus version of Fallout 4 cannot access the new content update.
Two years after the initial announcement, last week (April 25), Fallout 4 finally received current generation update for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series
Despite the upgrade being marketed as a free patch for all current owners of the post-apocalyptic role-playing game, PS5 users were unfortunately left confused after an apparent bug made the upgrade unavailable to those who owned the PS Plus version .
However, after Bethesda said it would look into the issue, it was later confirmed by the studio that those who own the title through PS Plus will not be eligible for the update.
Instead, the free update will only be available to those who have subscribed through the PlayStation Plus Extra catalog (via IGN), which means that in order to access the new Fallout 4 content, users will need to purchase a native PS5 version of the game.
Fallout 4 was once featured in the PS Plus collection, but this collection was removed from PS Plus in May last year. This could possibly be the reason for the lack of an update for this version.
“We’ve seen some confusion about free Fallout 4 next-gen update for PlayStation Plus Extra members,” Bethesda said in a statement on social media. “The Fallout 4 next-gen update will be available to PlayStation Plus Extra members via the PlayStation Game Catalog. Your patience is appreciated as the teams work on this.”
In addition, there is some confusion surrounding refunds for Fallout 4after some players who owned the PlayStation Plus Extra version started purchasing the native PS5 version due to the aforementioned bug.
Bethesda has not yet commented on this specific issue.