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Sony doesn't allow Fallout 4/Skyrim mods on PS4
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BiGBoSSMk23
A company being excited for their new game is a huge slap in the face to all the fans that liked their old games.
Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
Oh, boy.
This better not be bullshit.
Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
PogChamp
Interfectum
Member
Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
What a great source, complete with the Bethesda trolling at the end.
Translation...sony's cloud infrastructure is a dumpster fire, they don't have proper scalability for storage size and they are barely keeping the lights on in psn much less supporting this.
Kind of feel sorry for Sony. There is no way they can keep up with MIcrosoft on cloud infrastructure...which seems to be Microsoft's big advantage this gen...in business cloud they are second only to amazon
ArchedThunder
Banned
Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
If this is true, lol.
It's completely understandable that Sony would want to make sure they aren't allowing people to release massive amounts of content that crashes the system. Mods on console should be tested (not full on QA) and curated anyways.
Hello? This is Hailun!
Member
Look at the Bethesda forums. Theres tons of threads about mods crashing the Xbox version of the game.
Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
Why would a strong source suggest using Google to find info lol
To speak whit the words of Kazuhira Miller: What took you so long?
Captain Tuttle
Member
Are mods crashing on Xbox One a crippling problem? I have four or five installed and haven't had any issues apart from it taking a bit longer to save games
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
lol, fuck
I hope not.
Ninja Scooter
Member
It's time to pay the piper
NightShift
Member
Fucking hell, Sony is losing all goodwill made in the past few years at a rapid pace. I was really looking forward to mods in Fallout 4.
So Sony request the developer to spend vital resource on testing every single community mod and that's a realistic request?Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
lol
Hello? This is Hailun!
Member
Is this account verified?
ArchedThunder
Banned
He was telling him to google mods crashing on Xbox to show him how big of an issue it is, what's weird about that?
It's a huge deal to some. The thing that's bothering people is that MS seems to be more consumer friendly the last few years in policy (cross platform play/ Crossbuy PC and Xbox) and features (BC etc). Yet the majority went with PS4 this gen. Sony knows that people mentally swing one way each generation. People swung with Sony, and Sony doesn't have to work to keep that.
timetokill
Banned
Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
1. Nothing about this screens "strong source" -- literally sounds like any random dude on a message board.
2. Players know that mods are a risk to game stability (or should, anyway... I know console gamers are way LTTP on this). They're made by fans, for fans, and your typical modder doesn't have a QA team at their disposal -- which is why mods are often updated frequently up to the point when the modder doesn't care anymore.
3. Considering the volume of mods and the near impossibility of paying people to do quality checks on them -- let alone ensuring compatibility with EVERY OTHER MOD -- I guess mods are forever banned on PlayStation, on any game, not just Bethesda. So really it comes back to being Sony's fault.
Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
Translation...Sony wanted bethesda to qa every mod like a game and bethesda laughed in their face as they should - secondarily dude then shows his bias against bethesda
Yeah this is damning on Bethesda
If you install the wrong ones together it will cause shit that's why Beth made it so you couldn't corrupt your unmodded save file. Just like on PC you can get 2 or more mods fighting with each other that can cause some dumpster fires.
Agreed. That's like trying to hold YouTube and others accountable for everything users upload. At best Bethesda could remove specific mods after they prove too problematic (like YouTube does w/ videos that are flagged).
Forcing them to do QA and checks upfront for user generated content is ridiculous. This is a bad look for Sony.
That being said, I'm not a huge mod consumer and don't understand the strong desire for them on console. But customers should be allowed to make up their own minds and not have corporations make decisions for them "to protect them" or whatever reason may be.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Someone in the OT was taking two hours to load a save, so there are obviously issues that Bethesda didn't bother to have vetted.
It's the moment of dread, when you know if your evidence doesn't stack up your seconds away from a permanent ban.
I usually get sniped from the shadows. I wish when you got banned it told you who by, so you could apologise for whatever you did.
DeadManWalking
Member
Yea this sucks ass. I was waiting for mods on ps4 and then i could maybe finish the game.
wesleyshark
Banned
Just how strong is very strong, exactly?Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
Lol
What?
There's more issues than file sizes
Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
lol.
thread redeemed
It would explain why Beth wouldn't even release script mods that take a few kbs of space. I could see Sony being backwards enough to not allow untested mods on the system.
The XBO has like 2 or 3 layers of virtual machines so I can see why they wouldn't care if there are mods just tinkering with the system. Even if the game portion crashes horribly it's not going to reveal anything about the other instances.
Zombie James
Banned
I'm actually surprised Microsoft is letting content onto their system that hasn't been tested at all (assuming that chat log is legit).
Hello? This is Hailun!
Member
Well in their defense Bethesda does release half baked buggy crash prone games. Why you'd want to increase the bugginess I dunno.
Captain Tuttle
Member
I mean that's kind of the risk of mods though. If I remember it was spelled out pretty clearly that installing mods could affect the performance of the game.
This seems like Sony would make this demand from any developer, not just Bethesda.
Well considering the trash talking at the end, I'd say not very.
If this was true, it only makes the situation worse.
SolarMystic
Member
Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
So basically still a Sony problem. A rational person can't honestly expect Bethesda to spend the thousands upon thousands of man hours checking every single mod out of the thousands over the entire course of the games lifespan.
Your "source" is not a good one.
True...seemed to be one of the call outs in the issues bethesda posted
Well for one they told users it would come...and secondly users want this kind of thing
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Are yall making stuff up to justify this move? lolActually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
I can't say for the other stuff, but given my experience with console publishing agreements and the like, giving access to anything that's part of the PS4 Dev Environment is not exactly something that would be available for a price, so that being the issue would be crazy. Not to mention that it would surely have been negotiated years back when Bethesda internally kicked legal and development process that would surely cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars.
moltonasty
Member
#makesonygreatagain #trump2016
Actually, it is. I was just forwarded this from a very strong source.
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