Fallout Fans Are Still Asking for This Holotape Feature

The Fallout community has been discussing the franchise’s Holotapes, and fans want to see radio station songs added to the storage devices to appease in-game music collectors. Holotapes are laser-readable storage devices from Fallout’s fictional Wattz Electronics, and they’re found scattered across every main entry in the series. The latest models can store up to 4 terabytes (4,000 gigabytes) of data, and fans think that’s more than enough space for playlists.

Fallout 76 was the last release into the franchise in 2018. Despite a rocky launch, the fan base welcomed Wastelanders, the first major update in 2020, and the player count continues to rise. A recent update fixed some of the technical issues facing Fallout 76’s Caravans, a feature that faced significant backlash when it was first introduced. Regarding the franchise’s future, fans are deliberating where the subsequent Fallout game will take place, despite the next main entry predicated to arrive after 2030 while Bethesda works on The Elder Scrolls 6.

Posted on Reddit by not_an_alien__, a question was posed to the Fallout 4 subreddit asking if anyone else believed music should have been added to Holotapes found in the wasteland. There are plenty of Holotapes to find in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, with most containing mini-games, cooking recipes, and written text. However, players cannot obtain physical copies of their favorite Fallout songs. Instead, they have to wait for the tune to circle on radio stations. As a real-life music collector, the original poster thought discovering radio songs on random Holotapes would be a neat addition to immersive gameplay.

The Fallout franchise includes several, stellar radio stations, and a majority of Redditors championed the idea of music on Holotapes. One user thought a side quest designed to find more music Holotapes for Diamond City Radio would have been a good idea to add more variety to the station. This notion has been circulating the fandom for a while, and many hope that future games will include this feature, similar to Metal Gear Solid 5’s discoverable cassette tapes for Snake’s Walkman.

I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire by The Ink Spots, The Wanderer by Dion DiMucci, and Dean Martin’s Ain’t That A Kick In The Head are some of Fallout’s most iconic songs that can be heard on in-game radio stations. A good handful were featured in Amazon Prime’s live-action series, but Fallout 4 has several, memorable score tracks to match the game’s tone as well, and including music on Holotapes would create a deeper connection to the medium.

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Released

November 14, 2018

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

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Engine

Creation

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol

How Long To Beat

34 Hours

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Steam Deck Compatibility

yes

X|S Optimized

No

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PS Plus Availability

Extra & Premium

File Size Xbox Series

97 GB (May 2024)

OpenCritic Rating

Weak

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Cross Save

no

Cross-Platform Play

no

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