How to take off Power Armor in Fallout 4 (PC and consoles)

Even though Fallout 4 is arguably the easiest game in the series to get into for people who just got hella hyped about this world because of the Fallout TV show, it still features some strange blind spots when it comes to making some mechanics clear for players.

We’ve previously talked about how to recharge fusion cores, an essential but somehow not very well-explained part of getting your Power Armor to work, so let’s now talk about how to get out of your Power Armor, as nobody wants to get unnecessarily trapped in a metal coffin forever.

A Power Armor is a great tool to use in the job of fixing Wasteland, if you know what I mean, and its simplified use in Fallout makes a lot of sense. What doesn’t make much sense, however, is how the game doesn’t do a great job of explaining how to exit it, so here goes:

• PC: Hold the E key until the character exits the armor
• PlayStation: Hold the X button until the character exits the armor
• Xbox: Hold the A button until the character exits the armor

In case you’ve changed the key bindings for some reason, the rule is that the key or button you use to exit the armor is the same one you used to enter it.

It’s an extremely simple action to perform, but only once you know how to do it, and the game only explains it in a brief message once you find a power armor station.

Even worse, you can hold down the correct button for 90% of the time required to hold it to exit the armor, and the game still won’t tell you that you’re about to trigger an action.

You can play Fallout 4 on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. You can now watch the Fallout TV series on Amazon Prime.