Fallout: New Vegas patch being patched on Xbox 360, decline update for now

by Alexander Sliwinski on Apr 29th 2011 12:30PM

The recent patch for Fallout: New Vegas on Xbox 360 is gonna need a patch. Bethesda has confirmed that it has found a solution to an issue in the current patch, causing "problems with game saves." The company says it will replace the corrupting patch "as soon as humanly possible."

It's not clear what will happen to save files for people who already downloaded the broken patch, but the company recommends users "decline the update until the new one is live." We've followed up with the publisher for more details.

Update: Bethesda has posted that the update for English regions should go live later tonight. For other languages, the wait is going to be a bit longer. The company will update when it has a better idea.

Via: Eurogamer
Source: Bethesda forums, BethBlog Twitter

Tags: Bethesda-Softworks, Fallout-New-Vegas, glitch, microsoft, Obsidian-Entertainment, patch, xbox

Reader Comments (68)

hmm i stopped playing Vegas when i cleared out clean, plasma rifles shop and then gone to whorehouse to kill some hookers with my newly acquired weapons and got myself trapped by a door i was able to get in but was unable to get out T_T

@DokiDokiBawanga

and this is when the console commands come in handy.

Too bad console commands are enabled in console games. -.-

@xiLeShadow

aren't** enabled. =( typos.

@xiLeShadow I think it might be time for old school cheat codes to make a comeback in bethseda games.

@xiLeShadow

Which is pretty ironic, if you think about it.

@DokiDokiBawanga

Sounds like karma!

@DokiDokiBawanga I have gotten stuck behind doors several times. This game is glitchy as a mofo so I just stopped playing it.

@DokiDokiBawanga Just revert to the save before that. If the Autosave isn't a good place, then it wouldn't hurt to just do the stealing all over again and start from the last actual save.

or you know, Microsoft could take the update off and revert back to the previous version.

Have they done this??

Oh lord, a patch to patch a patch? Who's working over there at Bethesda, Xibit?

@baby sea tuna

YO DAWG I HERD U LIKE PATCHES...

@baby sea tuna Leonardo DiCaprio

@baby sea tuna

Christopher Nolan

@TaintedKane We have to go deeper. So we put the deep in your deep ones so you can deeper while you deep.

@Faceless Troll
Meme overflow. Critical Error. The internet must be rebooted.

I personally think it's hilarious that they release patches to fix bugs...but release more bugs in the patches.

I almost started playing this last night, guess I'll wait

Really Bethesda? Fail fail fail

That's nice for all the people who read blogs like this religiously :P

Good thing that's a small fraction of the gaming populous.

Damn whorehouses and their trap doors...that's how they get ya'! :-)

I downloaded it yesterday, Stopped all my saved games from loading.

I went into Data storage management and deleted the update (and all others) and was able to load my game and play.

This is the last game I will ever purchase that Obsidian has anything to do with. Fool me twice and all.

@Hunter2223

They did develop KOTOR II and it turned out amazing.

@Mrblonde57

That's debatable.

@Mrblonde57 they get a lot of flack for KOTOR 2, undeservedly. It might be justified with FNV and Alpha Protocol, not really sure what the publishing environment was like for those, but they were under extreme pressure from lucasarts with KOTOR. It's truly astounding they were able to make such an incredible game with the hand they were dealt.

@TheDarkWayne Most people were probably pissed at the closure, or lack thereof, in Knights 2.

I mean, they did have a huge portion of the script cut out due to time constraints.

@jynxycat

Exactly.

KOTOR 2 was similar to Fallout New Vegas in the adding some really neat ellements that make everything kinda cooler, and then short changing the entire game in some other way.
In KOTOR 2 it was the incomprehensible ending. In Fallout NewVegas it's the ludicrous number of bugs at every level.

As a studio they have potential, some good ideas, and add things that make games cooler... but their follow through and completion of a project is miserable.

@jynxycat yeah I got that, what I'm saying is with KOTOR 2 at least it wasn't there fault.
@Hunter Maybe that's true with Fallout, but KOTOR 2 did a lot more than just make it kinda a little bit cooler. The writing and the characters was a thousand times deeper, more mature and enthralling, but more important than that, the influence system! That was such an incredible feature that still appalls me that more games don't use it, that was a real game changer there and nobody picked up on it.

I love this game and have defended it left and right but damn Obsidian isn't making it easy. Patching patches...the future of QA

@esbeekay Patching patches is par per course with Sony. The xbox is just playing catchup.

For the love of all that is holy, Bethesda. You better get your shit in order for Skyrim.

This happened in Oblivion, Fallout 3, and this as well. It's not like corrupt save games completely ruin the experience or anything.

This is just getting ridiculous. Reminds me of what David Jaffe was saying about how games are released unfinished and are fixed with patches. Remember back in the day before patches? They worked or were broken. I like patches but not the way Vegas and many other games have had to fix issues that should have been addressed during the development process.

Twisted Metal and God of War do not even remotely compare to the depth of a piece of software similar to a Bethesda RPG.

If you want complexity from your software you have to accept occasional failure and save often. Games are no different.

Stop being so arrogant about software design; get a degree and join the team if you think it can be done better.

@jsx

Sorry, dude. There's a difference between a patch or two to fix minor issues and what happened w/FONV. They essentially released a game in Beta form - I've never seen such a myriad of game breaking issues in a AAA title.

The games' conception and systems were brilliant but the execution was a flat out embarassment to Bethesda and Obsidian - especially Obsidian - whose track record is horrendous at this point.

This really isn't a break for me. I'm glad I was warned about this before I played again. I still love Fallout & will get the next one when it comes out. People whine too much these days

Jesus effing Christ. I toyed with the idea of firing this game up and giving it a second chance after the last huge save game corruption bug. Reviews for this game were so great, and I want to like it, but sorry. How do you patch something and then eff up the patch?! Honestly.... Angry Rudy!... 'cause it's only Friday morning and I want it to be Friday night.

Gamebryo is a harsh mistress.

Where is your sarcasm, joystiq? Um... seems odd

That is prime developing right there.

@Mrblonde57 minus the myriad of bugs and cut content you mean. I will never buy another game made by Obsidian, they don't take the time to make sure their games work properly, so I won't waste my time and money trying to find a good game beneath the shit on the surface.

Huh, coulda sworn I posted the first comment. I really, really love this game, like 500 hours of love. But dang, it is poison to try and defend and explain why I like it. Poison.

@TheDarkWayne

Never trust a big butt and a smile.

Wow, this is like the time my doctor cured my ear infection by giving me AIDS.

Yo dawg, I heard you like patches...

wow really? I keep getting "This save will not work cause of DLC progress" (something like that) and I said to myself.....I don't have DLC for this game game saves will still load though *knocks on wood*

This is why I STOPPED PLAYING NEW GAMES!! Seriously, you know what I've been playing lately? Civilization IV. (that's 4, not 5) When Civ IV came out, it was probably $50. Each expansion, $30? The standalone Colonization, another $30-50? yeah, you can get Civ IV Complete which has both expansions, Colonization, and every patch ever for $20 now, and you don't need the hottest latest greatest computer to play it.

I'm sure I'll get around to Fallout 3 and all its descendants in a few years. By then all this crap will be ironed out.

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@CaptainProtonX

Do you ever get tanlines in the shape of a hand?

You are crossing the streams on multiple topics.

This isn't about DLC, the prices, or the demands of the systems.

The frustration here is about crap code being sold at full game prices, receiving patches to alleviate errors but ending up creating NEW errors.

This is the sign of the times, and the customer loses in the end.

@CaptainProtonX

Dammit, this was for Desco above me.

Speaking of frustrations, this reply system....

@CaptainProtonX YUP. With game prices staying relatively flat in the last five years(All AAA games have always been $60 +/- $5) the developers are obviously trying to cut corners because production costs have gone up which has whittled down their profit margin signifcantly. What I don't understand, is how games like Halo and MW are the same price as games like Fallout which have no multiplayer. In less than 3 years we'll have to pay to play online with all AAA games - GUARANTEED!

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