Vault dwellers, Bethesda has taken the Fallout 76 servers down this May 9. If you’re wondering why you can’t log in, it’s not just you. This applies to all platforms, and we’re expecting a patch to be released alongside the downtime.
Fallout 76 Down for Server Maintenance Schedule for May 9:
Update: Bethesda has confirmed that maintenance for the game is now complete!
ℹ️ Maintenance is complete, and @Fallout 76 is available on all platforms.
Patch notes at the bottom of this page: https://t.co/QVz5HJySdk— Bethesda Support (@BethesdaSupport) May 9, 2024
Here’s the announcement from Bethesda regarding the server downtime:
ℹ️ On Thursday, May 9 at 10am ET/9am CT, we are bringing @Fallout 76 offline on all platforms to apply a small update.
For Server Status updates, keep an eye out on our https://t.co/spj7OhagQy Status Portal, our Twitter, or our Official Discord Server.— Bethesda Support (@BethesdaSupport) May 8, 2024
Start: 10 am ET/7 am PT/9 am CT/10 pm HKT
Duration: Unspecified but usually it takes 2-4 hours
As you can see, there is a small patch set to be released on all platforms. Once we have the patch notes for that, we’ll provide a link out to within the article.
If anything changes regarding the server downtime, we’ll be sure to update the article to let our readers know.
In other news related to Bethesda, the company had multiple studios closed down by Microsoft this week, and this includes Redfall developer Arkane Austin, and even Tango Gameworks, the studio responsible for the smash hit, Hi-Fi Rush! You can read up all about it here.