A prominent leaker who previously blacked claims that the sci-fi RPG was going multiplatform now says it is "not destined for PS5."
It also improves save file stability for those who have visited multiple planets and fixes the resolution scale resetting.
The feature will arrive before the next scheduled update, but it goes live next week on the Steam Beta Branch for PC players.
It's been claimed that the sci-fi RPG will launch for the PlayStation 5 after its expansion, Shattered Space, releases for Xbox and PC.
Better lighting in select locations, improved widescreen support, and revamped contact shadows are available with numerous other fixes.
It offers better contact shadows on characters and character cloth and improves the lighting in about 73 locations, among other changes.
Why is there such a divide in opinion on Bethesda's massive sci-fi RPG?
Bethesda Game Studios has discovered an issue it wants to address before launching its largest update yet into Steam Beta.
The update enters Steam's beta branch on January 17th and brings visual improvements, quest fixes, and bug fixes to players.
Official mod support for the space RPG arrives sometime this year, but the game's modding community is already quite active.
Only 28 percent of recent user reviews for Bethesda's space-faring RPG are positive, with its overall reviews dropping to "Mixed."
Fallout 76's map expansion will bring the wooded heartland of Shenandoah into its world, along with a new questline, factions, and rewards.
The lifetime player count for Bethesda's online RPG was confirmed to be at 15 million players in June.
The "major expansion" will contain new story content, locations, gear, and more, with additional details coming next year.
Also, starting early next year, Bethesda's sci-fi RPG will receive an exporter, and players can access a new Creation Kit for mods.
Various stats also revealed, including over 22 million days of playtime, an average of 40 hours per player, and nearly 2 billion planets visited.
Obsidian co-founder Chris Avellone says one of the pitched projects was meant to be a smaller spinoff similar to Fallout: New Vegas.
It adds Performance and Quality modes to the game on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 while serving as a free upgrade for previous-gen owners.
Bethesda Game Studios is also working on adding city maps, mod support, FSR3 and XeSS support, and several other fixes.
The update seems to indicate that Bethesda might give paid mods another shot with the new Creations menu in Skyrim.
