Skyrim's 'Dragonborn' taking precedence over previous DLC on PS3

Bethesda has put its PlayStation 3 Dawnguard and Hearthfire efforts on the shelf for now, instead refocusing its efforts on releasing the new Dragonborn expansion for Skyrim.

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If you were unlucky enough to pick the PlayStation 3 as your platform of choice for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, your hopes for extra content have been as cold and barren as Skyrim itself. The Xbox 360 has been first to the party due to exclusivity arrangements, and the PC has the mod scene to keep it occupied while it waits, but Bethesda has had serious setbacks on PS3. The company has announced that it is putting aside the PS3 releases of Dawnguard and Hearthfire for the time being to focus on the latest expansion, Dragonborn.

Following the announcement that Dragonborn is due for PC and PlayStation 3 early next year, the Bethesda Blog noted that means a shift in focus. "On PS3 in particular, we turned our attention to Dragonborn, as we thought it was the best content to release first, and we didn’t want folks to wait longer," the blog states. "Once it's ready to go for everyone, we'll continue our previous work on Hearthfire and Dawnguard for PS3. Each one takes a lot of time and attention to work well in all circumstances and all combinations of DLC."

Bethesda has suffered technical issues that has stymied their efforts to put the Dawnguard content on PS3, and has enlisted the help of Sony to get it working.

Dragonborn involves you, the current title holder, squaring off against a previous Dovahkiin who has been messing with the world from beyond the grave. The blog also notes that it has more content planned for next year, implying that Dragonborn isn't the last we'll hear from Skyrim.

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    December 6, 2012 9:35 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Skyrim's 'Dragonborn' taking precidence over previous DLC on PS3.

    Bethesda has put its PlayStation 3 Dawnguard and Hearthfire efforts on the shelf for now, instead refocusing its efforts on releasing the new Dragonborn expansion for Skyrim.

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      December 6, 2012 12:58 PM

      I own a PS3 and a PC, I have a friend who owns a 360, and we both agree: skip Bethesda games on consoles, period. Whats even the point of Elder Scroll and Fallout games on consoles since they will always remain a buggy mess?

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        December 6, 2012 6:48 PM

        Having played Skyrim extensively on both the PC and the 360 (probably 200+ hours on 360 and 400+ hours on PC if you include my kids' play), I would say that it has been more bug-free on the 360 than the PC. In fact, I've only had 1-2 freezes on the 360. (Latest gen 360). The PC has only been slightly worse - maybe 1-2 freezes/crashes per 100 hrs.

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          December 6, 2012 7:36 PM

          As someone who played the fuck out of Fallout 3 on both the PC and the 360, I can say that the 360 performed damn well and I had a perfectly enjoyable time with both platforms.

          I cannot vouch for the PS3, but I had a pal try Skyrim on the PS3 and give up rather quickly. Granted, he does that alot. However, he now bought a goddamn super-computer and he is regularly extolling about the virtues of Skyrim on the PC.

          That said, I've had no issues with Skyrim on my 360 so I'd be curious as to what about the PS3 version turned him off so badly.

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          December 7, 2012 11:21 AM

          The difference is: user made patches. Bethesda NEVER fully patches thee types of games. It may take a while, but the community usually does. The community mods and patches are why I skip the console versions of these.

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        December 10, 2012 2:13 PM

        I have Skyrim on the PS3... it took 3 patches to make it playable for extended periods... and unlike Oblivion which i came back to time and again... i have no desire to play Skyrim again, if it goes super sale this holiday I'll grab it on PC... but the crap i went though on the PS3 kinda burned me out :/

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      December 6, 2012 8:41 PM

      Precedence.

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