Bethesda has announced that its upcoming post-apocalyptic action-RPG, Fallout 4, will support pre-loading across PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One platforms.
“We can confirm that #Fallout4 will have pre-loading on Xbox One, PS4, and PC so you have a few days to download the game before 11/10," wrote the company in a post on its official Twitter account.
For those not in the know, this will allow gamers to download all the vital components of the much-anticipated sequel prior to its release on November 10, meaning you’ll be able to start playing as soon as the game is made available from day-one. There’s definitely an advantage to downloading games in this respect, and, providing you have the necessary hard drive space on your PS4, it eliminates any worries about getting a physical copy through the post on release date.
Fallout 4 has been confirmed to run at a ‘steady’ 30fps on PS4 and will also take advantage of Sony’s Remote Play functionality, allowing players to transfer their game to the PS Vita if they wish for some on-the-go post-apocalyptic shenanigans. The game takes place in Boston, U.S., some 200 years after a nuclear war devastated the country. As with Fallout 3, players will emerge from the confines of the Vault to a post-apocalyptic wasteland inhabited by feral creatures and other hazards. Fallout 4 utilizes the Creation Engine, which was previously responsible for powering The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on last-generation consoles, though it has been modified for new hardware.
Unlike previous entries in the Fallout franchise, this latest title will include full voice acting for the player character, the ‘Sole Survivor,’ and feature branching dialogue paths similar to the Mass Effect series. The main character will be voiced by Brian T. Delaney and Courtenay Taylor for the male and female version of the Sole Survivor, respectively. Players will be joined in Fallout 4 by a canine companion named Dogmeat, and will also have the ability to build and deconstruct settlements and buildings throughout the game world. The game will also receive extensive post-launch support and has more lines of dialogue than Fallout 3 and Skyrim combined.