My favorite fishing game, Fallout 76, has officially released the Infestations update, and with it comes a lot of changes, such as a new Deathclaw C.A.M.P. Pet, New Seasonal Fish, Infestations, and more, but for this article, we want to focus specifically on the Next-Gen Upgrade that is finally hitting the game this year. If you’re curious about Infestations, you can check out the Developer Deep Dive below to learn more about that!
So what’s going on with the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5/Pro upgrades to the game? Well, available to everyone who owns Fallout 76, you’ll be able to download the new test versions made for the current generation of consoles from the Xbox and PlayStation stores. The testing period will begin sometime during June, with the exact start date not being mentioned yet, with the full release planned to come out during this Summer! The list of improvements for each platform goes as follows:
- 60 FPS Target (Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS5 Pro)
- Improved Draw Distances (Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS5 Pro)
- Improved Shadows (Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS5 Pro)
- 4K Resolution (Xbox Series X, Xbox One X, PS5 Pro)
- 1440p Resolution (PS5, PS4 Pro)
- VRR (Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS5 Pro)
- Previous Generations will continue to support 1080p.
It’s worth noting that the Xbox Series S resolution target hasn’t been mentioned anywhere in the official communications, which is a gap that will likely frustrate Series S owners who want to know exactly what they’re getting. Given the pattern mentioned, however, the Series S landing at 1080p feels like the likely outcome, yet nothing has been confirmed by Bethesda for it either way yet.
For a game that launched in 2018 and has been running on last-generation technology while on current-gen hardware for the longest time, it feels like a long overdue upgrade. Fallout 76 is genuinely remarkable, having been one of the most criticized games in Bethesda’s history with a very rough launch and then continuing to move forward even when punches have been thrown towards the title, getting it to a spot where even I ended up playing it a lot and enjoying my time making a base that is very structurally questionable. Seeing a proper upgrade for those playing on console is a thing I’m glad to see finally happen, and I just hope these types of upgrades can eventually lead us into a future where cross-play and cross-progression are eventually released.
If you’re on current-gen hardware and have been wanting a new reason to jump back into Fallout 76 besides new seasons and massive game updates, or you’re someone wanting to finally give the game a proper chance in the highest quality possible, Summer 2026 is shaping up to be a good time to hop into the world.
