Are you excited for Fallout 4? If so, then you may be delighted to hear what Bethesda has lined up after the game launches.
Bethesda announced today that Fallout 4 will be getting regular updates after launch, as well as a creation kit, DLC, and a season pass. Here’s the breakdown of everything they said:
Regular updates:
“We’ll be doing regular free updates to the game, and like Skyrim, these will come with not just fixes, but new features. For Skyrim we added things like mounted combat, legendary mode, kill cams, visual enhancements and more. We’ll work with all of you to figure out what new things you’d love to see added to Fallout 4, whether they are small tweaks or new features.“
Mods and Creation Kit:
“The most important thing in our games is the freedom you have to create your own experience, and modding is a big part of that. Like all our previous games, we’ve made sure to keep Fallout 4 open and moddable at every step in development. Early next year we’ll release for free the new Creation Kit for the PC. This is the same tool we use in the studio. You’ll be able to create your own mods and share them with others. We’re especially excited these same mods will then be coming to Xbox One, and then PlayStation 4.“
Downloadable Content:
“We’ve always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more. To reward our most loyal fans, this time we’ll be offering a Season Pass that will get you all of the Fallout 4 DLC we ever do for just $30. Since we’re still hard at work on the game, we don’t know what the actual DLC will be yet, but it will start coming early next year. Based on what we did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim, we know that it will be worth at least $40, and if we do more, you’ll get it all with the Season Pass.”
It’s great that updates and new features will be added for free, especially the Creation Kit. The only bit of news that’s slightly unnerving are the loose plans for the Season Pass, but Bethesda has delivered on fantastic DLC in the past, so I feel confident.
Fallout 4 releases later this year on November 10, 2015.
