I'm a PS4 player and i really like Skyrim but because of the Sony fun police I'm considering buying an Xbox 1 just so i can use mods for Skyrim and Fallout. My question is, is would you say it's worth it? Does the game run ok with proper mods?

I know PC's are better for modding but i prefer the simplicity of consoles.

The XB1 will run 'proper mods' yes.


But only those made available on the Beth.net mod library site...currently about two and a half thousand mods. They are almost all pc mods ported over and many have ongoing support...updates etc.


The other thing you will need to get acquainted with if console modding...is understanding and sorting you own load order. In the mods section of Beth.net there are excellent help threads with examples to guide you. What you can't do is just download like fifty mods and install them at random...the console will almost certainly just Crash To Desktop due to different mods trying to change the same things. LOOT is not available on console! You must do it manually.


Currently also...the body types are 'replacers' meaning all npcs of that gender get the same body. Eg...a granny looking like a tavern wench...yeah, thats just...no!


Maybe you have already had a taste of this on Your PS4? The XB1 mods can use scripts and external assets...and you have 5Gb of mod storage....so waaaay better than PS4......buuuut still waaay behind PCs.


If you can go PC instead that would be much better...so much more control of mod use and many more of them both available and usable.

And PCs are actually pretty simple these days too. You can buy a decent prebuilt that will run Skyrim at high or ultra settings for maybe twice what an Xbox One will cost.

I've used the mods on PS4 and even though they're really limited I've still enjoyed them a lot.The modders have done some great ones even with the limitations.

It's the no new armours or weapons thing that's really annoying me though. I play in 3rd person and I'm bored of the same armors and weapons.It wouldn't be so bad if you could alter existing armours for example taking the cape off the Nightingale armor or the big shoulders off the glass armor but even that can't be done on PS4. There is a few good mods which are retextures of existing armors but there's only 2 of them.

I just can't decide wether it's worth buying a console i don't really want for 2 games that i really like to play.

Pro's and con's list...if the "pro's" don't out-weight the "cons" then I wouldn't buy a X-box1 just for two games... that said.. I bought my desk-top for 1 game...Skyrim. Now I bought the Anthology so I have all the TES games and I bought Dragon Age: Inquisition.. but only because my 360 fried. and my husband is stingy with the X-box1 use ( just kidding).

Seriously just make a list and think about it... My reason's for buying the PC was armor's and body mods... I do tend to push the limit on my graphics, but I could live with that being mostly vanilla.

Personally I would save for a PC they can be simple to use... simpler to play, with less issues IF...IF you read the read me's and descriptions of mods ( you have to with consoles also or have issues) LOOT, SKSE and a mod manager ( NNM is in my opinion easier for a beginner to use) They make it easier than a console atm....

My PC is dying so I can't comment on that. Getting Skyrim for my Xbox was worth every penny. It looks gorgeous and I've had no issues finding mods.


But the thing about games though is one person's favorite game is another man's worst.

Using mods on Xbox One has been a great experience for me... But I wouldn't spend $300-$500 on a new console just to play with mods.

on my Xbox One slyrim se, i have over 4 gigs of mods. fairly stable. if you are really into mods, it is worth getting a Xbox One. and fallout also allows mods. the Xbox One will allow more and different mods. so far there are two games that can be moded on consoles. but there might be more in the future.

Oh...and of course depending on your gaming style having different consoles can be a good thing... I know my Hubby bought the PS3 because a game he wanted to play was exclusive on it. Pretty much we have a PS3, PS4, X-box 1 and my PC.. would have a 360, but it went up in a puff of smelly smoke.