Fallout 4 Xbox One Players May Have Downloaded the Wrong File

Bethesda has issued a warning to players who preordered Fallout 4 digitally on Xbox One. People who preordered the game on or before October 27 and are not using the console's Instant On power mode might have downloaded a "stub file" for the game. This is a placeholder file, not the one you want.

If you have this file installed, you'll need to delete it and reinstall the right one (instructions below), Bethesda said in a forum post. Everyone who preordered on Xbox One on or after October 27 should be good to go with no further action necessary.

How to delete Fallout 4 stub file:

• Navigate to My Games & Apps.
• Find the title's tile in Games.
• With the tile highlighted, press the [Menu] button on your controller.
• Select Manage Game.
• In the Manage Game screen, select the storage device the game is currently installed to.
• Select Uninstall.
• Once the game has uninstalled, return to My Games & Apps.
• Scroll right to the "Ready to Install" section under Games.
• Highlight the title's tile.
• Press [A] to select.
• Choose Install.

If this all sounds familiar, it's because basically the same thing happened with Halo 5: Guardians in October.

The Fallout 4 release date is set for November 10 across Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. In other recent news, Bethesda has published the game's launch trailer and released a free Pip-Boy app. In addition, UK retailer GAME has canceled some Pip-Boy Edition preorders as a result of PayPal and bank errors.