Fallout 3 PS3 DLC 'by end of September,' starting with Broken Steel

by Jem Alexander on Jul 13th 2009 1:35PM

June came and went with no sign of the PS3 Fallout 3 DLC, as promised. A new post on the PlayStation Blog reveals that the content will be "releasing later than originally expected." You don't say. Quite a bit later, actually, as we should be seeing the first packs being released "by the end of September." Ouch.

There is some good news, though. Seeing as there's such a large delay, Bethesda will be changing the order in which the packs will be released. Broken Steel -- which expands the game beyond its original ending and increases the level cap -- will be the first pack to be released, with Operation Anchorage and The Pitt coming soon after. The latter two may well be released simultaneously, as an apology for the delay. The two new packs, Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta will then be made available "as soon as [Bethesda] can."

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Tags: bethesda, Bethesda-Game-Studios, Bethesda-Softworks, fallout-3, fallout-3-dlc, RPG

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Finally! I hope...

See PS3 owners? No reason to complain. Atleast they're doing it in the right order for you guys. Releasing the DLC with the expanded level cap FIRST and then the following up with the other expansions.

It really sucked being at the original cap and not being able to level passed it even though you were playing through new content.

Yep, I'm not upset about this. I bought the game with the understanding that they would never release the DLC for PS3, so this has all been good news as far as I'm concerned. Delays are not a big deal.

while this is good and everything, i borrowed this game from my friend for like 3 months so i love this game. and since i dont own it, then i can pick up the GOTY edition. if you think about it, if it really is 60 dollars like normal games are, then you get the game for 10 dollars and every map pack for 10 dollars. thats an amazing deal

lame

wut

The delays, I thought this be here by now

You would think as a PS3 owner you'd be used to shenanigans like this by now.

No, I understood, I was just being a jester and responding to a one-word post with a one-word post.

It's all good, dawg.

At least I'm usually humorous and only occasionally a dick, and not persistently a dick, right?

being a bit more on topic...
I'd think it'd be lame-er if they released it now and it was broken or majorly buggy...
I'd rather wait... but damn them if it gets delayed that much AND is still buggy and/or broken

good for ps3, this DLC is quality and they've been missing out and pretending not to care. I installed broken steel before playing any of the DLC packs, so it really only affected those who were unpatient.

Hopefully it won't be buggy as shit like the 360 releases. I think its locked up every time I played it. I've barely gotten into Broken Steel because of it and am really not excited about the next two DLC packs because between new games and Fallout freezing and costing me X minutes or hours of gameplay, I don't know that I'd ever actually play them.

You might wanna look into that Trev. I never had Broken Steel lock up on me.

1943 on the other hand, locked up on me twice last night. Damn near in a row.

fallout freezes on me like no other game does

i hope in the mean time they can patch the ps3 version to be alot less buggy

while playing the original game my game kept freezing up like crazy i hope they can remedy this

and i also hope it doesnt affect the release window for the GOTY version because i plan on buying that instead of buying the expansions separately.

have they said if they're going to do more after Mothership Zeta? I havent heardd any official declaration that its the final one but i havent heard anything about new stuff either

Congrats on hitting level 30 there, pal :P I've done The Pitt & Point Lookout, and have downloaded but not touched Broken Steel or Operation Anchorage. I don't know if I can do Mothership Zeta or more DLC at this point, finally starting to tire just a bit on Fallout.

I'm pretty sure they've stated that Mothership Zeta will be the absolute last DLC for Fallout 3. I'm not sure if I'll make it that far though. I skipped Achorage and The Pitt and I really wanted to download Point Lookout but other games have gotten in the way. Eh, they gotta go free at some point, right? right?

Granted I've only played through 2 of them, but I think Point Lookout was exceptionally deep.

Very thoughful, and I am sure a few people will care - but most PS3 owners would have sold their game and moved on to inFamous, Assassin Creed 2, Uncharted 2, etc. Hope that check MS gave you was big enough, Bethesda, because that delay is going to cost you money, maybe a million copies per DLC

Uncharted 2: September 30 2009
Assassin's Creed 2: November 17, 2009

Hmmm.

Eh, guess I'll give you that one.

I hadn't even thought about that, but I have to agree. There are lots of games I want to check out coming out around that time. Anything from passing interest to childlike grabby-hands desire is going to distract from DLC purchasing. Dark Void, Katamari Forever, Singularity and WET are all supposed to be coming out in September as well.

Wolfenstein, Section 8, Batman in Aug though
November is insane: MAG, COD 6, AC2, Bioshock 2, possibly Ratchet as well

is "maybe a million copies per DLC" your expert opinion?

I think an appropriate apology from bethesda should include FREE download content since they made us wait over a year for this. a lot of gamers have already moved on to other games and traded this into gamestop.

Does this come with new Trophies, too?

There will be Trophies for the DLC

I just platinumed it. It never got boring, even though I had to play through it 4 times. Good job, Bethesda.

I remember how awesome I felt when I found the downed spaceship :) I brought the alien body with me everywhere.

I will buy these when i feel like doing the evil and neutral playthroughs and get those last trophies I'm missing. How much size do all the DLC take up on the HD?

I don't really feel like doing a neutral run (sounds boring) but I'm looking forward to the evil one. Perhaps I can do it just the opposite way by saving megaton on my evil run to reach those neutral levels 8,14, 20 and 30?

Oh yes smart move here. Release it around the time Uncharted 2, AC 2, and MW 2 come out. Then we'll have Bethesda saying "Well it sold like crap on PS3, no reason for us to do anything else again for those guys."

This. Damn, and I used to really like Bethesda.

well no cause most its in November 2 months away, and most people will buy a couple at a time not right as they come out

Wow...just got into Fallout 3 on ps3 and didn't even think to look if the DLC was even available...this whole DLC exclusivity thing sucks. I mean...does ps3 even have ANY exclusiveness? Glad I only got into the game recently. Would've been mad at how long the wait was...still only in megaton too...so I suppose I have a ways to go before I should download the contents.

I'll likely just get Broken steel. I don't like that you temporarily lose your equipment in the other DLCs. Plus Broken Steen increases the level cap.

That's a ridiculous reason to not get the other available DLC.

lol...I knew Bethesda was going to completely fumble their deadline. That's what you get from a company that's 90% Microsoft's b1tch.

Well, as the old adage goes, "better late than never."

They should just fooking hurry up! I've been dying to keep playing Fallour since I completed it at christmas!
It's been so tempting to just trade it in but I really love the game so the news of DLC is keeping me pinned.

And on the plus side - when they do release the DLC it should be faultless - better than have rushed versions in my opinion.

Now I just need another game to get me through the summer....
Final Fantasy is currently keeping me busy, but something new please!

I'm happy the DLC is finally coming, but it just seems like Bethseda can not get their act together. They first denied the DLC would ever come, then made a promise date that's long gone, and now with the ugly delay Broken Steel and such is going up against it's own GOTY edition and a lot of top notch titles.

Is anyone over there actually trying to run a game company?

"as soon as [Bethesda] can." meaning, as soon as their contract with Microsoft expires. Don't try to make this look like development delays or issues with porting the DLC, this is just Bethesda screwing PS3 owners.

I love the game, but don't insult my intelligence Bethesda. Bethesda could make the DLC availible tomorrow, but they just favor Microsoft a lot more. It should be at least 50% off as an apology. And if they really mean it, they should go PS3 exclusive for the DLC on their next game.

Isn't the GOTY edition coming out in October? Even if you have Fallout 3... wouldn't you just trade it in (for like 5 bucks probably) and purchase the GOTY edition?

I'll probably platinum the game and sell it. Then, I'd buy the GOTY edition later on. It seems to be a better deal as I don't have to download all the add-ons, plus it should cost less, depending how much I get for the original game.

Like many have said too, there are a bunch of great games coming up around that time, though I'm not getting them all, I'll sure pick up Uncharted 2, and that probably be it for 2009.

Welp, good thing I bought a 360 from ebay for half price. I will just borrow my friends HDD to play these expansion packs, for free. Sorry Bethesda, you failed.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well I don't feel like buying all of the dlc, and Broken Steel seems to have the most content. But having to lose all your equipment just seems like a cheap way to separate the dlc from the main game.

reply fail.

I just posted a huge comment and now it doesn't show up. Your comments section sucks Joystiq.

To little to late... If Bethesda wanted the PS3 $ they should acted sooner. Game release schedule for October makes PS3 Fallout 3 DLC irrelevant at the price they are suggesting

Spend a few minutes browsing the comments over at Playstation Blog and you will find a largely negative reaction to Bethesda's announcements, which I think is well deserved.

Frankly, I think that Fallout 3 DLC will sell very poorly because, aside from it being released way too late, PS3 owners have a lot of ill will toward Bethesda for being snubbed. It really is a self-fulfilling prophecy: Bethesda snubs PS3 owners, generating resentment and disdain from the community. The DLC will sell very poorly. Bethesda will cite poor sales as a reason to no longer support PS3 platform, while completely ignoring it was their fault in the first place.

Ah well. Count me in as one of those peeved PS3 owners, but I will probably reluctantly buy the DLC and reluctantly have a hell of a good time playing it.

Please don't eat my comment, Joystiq.

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