By Gerald Lynch
There’s bad news for PS4 owners currently enjoying the delights of Bethesda’s open-world RPG games. The developer has just announced that neither its post-apocalyptic role player Fallout 4, nor its soon-to-be-remastered fantasy predecessor The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be getting long-awaited mod support on Sony’s console.
Mod support has long been a boon of the PC gaming community, but Bethesda had planned to level the playing field by bringing that functionality to the PS4 and Xbox One. In the case of Sony’s console, that dream has just been nuked.
Bethesda burn
According to a post on the Bethesda blog:
“After months of discussion with Sony, we regret to say that while we have long been ready to offer mod support on PlayStation 4, Sony has informed us they will not approve user mods the way they should work: where users can do anything they want for either Fallout 4 or Skyrim Special Edition.”
Bethesda seems to be putting the blame squarely at Sony’s feet – its wording here suggests Sony is not prepared to navigate the minefield of inappropriate content and IP infringement that can sometimes come with unfettered mod creation.
Bethesda continued: “Like you, we are disappointed by Sony’s decision …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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