Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition: When It Drops, Where to Play, and What’s New
Ten years after we stepped out of Vault 111, Bethesda is marking the milestone with Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition, unveiled during its Fallout Day stream and bundling DLC, Creation Club content, Workshop packs, and more. Here’s what’s inside and what to expect next.
Fallout 4 is turning 10, which is wild, and Bethesda is marking the milestone with a big Anniversary Edition. They dropped the news during their latest Fallout Day stream, and yes, this bundle is basically the everything-in-one-place version fans have been waiting for.
Release timing, platforms, and how to get it
Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition launches digitally on November 10, 2025 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. If you already own the base game, you can move up to the Anniversary Edition via the Anniversary Upgrade. If you play through Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus, there is also an upgrade path to unlock the DLCs and Creations content.
It is digital-only across all platforms. If you still have a disc copy, you are not locked out — you can upgrade through the available paths.
One curveball: a Nintendo Switch 2 version is in development for 2026. If that holds, Fallout 4 would be the first mainline Fallout to hit a Nintendo console. Not nothing.
What you actually get
Short version: the base game plus all the add-ons, a mountain of curated content, and a new way to browse community-made stuff.
- All six expansions: Automatron, Far Harbor, and Nuka-World story add-ons, plus the Wasteland, Contraptions, and Vault-Tec Workshop packs.
- 150+ Creation Club items: Bethesda is bundling a big slate of fan favorites and previously unreleased pieces — new weapons, new armor, cosmetics, and even different Dogmeat breeds.
- New Creations Menu: A built-in browser in Fallout 4 for grabbing content from developers and players. Expect everything from custom escape rooms to full-on recreations like Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Desert. Translation: way more replayability baked right into the game.
The fine print (and a couple eyebrow-raisers)
Price is still TBA. Bethesda is positioning this as the definitive way to play Fallout 4, and, on paper, that checks out — all the DLCs, a huge Creation Club dump, and a proper in-game menu for community content.
The Switch 2 plan is the surprising part. If it lands in 2026, that would mark the franchise's first mainline appearance on a Nintendo system. Also notable: this release is digital-only everywhere. Again, you can upgrade from a physical copy, but there is no new disc run.
Timing-wise, Bethesda knows what it is doing
We are heading into Fallout Season 2 on the TV side, and Fallout 76 has its Burning Springs DLC on deck to tie the show and the game closer together. Dropping a feature-complete Fallout 4 bundle right in the middle of that momentum makes perfect sense.
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios. Publisher: Bethesda Softworks. Release: November 10, 2025 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, and PC; 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2. Digital only. Upgrade options if you already own it or play via subscription.
Bottom line: if you have been waiting for the moment to revisit the Commonwealth — or step out of Vault 111 for the first time — this is the one to beat, assuming the price is reasonable.