Fallout 4 PS5 Next-Gen Update Now Unlocked for PS Plus Owners

"Sadly, those who acquired Fallout 4 via the now-defunct PS Plus Collection are the only ones who will not qualify for the upgrade"

This is such a dumb thing. Fallout 4 should be Fallout 4 and the upgrade should apply to all no matter how it was added to someone's PSN library.

Sony is literally putting a free upgrade behind a paywall because it wasn't added through the "proper" channels.

I'm feeling like I put extra points into Luck right now because I decided to pull the trigger and pick it up for $5 + $12 dlc. This decision is a pretty S.P.E.C.I.A.L. way to mess with your consumers though haha . Sony should fix this

Why exactly is this on Sony and not Bethesda? There have been publishers that offered upgrades to the most basic Plus plans and others didn't, why should Sony have any decision on this?

The Fallout 4 Upgrade is exactly the same on both platforms: Those who pay for the Game Catalog (Game Pass/Plus Extra) on their platform and those who purchased the game can receive the upgrade. That's it.

The most aggravating part of this is that I contacted Sony during the sale asking if my PS+ Collection version would receive the free upgrade. The Sony support agent said my copy did indeed qualify. Because of this I decided not to get the game on sale for $5. I feel like Sony owes me Fallout 4 for $5.

So I got fallout 4 via the ps collection and I played it and didn't like it much so I deleted it. Now I sub to ps+ extra and thought I'd download it to give the ps5 version a try (you never know I might enjoy it.) I clicked on the fallout 4 tab in my library and that version will let me grab the ps5 version. Just to clarify I'm not using the ps+ extra version but the original ps collection freebie which apparently is excluded from gaining the upgrade. What gives?

So Sony provide Fallout 4 as a bonus in a collection for thanking you for purchasing a PS5 at the time of release. Now it's like "tough luck". I purchased the Season Pass thinking I will qualify for the upgrade. What a waste of money.

I'm pretty sure I added Fallout 4 to my library as part of the PS+ Collection when the PS5 launched, and I've been able to down the PS5 update.

What bugs me is it takes high profile cases like this to get things resolved. There's an increasing number of people on PS+ Extra who are unable to play The Division 2. Sony blame Ubisoft, Unisoft blame Sony. I've been playing it for months, but suddenly despite still being part of the PS+ Extra Game Catalogue, I can't play, download or even purchase the game??!... (the game shows a PS+ icon with a small padlock in my Library and Installed games).

@Digit2021 I actually forgot to buy the season pass, but works for me as I have premium...

I live in the UK and have a physical copy - if you're interested, we could try and find a way to get my physical copy to you? Just an idea. Either that or wait for it to drop again, and it may cost a fair chunk to send it to you.

Or maybe someone else in your country will read this and make a similar offer... just trying to pass some goodness on!

So this is temporary then seeing as games come and go on extra.

I paid £15 for the base game and all of the dlc was free. Enjoying the wasteland all over again.

I got a free upgrade for the ps5 for fallout 4 on playstation plus

My biggest issue is, the clarification came after the sale.

Worth the 5$ for 60 fps

PSPlus still such a mess.

So those people who got it through the PS+ Collection (which no longer exists) and still on Essential are ineligible for the upgrade. So I really do need to pay $20 then to get the PS5 version. That sucks.

Edit: People who got it through PS+ Collection and still subscribed to Essential can now get it.

Silly about the collection. When I read that they were fixing the ps plus version so it gets the upgrade too I assumed the collection would also be "fixed". Would be annoyed if I didn't have extra and wanted to play it and didn't get it during the sale because I already "have" it lol.

Sony and Bethesda working hard to ensure that I use Steam / play a Capcom game instead

I've really struggled to get this update. I have my PS4 copy of Fallout 4 installed and purchased the season pass, but I still am not offered to update it. Sure I installed the PSN PS5 version but then I had two copies of the game installed rather then my PS4
Install being updated. This is one area where Xbox does MUCH better at. Sony needs to try harder.

wow, they fixed it! i take back all my complaining. lol.

@Slideaway1983
Thank you for the offer, very generous. I have found a copy out there for $5

@Digit2021 great stuff! And no problem!

Hope you enjoy it! Now all I've got to do is wait for dlc to come down, as I went for it a day late 🤣

The game looks and feels great at 60fps but I can’t get it to stop crashing randomly after about 15 minutes of play.

Does this by any chance cross save with PC? I want to try the ps5 version but also want to try it on pcvr with some mods.

@S1ayeR74 - They're 2 different SKU's on PS. The PS4 version will never update to the PS5 version.

@Shigurui Yes I get that now, but the way it was worded before implied if you had the PS4 copy of the game and purchased the season pass, you would get a free upgrade to the PS5 version. As it stands I have the PSN Plus PS5 version, nothing to do with the Season Pass. Whole things a total mess with misinformation on sites including this one IMO.