Fallout 4 Xbox One Players May Have Downloaded the Wrong File
The "stub file" is not the one you want.
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.
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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.
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