

There’s probably at least one person in either company that will now never forgive the other (like Battle-Borns and Grey-Manes, am I right Skyrim fans?) The whole mod debacle – wherein Bethesda posted a short blog on September 9 that wasn’t so much passive-aggressive as it was aggressive-aggressive, effectively cancelling mod support for the PS4 and blaming Sony, and then posted another blog less than a month later confirming mods were back on, kinda, with some restrictions – was a strange one to watch unfold. The kicker is that stuff like The Forgotten City, like many mods, is available on Xbox One, but not PlayStation 4.

The game will take a few moments to get itself together, then let you know that achievements are disabled for modded saves, and away you go with your shiny new benefits. You can browse them by popularity and different themes, favourite ones you’re interested in, check the reviews, and get them installing straight away. There’s a new option on the home screen that takes you directly to the mod menu. The process for downloading and installing mods is actually incredibly easy. Sounds pretty cool, right? Well, if you’re playing the Skyrim Special Edition on PS4 then it sucks to be you right now. It’s fully voiced, and even has its own orchestral score. It adds an entire new area in the form of a city trapped underground, and a questline involving time travel, paradoxes, mystery, a suspicious Jarl, rgonians that might eat you, and an extremely strict rule of law enforced by Dwarven statues.


What are your thoughts on mods finally coming to Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special Edition on PS4? Let us know in the comments.There’s a Skyrim mod called The Forgotten City. We are excited finally to get modding to our PlayStation fans who have supported us for so long.Modding has been an important part of our games for over 10 years, and we hope to do even more in the coming year for all our players, regardless of platform.” “We and Sony have worked hard to make this possible. Fallout 4 will receive these features when Skyrim Special Edition has been wrapped and will feature “enhanced lighting” and other features on PS4 Pro. However, Bethesda noted that PS4 mods could only use assets included with the game. The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition will support these first when it’s out on October 28th (including native 4K on PS4 Pro). Months of delays and issues later, Bethesda Softworks has announced that The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition and Fallout 4 will be receiving mod support on PS4.
