Question 1:

I live in Japan but I want to play Fallout 4 in English. Can I do this if I purchase the digital edition on Steam?

Bethesda's release info mentions that the Japanese version supports Japanese voice/text, but says nothing about English, so it falls short of answering my question.

Question 2:

Will the Japanese version have content removed like with Fallout 3?

I apologise if this has been asked before, but the search function on this forum is completely broken.

You'll have better luck finding out if you PM Gstaff directly.

1. I'm pretty sure Steam lets you switch out languages no problem in the game's properties - it'll just have to queue up a download for the new files. I can do it with Skyrim and Fallout 3 (and I think every other Bethesda game), so it would be weird if that pattern didn't continue with Fallout 4.

2. No idea.

From the http://bethesda.net/#en/events/game/prepare-for-the-future-fallout-4-important-release-info/2015/10/08/35 at Bethesda.net, it doesn't sound like the Japanese version supports English. Every other region in the world is listed as supporting English as well as other languages.

Here's the bit about language support:

What languages does Fallout 4 support?

• In North America, Fallout 4 supports English/French voice/text.
• In South America, Fallout 4 supports English voice/text, as well as BR-PT and Latin American Spanish text.
• In the United Kingdom and Australia/New Zealand, Fallout 4 supports English voice/text only.
• In most European territories, Fallout 4 supports English/French/Italian/German/Spanish voice/text
• In Russia and Poland, Fallout 4 supports English voice/text and Polish/Russian text.
• In Asia, Fallout 4 supports English voice/text and English voice / Traditional Chinese text.
• In Japan, Fallout 4 supports Japanese voice/text.

It seems like the Japanese version is different from the rest, and is probably the only version you'll have access to in Japan.

Reminds me of when people don't realize that it is a bad idea to stick their hand into a wood chipper.

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

If that's the case, then it's bloody stupid that the option's not even there. I've messaged Gstaff about this. Hopefully I can get a straight answer.

As of early last month no version of Fallout 4 had been censored. That could change, but it's getting closer to release and no censoring has been announced for any release as far as I know. I don't remember hearing anything about the Japanese version of New Vegas being censored, so if that didn't have anything removed I doubt this will either.

Answer is in plain sight or I was thinking of Fargo.

Steam version for sure.

It's been a while, but somehow or other on my Steam settings, I was able to do the opposite, as I changed Skyrim's audio to Japanese.

That was pretty awesome, the bard songs were so cool! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WjrmjhnLkQ

I feel bad for you. For starters the japanese version will only support japanese audio and text. For second, it doesnt release until december 17th in japan.

Try this:

This is what it looks like when I select this option for Skyrim: http://i.imgur.com/OT9nymR.jpg

If that doesn't work, maybe try changing the language of your Steam client to English, if it is not already

Not sure where you got that info, but they DID release a statement that the JPN version would be delayed about a month, so they are changing something (or the localization is just that more difficult).

Your 2nd comment is more cryptic than your first so I hesitate to ask what Fargo has to do with your answer and what a wood chipper has to do with JPN game questions. If just trolling....GG.

I'll chalk it up to you trying to sound witty, but you couldn't quite get there.

Seen Fargo. Remember the scene. Have no idea how it's relevant. Better luck next time, bud.

Thank you for this. This is helpful, and it should come in handy. In a worst case scenario, there's always Steam Refunds.

The fact I have to wait about 5 weeks after most countries doesn't bother me all too much.
You just KNOW there'll be bugs aplenty for a game this size. 5 weeks is enough time for Bethesda to release an 8gig bugfixing patch.

When I do this I also have the option to select Traditional Chinese. I don't find Chinese in your screenshot, is it cut off or are you really not able to select Chinese? I always thought that steam allows everyone to select every language, but I seem to be wrong.

Interesting, yep in my case there is no Traditional Chinese option in the Skyrim language settings. I imagine that would be just subtitles, as I'm fairly certain there is no Mandarin dub.

Ok, that confirms that not all languages are selectable for all people. I think that maybe a Bethesda or Steam staff member accidentally forgot to tick a checkbox for non European version (mine is a European version), but still this may be worrysome for some people.

This don't work for all language versions. FO3 in Germany was German only too.