Why is there a restriction on PS4? PS3 never had file size restrictions for content and neither has PS4. What way did they friggin build this mod support's foundation on? Crappy Xbox 360 rules? The 2gb limit is a dead giveaway.

@BG having requirments needed to be met isn't seen as being closed, its open to the idea, but certain conditions must be met.

Lets take vehicles owners (Sony) for example. you have a tuner garage that says they can install any turbo on any vehicle, problem is though they only carry mods 2x bigger than the motor allows on the vehicle. does that make the vehicle owner closed to the idea of turbos? no he is still open to the idea and getting a turbo, just needs one that fits his vehicle.

Lets have a look at it from the tuners side now. the installers (bethesda) say they can install a turbo in your vehicle. problem there is that not only is it 2 times as big, but also the pressure could blow gaskets. is it the owners fault for not modifying his front end to accomidate the tubo, the the installers duty to find a turbo that fits and works for it?

Hint its the latter.

@Goldby
"having requirments needed to be met isn't seen as being closed, its open to the idea, but certain conditions must be met. "

it is being closed, just like they won't allow cross play with competing platforms or allow competing services like ea access. sony has the right to green light what they want. the proof will be in the pudding, if mods work on the xbox one and consumers like that option then what is the problem?

@Moldy

Whats the problem? The PS4 isn't set up like a windows pc or Xbox. thast the problem. what you are implying is like an Apple only product stating it can work on pc and becuase Apple is too busy not converting it to work on PC and says its windows problem that it isn't working.

It's not a simple drag and drop for mod support the way Sony wants to to be dont. if Bethesda doesn't want to do the way their platform dictates it, than they are being childish blaming sony for somethign they should be doing.

If you require a service and it isn't possible under normal circumstances, is that your fault or the person you hired for the service? the service providers.

its not that hard Moldy. you offer a service, you go through with that service, not blame someone else for your wrong doings.

@Moldybread: Cross platform play? This again? Microsoft didn't want it when the 360 was more popular than the PS3, it shouldn't be surprising that Sony doesn't want it now. It doesn't make sense to remove an incentive to switch consoles to play with your friends. http://kotaku.com/5813740/i...

EA Access? Again? Its a terrible service on the Xbox One.
http://n4g.com/comments/red...

Neither of which has anything to do with mods. Bethesda claims that Sony won't allow mods to be implemented "like they should be", which is a pointed statement. That says that Sony would allow them, but Bethesda wants to do it their own way rather than under the guidelines that Sony requires. Let's be frank, mods on the Xbox One aren't exactly flawless. Given the restrictions of a console, I'm surprised they tried them at all. For all we know about the situation it could have been quality control, content moderation to prevent inappropriate or pornographic material, or even a security concern that tripped up Bethesda. All that we do know is that Bethesda had a different interpretation about how mods "should be" implemented.

@modlybread

"Minecraft Realms Will Support Cross Platform Play Between PS4, Xbox One, and Mobile"
Seems like they're open to it to me.
http://n4g.com/news/1963524...

Mods and the community regulate themselves, they are mods lol... Regulated modding is called game development.

So Sony is *not* for the players? Let's see: No BC, No EA Access, No Mods, No UHD BR.

The mods are pretty highly regulated last i checked- there's a reason PC users mainly use Nexusmods,

As has been stated, there are plenty of things mods improve other than gfx, quest related, fix related, content related, convenience, even small additions that can have a huge effect on the game.. No one remembers Skyrim without SkyUI?.