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Fallout 4 mods need Sony's approval before coming to PS4

The decision to put Fallout 4 mods on the Playststation 4 isn’t entirely up to Bethesda alone. Sony still has the final say in whether mods will be available to PS4 owners. Todd Howard recently restated the developer's hope to bring mods to all platforms but admitted that the call is ultimately up to Sony at this point and there as not yet been a definitive answer.

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joab7774014d ago

If they are smart, this is a game changer. Eventually these will be coming to consoles, but I wasn't sure if it would be now or next gen.

I've said that there are 2 things that would help win this gen, mods and MOBAS (the right MOBA). There's no reason Sony can't hire a few ppl to work on MOD certification. It would be more than worth the investment.

Can you imagine if Sony announced that they would be allowing mods? Ot would be pandemonium.

dirkdady4013d ago

Yea Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3 had mod support. It was Microsoft that didn't allow that on Xbox. Im sure Sony wants it on ps4 and will probably get it a few days after Xbox one. Mods won't be out until sometime next year anyway.

LostDjinn4013d ago

It's not a case of not allowing them. Sony, MS and even Nintendo aren't going to allow unsigned code on their systems. That could be catastophic. Imagine the lawsuits they'd open themselves up to. This just means they (the mods) have to be submitted to Sony to be "signed".

This is either a case of the author not having a clue what their talking about or an agenda driven piece. I wonder which. ;)

kratoz12094014d ago

We got mods for unreal tournament 3

TLG19914013d ago

I feel a petition coming on!

_-EDMIX-_4013d ago

lolz. They likely will as Sony allowed for mods on UT3 so they are a bit more open to that concept.

I don't see it being a huge issue.

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gangsta_red4014d ago (Edited 4014d ago )

I don't see a reason why Sony wouldn't approve this. I wonder why Sony has been silent about this?

joab7774014d ago

How do you mean? Of Sony hired a bunch of ppl to simply monitor and fast track mod certs, it would be a huge win.

Imagine being able to run the top 10 or 20 PC mods on for Fallout 4 on your PS4. Coders know the specs, and they would begin making mods for the PS4. It's great recognition etc. And it would actually sell a ton of consoles.

Viper74013d ago (Edited 4013d ago )

Consoles are closed hardware, which means you can't just install whatever you want to them or modify them as you please.

They tend to do this to protect consumers from themselves and retain some control over their system. Unfortunately this puts severe limitations to consoles which is why I find it really unlikely that Consoles will get "full" mod support anytime soon as some mods pretty much require the full access to game files (May break the game -> force re-install).

Apple does this with their iOS devices, which is part of the reason why many consider them easier to use but harder to customize.

Bizzare214014d ago

Sony: "It's not good value for the customer to have mods".

TLG19914013d ago

Surely that's up to the customer to decide, and from what i see its a land slide towards mods on console.

Seafort4013d ago

Nope.

It's MS and Sony's network infrastructure and if they feel some mods are a security risk they won't allow them.

You'll have no say on the matter. I thought console gamers knew this when they bought the systems.

Consoles are a closed platform so you do what the console makers say and like it.

BlackTar1874013d ago

@seafort

Console people do know this. I'm not sure why some people think they'll be getting insane mods like a PC. It just won't happen but rest assured at least a majority of console gamers are smart enough to know that mods will be limited and need approvals from the console makers to show up.

DillyDilly4014d ago (Edited 4014d ago )

Sony - "If we can't make money off of it we won't allow it"

That would explain a few things

WeAreLegion4014d ago

Oh, yeah. Totally. That's why they dropped their music app and use Spotify now.

psplova4013d ago

I dig spotify. Good move imo..

aquamala4013d ago

did you think Spotify didn't have to pay Sony?

BlackTar1874013d ago

@therandomone

I bet you moaned all last gen about paying to play online and use apps behind a paywall.

WeAreLegion4014d ago

I can't imagine they'd be too against it. They were fine with Unreal Tournament III's mods.

MasterCornholio4013d ago

I'm pretty sure it will come sooner or later.

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Fallout 4 Switch 2 Graphics Comparison Reveals Performance and Resolution Differences

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Fallout 4's anniversary update wasn't as impactful as hoped for, Nexus Mods have assembled their own

Following Fallout 4's anniversary update, Nexus Mods have assebled an Anniversary Collection of existing mods designed to offer a free refresh as an alternative

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Todd Howard on 10 years of Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls 6: 'We needed a creative reset'

A decade on from its Game of the Year-winning triumph, Todd Howard reminisces on how Fallout 4 changed Bethesda Game Studios, its TV show adaptation and playtesting The Elder Scrolls 6.

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jznrpg221d ago

They need to look at Morrowind and see what the progression should have been from there instead of the regression we got with the next 2 games. They weren’t horrible games but they could have been so much more.

-Foxtrot221d ago

Fallout 4 just felt too streamlined and accessible to me, the perk system was not as fun as it was in Fallout 3, not saying Fallout 3 didn't have issues but 4 just felt like a complete step back.

mastershredder221d ago

So the part where you just sold the same games for the last 10 years while you focused on 76 and merch, was not a reset from the "creative" aspect eh? How very Todd of you.

lukasmain221d ago

I bought Fallout 4 (I loved Fallout 3) at launch and I couldn't bring myself to finish it or even get close to finishing it. It was soooo damned boring and bland. I played on a very hard difficulty and I had hundreds of stimpaks. One of the only games I've played for a while and not ended up finishing it. I hated it. Just flat out hated it.

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