PS3 Might Never Get Skyrim Dawnguard DLC

by David Sanchez on September 1, 2012 @ 3:29 am

If you’re a PlayStation 3 owner hoping to play the Skyrim Dawnguard DLC, you might be in store for a bit of disappointment. While Bethesda is certainly working on it, there seems to be an issue with transferring the content to Sony’s platform. Simply put, it’s kind of hard to do. “Skyrim is a massive and dynamic game that requires a lot of resources, and things get much more complex when you’re talking about sizable content like Dawnguard,” wrote Bethesda. “We have tried a number of things, but none of them solve the issue enough to make Dawnguard good for everyone.”

The developer is reportedly working alongside Sony to see what can be done, but as of right now, bringing Dawnguard to the PlayStation 3 isn’t looking very promising. “The PS3 is a powerful system, and we’re working hard to deliver the content you guys want. Dawnguard is obviously not the only DLC we’ve been working on either, so the issues of adding content get even more complicated. This is not a problem we’re positive we can solve, but we are working together with Sony to try to bring you this content.”

It really is a shame that PlayStation 3 gamers who dig Skyrim might not be able to enjoy some beefy DLC. Even more upsetting is the fact that this seems like it could be the case for the next content expansion, Hearthfire. When Skyrim first released on the PlayStation 3, it was loaded with nasty bugs and horrible performance issues. These problems have since been largely addressed, but it looks like Bethesda is still struggling to develop for the system. Here’s hoping the studio finds a way to deliver Dawnguard and ultimately Hearthfire to the PlayStation 3.

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eldiablov says:

Yet another good reason to just drop consoles altogether. Think I'll save my cash and just buy a PC.

September 1, 2012, 11:42 am
hush404 says:

Ehh, me thinks Bethesda needs some new coders? :P It seems funny that other developers are able to eek sooo much out of the system and then certain developers just fumble on it.

I own Skyrim on PS3, but I'm not too concerned about the DLC bit... as I also have it on the PC (Modding of course) but feel for friends whom don't have that option.
September 1, 2012, 3:22 pm
David Sanchez says:

Yeah, I have it on the PS3, too. Honestly, I doubt I would even buy the DLC just because there's so much I've yet to do in the main game, so I can't see myself buying something that adds even more stuff that I probably won't do. Still, this is a bummer for folks who really wanted that DLC.

September 1, 2012, 5:56 pm
Trigun says:

I think people have mentioned before that Skyrim has thousands of Static objects in place all across the world including your own stuff, and it has to remember that.

I think that is one of the reasons why it has trouble in combination with the small 256MBx2 RAM split in the system.

Also: Maybe their Engine just sucks(None of their games are really all that great looking without mods.). Or just Bethesda just doesn't have the necessary people they need for PS3 development. Obviously if they did, they probably wouldn't have this problem. Evidence that they really just don't care about the PS3 and it's an after thought to them.
September 1, 2012, 6:24 pm
hush404 says:

I think you hit the nail on the heard, Trigun. Bethesda seems to be lacking the man power, expertise, an engine that can deal with the machine and the ability to give two shits about it all. I'm sure they made a ton on PS3 gamers already, why fix it up proper if they don't need to? lol, maybe I'm being too harsh? While I love their games, there's always SOOO many problems.

September 2, 2012, 6:25 pm
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