

You will not be able to upload external assets with your PlayStation 4 mods, but you will be able to use any assets that come with the game, as most mods do." Mods on PlayStation 4 will allow you to modify and create your own content by using our Creation Kit. "We and Sony have worked hard to make this possible. "Mod support will come to Skyrim first," explained Bethesda. In addition, both titles will be getting PlayStation 4 Pro support, with Skyrim: Special Edition being rendered in native 4K on the platform. Today, Bethesda announced that Fallout 4 and Skyrim: Special Edition for PlayStation 4 will have mod support. A look at Skyrim Special Edition on PS4 Pro. It seems things have reversed course in a month. Bethesda cited discussions with Sony that ultimately ended without compromise: Sony would not approve user mods the way Bethesda felt they should work. (By contrast, Fallout 4 mods have been available to Xbox One players since May.Is there something you think we should be reporting on? Email the beginning of September, Bethesda finally admitted that Fallout 4 and Skyrim: Special Edition for PlayStation 4 would not be getting promised mod support.

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 says it’ll update everyone “if and when this situation changes.”īethesda is surely aware of what tends to happen to the accused when you air grievances like this publicly, but it’s also reasonable to see this as the company not wanting to play scapegoat absent clarification, and given the delays. 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.

The rub, according to Bethesda, involves PlayStation 4 users having the flexibility to “do anything they want for either Fallout 4 or Skyrim Special Edition.” Here’s the rest:
