PSU - Bethesda on Dawnguard PS3: 'This is not a problem we're positive we can solve'

[KyleOnTheRun]

Read more here: http://www.psu.com/a016765/Bethesda-...e-we-can-solve

It has been troubled times for PS3 owners of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The game's rocky launch was plagued with framerate problems and glitches galore, and some problems persist to this day despite months off patching. Furthermore, PS3 owners have yet to see hide nor hair of Dawnguard, the game's first major content expansion. That's even after Hearthfire, the game's second expansion, was recently announced.

Bethesda has finally broken silence on Dawnguard development, and things do not look good at all. In a forum post, Global Community Lead Gstaff relays the following message to Skyrim players on PS3: (important points have been bolded)

"Earlier in the month, we provided an update on Dawnguard's status for PS3.

It's been a few weeks, and we wanted to make sure everyone knows where we're at with Dawnguard. 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. We have tried a number of things, but none of them solve the issue enough to make Dawnguard good for everyone. 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.
. . . . .

[BoyBettaKnow]

Oh dear... I imagine they'll be trying hard to get it out there. That's a lot of potential money they are missing out on!

[keefy]

i wonder what the issues are?

[Thorzilla]

Well, I was actually waiting for a GOTY edition to get Skyrim. Seems like you're not getting a cent from my pocket Bethesda...

[radgamer420]

"Dawnguard is not the only DLC we are working on so the issues of adding content gets even more complicated. "This is not a problem that we're sure we can solve." That sounds like PS3 might not get any DLC at all.

[Yuuichi]

So you dont want PS only players to ever buy your products again. Got yah. You have lost my business.

[Fenix]

So you dont want PS only players to ever buy your products again. Got yah. You have lost my business.

As someone who bothed loved the time with the game, and as someone who rarely buys DLC: This is so true, just sucks ID and Beth are under the same parent..

[Ghost-Rhayne]

I love Skyrim, I have put in many hours and looked forward to this content...But I've stopped caring now and have moved on. As I've said elsewhere, I will get this shit on a 2nd hand GOTY edition (if these useless cocksuckers ever manage to master 6 year old tech), as I will all their future titles. They will NEVER see another cent from me.

[jlippone]

i wonder what the issues are?

My guess would be a lack of main memory.

[TDbank24]

Skyrim ran like butter for me on the PS3.

You have my money Bethesda. Release that DLC.

[TRF]

They make good games but they don't know how to follow up on them properly and fairly in regards to their ENTIRE fanbase. It's 2012. Every other developer and their mother knows how to make a game run well on PS3.

I'm fairly certain Bethesda said that their handling of Skyrim wouldn't be as bad as the handling of their previous games on PS3. So far I see no evidence supporting that. They're talented developers but they promise too much and deliver on so little. I want my Dawnguard DLC. Why? Because Bethesda said it was coming out on PS3 a month after it came out on 360. I'm not the kind of person who feels entitled to something just because someone else is getting it. But if I'm told I'm going to get something and then don't, you're damn right I'm going to feel a sense of entitlement.

Part of me wants to buy all future games of theirs pre-owned so they don't see another cent of my money.

[*goo]

So what should they do? Release it when it's clearly completely broken?

They're in a no win situation on this one. They're also working with Sony, clearly indicating they want to get the content onto the platform. What more can Bethesda do than keep trying?

Why isn't The Last Guardian attracting this kind of flack? They're facing technical issues too, but most people are accepting of that.

P.S. Damn you all for making me defend Bethesda, Lol.


Obligatory Tapatalk Signature

[Ghost-Rhayne]

So what should they do? Release it when it's clearly completely broken?

They're in a no win situation on this one. They're also working with Sony, clearly indicating they want to get the content onto the platform. What more can Bethesda do than keep trying?

Why isn't The Last Guardian attracting this kind of flack? They're facing technical issues too, but most people are accepting of that.

P.S. Damn you all for making me defend Bethesda, Lol.


Obligatory Tapatalk Signature

Team Ico don't have a track record for fucking PS3 fans over with shitty programming. They didn't release a game knowing that "some" PS3 users would have problems, they didn't release a title changing patch weeks upon weeks after other platforms got it and they didn't release a timed exclusive DLC only to tell S3 users that they can't get their shit working. I don't know why you bother defending them to be honest, they have fucked PS3 users up the ass since Fallout 3 and royaly with Skyrim.

[TRF]

I'm like, or was, the biggest Bethesda fan evar, and even I can't defend this shit.

[Sir_Scud]

At this point Bethesda just looks real bad. I can't blame the PS3 only fans for being pissed. Even if they do finally release it down the road and let's say it barely runs or even runs decently, the damage has already been done.

For Bethesda, it's really embarrassing to admit you are not sure if you can fix the problem. I'm glad I returned my copy a long time ago and picked up the PC version. I couldn't stand for the bullshit back before the big patch.

[Georges]

Is PS3 development that hard? I'm sure if they hire PS3 devs they'll get better shit. If the 360 can run this stuff smoothly, the more powerful console might be able to handle this.

[Ghost-Rhayne]

Is PS3 development that hard? I'm sure if they hire PS3 devs they'll get better shit. If the 360 can run this stuff smoothly, the more powerful console might be able to handle this.

The PS3 is only more powerful when it is programmed for with expertise and focus by the likes of Quantic Dream, Naughty Dog or Santa Monica. Otherwise it's not really more powerful, cause Sony decided to use parts from the Roswell crash to make the their console (aka some fucked up alien type architecture that few understand). It was once likened to a high performance sports car. It requires very specific skill to take advantage of its power. Bethesda don't have that skill. They are more used to driving the car that "everybody else is driving" which was what the 360 was compared to. Easy to develop for and more versatile due to its PC like nature.

[Completely Average]

Is PS3 development that hard? I'm sure if they hire PS3 devs they'll get better shit. If the 360 can run this stuff smoothly, the more powerful console might be able to handle this.

"More powerful" has always been a bullshit claim.


Yeah, the PS3 is "more powerful" if you ignore the fact that it cannot run a 300MB kernel at all, under any circumstances, and both the Xbox 360 and PC can with ease.



Under a very select set of circumstances, the PS3 can process data faster than the Xbox 360, but processing data faster is not the same as being more powerful, and in order to get that faster processing you must design your kernel around the PS3 limitations and tailor it to the things the PS3 does well. This causes the game to suffer on the two other platforms.


And let's be clear here, when it comes to Bethesda games the PS3 is the least important platform with the fewest fans. Skyrim is the 5th Elder Scrolls game, but only the second on the PS3, and the first was a year+ old port from the 360. The Elder Scrolls series is a PC game series that was ported to consoles, not the other way around. Only a fool would suggest that Bethesda should dump their establish fan based that they've been building up since the early 1990s in favor of a handful of whiny PS3 fans.



To date Skyrim has sold over 11 million copies. Over 50% of those came from the Xbox 360, and 30% were from the PC. Bethesda isn't going to rewrite their entire game engine and recode everything just for the less than 20% of Skyrim buyers who own PS3s.

[jlippone]

Is PS3 development that hard? I'm sure if they hire PS3 devs they'll get better shit. If the 360 can run this stuff smoothly, the more powerful console might be able to handle this.

If the problem is the amount of available main memory any amount of power doesn't really affect anything.

[gumionday]

And let's be clear here, when it comes to Bethesda games the PS3 is the least important platform with the fewest fans. Skyrim is the 5th Elder Scrolls game, but only the second on the PS3, and the first was a year+ old port from the 360. The Elder Scrolls series is a PC game series that was ported to consoles, not the other way around. Only a fool would suggest that Bethesda should dump their establish fan based that they've been building up since the early 1990s in favor of a handful of whiny PS3 fans.



To date Skyrim has sold over 11 million copies. Over 50% of those came from the Xbox 360, and 30% were from the PC. Bethesda isn't going to rewrite their entire game engine and recode everything just for the less than 20% of Skyrim buyers who own PS3s.

Smallest Fanbase or not, there is no reason that we should be ****ed over this bad. It really sucks cause the the games they make are fun and enjoyable but they really need to get some people over there that know how to work with the PS3 strengths and weaknesses.

Even if the DLC comes out I will pass.
Guess I will be buying Fallout 4 for PC first.

[Georges]

"More powerful" has always been a bullshit claim.


Yeah, the PS3 is "more powerful" if you ignore the fact that it cannot run a 300MB kernel at all, under any circumstances, and both the Xbox 360 and PC can with ease.



Under a very select set of circumstances, the PS3 can process data faster than the Xbox 360, but processing data faster is not the same as being more powerful, and in order to get that faster processing you must design your kernel around the PS3 limitations and tailor it to the things the PS3 does well. This causes the game to suffer on the two other platforms.


And let's be clear here, when it comes to Bethesda games the PS3 is the least important platform with the fewest fans. Skyrim is the 5th Elder Scrolls game, but only the second on the PS3, and the first was a year+ old port from the 360. The Elder Scrolls series is a PC game series that was ported to consoles, not the other way around. Only a fool would suggest that Bethesda should dump their establish fan based that they've been building up since the early 1990s in favor of a handful of whiny PS3 fans.



To date Skyrim has sold over 11 million copies. Over 50% of those came from the Xbox 360, and 30% were from the PC. Bethesda isn't going to rewrite their entire game engine and recode everything just for the less than 20% of Skyrim buyers who own PS3s.

What difference this might make? Buyers are still buyers.

[imINxile]

What difference this might make? Buyers are still buyers.

Exactely..regardless of what the % is on skyrim sales for the current gen, a bad reputation will hurt them.

[Ghost-Rhayne]

To date Skyrim has sold over 11 million copies. Over 50% of those came from the Xbox 360, and 30% were from the PC. Bethesda isn't going to rewrite their entire game engine and recode everything just for the less than 20% of Skyrim buyers who own PS3s.

Beth fucked themselves over years ago in the eyes of many PS3 gamers with the fine title that was Fallout 3. The state of the DLC and the game in general on PS3 was shocking. People complained for months and months on the forums, reporting game breaking bugs and glitches and performance issues. Beth never responded or did anything, too busy laughing to the bank with our money. I'm not surprised PS3 had the miner share, they haven't really earned overwhelming support from that demographic.

"The way our dynamic stuff and our scripting works, it’s obvious it gets in situations where it taxes the PS3." The team knew there could be issues with that version of the game, even though "we felt we had a lot of it under control," he said. - Todd Howard

lol Bravo...

[keefy]

Chances are the stats Completely avergae draws form does not include digital sales.

[Bigdoggy]

with how Bethesda handled the PS3 version of Skyrim, I wont support them anymore until they pull their heads out of their asses. getting quite tired of this company and this engine they are using. maybe they should start tweaking the engine more but I guess that's to complicated for them o.O ugh.