
When Bethesda announced it would be bringing support for user-contributed mods to Skyrim and Fallout 4 on consoles, it was met with cheers these, however, turned to boos when the Xbox One received mod support but the PlayStation 4 was left out in the cold. Mods, which change or expand the base experience and are usually written by fans simply for the love of the game, have long been a PC gaming exclusive. "The new power of the PlayStation 4 Pro has allowed us to make Skyrim render in native 4k, and it looks better than ever.Bethesda has emerged victorious from its battle with Sony over allowing user-submitted game mods on the company's PlayStation 4 platform, confirming that support will be heading to Skyrim and Fallout 4 on the platform. To get modding on PS4, download Bethesda's Creation Kit, create a account, and dive in.įurthermore, both titles will reap the benefits of graphical enhancements when played on PlayStation 4 Pro when the upgraded console launches next month. Modding has been an important part of our games for over 10 years, and we hope to do even more in the coming year for all our players, regardless of platform." However, until Sony will allow us to offer proper mod support for PS4, that content for Fallout 4 and Skyrim on PlayStation 4 will not be available."īethesda is ecstatic that it was finally able to come to accord with Sony. "We are excited finally to get modding to our PlayStation fans who have supported us for so long. "We consider this an important initiative and we hope to find other ways user mods can be available for our PlayStation audience. "Like you, we are disappointed by Sony’s decision given the considerable time and effort we have put into this project, and the amount of time our fans have waited for mod support to arrive," Bethesda marketing boss Pete Hines said last month. Bethesda rolled out mod support for the PC and Xbox One editions of Fallout 4 but called off the functionality for the PS4 edition of the game, citing difficulties working with Sony. PS4 players were almost left out in the cold. In other words, you can only employ assets that come with Fallout 4 rather than custom files.

Mods on PlayStation 4 will allow you to modify and create your own content by using our Creation Kit." There is one small caveat: only assets from Bethesda's proprietary Creation Kit can be used to build mods. "We and Sony have worked hard to make this possible. Bethesda announced that Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special Edition, which releases on October 28, will receive mod support on PS4 after all.
