Bethesda Won't Commit To PS3 Fallout 3 Getting Ability To Play Post-Ending

Fallout 3 players have criticized their inability to keep exploring the wasteland after finishing the main storyline, and while that feature is coming to Xbox 360 and PC users via downloadable content, Bethesda Softworks told MTV Multiplayer there are no plans to update the PlayStation 3 version with the same feature.

[rucky]

Shafting PS3 owners is part of MS-Bethesda deal. What do I think of their decision? One word: Pathetic

@Hater: Bethesda are the ones I'm actually calling pathetic. But I won't alienate any developer for selling out. I will still buy their games not for the developers but for Sony.

[TheHater]

Don't blame MS. Bethesda is the ones to be blame. They choose to alienate one set of their consumers/fan base because someone cut a check for them to do so.
I hope Sony fanboys and Playstation 3 owners remember this. So next time Bethesda release a game on the PS3, PS3 owners should alienate them.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

Odd why they would choose only to update the 360 version? Unfortunately, my brother has the PS3 version (since he only owns a PS3)....

[ravinash]

It would be better to bombard Bethesda with emails till they sort it out. It seems like a silly thing for MS to pay for considering the game has already come out.
The only reason why MS would possibly want to do this is to punish those who who decided to get a PS3. not a good way of getting new customers I think.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

have never bought any games from them so I am just trolling. who cares killzone feb 27...mlb the show 09, uncharted ....The lime green people love there DLC.....

[ravinash]

Is Fallout 3 ever going to get trophies?

Because if they can't even be bother to sort that out, I find it highly unlikely if they sort the ending out.

[Mindboggle]

Im honestly not too fussed about DLC, even though it would be nice to have it, i just want them to remove that stupid ending.

[TheHater]

dude, fallout 3 have trophies

[rhood022]

It's the same with the all the fixes coming with the GTA IV DLC--specifically the mid-mission check points.

While I could care less about the actual DLC or the cosmetic touch ups-- i.e. more pedestrians, more audio clips for NPCs -- the fact that PS3 owners don't get mid-mission check points is ridiculous. If anything, that should be released as a general update for all versions.

And before someone says "quit whining blah, blah blah," I own Fallout 3 for the 360 (and will get the DLC whenever I get my console fixed) and I said the same thing about 360 versions of Eternal Sonata and Bioshock getting shafted on the additional content that PS3 owners got.

[bageara]

fallout has trophies

[Mr.Mister]

sad

[Insomnia_84]

I guess they know nobody will give a sh!t with KZ2 around the corner, let them keep the DLC, we keep good exclusives. Why would you want to be walking around a world of a game you have already finished?? besides, the game was boring wtf??

[DRUDOG]

All I know is that if the DLC comes out for the PS3 I'll be all over it. I loved Fallout. Somehow found the time to get all the trophies already, yeah actually went through it four times since the trophies hadn't even come out yet.

[n4f]

@mr.mister btw cool name
why? because the ps3 is only good for playing blu ray movie.its doesnt sell well heck people doesnt even play with it. yes aprox. 20mil people buy it but it doesnt show you how many sold it or just buy it for a blu ray player. I would not have a video game system that is only good for just multimedia its doesnt make sense.

[crck]

after MS's exclusivity contract expires. Question is whether anyone will still care by then or even cares now. There is good news here for PS3 owners though. The PS3 user base has grown big enough where the price for MS to buy timed exclusivity on whole games is becoming cost prohibitive. I believe if Fallout 3 came out in 2k7 MS could have bought a timed exclusive on the whole game.

[IzKyD1331]

Paying for exclusive DLC is low, but paying for in game features that everyone should experience is rock bottom. Shame on MS for being a$$holes, and shame on Bethesda for taking a check instead of supporting ALL their fans

[read disc error]

Sucks to own a PS3, I guess. now, you know how dreamcast owners felt. welcome to failure. population: PS3.

[GrandTheftZamboni]

Butt still hurts, ha? Better stock up on Vaseline because February is right around the corner...

[shovelbum]

This is one of the reasons I always buy multi-platform titles on the 360. PS3-only owners constantly get screwed and not in a warm, fuzzy way.

[Pika-pie]

Why Bethesda.. Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyy yy

[tda-danny]

Man, people should have figured it out after Oblivion was released on PS3. Go look in the PSN store are you will see the only add-on for this game is the Shivering Ilses or w/e its called.

The 360 got quite a few addons.

Be smart, get Fallout on the PC.

[ravinash]

You can relax, I'm not that fussed really....I'm only staying on topic.
I do have a decent PC, and it was hard deciding if I wanted it on PC or PS3. I just leaned towards the PS3 because of thing like trophies plus I can play it on the couch.

Cheers to the others for letting me know that fallout 3 has trophies.
It had been a while since I played it.
I'll pull it out of my library again at some point when I have more time.

[BrianC6234]

"Don't blame MS. Bethesda is the ones to be blame. They choose to alienate one set of their consumers/fan base because someone cut a check for them to do so."

Did Microsoft pay off Bethesda to get exclusive content? I'd really like to know the truth about this. Bethesda are cowards and haven't said anything from what I've seen. They just talk about it like it doesn't matter. We made it for the 360.

[jadenkorri]

well i was gonna buy it for PC since lately i havn't had time, but after this, i think ill just go and dl it instead now...not gonna give a company money if they do this sort of think to a specific console...

[cherrypie]

I've reported this comment as spam. That's ridiculous.

Blaming MS for what is clearly a problem with the PS3 market itself is just plain trolling.

The reality? Probably the usual: Poor titles sales, small install base and expensive development costs.

Blaming MS is just a troll.

[jadenkorri]

umm go look up the sales figures comparing ps3 and 360, you'll see the sales figures for fallout 3, It defenitly sold well on both consoles... Take your fanboyish comments to the open zone or somewhere else...

[rockleex]

I'm sorry, I never knew there were exclusive DLC or updates for multiplatform PS2 games that the Dreamcast didn't get.

So THAT's why Dreamcast failed. Wow totally makes sense!

Sony must die! Its because of Sony that the Dreamcast died! We must all unite and support Microsoft! They will get revenge on Sony for Sega! >:D

/end sarcasm/

Pathetic. -_-"

[TheHater]

I wonder how much MS payed them from not having downloadable contents on the PS3 version.

But MS isn't to blame for this. It the developers or publisher how accept the offer to alienate one set of their fan base because someone cut a check to not having downloadable contents on one system.

[InMyOpinion]

But MS isn't to blame for this. It's the developers or publisher who accept the offer to alienate one set of their fan base because someone didn't buy enough copies of their game to make further support worthwhile.

[TheHater]

What are you talking about? Haven't the PS3 version sold over a million copies? I guess those million copies don't mean sh!t then. You logic is fail and so do you.

[Danja]

he still think it's 2007 when the 360 was the ruler of software sales..

PS3 software sales is matching those of 360 considering the diff in install base....imagine when the the gap closes...

[gambare]

fallout 3 had great sales on the PS3, the decision of not bringing the DLC to the PS3 is from microsoft, they put a huge amount of money for an exclusive DLC for the 360, do you think Bethesda made it just because they like microsoft? no, they like their money.

[Marquis_de_Sade]

Guess next time Bethesda release a game, us PS3 owners will have to buy 2 copies each, maybe then we will get parity. At least according to Jenzo/fanboy logic.

[jadenkorri]

im not trying to defend MS, but theirs no proof that they paid for the dlc, problem is thou, we now know that the dlc will not come to the ps3, so now bethesda software is completely ingnoring their ps3 fanbase, and keeping the 360, and PC fanbase happy. The latter part as we would rather beleive that MS paid for the exclusive dlc, rather then believing a company would completly ignore the ps3 version... either way, their saying to 20+ million potential customers in the future to not buy their games... this will certainly make me think twice before getting another game from them...

[Vecta]

Fairly certain Microsoft didn't pay them for this. Bethesda chose to do it because PC programming is what they know best and allows them to put less people on the DLC and more on the expansion or next game they are making.

[cherrypie]

Listen to you people? Doing everything you can to blame all PS3's support problems on MS.

Maybe Sony shouldnt have screwed up the PS3 so badly, Bethesda would have *reason* to continue to support it.

If Sony made development more productive, or Ps3 didnt sell so poorly, then Bethesda would *want* to support it

This has nothing to do with MS other than in the mind of a jealous, immature, zealot.

This comment: "he still think it's 2007 when the 360 was the ruler of software sales..PS3 software sales is matching those of 360 considering the diff in install base....imagine when the the gap closes... "

Has 10 agree, 4 disagree from a person with 7 bubbles.

This website exists in a total delusion. Utter parallel universe. Sad, just so so sad.

[JHUX]

Why don't you go to the open zone and tell yourself how great your 360 is, then pray every night that the ps3 fails. I mean fallout 3 sold great on both consoles, so obviously the "poor sales" didn't have to bad of an effect... Then maybe he has 10 agrees because he is calling out an obvious fanboy, and people are agreeing.

Fanboys like you are the ones who come off as delusional. And that is whats sad to see.

[bunbun777]

you make me *want* to slam my head into a car door.

you talk about this delusional bizarro ps3 world like a redneck talks about the city.

In your world Beth looked at Ps3's sales and said-- "nah--- no dlc for them"

But because I stand up for a console that is of high quality and say that I want DLC too--- I'm the one that's delusional?

[Nineball2112]

cheap.

I don't understand why a developer would do that to their customers...

unless, they were *asked* not to upgrade it by someone else.

Hmmmm......

[cherrypie]

Do you care to re-attach yourself to reality a moment?

Whatever makes you sleep at night is fine with me, but blaming MS for what is Sony and PS3's responsibility is just utter nonsense.

You're simply spreading lies because you cant face reality: Sony and PS3 have failed, and this Bethesda decision is a directly result.

And no amount of childish name calling lies will change that reality.

The PS3 is going to be the Dreamcast and Amiga of the future, its hyper-loyal zealous fanbase going to be clinging to their failed technology and poor decisions.

[solidjun5]

shut up. You got issues. PS3 is going to be dreamcast? listen you're a troll and very poor one at it. Go ------> that way. You belong there. You're annoying.

[rockleex]

You seem to know the future. Yea, keep asking that mirror on the wall.

Cherrypie: Mirror, Mirror on the wall. Who's the fairest of them all?

Mirror: Sony

Cherrypie: AARGH!! >_< MUST GO SPAM N4G!!!

[jadenkorri]

you really should read the article first, then read what you post

"We got in touch with “Fallout 3″ executive producer Todd Howard for an answer. So, is post-ending adventuring something Bethesda is considering for PS3 players?

“Not at this time, no,” said Howard. <-----HERE IMPORTANT PART

That doesn’t sound too hopeful. What do you make of Bethesda’s decision?"

the article says not at this time meaning that their either not doing it, or doing it later, what sucks the most is that the ps3 again gets put aside despite the sales for it were on par with the 360, yes the 360 sold more, but the ps3 being 8 million behind and only approx 800-900 units sold more than the ps3 is kinda of embarrassing for the 360 if its suppost to be dominating over the ps3... your fanboy remarks are not necessary and belong somewhere else...

@ rockleex above
lol, bubble for you...

[Pennywise]

No comment means - Soon.

[Tacticity]

We know MS has Bethesda under a big payroll to slapp the PS3 around. This is just fu!king crasy first the dlc for it, and then dlc for GTA IV. The funny thing MS is to fu!king stupid themselves to look at the reality and see around that people arnt stupid to see whats really going on.

[Helghast Slayer]

Man all this negativity sure makes me happy i havent't bought a single game from Bethesda. Oh well carry on then. I always try to keep away from third party american devs (discluding EA because i love the fifa series, also Dead Space was awesome too) because i know there is a chance MicroSCUM will do the inevitable.

[ballsofsteel]

their probably just going to do it after they do it the pc and 360 version.

[TheHater]

no, it isn't going to happen. MS payed them for exclusive DLC. Just like the GTA IV DLC

[Mindboggle]

Allowing players to carry on after the game is complete isnt really DLC, and i doubt that one of Microsofts agreements were to have exclusive ability to play on after the game is complete.

MS probably didnt even know that you couldnt play on after the game. Infact they probably knew nothing about the game at all, apart from it will sell well and probably make them some money with exclusive DLC.

So even though the DLC is exclusive surely they can just remove the ending and let us play with no DLC.

[caffman]

I would love to see some back ups for these claims of yours or are you just a conspiracy theorist?

[MegaMohsi]

That is just f*ing ridiculous. I have the game for the PS3 and the least they can do if they wont give us the DLC is fix this and lift the level cap to 30 like they're going to for the other 2 platforms. How can Bethesda charge us the same amount for the game when they obviously won't support it after release?

[PsYcHoToE1]

I don't think this has to do anything with MS paying people to screw over PS3 owners. It has to do with Sony not paying devs for extra content. Who works for free these day.

[TheHater]

Sony don't pay for DLC. The use their money to make new IP's and games. Something MS doesn't do. Hell MS has/is closing down their first party studios.

[UnwanteDreamz]

Fallout dlc would be nice seeing as how alot of people on my friends list are playing this game on PS3 and I am as well. I dont know though given the choice of fresh IPs or DLC to an already huge game, that I am still playing, I'd have to say let them have the dlc.

[Neurotoxin]

Picked the game up the other week, have not stopped playing it. Luckily i`m not rushing through the main missions and taking the time to do all the side quests and seeing as you cannot continue once finished i`m glad i did.

Shame about the Dlc but the game is massive anyway, keep me busy till Killzone 2. :)

P.s "“Not at this time, no,” said Howard" Does not mean never ;).

[Nineball2112]

I agree with you.

The game is addictive! Even though this pisses me off, it's still a quality game and I'm really enjoying it.

Hopefully, we'll get this stuff for the PS3 later on.

[Neurotoxin]

I can see us at least getting a patch to allow Post-Game exploring, and the level cap increased. As for extending missions, Thats not gonna happen in my opinion. Just have to wait and see.

Think tonight i`m gonna liberate Tenpenny Tower ehhe.

[DNAgent]

I like waffles.

[Magic_The_Celt]

Yes, bit of sprinkled sugar and lemon on top :)

[BGDad]

Not much of a follower or the typical sugar and syrup.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I like turtles.

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

It's a$$hole developers like this that piss me off.

If you're gonna put something on one version, put it on them all!

You made the game, you better support the damn thing! Or you guys will just be killing off any support you currently have in your fanbase.

Seems Bethesda doesn't care.

Edit: This goes for all versions of all games, whether 360 Wii Ps3, or Pc doesn't get something.

Edit@above me:

Nuerotoxin just made a good point (:
.hack

[damnwrx]

Curse them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mr Marbles]

PS3 always gets skipped, shorted and screwed over. Why anyone who is serious about gaming would only have that console is beyond me.

If you want to spend all day on the internet making excuses and defending the "eff ups" of a large incompetent Japanese Corporation, get a PS3.

If you want to actually play a wide variety of games to their fullest, get a 360. Its that simple.

@below: Sure I suppose a lot of serious gamers may behave like that, not all, but many I'm sure do, why do you ask?

[Neurotoxin]

Is a serious gamer someone who throws the controller and generally acts like a kid when they get killed or lose on a game?

[RememberThe357]

I'll keep playing actual exclusives that are actually GOOD. You have fun telling yourself that expansions and DLC constitute a "wide variety of games".

Everything positive about the 360 has to do with it's past. Look at what we know of the 360 2009 line-up, it's balls...

Everything that MS has if rental material. I'm buying Killzone 2, I'm buying InFamous, I'm buying Uncharted 2, I'm buying Heavy Rain, I'm buying White Night Chronicles, and these are just exclusive boxed games.

I'm sorry to see that critical thinking is not your strong suit but it's all good. To each his own.

[Mr Marbles]

you guys said the same thing about MS/360 last year, "no lineup", "no future" "360 is dead when MGS4 launches" whatever, you guys have been wrong about everything this gen, so I'm not worried about it.

[Pennywise]

Mr.(LOST HIS)Marbles,

You have truly lost it.

PS3 has better exclusives. Keep telling yourself 360 has the best.

[read disc error]

28 million can't be wrong. most people just buy a PS3 for the bluray anyway. the games are over-hyped jokes. No Halo, no Gears, no mass effect, no Fable 2, no exclusive dlc for anything, etc... just MGS4 and a bunch of over-hyped also-rans.

[Bishop]

While I am seriously irritated on this new wave of preferential console treatment (especially considering the game was released multiplatform) but my question is why isn’t Sony cutting any checks?

Their original belief was that they could win the console war with only the games produced from their studios but this clearly isn’t the case. I understand that MS has an abundance of money and are willing to throw it around with the hopes of securing a monopoly on the gamer market, so that they can control console and game prices for the future but really Sony has been making it far to easy of late by offering up no real resistance and while I am looking forward to KZ2 I am aware that another FPS (no matter how beautiful) is not going to win this console war.

The market is saturated with such games, making graphics and environments the only real draw on a new FPS, especially when most of them are constrained to similar stories. I understand that times are tough but if I have both consoles and 50% of the games on one looks a little better than the other and while have future content available then I will probably go to that console for my multiplatform titles. While I am happy with some of the PS3 exclusives many of the great games (like Fallout 3) are less buggy and can offer DLC to fix a problem that I find annoying or DLC that offers me more things to do on a game that I enjoy than I will be swayed to go where the options are.

This is not Sony’s fault entirely but honestly they need consider where the future of their console lies when they are getting slapped so often. If they really want to make me happy the could offer some money to Konami so that Suikoden 6 could be released or maybe give money to Square-Enix for a FFVII remake even though I like FFVI better.

Free online and blu-ray are great but in the end, games are the determining factor. I do hope PS3 owners (I own all three) such as myself who purchased Fallout 3 on the PS3 instead of the 360 get this content as well… but I won’t hold my breath.

[pippoppow]

they should demand that any multiplatform game that is on the PS3 gets equal tratment or that game will not be on PS3. Bethesda's strong arm tactics aren't working as Sony rightfully sees better value in new IP and full retail games. Sony should demand that any multiplatform games that is released for the PS3 has to get full and equal support or that game will not be on the PS3. Millions of dollars made off of DLC vs hundreds of millions of dollars made off of retail sales should set these Devs straight. In 2 years when PS3 has at least 40 mil users I'm sure Theses Devs wouldn't want to lose all those possible sales.

[PS360WII]

I really don't get the big deal about this. Just do the side quests and go exploring BEFORE you finish the game. Problem solved stop moaning

[modest-genius]

lol Mr marbles what did you play last year? Multiplatform games and Gears?

PS3 people are looking forward to the announced games, not announced DLC .

[Mr Marbles]

actually 360 had more exclusives than PS3 last year.

[Pennywise]

You mean more average exclusives.

[read disc error]

he means better exclusives.

now, run along.

Ps3 is a failure, dude, if you can't see it then I don't know what to tell you. you can be a bitter emo fanboy this whole console generation or you can get a better console. choice is yours. it's no sweat of my back either way.

[Grandreaper9999]

I can recall seeing someone on my PSN friends list with the comment above their name reading: "Bethesda PS3 Ignorant".

I thought back to the whole Oblivion bullshit, where the ps3 version came out like 6 months later, and the Shivering isles came even ever LATER than that.

I should write that guy back and agree with him, because it seems to be a thing among developers who are close to pc development. Many are completely ignorant, and obviously prefer pc/360 development because it's similar, not to mention is quite lazy. I don't see how these companies are going to maximize their profit given the fact that the development stigma for ps3 is lifting, if not gone, and also they have many many fans with ps3's as well (nearly all die-hard ps fans are rpg fanatics).

[PirateThom]

The Isles expansion wasn't even released for download for the PS3 in Europe. You had to buy GOTY edition of Oblivion to get it, even though I bought the game long before that.

[Coheno]

...to 1 million people! Nice going!

[cow moolester]

The sugary waffles like egos or the salty waffles?

[free3sixty]

Why all the hate about MS and their MONEY for DLCs??

Did you ever think about MSFTS strategy? Politic?

We know all that MS tells us every month how their online experience with XBL users grow up. With 17 Million XBL GOLD users its absolutely LOGICAL that they invest much for DLCs to keep their consumers satisfied.

If ppl wouldnt buy their DLCs all the years before they wouldnt pay R* 50 Millons for a DLC.

MS and Sony have both great consoles with posotive and negativ points. Just get both systems and have fun.

[mastiffchild]

but sadly, for me and gamers and gaming in general it didn't work either literally, morally or for the future health of our passion.

When it got near th end of my one year store warranty I got rid of my 360pro(my seventh and seeing as only one death was RROD and MS weren't extending for anyting else and their CR were rude, slow and unhelpful I thought I had no choice. I wrote to MS saying how pleased I'd been with xbox 1 and would they in some way apologise for my woes and convince me they hadn't gone into this gen knowing about the huge fail rate and ...nothing. Now I get upset that folk wasnt(rabisly) for Sony(who still create rather than rely on checks to devs and closing studios and ripopin off competitors ideas in every sphere(lips, avamiis and I-#Zune etc).
We should have taken a stand as gamers but we didn't and now because 360 and MS failed to provide a service to me(and paying for live when theres more p2p with all the host ad and lag entailedthan on PSN(with more dedicated servers) I thnk there's a gsll in charging for it)and others through their unusable hardware I cannot get DLC from devs like Bethesda etc.
To be honest Bethesdas DLC won't work for at least four patches(they don't get tech at all)and in any case thy WRECKED the legacy of the best rpg ever with the let down of Fallout3(doesn't deserve the name). Glitches on every system(no lessons learned from the bug fest of Oblivion I see-well done), TWO borked shooting systems, dull, predictable main story arc, scenes rehashed form Oblivion, really poor pop in, EE(all systems, lighting and basically poor graphics and enemy creatures walking through walls/stairs. It got GOY in many places!!! While not a bad game(by most series standards it would be passable with nice ouches)as a Fallout it was nothing short of dog turd and wasted everything 1 and2 built in 30 hours of decent bu uninspired wrpg(with addled combat). I guess I'm saying I don't want the DLC whatever(even on the off chance i came to PS3,360 and PC in working order-which it wont.
But Bethesda and MS cutting this deal to upset Sony owners is a poor way to conduct your business(when using cash made by conning gamers(who just bent over and tok it stupidly)into buying faulty goods it borders on crass-just ask the closed studios how they felt when MS paid capcom for a weeks exclusivity of a frikkin demo!)yet it's the PS3 owners who didn't buy into the MS lie that are being insulted by Bethesda over being denied this(probably defective) dlc.
What did they do wrong? Refuse to play the MS game that forever weakens gamers position in the industry(how will console makers treat us next gen after MS did this to us without a murmer-and I mean action not whining on the net but letters and wallet voting. But the "I'm alrught Jack" attitude among gamers has screwed us all. Largely it's us to blame for all this for swallowing what we've been given.
I know Sony are arrogant and don't care about me, I know Ninty don't either but for me they put more back into gaming and never ripped us off like MS did(and do)with the 360 RROD and other fail fiascos. This is the thin ehd of the wedge as far as I can tell but thakfully Sony and Ninty aren't going anywhere. The competition will help but I cannot believe people justify MS over their stance with their consumers while relishing any NA figures only(therefore misleading and actually unnewsworthy)that go with erroneous stories of Sonys demise when Sony are far less the enemy of gamers than MS this generation. Disagree all you like but , again, I've no love for any of them(SCEE are the organisation I dislike the most right now as they also fail to reward loyalty or customers)but just feel MS do things the wrong way AND perpetuated the worst scam on gamers yet, used the cash accrued to further ignore their own R&D and still steal anything that appears ppular on Wii/PS3. This Bethesda deal is just another symptom(though not one I could ever care about personally as Bethesda ruined one of my favourite ever series by being too ambitious with the update, failing with both combats and losing the classic feel of Fallout)-even the Wii has more interesting new IPs on the way han MS ths year(and I await their owned avowed casual revolition with barely cncealed hilarity.
Don't anyone dare moan next gen when none of them bother with decent build quality or any kind of customer service/respect as we signed away our right to be treated well when we shut up and bent over.

[Snow]

I'm losing alot of respect for bethesda
(doesn't even deserve a capital b)

Basically picking one side of your fanbase to pamper and treat royally while they treat the other fans like a red headed step-child.

Not cool on their part.Oh well..Karma's a b*tch..they'll get what's coming to them.

[Jerk120]

''I guess they know nobody will give a sh!t with KZ2 around the corner, let them keep the DLC, we keep good exclusives. Why would you want to be walking around a world of a game you have already finished?? besides, the game was boring wtf??''

Oh the agony.

The good, sweet agony.

[air1]

usual sony fanatic answer when they dont get dlc..

"the game sucked anyway" lol...

[jadenkorri]

ps3 don't get this, oh well, don't care KZ2 just around the corner...sry guys thats been used, think of something else lol

[UnDone14]

This has become one of the most corrupt console generations ever.

You have companies shelling out money to either inflate or deflate reviews by influencing the reviewer (journalist), buying game/demo exclusivity, omitting content that should have been on the retail disc to sell as DLC, third party devs screwing one console to please another, shipping buggy games so they can be "patched" at a later time, hardware being released that should have been recalled because of the high failure rate, overpriced peripherals, etc.

The console wars that preceded this one were NEVER this cutthroat.

[PirateThom]

Exclusive DLC. That's how far this industry has sunk. Not exclusive games. Exclusive DLC for multiplatform games.

What a sad, sorry state of affairs it is.

You pay the same price for the game and, because you have a preference, you lose out.

As I've said, I'm outright refusing to buy exclusive DLC on any platform.

[NovusTerminus]

I would love to have the DLC, I for one detest Exclusive DLC. If a game is exclusive fine. But don't punish some of the fans just because they got a different version of the game.

[mrdxpr2]

for real u cant oh that sucks ... well i was very tempted to buy it ... but now il wait till they fix that problem and when they lower the price

[FantasyStar]

Still though, that's pretty messed up for the Sony camp. And it's not even one of those "um, we don't have enough resources to be able to develop for the PS3 as well". It's just straight up " **** you guys ".

Reality-wise though, the fact that Microsoft is able to get exclusive content for their console is only winning the market in their favor. Despite the underhanded-ness. But then again, I've never met a saint in business relations.

[no-spin]

MS knows that 360 only owners will miss out on lot of great games this year. Good for MS to be doing everything they can to keep their customers happy with choosing the 360. they are really focused on satisfying gamers, even when they have no good games coming in the next 6 months to a year.
This DLC strategy is not likely a system seller, but surely makes its customers happy, and adds bragging rights i guess.

Every gamer happier :)

[FantasyStar]

Yah, bragging rights indeed!

We will see of course. I would rather play the new ICO game than anything else right now. That and God of War III.

[sarshelyam]

...having both versions, my PS3 copy seems to run a whole mess more smoothly. Not sure but the framerate drops on the 360 seem nonexistant here.

Anyhow, shame we may not see such a small append to the overall game. I would love to be able to reset the enemies and spawn frequency, and just explore some more...

EDIT:

A disagree...on a comment that's steeped in nothing more than hope? WOW! We have sunk to a new low.

[sarshelyam]

...on a comment that's steeped in nothing more than hope? WOW! We have sunk to a new low.

[Arkham]

I would like to hear their reasoning behind it, because I can't see how it would be a technical/platform issue.

[bageara]

Fallout 3...great game!clocked up about 150 hours but probably wouldnt of botherd with all of the side quests if i wasnt going for trophies. Even if DLC was coming to PS3 i wouldnt be buying it, ive had my fill with exploring flooded metros,hacking terminals and killing super mutants and ive got the Platinum trophy as reminder. Time to hang up the combat armour...whats next...ah yes..KILLZONE 2!!! enjoy your dlc

[no-spin]

I mean, developers are just hating on the PS3
Either MS money is doing this, or developers are mad that the PS3 exclusives makes their games look like last gen.
Anyway Fallout is not my cup of tea.
I dont understand, if i made a game i would try to reach all my fanbase, create some loyalty to the developer for future games.

Strange

[Socomer 1979]

it hurts so bad.

Not really.

I'm glad.
You have to remember you guys made a choice.
Ps3 gamers dont want to buy dlc for a DVD game that can't fit the content.
we chose not to pay to play online for a DVD game.
We believe blurays should excuse expensive dlc.

bethesda chose to continue the trend of horse armor.
They lost our respect. They dont care. Yet it doesn't really make sense for a ps3 user
with 250gb hardrive space & 50gb storage compacity on his bluray to spend $15 dollars
on 1.5 gb of dlc.

I rather download support characters for naruto ultimate storm for free at 8mb.
Thank you very much bethesda. I assume more people bought the pc version than ps3.
You saved me & others who would have blindly bought it some money. Now I know, fallout 3 is for trading.

[caffman]

then please explain why they didn't release a PS3 with all the DLC on it already?

[cappakrako]

if you release the ps3 version, at launch, with more content you push consumers towards that platform. since most developers have contracts with all console maker to make the retail version identical, so as not to sway consumers that one version is superior to another, the only way to get around this is through dlc. also since the dvd format can not hold the amount of content that a blu-ray can some, not all, are forced to cut things from the game that they(devs) originally wanted to see released at launch. thus leading to dlc. but now it's becoming an epidemic where devs are using the dvd format to shorten games so they can release "premium" dlc to one or more platforms with the intention of maximizing profit. think about it, why give consumers the full game at 60USD when you can charge them the same amount for 2/3rds of the same game and then charge another 10, 15, or 20USD for the additional content that was originally intended to be a part of the original release?

[edhe]

Better game for the better platform.

It's not like people here didn't know that f3 was going to get exclusive funstuff on the 360. At least MS persue the market instead of expecting it to come to them like Sony does.

Can't complain about it coming out on the console you could easily buy by selling the other, unlike if it was the other way around. :)

[ph3lid]

yeah, can't wait

[NewScratch]

but this is bs

[duplissi]

frak bethesda, this pisses me off cause frankly they make damn good games.
sad thing is i know ill probably buy fallout again for the 360 oce i get mine in a few months for the dlc.

but damn i dont understand the need to separate and mock us ps3 owners.- "Haha look at the fool he bought the gimped version."

[edhe]

Because everyone knew you were getting a bum deal with the ps3 version.

[SpartanGR]

I own all three consoles. But it's a great time to be a 360 owner. MS seems decisive to win -unlike sony- and 360 users gets the benefits. Can you deny that fact?

Yes i hate microsoft and everything that represents but as a gamer i cant skip their exclusives. Anyways i've invested on a very strong pc to play my beloved games such as Fallout 3. 3SLI = everything max at 1920x1200.

[anubis12]

let the shafting continue..hahahahahaha

[masterofpuppets]

it suks to see a good game be turn to one exclusive console i lov this game on my ps3, i wish to continue the story line but they had to go and punish us like this.

[xc7x]

why did they even make it for the system then?

[edhe]

Sure, let bethesda go exclusive to MS, that'd be funny.

[poeo]

i'm playing Fallout 3 on ps3 and i absolutely LOVE it. i even wrote Bethesda thanking them for making such a great game also on PS3, and i never ever do that...

now i feel like a f*cking chump.

[PirateThom]

I've only ever written 2 thank you letters to developers, and they've both been this gen. Maybe I just appreciate the work more.

1 was to Naughty Dog for Uncharted, 1 was to Criterion for Burnout Paradise and their continued support.

I know developers work hard to deliver a game, especially Bethesda who build worlds within games, but to outright shaft a pretty big part of your userbase, is just not right. The engine is in place, PS3 owners want it. If they actually had a single ounce of courtesy for that portion of the userbase, they'd give all platforms the same content.

[mastiffchild]

The thing is , though,PT MS shafted every single gamer this gen when they happily foisted poor quality malfunctioning hardware on us with thought nly for the cashflow it would give them to "buy" devs.So why should we moan at Bethesda(who need to learn something about QC themselves seein g as both Oblivion and Falout3 were unplayable to many on release)for the lesser crime of cosying up with Microsoft(wonder why?)and merely shafting gamers on PS3 rather than us all?
We missed the time to stand up together abnd moan, campaign about thus crap but the laissez faire tood of ALL gamers was deafening. One big "meh" as we signed off on the sgreement to have manufacturers forever treat console buyers as dim, gullible and wiling to buy any old cack they cobble together.
We only have ourselves to blame for letting MS divide and rule the 'core gamer market and this is only the start. We already have MS paying Capcom for a weeks exclusivity on a DEMO when they're laying off staff and closing studios. Tasteful, classy besuness MS-makes you look fab!
I'm not saying Sony aren't just about the cash or nintendo or Apple but it was MS who we allowed to open the floodgates of rip off on us and now we reap what they sowed during our killer (App)athy.
Would help of Fallout3 wasn't guilty of more faults than most games I plaayed for ages-killed the franchise dead for me but people unfamiliar with the old games and that enjoy poor FPS AND rtsstyle combat all in une game complete with more glitches than Oblivion then knock yo'self out.

[SinnedNogara]

My brother owns the PS3 version of Fallout 3 and loves it. My friend owns the 360 version of Fallout and loves it. The PS3 gamers are being abandoned. Why the Sony hate?? Todd Howard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GlibGamer]

I don't know what's worse: exclusives, or feature-incomplete versions of a title being made and then locked down due to dubious business agreements...

[chrisgay]

Bethesda are shafting us with core gameplay mechanics. Not just extra quests. Its disgusting- if it was due to MS' chequebook then I think I'll soon lose interest in the industry. They shouldn't have released it on PS3 if they were going to bend it over straight after and screw it over so royally. I hope everyone who cares about the game industry as a whole makes their views known to Bethesda or this trend will continue.
As much as I loved the Xbox last gen, MS has really put a sour taint on games this gen.

[SAiOSiN]

as game developers i respect them. but as far as they treat their fan base...they are d!cks and they don't deserve a fan base at all.

[SprayandPreycom]

was darth vader for soul caliber which 3 months later was available for the 360 other than that ps3 has done nothing to catch my eye in the dlc area

guess which console is being played the most at the bethesda studios ///??? ... hmm starts with an X

[Raoh]

they need to learn how its done.

critireon has dumped equal quality and updates for both the 360 and the ps3 where the only thing the ps3 got the 360 didnt get was the ability to upload your game save to their website and get a detailed map of what you havent achieved or explored yet. and thats only because you cant upload your 360 saves.

burnout paradise has benefited from this in gamer support and purchases of their dlc.

i would prefer it if a developer just either chose a console or worked on them equally. (i.e. critireon and valve) at least valve isnt half assing ps3 games. they are just not making them. better to not have it than to have a half complete game.(lost & damned doesnt count that was a flat out purchase from microsoft)

[loki52]

Why do we allow developers to charge us extra for something that should have been included from the beginning? Isn't $60 enough to get the full experience anymore?

[CAPT IRISH]

the ps3 owners should at least get the update to continue the game after the story is over

[P_Bomb]

Am I the only one who doesn't give a rat's @ss about Fallout 3 and RPGs in general?

@ read disc error...I likewise don't give a rat's @ss about any of the games you mentioned. Try not to cry as hard as I laughed.

Anyways, if anyone wants to shaft Bethesda right back, just buy the game used so they don't see a penny.

[Ausbo]

I don't know if all you misinformed fanboys know this but bethesda never originally had oblivion or even fallout 3 planned for the ps3. they were originally xbox exclusives like morrowind. However bethesda looked at how fast the ps3 install base has grew and they decided to release both on the ps3. Bethesda doesn't hate the ps3 at all. microsoft and bethesda have a dlc agreement set in stone and the idea to remove the ending is being put in the DLC so it probably won't happen for the ps3 because it isn't getting the DLC.

@Ravinash
please don't post when you don't know what you are talking about. you obviously don't have the game for either system.

[Ausbo]

don't say that this content was scratched from the disc to sell as dlc.
your wrong.
operation anchorage in alaska? this game takes place in freakin dc so yeah this wasn't scratched from the original game.

[panasonic23]

but u know sony owners only gonna say that to make feel good about having blueray

[DARKTRINITYxxx]

Should f done what i did. When i found out the DLC was exclusive for the XFLOP i brought my Fallout second hand that way Bethesda didnt recieve any money only the shop i brought it from did and i still got to play it. If Bethesda cant treat the consoles equal then why should i line thier pockets :)

[jadenkorri]

why im dling it as soon as i get home, i could of dled when it released, but i had planned to buy it, just didn't have the time to play it, even if i had bought it, well i am getting close to having some free time, so im like i better get the dl started lol...torrent search "fallout 3", wow, lots of hits...

[deepsteve]

Todd Howard was recently quoted as saying that you don't currently have plans to patch the PS3 version of Fallout 3 to allow post-completion play. While I can definitely see the business value in allowing Microsoft to sponsor exclusive content for the 360, I think it's a mistake to needlessly annoy PS3 users by preventing them from fully enjoying the content they've already purchased.

I was looking forward to purchasing Fallout 3 while waiting for Killzone 2 to be released, but I'm going to wait for this issue to be clarified first. I'm hopeful that Mr. Howard was merely avoiding making any claims before being 100% certain, and that you will in fact be releasing an update for PS3. In my opinion, to do otherwise is an egregious error that will only serve to alienate loyal fans such as myself.

Regards,
Steve

[Pleth]

...to me, was better than F3. I don't know if it was the enviorment, battles, excellent mix of good and evil or what but I actualy threw my back out because I laid on my couch for almost 48 hours straight playing that damn game. F3 was fun and had some original stuff, but I could care less about additional content. I beat the game, then thew Dead Space back in for another run. Doing time on COD online until KZ2. Life is good. Cheers to call.

-P

[andron]

But now I think I will simply move on.

Fallout 3 wasn't at the top of my list anyway since I'm no big RPG fan. But the guns got me interested, until I heard about all the bugs. And now this.

Since Bethesda don't seem to want my money, I simply won't get it at all...

[caffman]

and I was SO pissed when it just came up the end credit screen. I had other quests on the go! So I just went back a couple of save points and carried on.
But nice one with the DLC

[JD_Shadow]

Watch that those that call Bethesda out on this get called PS3 fanboys, the media hounds that should give a crap won't and approve of this (1UP is calling them out, but where is everyone else on this one?), spinning will occur (it has already with some of these comments) and nothing will ever change because some people are too approving of things that only benefit their fanboyish beliefs.

When will this stop, and at what lengths will we have to go TO stop it?

[cappakrako]

the time has passed. this will continue until us as gamers put aside our differences and stand up. otherwise this will be the norm for generations to come. sad state of affairs......

[BrianC6234]

Bethesda is dumb. Every other publisher has said now that they make more money from the PS3 than the other consoles. How much did Microsoft bribe them for this? It better be $50 million like with GTA IV. If it isn't they're blowing tons of cash.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

It's a double-edged sword.

PS3 owners stiffed Capcom when they released Lost Planet because it was a bad port. The graphics weren't as sharp, it had a 5 GB mandatory install, and it came out around the same time as a few other games. What the frick did Capcom expect?

[dredgewalker]

I was planning on buying Fallout 3 on the PS3 this month but hearing of this news has completely turned me off as a customer. I do not like developers who sacrifices its fans for profit, and so i will not support any future games that they will release. Other people who feel the same as me should do the same.

[Gantrfaxx]

Thank you Bethesda. I will remeber this.

[Karooo]

all i care about is trophies! i dont want anything else for fallout 3..

[cappakrako]

your opinion is exactly why these underhanded tactics are practiced in this industry.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Blame whoever you want. This information was available before fallout 3 launched. Ps3 version was teabbaged before you got it in your little hands.

[PirateThom]

No, this wasn't known, because no one knew that after the ending, you couldn't continue playing.

To include that as exclusive DLC is just lame as all hell.

[BI0RAPTOR]

I have the Fallout 3 for the 360 and I know I payed the same shelf price as the PS 3 version,I am not one for who as the bigger di*k so I think it is all wrong that people who buy the game to play on which ever console they choice,are denied equal opportunities as anyone else.

[DrJones]

Really, this IS a big deal! Not being able to continue playing the game after finishing the main quest??
In general i think that's crazy for a game like this. I have spent hundreds of hours on Oblivion after i finished the main storyline, which was only a small part of the game anyway.
So giving PC and 360 owners the oppurtunity to extend the longevity of the game by a infinite number of hours, while shafting the ps3 owners of the game is just criminal.
I wanted to buy the ps3 version of the game because i support Sony, but this is so Big of a Deal in a game of this type, that i simply cannot buy it for the ps3, even i wanted to.
Doing all the sidequests before finishing the main story? Really, ask yourself this: "Should you have to, while PC and 360 owners dont have to worry about it?" No!
This might not be a big deal for people who doesn't spend that much time on this kind of games, but for me this is a big issue that cuts the game short, while it doesn't on the other platforms.

[AngryTypingGuy]

Anyone know when the update is coming to the 360. I haven't beaten the game yet, but would like to keep playing after I beat the main quest.

[Blitzed]

The 360 FUD patrol is busy today. MS must be dolling out the OT. Keep fighting the good fight guys, MS loves you.

And to the multiple comments on the subject-

FALLOUT 3 HAS TROPHIES!

[ultimolu]

I was intereested in getting this game but this...this is just messed up. I won't immediately say that Microsoft is throwing money at the developers but something is definitely up.

Watch, there will be DLC for FFXIII too. Just because Square said no, doesn't mean it won't happen.

[masterofpuppets]

i cant even start to belive this dlc exclusive bull, lov this game goty to me but ended in disapointment, hope the dlc releases later on the ps3, i for one would hav gotten it rite off the bat. anyway hope its great.

[jack who]

ps3 ha wat a shame

[FxckOSX]

MONEY from MS

[masterofpuppets]

jack who

[PureGamer]

owned.

[Pootie Tang]

I usually hate paying for extra content but this looks good plus i loved the game,

If MS really does have some surprise exclusives coming in '09 they really need to start talking Before KZ2, That along with exclusive DLC like this could really put a few nails in Sony's coffin

On the other hand as 360 owner, if ALL they got is more Halo, I'm goin' black and ain't coming back! lol

[bohemian 23]

Clearly Bethesda knows what a good console is. Good going guys.

[MADPIRAHNA]

This info came out. I was about to buy this game, not anymore. I am sorry for the ps3 owners who already bought this game. No more multiplat games for me, ever. Keep them all Microsoft.