Confusion as Fallout 4 PS Plus Owners Unable to Download Free Next-Gen Update

I actually downloaded my PS Plus version about three hours ago.

I got the game from the PS+ Collection all they way back in 2020 so it seems that people who got it from there are ineligible for it. Really hope it gets fixed eventually since I don't really feel like paying $20 for an upgrade.

Thanks for writing about this! The "PS4 | Standard Edition" game info in the store says you're entitled to the PS5 version, and the original announcement said "all players," so I'm still clinging to a shred of hope they'll open it to Collection/Essential users. I paid $99 for Starfail so this really is the absolute least they could do

@Anke Yeah, if you owned it via PS Plus Collection you were unable to buy the $5 standard version before the $20 PS5 version became available.

If I bother with FO4 again, I'll find a cheap key for a PC version in the hopes that the London mod gets sorted out.

OK, this makes like no sense...

If you can't play it on PSPlus, then sign up for GamePass.... simple as that.

Maybe when the PS6 comes around, PlayStation will figure out how to do things like this again. I love my PS5, but the PS4 didn't have so many issues that shouldn't exist like this.

I got this from the PS Plus Collection before Sony took away the collection, so I'd love to get this for free. I won't be playing it for a long time, so no big deal for now, but I'd pay for it since games like this are routinely cheap. Otherwise I'd say no.

@KilloWertz Might be a good idea to read the article instead of just the headline
It’s not Sony’s fault it’s Bethesda, which is why Bethesda and not Sony wrote on their Discord and Twitter that they were aware of the issue and were working to fix it
You’d know this yourself if you read the article and not just the headline

People scoffed at Xbox's Smart Delivery being touted as a feature but it is sorely needed on PlayStation. This kind of thing happens too often.

I got Fallout 4 in the PSN sale a couple of weeks back, and found seemingly no option to choose PS5 when downloading via PSN on the console. I fixed it though - if you log into the PS App, you can choose 'PS5 standard edition' from the options and trigger the download there

Bethesda is repeating the BS move from Square Enix with FF7R back then, with all the same problems. At the end, they allowed the PS5 update also for those who got the game via PS Plus. Bethesda could just allow the PS5 update for all owners of Fallout 4 and avoid negative press.

@VaultGuy415 I own the PS collection version and still managed to pick it up in the sale for £3 and change. Purely because I'd seen on here (I think) that it might not be eligible for the free upgrade if you had it through the collection.

Suuuuuuuure it's a mistake.

I think all those bugs are due to how the PlayStation store works. Some other common bugs are the digital preorder and the actual game after release having different licenses (!) and the PS Plus versions having different licenses from the usual versions.

@Max_the_German
It's more of an issue with the PS Store and how it verifies licenses then anything to do with Square or Bethesda. Because the PS Plus versions of games requires regular verification of the licenses due to only having access with your subscription it constantly makes upgrades freak out. Many games have had this issue and it's on Sony to fix it.

I purchased the GOTY physical edition some years back, and it does not offer me the upgrade. I think it is reading it as the base PS Plus version, as I have deleted and reinstalled from the disc, and still nothing. I hate the way Sony handles the PS4/PS5 version of games issue. It should not be this hard.

PS 5 version now available to download for free but only if you have ps plus extra

PS+ issue seems to be fixed. Downloading the PS5 version and I couldn't about an hour ago.

DLC is showing as free as well, which again it wasn't earlier.

Playstation desperately needs smart delivery like xbox. Upgrading both versions had different experiences. Xbox just download the upgrade patch, no fuss. Playstation I had to jjmp through hoops to find the free upgrade patch on the store to purchase, and then download the ps5 version.

@NinjaNicky : Perhaps you said exactly what those people should do.
It's 2024, sticking to just one gaming platform is so 1996.

@Leonhart I would have bought it last week for 5$ if I would’ve known the PS+ version wasn’t available to update.

Have read that "restoring licenses" can possibly solve the PS+ version issue.

It's working now, I just downloaded.

It wasnt working yesterday so I was definitely affected

@KilloWertz The PS4 didn't have these issues because it famously wasn't backwards compatible with PS3, so it wasn't possible for it to have these issues. So yeah, obviously you didn't see it on the PS4. In other news, water seems to cure thirst.

I bought the game when it came out and can't get the PS5 version for some reason. I see people above saying it's working for them now so I'll try again a bit later.

Store.

Store never changes.

@Danbottomburp Then why are there several other games this has happened for? It's not just Bethesda games, and I read the article. Thank you for reminding me to do exactly what I already did.

@tangyzesty The PS5 has been out for over 5 years now and there has yet to be a fix for any of this. There has to be some blame at some point. Nice to know I can always count on some rude comments in this section.

It’s a bit annoying as I bought it physical on release but lent it to my brother ages ago, but I’ve got it on ps plus and can’t upgrade. Oh well, I’m playing fallout 3 and new vegas again so hopefully it’s sorted when I finish them.

Should have remastered Fallout 3 instead but that's beside the point. To me it makes sense why people that bought the game only would have access to the PS5 version. Some amount of work went into it, costs need to be recouped. Why would they want to give it to me since I only have the game because of the PS+ Collection? That's too nice.

I had this problem but i solved it by de-installing the PS4 version and installed the PS5 version. I can now choose the performance mode.

Kinda figured, so deleted, put disc in and voila. It's not the biggest issue.

@ShadowofTwilight a great “accident” that invariably led to sales. I watched someone get confused on stream and was about to buy a second copy even with an army of people saying not to. Well, how many people didn’t have any army yesterday and now have their umpteenth copy of this FILE?

Seems PC has it worse as the update broke everything.

@Danbottomburp I read the article. Don't know how many times I have to say it. Also, this is a very similar issue that previous games have had, so it is at the end of the day indeed a Sony issue. Several games that have been given away for free via Essential or Extra have had issues with new gen upgrades and such, with this being another. Instead of trying to continue to talk down to me like I'm an idiot, maybe you should actually realize what you are talking about. The article even mentions what I'm talking about.

Whatever though. This is one of several reasons why I don't comment on articles that much. It's not worth the hassle most of the time. I'm done with this one.

@VaultGuy415

That's what I did. Found a cheap key for $7 with everything in it. Screw paying $40 for it.

Glad I kept the physical copy even when I got a free digital with the other 14 games as a ps5 first year perk. Physical forever…. Honestly though not much of a difference… performance mode is good I guess. Loving it on the portal.

PlayStation store not helpful at all here either. I complained i purchased the DLC assuming I would get the update for free. They told me
Too bad so I ended up purchasing upgrade too. Feels like a raw deal

@Jey887 Xbox smart delivery still sucks because they only put the Xbone version of the game on the disc even if you're buying it for the Series X, well that's if Xbox even bothered to try and put the game on the disc at all.

Fixed for Australia as of friday

@TechaNinja for everyone or just those with ps plus extra?

@Sifi Sorry if the facts hurt you but it can't be helped. 🤷‍♂️

@KilloWertz Didn't bother reading your essay, I know it wouldn't be worth it from your previous efforts