If Fallout: New Vegas is the black sheep of Bethesda's modern Fallout family (developed as it was by Obsidian), we aren't quite sure what that makes Fallout 76. Released in 2018 in a shockingly bad state, an incomprehensible Gen Alpha or Bravo second cousin, perhaps? In any case, Fallout 76 apparently runs at 60 frames-per-second now on PS5, which might entice more than a few to take another chance on this misunderstood, most recent addition to the clan.
Like a bolt out of the clear blue sky, reports of Fallout 76 running at 60 on PS5 began popping up in the past few hours, despite there not even being a native port of the game. The most recent update, called Once in a Blue Moon, just dropped (trailer above), but there's nothing in the patch notes about the apparent increased frame rate or the purportedly sharper visuals.
While we can't confirm this firsthand for ourselves just yet, we'll download the game and find out. The consensus in the comments seems fairly concrete (and quite funny), however, so hopefully, this is some kind of awesome stealth flex from Bethesda out of nowhere.
Does the prospect of Fallout 76 at 60 make you want to give it another shot, or if you were already playing, have you noticed a difference? Take shelter in the one edifice nearby capable of withstanding an atomic blast in the comments section below.
[source reddit.com]
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Hmm, first reaction to this article is Fallout: New Vegas is the black sheep?!? It’s a great game that got good reviews and sits at 96% positive on Steam.
@awp69 Haha I meant in terms of development, New Vegas is probably my favourite too. Have updated the article to better reflect that
Nothing misunderstood about F76’s past lol.
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@PSXDave I'd appreciate that as well, although admittedly for different reasons
So when will they update fallout4 so it runs on ps5 in bc mode at least same as on ps4?
For me it's unplayable on 5, it runs pretty smoothly on 4.
Sorry I actually like Fallout 76
I'll jump to New Vegas' defense any day. For me, the best Fallout game to date, with only 18 months of development, a deadline set by Bethesda. Obsidian did a fantastic job in that time. I really do not see why anyone would say it's a black sheep. Just say it was not developed by Bethesda. And if you're talking about development, it makes zero sense to include it the way you did in this article, since all other games were made by Bethesda anyway.
"stealth flex from Bethesda out of nowhere."
Oh young naïve video game bloggers. The FTC blocked the acquisition on June 12th. The skin on cod, this - a simple move to show they are playing nice and have no intent on boxing out Sony - until the deal is finalized. Expect a few olive branches in the next week or so.
Jesus Christ, people! Let’s not debase a guy doing his job, and just trying to add a little flair to his article. F***ing internet comment sections…
Yawn it's not offline single player campaign not worth it.
@Jtheripper
We are supposed to get a native PS5 port of Fallout 4 at some point this year.
https://gamerant.com/fallout-4-ps5-xbox-series-x-update-creation-club-new-vegas-expectations/
@Cashews agree👍🏻.
And I have both PS5 and S/X Lol!!!
I actually have 250 hours into the game now...
It's definitely better now although the expeditions are boring. Why couldn't they add a new area that we can explore without a time limit and unnecessary fetch quest 😒
Still looking forward to this season scoreboard.
I thought it looked better when went on last night, which is great. I like the game but at times the frame rate makes me feel a bit meh so a good change.
@PegasusActual93 thanks, does it run worse for you too in bc mode on ps5 vs base ps4?
Was almost wondering if my ps5 had a defect but all games seem ok mostly.
Apart from some like deux ex, prey, alien isolation etc which run pretty badly as well.
Yeah i heard they are supposed to fix fallout 4 on ps5 but probably will have to pay like a new game again..
Edit: Says in your link that its a free update, i would prefer really if it's just the ps4 version, so i dont need to use precious ssd space.
It says maybe further down the road there might be a full newgen version..
Can 60 fps really make a bad game better? I trust not.
Is the ammo economy better now? I remember playing this a couple years back and I always ran out of ammo. Luckily high level player dumped a load of ammo on me, however after that ran out I just gave up
@Jtheripper Same with ESO (though there is a PS5 port) but the PS4 version it runs significantly worse on the fat one than it does on the PS4 Pro.
And the PS5 version doesn't seem to support the same lock-pick sensitivity as the PS4/DS4 - the Dual (no)Sense just seems to buzz....
Interesting, might go back and play a bit of this while waiting for the fallout 4 update. Which seems to be taking forever to come out.
Still waiting for fallout 4 next gen update
Some guy with two first names and a cool leather jacket told me this update will have 16 times the detail! Not sure what that meant but he would never lie to me.
You couldn't pay me to play Fallout 76.
If Fallout 4 is 60FPS on PS5 then I'm interested. Skyrim is, so?
@Jtheripper Deus Ex has been a solid 30FPS for me on PS5 but it desperately needs a 60FPS patch.
@Thrussted 100% agree. I have a run through every year
@MattBoothDev i see, borders on unplayable to me, maybe it's just more jarring since getting used to 60fps but it seems really worse.
I should try it again on ps4, still have it ready, just need switch back the external hdd.
@Jtheripper Wait are saying you have an external hard drive that you use to play PS4 games on your PS5 🤢🤮? Yo, you’re missing out! The coolest thing about Playing on my PS5 is the PS4 games load Faster on its internal SSD! Store all your extra games o. external keep your top 5 games on internal…way better.
@Jtheripper yeah, having bought DX:MD on PC years ago and played through multiple times at 60FPS it's really, really hard to play on 30. I did it, though. Even got the "Foxiest of the Hounds" trophy, which is notoriously buggy!
@JuggaloRazzam some PS4 games don't really take advantage of an SSD, though. Whether the disk is running at 130MB/s or 3,000MB/s, they're bottlenecked elsewhere. At best you get slightly faster load times.
@MattBoothDev In the type of person if 2 gas stations are side by side i’ll goto the on that’s a penny cheaper. 2 seconds less load time x 5 load screens per hour playing 2 hrs daily adds up to about over an hour less load time over a year that i’m saving. And on weekends i’ll play 20hrs. 🤷♂️🙃🤣
@MattBoothDev FYI internal M.2 SSD prices have dropped. You can buy a 1TB SSD for $55 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_m0Juvn6
@JuggaloRazzam i have a 2TB Sabrent Rocket and their heatsink installed in my PS5 and a 4TB USB 3 external, so I'm all sorted.
I've just found some PS4 games don't benefit that much, but others do. For instance, Tekken 7 it's painfully slow, but much better on the SSD!
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