Bethesda's Pete Hines promises to deliver alternatives to PS4 gamers following Sony's decision to block game mods. (Photo : Getty Images for Bethesda/Rich Polk)
Bethesda Softworks vice president of PR and marketing Pete Hines promised PS4 gamers an alternative way of enjoying “Elder Scrolls” and “Fallout 4,” following botched talks with Sony.
Both Bethesda and Sony were in talks to potentially introduce game mods for the PS game consoles something that goes as far as May 2016. Mod use was previously believed to be coming out as early as June 2016 but nothing materialized.
From that up time until September, Bethesda finally came to the conclusion that Sony was in no way interested in integrating game mods to the PS game console niche. That said, they are now forced to seek alternatives according to Bethesda.net.
For now, Hines has not mentioned what alternatives can be expected over the horizon and “Fallout 4” and “Elder Scrolls” gamers are starting to show frustration. Some have gone as far to question if there were actually mods submitted to Sony.
Other players singled out the fact that Bethesda signed an exclusivity contract with Microsoft. Knowing that Sony and Microsoft are rival brands, it was another dish tied up to whether mods were indeed presented. Hence, most are a bit adamant on whether Sony is the only party to be blamed.
Despite the accusations, Hines assured that they did their part and that the mods were actually declined by Sony. Regardless, Bethesda is not quitting on bringing alternatives to PS4 gamers though there is no roadmap to see when these will happen.
Moving forward, the whole thing is a setback for gamers who are left with no choice but to see how PC and Xbox gamers are enjoying game mods. It also begs to ask the future of upcoming Bethesda game titles.
“Fallout 4” and “Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Special Edition” are two of the top titles under Bethesda’s umbrella with sales numbers possibly affected with proposed game mod shun, BGR reported. It will be interesting as well how Bethesda can work around Sony’s decision without placing players in a compromising position.
While PS4 gamers are left scratching their heads, Xbox gamers have enjoyed the use of mods since May 2016. The video covers Hines’ revelation on Sony’s decision not to approve user mod use for its game consoles.
