Relying on the popularity of the "Fallout" live-action series, the popularity of the "Fallout" series of games under Company B has soared in the past two weeks. While Steam has repeatedly broken records for online users, Fallout 4 has also made a rare return to the weekly sales chart on Steam - a game released in 2015.
In addition to the credit of the live-action series, the large number of players buying "Fallout 4" is also inseparable from the announcement of Company B that it will update the next-gen version on April 25. During the previous event, you could buy a triple-A game for more than 20 yuan, which was really hard to refuse.
However, CDPR's free next-gen update for The Witcher 3 in the past seems to have given players an illusion. With the blessing of high expectations in advance, the final outcome may not always be good. After Fallout 4 underwent a next-gen update, the community was in a state of mourning.
In the next-gen update promised by Company B, the new version of Fallout 4 will include a 60 FPS performance mode, a 40 FPS quality mode, a 120hz display, a new Ultra display setting, widescreen and Steam Deck support, and a variety of bonus content.
Maybe the original intention of Company B was to revive this old game nine years ago, but the actual effect was not very good. Many of the original mods have directly failed, and many historical bugs still exist in this update. Some players simply can't even enter the 111 Vault.
Many players on Steam, who have hundreds of hours of gameplay, have given the game bad reviews. Because in this next-gen update, they actually took the biggest hit. The familiar pacing and mod apps that fit your playstyle are no longer applicable with this update.
Not only the PC platform, but also foreign users, who mainly use consoles, also have their own problems. Many players who acquired the game through PS Plus found themselves paying $20 to play the new version after the next-gen update to Fallout 4. In this regard, the official of B Company made a positive response, saying that it would solve the problem as soon as possible.
At this stage, the next-gen version of Fallout 4 has clearly fallen short of players' expectations and has even added some issues. If you're a veteran player, you've probably heard about Fallout: London, a massive mod that was supposed to launch on April 24th, has been delayed indefinitely.
At the moment, the gaming experience is relatively best for this group of new players who have started the next generation of Fallout 4 through the live-action Fallout series. Because they haven't experienced problems with the original version, they don't have to worry about mods not working. As for the old players, they can only hope that the modders will make a strong effort to meet their own demands again.
So what do you think about the next-gen version after experiencing it????