Fallout 3 DLC coming to PS3 beginning late June, two new multiplat packs announced

I'll have to put it on my GameFly list so I can install it to the HDD.

well you thought wrong my friend.

Nothing ever remains exclusive this gen...



... except MGS4. That game is special.

Like Bioshock it was probably a case of "Timed Exclusivity". I honestly wouldnt be surprised if the GTA4 pack made the jump to PS3 too. Also... I wouldnt be surprised if it didnt. lol

@ Hyams plenty are exclusive, they just have to be made and published by 1st party developers

Well, yeah, that's kind of obvious. =P

Although Halo 4 or Gran Turismo 5 going multiplat would be funny.

This content was never actually exclusive, it was just Bethesda not being able to release it on the PS3 for technical reasons.. Exactly the same as what happened with Oblivion.

This patch apparantly fixes whatever was wrong.

Snowblind, can we get a link on that brother? Cause I remember them saying they just weren't going to patch the PS3 version or bring the DLC over, having nothing to do with technical reasons. Would make sense anyway. Both systems run the core game, both have hard drives, both have digital distribution services. But if you got a link, send it our way.

PSN: WinterSnowblind

Let's not play the fanboy card, hm? :)

In Snowblind's defence http://uk.xboxlive.ign.com/articles/983/983990p1.html makes reference to the fact that there was more work involved in the PS3 versions hence the delay. Stop jumping on him based on your assumptions that he's a fanboy.

It was mainly in regards to Oblivion, but Bethesda said numerous times in other interviews, as well as that one that the PS3's architecture made it difficult for them to release DLC for it, which is why Oblivion only got the DLC as part of the GoTY version and why they couldn't do it up until now with Fallout

"A patch will be released for the game in order to make these DLC packs work with the PS3 version of the game"

I don't see LBP, killzone 2, gears 2 (is that first party?), or MGS4 ever going multi. I think those are all third party.

Nvm, I'm an idiot. Lbp and kz2 are both first party. I don't know if gears is or not, I think so....hmm...well, in that case the only (major) third party titles are that are exclusive are L4D, mgs4, and...I have no idea

Gears 1 and 2 are second party. EPIC (a third part developer) own the franchise, but Microsoft own the publishing rights to those two game.

Gears 3 could go multiplat, because Microsoft only bought the publishing rights for the first two games, but I can't imagine Microsoft letting such a big franchise go multi. They'll almost certainly secure the rights to Gears 3.

The reason for the delay is because of all of the extra time and attention that goes into Blu-ray DLC. God, I'm surprised you didn't know that.

I think its pretty obvious that there was some MS money involved with it. Clearly, being that the engine and game are already running on the PS3 the 'technical issues' excuse is a weak one.

Clearly a timed exclusivity agreement and NDA much like GTA4.

IGN: Why is it that the first three pieces of DLC are finally hitting the PS3? Was it a timed exclusivity deal, or was something else worked out?

Todd Howard: It's mostly the workload on us. Based on our Oblivion experience, it was clear that Xbox users were much more comfortable buying content, by a wide margin. It's a lot of work to get them ready for a particular platform and now that they've been so popular, we want to get them on the PS3. And there's obviously been a lot of frustration on the part of PS3 owners, who don't feel they are getting the total Fallout 3 experience, and we don't want that to happen. We want everyone to have everything, but we still need to set priorities so we can use our development time wisely.

Why was I voted down?

So is the DLC being released on PSN? Or will it only be available retail?

Jez & Snowblind

If the two of you actually believe this DLC was a timed exclusive because of problems making it work on the PS3 then you are either complete idiots or shills.

All you need to do is look at GTA IV & Tombraider for your answer. This DLC was paid for plain and simple. Todd Howard can try to spin it however he likes but on numerous ocassions he used the word "EXCLUSIVE" DLC not that they were having trouble getting it running and would patch it at a later date. Seriously, you guys are complete tools and ass clowns. I'll have to find the link but I have a quote where one of the Bethesda guys says they won't disclose the terms of their deal with MS for the DLC. They are just trying to put a happy spin on things now so PS3 owners will buy the damn content.

At the E3 Media and Business Summit last week, Bethesda Softworks said it would be bringing Fallout 3 downloadable content exclusively to Xbox 360 and Windows, leaving buyers of the PS3 version out of luck as far as extra content is concerned.

How can they hint that PS3 owners wouldn't buy the DLC themselves over the PSN when they didn't sell it on PSN for Oblivion? We never had a chance to buy it other than with the GOTY edition.
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Analyst Colin Sebastian with Lazard Capital Markets told us on Monday that Microsoft and Bethesda likely came to some sort of financial agreement to leave PS3 DLC out of the equation.

"...I think it's a very good possibility that Microsoft and Bethesda were partners in this decision. Obviously Microsoft paid up to secure exclusive online content for GTA IV, and online is a cornerstone for Microsoft's digital media strategy."

But Bethesda won't share details of its decision to bring Fallout 3 DLC only to Microsoft platforms.

"...We aren’t going to get into the details of the hows and whys," said Bethesda marketing boss Pete Hines in an e-mail. "[DLC] will be exclusive for PC and 360. [We're] not going to give any other qualifiers or clarifications as it relates to other platforms."

Fallout 3 is slated for release on Xbox 360, PC and PS3 this fall


http://www.edge-online.com/news/bethesda-mum-fallout-3-dlc-exclusivity-deal

lol....I called it shit because of the glitches....not because of the DLC...although with that "GOTY" version coming out with all that on there I will most likely be buying it now....

I called it shit because it's not as good as the previous titles.

Well, i call it shit because i could never leave the vault without the game crashing, and i could never use VATS (although i later found out i couldn't because i had accessories connected to the USB ports... what's up with that?)

Maybe a patch fixed it, but when i played it, i considered it shit.

i call it shit, cause i played it and didnt like it...Not cause xbox had (now not so exclusive) DLC....

I don't see why they wouldn't...Oblivion was supposedly going to be exclusive to Windows and Xbox way back in the day but they brought it to PS3...gotta give Bethesda props since they have been trying to share the love with us whenever they can.

please insert disc 2 to play mission 2 on MGS4 -75gs point unlocked for insernting disc 2

I played it on my PS3, and I thought it was shit. Not because of the lack of the DLC but purely because it lacked the scale of Oblivion and the child-killing abilities of the REAL Fallout games.

I called it shit... no wait, I didn't because this is actually a good fucking game. Sucks that it didn't work for you.

I really hope so.

Yeah but knowing Valve they'll replace all the Zombies with Ewoks and all the guns with potato shooters. OH and there will be no online co-op...nope LAN parties only.

Wouldn't mind that, but yeah.. I don't see that ever happening.

More likely Gabe would take a crap in a bunch of Left 4 Dead (PS3) cases and ship them.

Then again he's so fat most of his shit is stored in that cocky digestional tract of his :O /barf

Valve doesn't support the PS3. Any L4D going to PS3 will be a crappy port from EA.

I don't know why this was voted down. It seems like a valid enough opinion to me.

Must be the spelling errors...

If posts got downvoted for spelling errors, just about every single post on Joystiq would be downvoted.

More likely I've upset either Fallout fanboys for having not played the game, or PS3 fanboys for saying the PS3 version is inferior.

Which is funny, because I've also been downvoted for saying I hope Left4Dead comes to the PS3, suggesting that I've also upset either L4D fanboys or 360 fanboys.

Man, I'm on a roll today.

Why is Hyams Getting downvoted on every post, they seem to be fine. Haha

Maybe it's your display pic?

Needs moar twing-twang!

Poor Kai. =(

Actually, I've tried to change it a few times, but nothing ever happens. It's weird. =/

Hyams has a lot of haters today....lol...normally thats me getting voted down

But the PC version is better than either console version. =/

I'd wait personally for the GOTY. I think all together the disc will be cheaper than the game plus DLC off PSN.

"But the PC version is better than either console version. =/" not if I cant stand to play it on my PC it isn't same reason why i never got the witcher. I only play FPS on my pc nothing else.

Huh. Fair enough.