When will apocalyptic multiplayer RPG Fallout 76 get native PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions? GameWatcher heads to Appalachia to find out.
Fallout 76 famously recovered from a rocky start in 2018 to become a solid performer as an online spinoff of the hit mainline Fallout series.
It puts players in the jumpsuit of a Vault 76 resident, which is situated in the heart of Appalachia. From there, players can build a life of sorts in the irradiated overworld, meeting all manner of weirdos and mutants.
While it’s been steadily getting better over the years, the last-gen hardware can only do so much, and the next-gen boost playing that last-gen version on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S is basically duct tape on a pipe.
Long story short, Fallout 76 on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S has been in demand. So where is it? When is it?
Fallout 76 PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Status
As Fallout 76 hits its 25th season in June 2026, Bethesda finally released a promising update on Fallout 76 for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
We’re excited to announce that during June, we will be kicking off public testing of the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5/Pro versions of the game.
Available to everyone who owns Fallout 76, you will be able to download the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 test versions from the Xbox and PlayStation Stores.
When testing is done, Bethesda plans to release native Fallout 76 PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions later in the Summer. It even provided a few details of what to expect in these updated versions.
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Targeted 60 FPS across Xbox Series X S, PS5 and PS5 Pro. -
Improved draw distances.
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Improved shadows.
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4K resolution (on compatible displays) on Xbox Series X, Xbox One X, PS5 Pro.
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VRR (on compatible displays) on Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS5, PS5 Pro.
- PS5 and PS5 Pro will support 1440p, while previous generation platforms will continue to support 1080p.
So there we go! Fallout 76’s PS5 and Xbox Series X/S release date got a little clearer, and we’ll know something more concrete as the Summer goes on.
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