'Fallout 76': Bethesda's Free Game Giveaway Sparks Major Backlash

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The studio behind Fallout 76 recently announced that they were gifting players with the Fallout Classic Collection and while the original games hold a lot of reverence in the gaming community, the gift was met with a less than favorable response.

A big source of tension behind this move was that many felt it was less of a holiday gift and more of an apology for the game's launch. Apparently an apology is not what many players were seeking, and somehow that flittered its way back to the studio as a perceived slap in the face.

Another issue that players pointed out was that previously, the Fallout Classic collection was a pre-order bonus and for Bethesda to open that up to all was seen as cheapening the reason behind pre-ordering the online game at all.

#HappyHolidays!

ANYONE who logged into the full release of #Fallout76 in 2018 will receive an entitlement for Fallout Classic Collection on PC. This applies to Xbox One and PS4 players, too.

The entitlement is expected to go live in early January. pic.twitter.com/U8pJwrk0PV
— Bethesda (@bethesda) 22 December 2018

Bethesda strategy: how about we release a game made by someone else 20 year's ago
Guy: I don't think that will work for us
Bethesda: got it. RELEASE 3 GAMES MADE IN THE LAST CENTURY THAT IS ALSO MADE BY ANOTHER DEV.
— wolfy (@Dom47091447) 24 December 2018

Others were quick to also point out that many console-only players were enjoying Fallout 76, making the PC-exclusive titles pretty much irrelevant to what they can enjoy. Despite the title being available on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4, the Collection is really only good for those that have a PC platform to play it on. Luckily, these titles are old and don't require much - even a potato-level system could run it.

Any pc can run the old pc games, a windows tablet will be able to, you dont need a graphics card for em and Mbs of ram is required, along with a single core proccesor which even the base model laptops have dual cores,
— Legendary Vault Dweller (@Mangoking9) 22 December 2018

But why would a console player want PC games? pic.twitter.com/zA89TSl7M8
— Btot (@BtotWasTaken) 22 December 2018

Posted: Dec 29, 2018 7:41 pm
Related Forum: Gaming Discussion

Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/12/28/fallout-76-players-angry-over-free-fallout-games/

Comments

RyanPosted: Sun. Dec 30, 2018

seems fair for the console users... not.

LoodPosted: Sun. Dec 30, 2018

Maze I mean, it was a terrible decision. I'm not surprised people are upset and giving them crap.

Yeah, this SOUNDS like a nice thing to do but it doesn't make up for how terrible Bethesda has been to their community and customers in the last few weeks, or for how bad this game is right now. I'm pretty happy I didn't buy it.

Apparently Bethesda also just banned a bunch of modders who wanted to improve the game and said they can be unbanned if they apologize in an essay.

MazePosted: Sat. Dec 29, 2018

I mean, it was a terrible decision. I'm not surprised people are upset and giving them crap.