
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. Will you be returning to Fallout 4 to install some custom goodies? Let us know in the comments.Bethesda announced that Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special Edition, which releases on October 28, will receive mod support on PS4 after all. Thankfully, the two came to some sort of compromise as the feature is now available for both Fallout 4 and Skyrim: Special Edition, albeit in a limited capacity compared to other platforms. It’s also worth noting that mod storage is limited to 900MB, a sharp decrease compared to Xbox One.īethesda originally delayed mod support on PS4 due to porting issues, and then cancelled them altogether after disagreements with Sony. Unfortunately for PS4 owners, mods on the platform are plug-ins only and cannot be archived for future use.

The developer recently updated the title’s Creation Kit to allow the implementation of PS4 mods, meaning you’ll need to give that a spruce up before installing anything. Players can now download and install Fallout 4 modifications on Sony’s console, Bethesda announced in a recent blog post. User-created mods are finally available for Fallout 4 on PS4, months after Bethesda said it would not be bringing them to the platform.
