Canadian PS3 Fallout 3 save files apparently not transferring for GOTY edition

by Alexander Sliwinski on Oct 14th 2009 10:15AM

A couple of threads over at Bethesda Softwork's forums reveal that Canadian PS3 owners are having a problem getting their previous Capital Wasteland save files to be recognized by the newly released Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition. Speculation by forum posters about the cause of the issue seems to revolve around either improper/outdated patching or that the GOTY edition isn't compatible with a version of the game sold in the region.

We've been in contact with Bethesda this morning, which is aware of the problem and is currently trying to figure out precisely what the issue is before it makes a statement. We'll update as soon as we learn more.

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Tags: bethesda, Bethesda-Game-Studios, bethesda-softworks, canada, fallout-3, RPG

Reader Comments (55)

so my copy will be a collectors edition in canada by means of illegal sale ... cool even if it doesnt play saves..? nah “cool“ and Bethesda don't jive

Not true. Both of my copies, of F3 (original and GotY) are bilingual, as are most games released in Canada. Unfortunately it STILL does not recognize my save files from the original F3. The problem does not arise from the 'incompaibility' of bilingual games, as there is no incompatibility between them. It appears to be one of two possible issues. First could be an issue with file recognition, possibly because the Canadian version (a different print from the US because of the bilingual necessity) was not used in any of the testing and Bethesda didn't foresee any problems with the original unilingual version porting the save files. I wouldn't be surprised if a Canadian with an American copy of the original F3 has no problems with the GotY edition. The second possibility is our consoles themselves are likely different and just as with many games you cannot just copy the save file from one profile to another and use it, perhaps it works the same with games. The console reads for Fallout 3 GotY edition saves and finds none.

I also blame the FRENCH CANADIANS for this incompatibility mess...1 province ruins everything for Canada all the time....everything sold on the store shelves have to have both English and French labels. Quebec should have separated from Canada a LONG TIME AGO.

You're an idiot. If it's the "French Canadians" fault, then why isn't this an issue with the Xbox 360 version of Fallout 3?

This is just a small problem that Bethesda will undoubtly patch soon enough.