Bethesda just officially announced Fallout 4 for PC, PS4 & Xbox One. So far there is a single screenshot revealed with more info to come at their E3 press conference.

A single screenshot was also revealed:

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Reveal trailer is now live:

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Fallout 4 Official Site

 

[TheLoneWolfGamer]

http://www.develop-online.net/news/...n-next-gen-version-of-creation-engine/0207780

 

[mightymuffy]

http://www.develop-online.net/news/...n-next-gen-version-of-creation-engine/0207780

Doesn't really say that much though.... how is it next gen? What have they enhanced? Pretty sure Skyrim was touted with 'full physical-based rendering' on its announcement..
Hell, one could create a game engine that allows 16 sprites on screen, modify it so it allows for 17 sprites on screen, and call that a 'next gen' version of said engine.

Vanilla versions of any Bethesda game are always visually 'behind the times', but who cares when the games are so good... Roll on November!! ....Anybody manage to grab a Pip-Boy edition? Preorders sell pretty fast, though half of me sighs at the fact that most of them are being bought by fukkin scalpers..

 

[G0R3Z]

http://www.develop-online.net/news/...n-next-gen-version-of-creation-engine/0207780

Next gen just means they've updated some effects, fixed some bugs and put some extra scripts in there.

 

[TheLoneWolfGamer]

Yeah I know that. Why can't they make a new and better engine...

 

[G0R3Z]

Yeah I know that. Why can't they make a new and better engine...

Because they care more about accessibility and playability than fancy effects and graphics. If they switched to a more mainstream engine like Unreal 4 or something like that, then they lose their biggest selling point - modding. Sure, they could add modding into Unreal 4 too, but it's less user friendly. PC sales drive Bethesda's games more than any other platform for that one single reason. Xbox One is apparently integrating modding as well, which can only be a good thing unless they charge for the privilege, which we all know what happened when Valve tried it.

 

[TheLoneWolfGamer]

Take an example of the new unreal tournament. Built entirely by mods.

 

[G0R3Z]

Take an example of the new unreal tournament. Built entirely by mods.

But Bethesda are stubborn and don't want to be tied down by a platform owned by somebody else. That's why they 'created' the Creation Engine. So they have their own engine to do with as they liked, and they didn't have to register any kind of permission to modify it. Which is both a good and bad point I think.

Skyrim is an example of a game that is great by itself but truly amazing when mods are placed upon it. I hope they keep that for FO4 - even if it is outdated.

 

[TheLoneWolfGamer]

But Bethesda are stubborn and don't want to be tied down by a platform owned by somebody else. That's why they 'created' the Creation Engine. So they have their own engine to do with as they liked, and they didn't have to register any kind of permission to modify it. Which is both a good and bad point I think.

Skyrim is an example of a game that is great by itself but truly amazing when mods are placed upon it. I hope they keep that for FO4 - even if it is outdated.

Some companies just don't learn.
And yeah! I love skyrim! But I love the middle earth mod for mount and blade too!