Does Skyrim's timed-exclusive content warrant a boycott for PS3 owners?

PSU writes: "The announcement of the Xbox 360’s first access to add-on content for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim seemed to strike a nerve with some PlayStation 3 loyalists. It seems any time a game boasts first dibs on DLC, expansions packs, or even exclusive content for one console, the war between PS3 and Xbox 360 fans only grows hotter."

[Tired]

Can't blame them for wanting more money...M$ must be paying them a pretty penny.

Maybe the 30 days will help them iron out any PS3 kinks.

[RedDead]

DLC is a bonus. Nothing more, especially for a game like Skyrim. You're already getting your moneys worth of content multiplied by 10 with Skyrim

[pangitkqb]

Ya, the 30 day delay for DLC on PC and PS3 doesn't bother me. It would be better if that wasn't the case...but whatever.

[AntoineDcoolette]

Boycotting the game over this would be childish. Now maybe if it was 6 months exclusive....

[NewMonday]

i'm boycotting this game...

... for 30 days :P

my slate is loaded anyway, i'll just drop it to the end of the queue:

BF3, U3, R3, GOW3, AC:R, Batman:AC

and its hard for me to finsh my current backlog anyway:
Xenoblade, DeusEx, Catherine, Witcher2

[TacoTaru]

I has to wait 30 days for getting my most excellent horse armor? Shiver me timbers that's outrageous. I shall protest vehemently while riding me naked horsey!

[NukaCola]

30 Days is nothing. I mean, you won't be done with this game in just one month. It's still falling in that healthy window for DLC. It's not like DLc for Fallout 3 which came out so late that many PS3 owners moved on. Which is sad, because the content was great.

[Biggest]

Am I the only person that smells BS from this "article"? Some moron made a forum post that coincides with the "article's" release time. There is not ONE person after the initial moron that seems to care? There are more comments here than in the actual thread made by the article writer. . . I mean serious news issue. Is trolling the only way to get hits anymore?

[PS3Freak]

Don't care.

DLC doesn't really matter to me. It's not like I'm be done the game waiting for the next DLC to come out.

[AngryTypingGuy]

30 days is nothing to sweat. There is so much out there to play. If anything it should mean Bethesda will have an extra 30 days to polish the PS3's DLC.

MS is smart for getting timed DLC of games like Call of Duty, etc., but I don't see the point in paying for DLC if it's only a month. Especially considering the fact that so many heavy hitters are coming out in the fall, there is enough to keep everyone busy, so much that they'll barely notice the 30 day window.

[bozebo]

there shouldnt be any dlc in the first 30 days anyway

[slayorofgods]

I do own windows 7; But M$ won't support it for gaming the same way they support the 360. It is just kind of backwards there is no dlc for the pc as well.

[pixelsword]

The question is in 30 days will I be finished with the game to the point that the time of the timed exclusive matters?

[bruddahmanmatt]

The question we should really be asking ourselves is if 360 owners are pissed about the fact that Microsoft is blowing a bunch of cash on a 30 day headstart for some multiplat DLC when they should be pumping that money into their first party studios.

[Istanbull]

Just 30 DAYS? LOL! In that time I wouldnt even have finished Skyrim to jump over to a godddamn dlc!

[Perjoss]

To be honest this should not really bother PS3 owners, I mean don't they have many great exclusive games? Anyway, I get the feeling 90% of gamers will not have fully finished Skyrim when this DLC hits (unless they rush through main quest and ignore everything else).

[SonyPS360]

Wait it's delayed on the PC too?

Why isn't this mentioned, like the world revolves around the Ps3?

[RufustheKing]

I get the game one day one but will be very unhappy if there is lots of bugs. they need to treat PS3 owner as people not wallets. the timed exclusive wont matter cause if i play 24 hours a day for 30 days i still wont have finished the game. com'on vampires and werewolfs :)

[zag]

The real question is (no ones thought of this)

Just how long would it take to complete the game?

Maybe it's not more than 30 days worth, maybe it's just a couple of somewhat short missions/quests and that's it.

Bit like LA NOIR is compared to GTA.

[Heartnet]

Ah Just think if this was about a different game people would be flaming like crazy :)

Good times :)

[Pixel_Pusher]

Yes. I'm sick of this bullshit. Any developer that does this gets a perm ban in my house.

[BigBoss07]

If you consider boycotting going to the midnight release with my Scottish claymore and viking helmet, then yes I am boycotting this game. ;)

[lastdual]

You Sir, know how to boycott :)

[vsr]

PS3 owners can complete u3 / cod mw3 / bf3 / r3 / batman / darksouls and plenty of games in the meantime. they can wait.

Bethesda can put all the dlc on bluray. But ... Money... Total payment for the game exceeds $60

[BubbleSniper]

who cares? we're going to have mods on the PC. let m$ pay for DLC. ill buy this new... but the DLC Bwahahahahahahahaha!

[Heartnet]

Hope the mods are shit so u can shup bout mods tbf

[kingdoms]

So it's ok for 360 owners to buy BF3 when the PS3 version comes with a free game? And of course Sony payed nothing because they're so loved ;)

J/K... 360 owners are not crybaby Anime lovin, angry gothic antisocial Japanese loyalist. 360 fans won't think twice about what deals Sony has with PS3.

Oh well the DLC wait is only 30 days like the free game in BF3 is old as hell and is an arcade game.

[b163o1]

^^^^^^This guy loves his 360......

[omi25p]

Some ps3 fans are getting way 2 dramatic about this. Xbox gets 1 or 2 timed Dlcs a year. Ps3 has gotten tons of permanent exclusive dlc with a huge amount of games this year and the year before

Medal of honor, dead space 2, mortal kombat, portal 2, battlefield 3 and more. Yet you never hear of Xbox gamers threatening to boycott those games

[DaTruth]

You should actually wait for a PS3 fan to get upset first before jumping the gun and claiming PS3 fans are upset!

With nobody in the entire comments upset, you just sound like a moron!

[raiden-49]

i like anime so what!
but i haz external sonata for the xbox

[room414]

There's a world of difference between paying for extra content and paying to keep content off of other platforms.

[MoveTheGlow]

Kingdoms, you're totally right. The entirety of 360 gamers could never be one Japanese loyalist. You got me there, bud!

But I'll raise you this: Bill Gates is not 18 fascist Persian kittens. So there. I think.

[EVILDEAD360]

'With nobody in the entire comments upset, you just sound like a moron!'

The guy wasn't talking about the comments section..if you actually read the article you would have read that there is a petion on the site to boycott the game with people already voicing their frustration.

So who sounds like a moron now...

On topic..who cares if there is a boycott, it wont stop me from buying my most anticipated title DLC or not. The PS3 gets exclusive content and 'Da Truth' is no one complains or puts out useless boycotts to try to smear games. Past boycott fails include Modern Warfare 2 etc.

But if people don't want to buy the game..their choice.

Evil

[Bonobo12345]

@EVILDEAD360

People voicing their frustration?
LOL you obviously haven't even looked at the thread, The OP is just an overreacting fag, I have yet to find one other serious poster that agrees with him, Practically everybody is telling him to stop being such a baby.

so now you look like a moron....

[EVILDEAD360]

@ Bono

I clearly responded to ONE person not the entire thread..and my point stands..

Now it's YOU that is now wearing the 'moron' crown..

[Bonobo12345]

@Evil

"'With nobody in the entire comments upset, you just sound like a moron!'

The guy wasn't talking about the comments section..if you actually read the article you would have read that there is a petion on the site to boycott the game with people already voicing their frustration. "

when you say People in this way it's plural.
you meant the people on the site where it is only one that I can see. If you had said 'with a person already voicing his frustration'I would be wrong, but you did not, and I'm not..

I think this 'crown' belongs to you....

edit: I'm sure there is more than one noob being pissy about this somewhere, but your attempt to make the situation out to be more than it is fails.

[JoySticksFTW]

this thread was laughs right here :)

"The moron crown belongs to you now!"

"No, YOU look like the moron now!"

ahahahaha!!

Thanks, guys. It's good to laugh before that hurricane comes down on us.

Winner: b163o1 for his "^^^^^^This guy loves his 360......" comment

[_Aarix_]

"360 owners are Japanese loyalist"

Wait, WHAT!

[DaTruth]

What Bonobo12345 said! Thanks for doing the legwork! Bubbles under helpful!!!

And the guy I was responding to placed the "crybaby Anime lovin, angry gothic antisocial Japanese loyalist" pin on every PS3 owner! When a site(N4G) known as PS3 fanboy central has not one person upset, it is moronic to call all PS3 owners crybabies about it... It is also moronic to defend the moron!

He's also clearly trolling, which is moronic in nature! But even the contents of his moronic behavior is moronic. Defending trolls is also moronic and defending moronic trolls who's trolling is moronic is doubly moronic! Try saying that three times fast!

Bubbles to Joysticks! You pointing that out was also very funny!

[Persistantthug]

More likely Sony incentivises in other ways....

like better royalty rates on various platforms. Keep in mind EA makes more money with Sony because Sony has more than just the PS3. Some people forget that Sony still has PS2 that still sells games and PSP/VITA.

[EVILDEAD360]

'when you say People in this way it's plural.
you meant the people on the site where it is only one that I can see. If you had said 'with a person already voicing his frustration'I would be wrong, but you did not, and I'm not..

I think this 'crown' belongs to you....

edit: I'm sure there is more than one noob being pissy about this somewhere, but your attempt to make the situation out to be more than it is fails.'

LMAO @ at YOU still not being able to read either. WTF are you talking about anyways. i'm talking prural vs. one guy? Who is talking about a thread?

Here is MY quote..

'The guy wasn't talking about the comments section..if you actually read the article you would have read that there is a petition on the site to boycott the game with people already voicing their frustration.'

This based on the actual ARTICLE which says..

'There is a petition in the forums of PSU calling for PS3 owners to boycott the game. At the very least, gamers are voicing their frustration with exclusive and/or timed content.'

Again..just in case you didnt read slow enough..GAMERS (plural) are voicing THEIR (plural) opinion.

Not only do you wear the crown..you now have fail written all over your forehead. This was a waste of my time anyways as its just a bunth of trolls calling each other trolls. So please let me step away from the silly hypocrite war. Just commented on FACTS from the article...again..comment stands..so please troll on

Evil

[zeddy]

i probably wont even have scratched the surface of this game before the dlc comes out for my ps3. more importantly i have yet to see any ps3 footage, so you can bet the 360 version will perform better, that would be an actual reason to get it for the 360.

[NCAzrael]

You are aware that the DLC probably won't be out for a good 3 or 4 months, if not longer, after the initial release, right? If in 3 to 4 months of playing you still haven't even scratched the surface, then I might suggest actually starting the game instead of just staring at the menu screen.

[morganfell]

Exclusives > exclusive content.

This is even less significant as it's timed rather than exclusive. I think it is good to let them work out the horse armor prices before it comes to the PS3.

[ryhanon]

"I think it is good to let them work out the horse armor prices before it comes to the PS3." <-- Hilarity.

Somebody is wearing his Comedy Cape +2.

[SonyPS360]

There's a reason you only have one bubble.

[BrianG]

@Sony360,

Why? Because he is right, exclusive games are better than exclusive content.

So by that logic he only has 1 bubble because of people who don't like the truth.

[SephirothX21]

Seriously, with the amount of hours in Skyrim, who will be playing dlc straight away? I've a 360, PS3 and a powerful pc and I'll be getting it for pc obviously but timed exclusive dlc for a 300+ hour game that arrives on one console only 30 days earlier than the others would not make the 360 version any more appealing to me than the PS3 version.

[dougr]

For me personally, I'm sick of X-box always getting DLC for the games I like first, because by time the DLC comes for PS3 I'm already sick of playing the game. I'm talking about games like Fallout 3 and Oblivion. Thankfully, I just built myself a i5 Sandybridge pc, so now I'll be able to enjoy the developer content as well as custom content, while still getting to play the games I want on PS3 that don't offer the same experience or any experience at all on PC such as NHL 12 and Uncharted 3.

[BobbyMcCOOL]

Doesn't matter the game is so long by the time you finish the campaign, the dlc will be out for PS3.( if your playing quickly) Microsoft needs to but money into making real games not exclusive DLC, thats just lazy. plus if your gaming on PS3 you have more than enough to play until it does come out. Who cares. I'll play Uncharted, StarHawk, ECt..... until then.

[Tanir]

very true bobby, it will take 30 days for a normal person with a life, gf and job to even beat the game, and thats if they are going hardcore.

i know it would take me months lol, so by then the dlc would have BEEEeEEEEEN out

[InNomeDiDio]

But most people here don't have a life or a girlfriend. Hardly school or job ...

[NCAzrael]

If the DLC were coming out 11/11/11 you'd have a point, but that's not the case here. Bethesda has already said they won't be releasing small DLC packs, but instead will be doing larger expansion style packs similar to New Vegas' DLC. We probably won't see the first DLC until April of next year, if not later, which means that most people will already be done with a sizable portion of the game and will be ready for new content.

Granted, at that point I'll be working on my own content for my mod project, but it still kind of irks me to know I have to wait.

[Tanir]

funny, cause anyone who buys this game knowing that there is going to be a game of the year edition anyway is sorta silly, or just doesn't mind paying an extra 40$ for the dlc combined with the norm price.

WAY to many amazing games coming out for me to fall for that gimmick again after morrowwind and oblivion.

Darksouls is first on my list cuz they game is actually going to come complete

[jessupj]

I agree.

$40-$60 plus $120 for the game, that is a fucking joke, that is.

Not to mention Bethesda is pulling this shit again with timed DLC. Granted it's only 30 days, but it's the principle. And please don't bother posting insults if you're to immature to comprehend that simple idea of 'principle'.

Still, I'll be happy to rent this game and have a ball all the way to the platinum trophy. But as long as bethesda dance like little monkeys for M$ they won't be getting my money.

[modesign]

i guess for those 30 days ill have to play BF3, COD3, resistance3, Elderscrolls skyrim(without addons), BM arcame city, uncharted 3

(whats with all the games with 3's at the end.lol

[sarshelyam]

The way I see it...it's probably level capped content, so the extra 30 days I'm waiting will allow me to level up and jump right in when the DLC hits.

It's irritating, to say the least, but I'm not going to let it get to me so much as to pass up my most wanted 2011 release. No way!

[showtimefolks]

60-100hrs right out of the box dlc doesn't bother me

what bothers me is i would love to find out how much MS are paying for COD dlc and bethesda for fallout and now this.

all that money could have gone to actually making a 1st party game

MS loaned or paid RS 50million for GTA dlc that's 5 years of development cost of a 100 person team think about that.

5 years to develop a master price???? or some timed exclusive dlc

[gman_moose]

I just think it's pathetic that MS is still playing the "timed exclusive content" game after all this time. You'd think they would throw this cash at devs to make exclusive games instead of keep content away from PS3 gamers for 30 stinkin days. All that does is piss people off.

I'm not sure which version I'm getting yet anyway, but if it turns out to be PS3, this won't bother me a whole lot. The game is so damn big anyway, I can certainly wait a bit for an extra mission or items.

[Leviathan]

I feel the same. Microsoft just pisses me off. It doesn't change anything. They're just playing off these multiplat releases because truly, that's all they got. How sad. I'm sure most ps3 owners really don't care. Who truly suffers is the poor kid with only an xbox and nothing significant to play other than multiplats, Gears and Halo. They're (Microsoft) ripping off their customer base by applying their money to "timed" exclusivity instead of unique exclusive content.

Exclusivity cost developers money too, because there is a pretty sharp time/interest ratio in the video game industry.Microsoft must be puttin up some serious cash for all this crap.

No one buys an xbox because of timed dlc.

[jessupj]

I agree with both of you.

It doesn't personally affect me that much, but it severly pisses me off.

Instead of spending money to keep the DLC out of PS3 owners hands for 30 day (because that's effectively what they're paying for, which is rather pathetic), they could actually contribute something meaningful to the industry and fund a new game.

[Dark_king]

Im looking forward to the game but its only going to be a rental.I will wait for the GOTY version with all the DLC included.Im just to cheap to buy all the DLC they have planned at full price.An not because some 30 day wait that actually seems fine to me I just think of those who get it first as Beta testers.

[Tru_Blu]

I'll be doing the same. Sadly it's like that for every RPG these days. You can end up spending $100-120 for the game and DLC or wait for a GOTY and get everything for $60 or less.

[Blasphemy]

@ AntoineDcoolette You have to stand and for what you believe in and not let these crooks do this to us no matter how silly it seems.

[Scrupuless]

Please, no one has the will power to boycott Skyrim!

[ReservoirDog316]

Meh, most of us probably won't even be done with the main quest by the time the last piece of dlc comes out. Does it suck a little? Yeah but even as a stand alone game, Skyrim probably doesn't need* dlc.

Unless it's zombie dlc.

[joab777]

We can only blame ourselves as ps3 owners. We accepted it w fallout 3, w me2 and black ops and we keep buying it anyway. So, its simply only nor money for bethesda. I used to get furious as ppl may remember that w fallout 3 we weren't sure if we would ever get it. I still havnt decided which system to get it for but this wont nav any effect because of the number of games releasing this year.

If ps3 owners boycotted one time, it would end but we wont and we certaintly wont this year. Atleast its 30 days and not a year. Go play one of 15 other games while u wait. Chances r u wont even b done w the game itself. Microsoft may b expecting too much out of this one.

[solidt12]

I hope no one is surprised by this. This has been the case with all there games to date.

[saladthieves]

Now instead of buying studios and increasing their 1st party lineup, Microsoft is just doing kiddish silly things like getting timed DLC exclusivity, which will be available on the other platform anyway. What are they doing???

[Muffins1223]

xbl cost because you tend to get exclusive content :) ps3 people shouldn't get mad,we pay for it over xbl for gold,i mean god fanboy should stfu,get a xbox360 fucking pussies....

[the_best_player]

The 360 users can beta test DLC and the PS3 version will be more stable.

[Persistantthug]

And it doesn't hurt or punish me 1 bit. Why? Because I still have Oblivion GOTY that I bought for $20 in 2009, and I still haven't finished it. And because of this, I also have FALLOUT NEW VEGAS that I bought 3 months ago for $20 that I vowed not to play until I finished Oblivion (although I did do like 2 missions).

What exactly is the point of this 30 day nonsense.
If you're gonna buy the game, then buy the freakin game. Considering Microsoft doesn't have many games anymore, it shouldn't really be that hard to do.
GO BIG, OR GO HOME.....Basically.

Anyways....yeah...I'll buy Skyrim after Twisted Metal now.

[zoks310]

Meh, nothing major, Sony gets some exclusive DLC love sometimes also. Ill will most likely wait for the GOTY edition and wait until the developer patch the game, because we all know that Bethesda is no joke when it comes to glitches, horrible game crashing glitches.

[Tr10wn]

you will wait a whole year to play skyrim? damn you are my hero.

[zoks310]

@Tr10wn
Plenty of better games to play around that time, besides between work and the games on the top of my list and my budget i wont be able to touch ES:SR for most likely more than a year.
Part of why i would wait is because Bethesda's games are very glitchy initially.

These are the games on my list before i go near SkyRim;

Resistance 3
Rage
Batman:AC
Assassin's Creed
Battlefield 3
BioShock:INF
Uncharted 3
Mass Effect 3
PlayStation Vita
As you can see im booked well into next year. SkyRim can wait

[Tr10wn]

Resistance 3 = will take like 10 hours of story same with uncharted 3, now days content sell more than anything else that's why Skyrim can't wait over 300 hours of gameplay top all the games of that list but still i will play most of the games on that list at one point or another.

[Tanir]

not that hard to wait a year lol, will be playin dark souls, uncharted, dead island, ff13-2, gears to start. so i think im safe lol

[rymanb]

In fact, most of the time... any exclusive DLC for the PS3 stays exclusive, rather than a timed exclusive (e.g. AC Brotherhood Copernicus, Toy Story 3's Zurg)

[KainIsAble]

In general these days I just wait for the GOTY edition to come out. With all the patches and DLC that gets released I figure I can pay $60 for one game now or buy two games for the same price(The GOTY editions). In my mind I am not waiting a year, I just refuse to pay $60 for a game. With DLC the game can sometimes end up costing me $100.

[SuperBeast811]

not every game gets a GOTY keep waiting for that new vegas one lol it aint coming

[LOOK_AT_THIS_I]

@super
you should have bought it from amazon when it was 9 bucks. im sure it will probably hit that again, and you can pick up the dlc for less than the goty when it hits.

[zoks310]

@Tr10wn
"Resistance 3 = will take like 10 hours of story same with uncharted 3, now days content sell more than anything else that's why Skyrim can't wait over 300 hours of gameplay top all the games of that list but still i will play most of the games on that list at one point or another"

You are forgetting the multiplayer for; Resistance 3, Rage, Assassin's Creed, Battlefield 3, and Uncharted 3, they will be very time consuming.

[Muffins1223]

yea but when sony gets exclsuvie dlc,its normally for a geto game and the dlc's are that huge like fallout 3 or gta 4....

[rabidpancakeburglar]

Absolutely no-one will boycott the game because of this. People may not like it but I think that if they even thought about boycotting it then the thought that it's Skyrim would counteract that.

[Clown13]

Yeah it definitely pisses me off but i'll be too busy with the 300+ hr main game to care about 30 days.

[Shackdaddy836]

Lol. Like anyone will ever boycott an Elder Scrolls game XD

[-Alpha]

Oh please. That's just business.

Annoying, yes, but we are still getting the DLC. As long as the PS3 version of the game isn't botched for some reason then who cares about timed DLC?

I'll be playing way too many games and probably be too invested in the game still to care about add-ons.

[FLOWCity]

Ehh...No one boycotted Medal Of Honor for exclusive PS3 content..Or LA Noire or Dead Space 2 or Batman AA..So what's 30 days...

[Tr10wn]

common sense???? what's???? ill boycott your comments from now on.

[MidnytRain]

How do you boycott a comment?

[gamesmaster]

sarcasm guys. sarcasm.

[Buho]

I don't know why, but your comment made me LOL.

[tdrules]

Sony get exclusive content that they pay for, PS3 owners boycotting games because of timed DLC is hypocritical.

[Scarfy]

Naaaaaaah!

I'll buy the game after it's been out for 6 or 9 months. That way, I get all the bug fixes, the DLC and everything else cheaper..! ;)

[PirateThom]

The fact you know it's coming to PS3 down the line makes it more annoying than it needs to be.... still, who would boycott a game over timed DLC?

[dangert12]

Why all it means is they get to pay and use it 30 days before us

[NYC_Gamer]

Why boycott over some timed dlc

[Amplitude]

Cause its BS.

Im now going to make an effort to buy it used. I hate companies that do this so much

[Kee]

Well, the way I see it is it gives me more time to try and finish as many side quests as I can. I don't see how this is gonna help bethesda, though.

It may mean some people will be done with the game on the ps3 by the time the DLC comes out and will decide that they have better things to do than to pay money to get the DLC late. Don't boycott the game, just boycott the DLC if you're mad at them. That way they'll learn not to act the fool and fuck us over.

[WhiteLightning]

I'm not bothered but it does go against the whole "Two versions will be the same" statment they've kept going on about. Plus with no PS3 footage STILL then this it will make PS3 owners think that Bethesda don't give a crap about them and some people will draw their own conclusions that the 360 version will obviously be better.

[Simco876]

Who cares it's 30 days, let M$ waste money on worthless timed DLC

[LOOK_AT_THIS_I]

I would love to see how much money they have spent on timed exclusive dlc (GTA,COD,etc..) and see how much they have actually profited off of it. I just dont see there being that much of a huge demand for it. Most people who are going to buy it are going to buy it for their console of preference (where a majority of their friends play) anyways, let alone the 30 days exclusive.

I gotta wonder who makes the decisions when it comes to writing those checks. I just dont get it.

[Jikla]

Buying it for pc anyways. Mods > DLC. At least that's what I think.

[Series_IIa]

Boohoo, who cares.

Different consoles get treated to different things.

xbox is usually timed exclusive DLC and PS3 gets like a game with the purchase like BF3 with BF1943 and MoH with MoH Frontlines.

Swings and roundabouts

[Droid Control]

I feel like boycotting the 360!

M$ should spend all that money they waste on some EXCLUSIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

[Cpt_kitten]

yeah they should do what sony dose and pay for studios to make exclusive games and if someone says they dont like the ps3 and or move they bribe to all of a sudden like it

love my ps3 though

[Eromu]

PS3 Owner here, I don't care. I never buy the DLC when it releases anyways I always just buy the game at launch then wait for the GOTY edition before I worry about the DLC. It ends up being cheaper that way most of the time anyways. I did it with Oblivion and Fallout 3, and I'll do it with New Vegas and Skyrim when they get there eventually.

[Cpt_kitten]

eh no one seems to cry about any other timed exclusive on either system so no use crying now

[beans]

As long as both consoles end up with the same content who cares especially being only 30 days. Now if one console gets extra content over the other that would be a little annoying.

[waltyftm]

The whole DLC thing is a JOKE, Release the FULL game please, Not touching this until GOTY edition.

[THC CELL]

It will take more than 30 for people to want dlc on this game. Plus I am getting it on ps3 cause it will be the best in consoles just like the last one

[beans]

Yeah less vegetation made it better. I don't think we want to go there just yet with the PS3 version looks better considering they launch the same day.

[ronin4life]

If PS3 gamers should boycott this, then Xbox360 gamers should boycott:
Bioshock 3 (ENTIRE FREE GAME Bioshock)
SSX tricky (Exclusive levels forever)
CapcomvsNamco (Cole playable character)
I fell like there are others, but I'm probably wrong.
Also, the snowboarding game may not be SSX...damn my terrible memory...

[LOOK_AT_THIS_I]

how about everyone boycots this til the GOTY edition which will cost the same amount as the release date version and add a lot more content which most of the times is left out so they can charge us for it. Maybe the game studios would then start releasing the "finished" version instead of the patch and pitch dlc practice used now.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Because that is not a boycott... how about you just dont buy the game period...that would be a boycott.

Me...I will be buying day one.

[Saryk]

I want to play Skyrim badly, but I can wait if they are going to do some kind of DLC fiasco!

[RAmar101]

I'll be waiting for goty edition next year, I always love to keep titles like this collection but pisses me off when goty edition releases later on, and save files usually don't work

Dlc for 30 days is a non issue

[Silly gameAr]

Deals like this shouldn't happen for multi-plat games. It's just bad business, and petty on MS's part. Then again, I think Bethesda is in the same boat for going along with it.

They HAVE to know that deals like this affect games sales. I mean they have to. Do they just not care, or is that little extra they get from MS enough to cover it?

[newleaf]

Were you this vocal when Dead Space 2, RDR, Batman AA, Mafia 2, Assassin's creed brotherhood and medal of honour did the same thing for ps3 or is it only bad when microsoft do it?

[BrightFalls76]

Read my mind!

[Amplitude]

Obviously he wasn't... why would he? He wasn't being screwed over. Im sure plenty of 360 owners were being vocal though, as they should.

[Silly gameAr]

Guess I got owned. I thank MS for started the trend in the first place.

[nightmarex121]

I think this is just an excuse and wouldn't be the reason why people would boycott but they haven't show a single ps3 version, and their track record isn't the best at all. They haven't even mention the ps3 version either it like it doesn't even exist it seems.

I think people are more piss about that then the dlc but the dlc justify it more.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

simply put no it doesn't warrant a boycott. The content is all eventually coming to PS3 users ....and this game is so flippin big by the time it comes most will still not be finished with the game anyway.

[Raven_Nomad]

PS3 people have no leg to stand on. They get extra stuff thrown in all the time. Just because Microsoft has a good relationship with Bethesda doesn't mean Sony gamer's should complain. I'm sure PS3 gamer's are too "busy" with all those wonderful exclusives to bother or care about Skyrim right?

@SuperBeast811
And what exactly does Sony do to get exclusive content from the likes of EA? Is it because EA just loves Sony so much they do it for free? Give me a break, Microsoft just tends to get content people actually care about. The COD map packs and things like this will help sell Xbox 360 versions of the game. An extra copy of a 3-4 year old game slapped on a Blu Ray isn't going to do much for most people.

[SuperBeast811]

"good relationship"? LOL you mean COLD HARD CASH

[NBT91]

Yes you are right, we are too busy with our exclusives to care, not about Skyrim, that game is great, but timed DLC... You bet I would rather have a game like Uncharted 3 over that.

[Ser]

"Just because Microsoft has a good relationship with Bethesda doesn't mean Sony gamer's should complain."

Remember these words during the typing of your next "No BF3 footage for the 360 yet" comment.

Just switch it up like this:

Just because Sony has a good relationship with EA doesn't mean that Microsoft gamers should complain.

Also, I'll be enjoying my wonderful PS3 exclusives WHILE I play Skyrim at the same time.

[Mr-Dude]

@ Raven

As a owner of both consoles i sometimes speak out loud to myself when i read your comments...

And they ain't good..

[Kee]

You are a fanboy of the highest order.

[SuperBeast811]

Bethesdas Todd Howard has always been in bed with microsoft so its no suprise and if they were not owned by zenimax they would probably be exclusive to xbox

[Apollyn]

Well i wont be buying it day 1 anyway. There games are always buggy as fuck at first. And ill wait for the GOTY version to go for £5 on steam like i did oblivion

[NBT91]

No lol, I was going to buy it before I knew about any DLC, so I will still buy it even if the DLC is going to a different console.

[FrigidDARKNESS]

not really many ps3 owners didnt boycott Activision gor the timed exclusuive deal in COD MW2 Black Ops. On the brightside of things ps3 owners will probably get the timed exclusive BF3 DLC content and demo or beta.

[geddesmond]

Yeah I don't like these exclusive DLC deals but in no way does it warrent a boycott of one of 2011s best games. I'll get the game but not the DLC. By the time this DLC releases anyway 1 more months wait will be nothing because the first DLC will probably release april or may of next year

[Ser]

Meh, I don't care about the DLC. I usually buy the "Game of the Year edition" that contains all the DLC later down the road. I just wants the game. :)

[Reaper9937]

Simple answer....No.

[Knightofelemia]

I could really care who gets the DLC first as long as the game is worth playing if the game is crap I am not getting the DLC plain and simple. As for boycotting the game I think thats a little extreme for a game thats not even out yet.

[lochdoun]

Microsoft is smart, instead of paying ridiculous amounts of money for true exclusive content like Kratos in MK or Joker in B:AA, they pay a smaller amount of money for just a 30 day exclusive which (along with cross-game chat through Live) is usually enough to persuade multi-console owners.

[Mr-Dude]

i disagree...

I own both consoles, and something like this is not gonna make me chose on wich platform to buy the game!
MS is better of spending their money on bringing me more games!

Mostly i buy multiplatform on the PS3, just because i like it.. and most of my friend own a PS3, but i buy mostly every exclusive on both consoles..

[geddesmond]

No MS is smart because they go after the DLC that matters. The Batman AA joker pack didn't matter because it was only challenge rooms. The Kratos MK9 exclusive didn't matter cause its just a bonus character and both games are only 2 or 3 mil sellers.

But for expansions for one on the best RPGs this gen, well that is big and its also dirty as hell from Bethesda. I'll buy Skyrim without a doubt cause boycotting that is foolish but for their dirty tactics yet again with another bethesda game I'm taking Rage off my list for games this fall. I'll buy rage now when HMV have it on sale for 20 euros or if I find it pre owned for 10 euros given their single player PSN Pass and this DLC deal my support for bethesda has gone.

I'm not even getting Skyrim until I hear from others that its not broken like Fallout 3 and New vegas was broken. Fallout NV was unplayable

[Jack_DangerousIy]

Well crap. This is the first time that I've heard of this. I guess that's what I get for playing it on a console huh guys? ;)

I'm usually pretty late not only buying games, but then buying the expansions. So I doubt it will affect me as much as the more hardcore fans. I'm actually playing Morrowind on my laptop(started yesterday), as I've already played Oblivion. So I do at least have that 'new' game to play.

[Ember6940]

This doesn't matter, what pisses me off is that they haven't shown ANY PS3 footage, they haven't even mentioned it, it's like it doesn't exist, I don't want this to fail on PS3 like Fallout NV did.

[RatchetandClank]

Nobody is going to boycott anything. Its just the site like many others trying to put the PS3 fanboys against the xbox fanboys.

[OllieBoy]

I canceled my pre-order. There's plenty of other games that $60 can go towards to.

Plus, Bethesda games are buggy as hell. Whenever I get it, it'll be patched and alot better to play.

[Mr-Dude]

Most games from bethesda are full with bugs and glitches in the release

so i couldnt care less... I wait because then im playing

gears 3
HALO anniversary (if its out then)
uncharted 3
rage
resistance 3
silent hill
bf3
journey

did i forget something?

[SP3333D-O]

Crap like this doesn't make me want a 360, it makes me hate M$ more.

[punisher99]

Its the opposite for me. It makes me hate the developers for selling out to the almighty buck. I don't wanna hear no lame excuse about them needing more money. They are already gonna clear millions on the game sales alone. I guess this is another game I'll be buying on ebay. I don't support developers that sell exclusive DLC or timed exclusive DLC.

[MoreRPG]

i can wait 30 days

[GoldPS3]

I don't care. Never was gonna buy the game anyway.

[yamzilla]

mehhh.....I'll take the user created content, insanely better graphics and way better performance of the pc version anyday over some bunk ass, $15 mission that will be a 50th of what the base game has to offer.

[punisher99]

Now how are the graphics gonna be better? Why is it that PC gamers don't know the difference between graphics and HD resolutions? Between the PS3, 360, and the PC. the graphics for multiplatform games is the same. The differences is the FPS and HD resolutions.

[Killman]

I say LET MS waste their time. Nabbing timed DLC instead of actual games = Funny.

[Pro_TactX]

I won't boycott Skyrim, but I will be buying it later. I had planned on buying it at launch, but if Bethesda considers me a second class customer then I will treat it as a second class publisher. I will wait and get Skyrim later, perhaps when they release the inevitable GOTY edition.

I don't expect anyone else to follow suit mind you, but I am not going to rush to give my money to a company that considers my money less important.

[punisher99]

I applaud you to the fullest extent. +bubbles You should just do like I do and buy the game off of ebay, that way Bethesda doesn't get not one dime of your money.

[jrisner]

This has been going on for years so it's nothing new. 2 people organizing a boycott really has Bethesda shaking i'm sure.

[Neko608]

If anything 360 owners should be ticked that M$ is still wasting their money on this timed DLC crap instead of developing more exclusive games.

[JTX]

Don't care. Still getting it on ps3. I don't buy dlc anyway...If I do end up wanting it I'm sure I can wait a whole 30 days before playing it. I'll have a crazy backlog well into next year anyways.

[SpinalRemains138]

LOL Horse armor!

You guys remember that?

Of course SONY players would like to have the add ons too. We will live though. Patience is a virtue. It's not like add on content is a deal breaker for a potential customer. Id think Blu Ray and free internet is a bigger attraction than add on content one year prior, for one game.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

I won't boycott it.I'll just buy it used.
Love money so much you would give the middle finger to a chunk of your fanbase? well bethesda, i'll just give my money to gamestop instead.

[BrightFalls76]

PS3 owners should boycott the game but not because of DLC, hyprocites. They should boycott the game because it will run like garbage on their system compared to 360.

[punisher99]

Then thats another thing to blame Bethesda for. Because Uncharted 2 sure as hell don't run like garbage and neither does Infamous 2.

[MonopolyRSV]

Everyone should wait for the Game of the Year edition. Sucks not having access to everything from the beginning.

[Hozi89]

This doesn't really matter to me. 1 month is nothing to wait. Skyrim will be packed with so much to do I doubt anyone really needs the extra content at the get go. lets be real here. 1 month is not a big deal.

[Blues Cowboy]

To answer the question: NO.

Don't rage against one of the best developers in the business who will use the extra time to make sure that the PS3 DLC is perfectly optimised. And who will deliver a massive game that doesn't even need extra content anyway. Seriously, we can hunt an infinite number of dragons! Who needs launch DLC?!

Guys, only boycott games that are plan to set an important precedent. Games like... Resistance 3 for example? It plans to charge pre-owned buyers for using the PSN that's supposed to be *free* for everyone. But no, we keep getting distracted by stuff like this that won't matter 30 days down the line.

[DATNEWYAWKER]

Who cares? Sometimes we (PS3) owners get exclusive DLC sometimes the Boxer's get theirs whats the big deal? All the bitching back & forth those of you doing the bitching should be ashamed grow up it's business, it will always be this way forever! As long as there is multiple companies trying to make money we will always have these sorts of things going on.

[peeps]

nope, will still be buying for ps3/pc. End of the day these are my preferred platforms and the games that big I'm sure I'll be able to wait for DLC should I really want it (and i owned fallout 3 and new vegas on 360 and didn't buy any dlc for those games...)

[Dowie]

Your loss then I guess?

Boycotting a game over something as weak as delayed DLC. People are aware this game contains hundred of hours of entertainment? I won't be picking up that DLC for a LONG time.

[SITH]

Why are people surprised. Xbox always gets timed exclusive dlc from Bethesda. Anyone who paid 10 cents worth of attention to bethesada's dlc history with Xbox would know as much. Shock and awe it is not.

[gamingisnotacrime]

no hate for the game, it will offer plenty to do without DLC until it arrives

[chiwoo]

I own both systems. There are plenty of games that are coming out that I could care less about DLC right about now on any game this year. As for Skyrim, I am getting the PC version.

[ElementX]

A boycott? LMFAO. As I stated before, PS3 owners always brag about how many exclusives they have, so play those while you're waiting for the DLC. I'll probably pick up Skyrim on PS3, but I'm not going to lose sleep over some add-ons which I never buy on release, anyyway.

[thekiddfran]

another waste of money for microsoft. They should be investing in 1st part studios not times dlc.

[bunfighterii]

I dont really give a hoot

[earbus]

Lots of im not upset pretenders, im not getting the game period win win for me no dragons.

[Nac]

Oh please, this guy makes it sound like it was some type of betrayel. Listen man, I got my Morrowind on the Xbox, my Oblivion on my 360, and I will be getting my Skyrim on the 360. Stop creating drama over nothing.

[JAMurida]

Doesn't really warrant a boycott, but it does kinda piss me off, being a PS3 user who loves the Elder Scrolls games. If anything, it makes people out there see the cold truth that in the end, it really is all about money...

[capjacksparrow]

I'll be getting the PS3 regardless. I'm going to be playing this bad boy for hundreds of hours. I need to play it on a system that isn't going to quit on me!!!

[HaVoK308]

Yet another Troll article pandering to the fragile egos of the Sony fanboys. And yet another success. Guess what won't be successful. Yet another Boycott. They always fail and those that are doing the so-called boycotting end up buying it anyway. How's that for moronic? It takes two opposing sides to have a war. The only ones engaging in it is the Sony fans. 360 gamers could care less.

Excuse me while I go play some Resistance 3 beta. I won't be clicking no links so some troll can make a living off of others ignorance.

[skweejal]

Ok well I'm going to say this. Publishing companies like money. They don't give a fuck about you, they don't give a fuck about what fun you have, and boycotting is ONLY hurting the developers and how much money they receive in there bonus pool. You not buying the game has no effect on the Publishers unless thousands upon thousands of people do it. Devs receive a bonus pool based on how much the game sells in a certain period of time, so the less people that buy due to boycott only means, the devs make less money. And devs sometime rely on there bonus pool for the majority of there income (10k - 40k$, not just a couple thousand bucks.). Devs are salaried, so they NEED the bonus pool. If you want to change the industry, help promote and keep indie development alive. Just because a game is indie, doesn't mean it has to be a shitty game. Look at a game called "Hawken". It's an indie game. If you promote indie devs, you're destroying the corrupt publishing system, which is a GOOD, if not GREAT thing for gamers as a hole. Also look into a game called "Hard Reset", also an indie game. I'd rather be playing these indie beasts than the next EA release ANY day. Follow this, and there will be no need for these publishing dilemmas. It's not only better for the gamer, it allows the devs to be 100000000000 times more creative, allowing for much more enjoyable game. Everyone wins, take these to heart, and we'll have gaming come back to how it should be. Completely in control of the devs instead of publishers afraid of being "too risque". The same thing with movies, support independent development and we'll have MUCH more entertaining movies. That's the best you can do, as boycotting is futile and completely ignorant/useless.

[justaddh30]

Who cares? GOTY will have it all plus it's not like there isn't anything else to play for that month

[Blasphemy]

I am not buying it anyway so it's whatever.

[bozebo]

I rarely get DLC anyway, so not really.

I won't be buying it at launch though incase it is failboat, which seems to be what most used-to-be-good devs seem to like doing these days.

[ironwolf777]

Anyone who wants to boycott Skyrim should be beheaded.

[DOOMZ]

Bah, just buy this amazing game!

[Jonah_Reese]

Don't see why they'd get so up in arms over it. Yeah it's annoying but it's not like it's anything super major. Didn't it take a full year for Fallout 3 DLC to be released on PS3? I mean come on.

[fr00ty-wizenhymer]

What about PC, I thought they should get it first since it is ya' know...a CRPG. Anyways, I'd rather play Dark Souls. Elder Scrolls died after Daggerfall.

[Mike_Tha_Hero]

Why just PS3 users? MS is getting it before PC too apparently.

Look, I don't see why it matters. So they get the content earlier; would you rather wait a month to pay for some EXTRA content, or boycott the entire game and not play it at all?

[RufustheSage]

Just give me even more reason to ignore this game and play Dark Souls.

[Kos-Mos]

Dark Souls is better I can guarantee you.

[RufustheSage]

Demon's Souls had me hooked for so long, I can't wait.

[JAMurida]

I would have to disagree with that. Dark Souls will be off the chain and all, but when it comes down to it, Elder Scrolls can't be beat...

[videoxgamexfanboy]

ps3 owners should be use to this by now. its not a big deal.

[devilhunterx]

30 days boycott and get it cheaper. Simple.

[Kos-Mos]

I wonder how many people who will buy the game like this:
"I`m looking forward to skyrim. I have a box and PS3. Hmmm. Which should I choose the game for? Hell yeah, the box has a timed exclusive for 30 days!!!!!!!!! I`ll buy it for my box."

Waste of money ms, you really need to learn how to not make you look so pathetic.

[hazelamy]

so people want the publisher/developer to show more support for the ps3?
and they plan to do that by not buying the game for ps3?

i've never understood the logic in that one.

sure it's annoying, but by not buying the ps3 version, the only ones who win are ms.

[Pyscho_Mantis]

isnt skyrim a big enough game....no thank you I doubt I will even finish the game.

[BrianC6234]

I'm in no hurry for this game. Maybe I'll wait for the Game of the Year version that will include all of the DLC.

[AlphaJunk]

Yeah, I'd stomp my feet and cry about it... then not buy the game and pout like a baby - that'd show them.
These people are are in the business to make money and the programmers wanna get paid for all their hard work and lonely nights. Wow.

[LOLOLFFSA]

Not a big problem? Skyrim itself has quests/etc for many many hours.
I think I'm going to get this one on pc so I cant use the benefit with my xbox.

[bigtrucknd]

I don't buy dlc so I could care less. I think dlc is the biggest rip off. I will never give these companies more than the initial purchase knowing that they could have included the content on the original disc. They purposely hold back content to bleed people dry and I am sick of it.

[LOVE--N--PEACE]

Skyrim will be awesome...nuff said

[seporith]

If there should be a reason to boycot the game, then it should be because the game has addons already. But i will buy the game, not right now, i will wait for it to get cheaper or maybe even when the GOTY version arrives, but i think that will take too long. :) Cheers

[Hayabusa 117]

I can't stand people who moan about DLC being announced too early! You have no idea of a game developement cycle works. These things have to be PLANNED and they take longer to make then you realise! Plus, it makes sense to announce DLC plans early: knowing that your game will be supported encourages people to buy!

[seporith]

i didnt mean that dlc is announced early, but when the dlc comes out at the same time with the game

[MasterCornholio]

As long as Microsoft didnt pay them to gimp the PS3 version. I have no problem waiting 30 days for DLC.

[Hayabusa 117]

YES!!! I get to download horse armour 30 days before PS3 owners! Up yours suckerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs!!!

Disagree if you can't read internet sarcasm.

In all honesty though, I agree with the Sony fanboys on this one. I'd much rather MS used their money investing in upcoming Studios and IPs(as Sony seem to be good at), instead of wasting it on DELAYING content that is going to come out on other platforms anyway :(

If anything it should be XBox fanboys boycotting MS for spending money so frivilously.

And if I was a developer who got offered money to delay content on other platforms for 30 days, I'd certainly do it :)

[hiredhelp]

LOL oh this another desperate move by ms. Hey spend alot of money in advertisements alot money in dlc .
Note to self if i was doing this, wouldnt i be best putting that into a whole new exclusive ip for core gamers.

[XeNoStRatoS]

It's def GotY Edition for me if they already start releasing f'ing DLC short after the release. Gotta PS3 and don't care about DLC which is probably already on the disc and you have to pay to activate it. FU @ Bethesda for that one!

[Treyb3yond]

Does it need a boycott? Only if you are Microsoft!

[blink3020]

MW3, BF3 and Uncharted will keep me busy over the winter so I could care less about this

[ballsofsteel]

it does bother me cause it simply not fair to the consumer. I know 30 days's isn't much but why should a ps3 user not get the same DLC as their 360 conuterpart? what is the $60 that i spent on their game not good enough? In fact from a business perspective doesn't make sense one of the first things you learn in business is to not anger your users. Also i can't only imagine this will diminish DLC sales on PS3 because all the hype that is behind a DLC launch dies right after launch and 30 days between then is a bad waste of marketing.

[Dfooster]

your $60 entitles you to the game in the box. the same one the xbox users get. the extra $ paid for dlc is a totally separate thing. if it was free then thats different but basically your argument is flawed.

[RGDfleet]

I fear that these Horse armour jokes may come back to haunt us....when like like shivering isles comes out....HMPH!

[bobrea]

It's only 30 days you babies. Half of you will scream for a boycott and then buy it anyway.

[mjsmufc99]

At least it's not as bad as how long we ha to wait for the GTA IV DLC & Fallout 3 DLC! I'll just keep busy with Uc3, BF3, Batman, Assassins, FIFA and my Star Wars Blu Rays! WHAT A LINE UP

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Im sure no ones gonna even notice it I mean it really isn't a big deal . This Arthur is desperately trying to start a flame war clearly. I can tell hes upset about the Idea come on a boycott? He does realize MS payed Bethesda for it., Just like they did with the Fallout series, Nothing new.

[Vickistheman]

Meh. I'll just wait one year to get all the dlc and get it at half the price. Or just not get it at all.

[Dfooster]

this article is silly. anybody who cares enough about playing the game to get upset over this news isnt going to boycott the game.

its 30 days for goodness sake and the whole game is going to take months to complete. if this bothers people they really do need to go outside and experience life. (real life)

[BABY-JEDI]

You could always wait 6 to 8 months & get the game of the year edition with all of the DLC.
I'm not saying this is a good idea but it will be an option.

[MachineGunTalk]

damn that sucks for ps3, 360 is always gonna be favoured ps3 had no chance...

but this game gonna be crack

[XboxInnovation]

SKYRIM will suck anyways

[makingdamage]

Doesnt affect me since I very rarely by any DLC, I just dont see any value in it. But I'd be pissed if Sony did this (and had no exclusive games) instead of putting the money towards exclusive games.

[SSKILLZ]

No I think M$ should keep buying DLC while Sony keeps buying devs :D !!! It's not like it's hurting the ps3 user or making them buy a 360 lol

[JD_Shadow]

What about PC gamers? Funny we forget that Skyrim is to be released on the PC (Steam and stuff) as well, and those gamers get screwed, as well. Wonder what THEY think, since they get screwed all the time.

And yeah, this is disheartening that MS is STILL trying this tactic. It doesn't work, and all this does is prevent them from building their first parties. Sony is way ahead of them in that front, and it seems as those MS doesn't care that they only got Halo and Gears to call their own games (and even GOW has been in danger for the longest time). I guess is somewhat makes sense since Bethesda supports the 360 and all, but Bethesda seems to support the 360 just to slap the faces of other gamers, and MS should know better by now how this sort of thing has been getting received.

That being said, the exclusivity time frame is nothing really to write home about. Still though, it's tiring to see this tactic happen, and again...we're forgetting that PC gamers aren't getting this for a month, either.

[allrpg]

Always get this game on PC to utilize mods...

[DarkZane]

Microsoft aren't very smart. Most gamers only play a little each days, not hours after hours. So most people in 30 days won't even have finished the main game.

[XeNoStRatoS]

G.o.t.Y. Edition - And peace for all!

[allrpg]

I'm getting it on PC anyway. DLCs are nothing in front of mods... f**k consoles.