Skyrim DLC might never make it to the PlayStation 3
By Alice Lynton on September 1, 2012 at 10:53 am
We PC Elite suffered through the Xbox 360′s exclusivity period before we could get our hands on Dawnguard, the first DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and no doubt we’ll have to wait for Hearthfire and its successors as well. But spare a thought for our console brethren today; Bethesda has admitted it might not ever be able to bring the add-on content to the Big Black Box.
“Skyrim is a massive and dynamic game that requires a lot of resources, and things get much more complex when you’re talking about sizable content like Dawnguard. We have tried a number of things, but none of them solve the issue enough to make Dawnguard good for everyone. The PS3 is a powerful system, and we’re working hard to deliver the content you guys want. Dawnguard is obviously not the only DLC we’ve been working on either, so the issues of adding content get even more complicated. This is not a problem we’re positive we can solve, but we are working together with Sony to try to bring you this content,” a representative wrote on the publisher’s forum.
Ouch. The PlayStation 3 version of Skyrim seems to have had a terrible time of it all round, suffering some very nasty bugs unique to the platform, and waiting longer for patches than rival systems. Let’s hope the brave Bethesda soldiers overcome.
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“The PS3 is a powerful system”
in the same sense that my 92yo grandmother is a ‘world class athlete’.
You read my mind! Lol!
Sucks to be a PS3 owner right now. Hopefully they figure out something so you PS3 owners out there can enjoy the extra content too…
I imagine it has less to do with the age of the hardware and a hell of a lot more to do with the awful software/tools the developers have to deal with when creating games/content on the PS3.
*clears throat*… BWAHAHAHA!! Sorry had to let that out.. Never been a fan of the PS3. Hope this will make some die hard fans of skyrim convert XD
aggabo,
Why would you want people to convert? There are still people who care about which console someone has?
Never owned a real console but feel bad for Skyrim fans using a PS3, must be frustrating.
I know there is a lot of competition for PC Vs Xbox Vs PlayStation (and some I’m better than you sentiments) but at the end of the day we all love games. I hope they can get the extra content out there for them.
kendrite,
You know it’d be good if we could edit our posts for typing errors….
I meant and some -better than you innuendo-
And if I make a splling mistake I cntfx it up prprly. :)
You see Sony? This is what happens when you give developers crappy SDKs to work with.
kamma,
I think we should more be caring about the fact that people are trying to play Skyrim on a console. Such games began on the PC, and they are best on the PC. At least until Microsoft releases its carved-from-redwood claws from the Xbox online content process as well as the wallets of its users.
lol bethesda are terrible programmers. The game is dynamic as shit. The game is unbalanced, awkward, glitchy, uninspired, janky gameplay and dumb A.I. They took so many short cuts especially for the consoles which gave so many problems for the pc version that its just unplayable. Piece of shit developers, shit game.
you are an idiot, this game has sold 10 million units, this is the fault of Sony and the console they call the PS3, the simple solution is get a PC, its customizable as well
It’s on about the same level as people with PC’s getting all uppy about consoles even though they have never actually owned one.
a pretty good indication on how far behind consoles are in terms of processing power etc.
My god, we’re like the only two people on the planet that see how shoddy this game is….
As a PC gamer and a PS3 gamer, i often make a choice of which platform based on the game type and i really wanted to play it in the comfort of my lounge chair, so i decided to grab the PS3 version since i completed Oblivion only a few months earlier. I was actually in Japan for a month before i could come home and play it, and fouind none of the launch or first patch issues, so i would say i had an excellent and smooth experience.
Hearing his really disheartens me, i bought Skyrim with the intention of keeping the game up to date with DLC, knowing each DLC was gonna be a full meat and bones experience.
Personally, i feel i should be compensated, give me a PC version as a replacement, i’ll buy DLC on the PC, but the game i paid for should be available as another option now cause while i enjoyed the game, i didn’t get the “years” of enjoyment from it i should have.