Skyrim: Dawnguard DLC Finally Hits PSN Today

[Sarah LeBoeuf]

Skyrim: Dawnguard DLC Finally Hits PSN Today

Seven months after releasing on the Xbox 360, Skyrim's vampire-filled Dawnguard DLC will be available on the PS3 today.

It's been a speculated that there would be a 30 or 60-day wait [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/118752-Bethesda-Has-No-Timeline-for-Dawnguard-on-PC-and-PS3] for it to go multiplatform.

Though it was the first Skyrim DLC released on Xbox 360, Dawnguard is the last expansion to hit the PSN; Dragonborn and Hearthfire also made their way to the PS3 earlier this month. To make up for the delay, Dawnguard will be 50% off for the first week it's available, bringing the price down to $9.99 for a limited time.

It's a shame that those who prefer the PlayStation 3 had to wait so long to get their Skyrim DLC, but better late than never, I guess, right? Besides, with so much content in the core game, it's not like anything was stopping PS3 owners from playing Skyrim in the meantime. Well, other than the technical issues [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/114588-Bethesda-New-Vegas-Dev-Is-Wrong-About-Skyrims-PS3-Lag]. At any rate, congrats, PS3 owners! You can finally experience what the rest of us have been doing in Skyrim for the last seven months.

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[James Brunton]

i stopped playing skyrim a year ago.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

I just sell my games after ive finished with them so DLC is pointless until they bring out a GOTY addition. I learnt my lesson with Oblivion, that dlc sucked apart form Shivering Isles. So GOTY is cheaper option.

 

[Mylinkay Asdara]

Y'know I was wondering why Escapist didn't have an announcement for each piece of DLC - y'know, so more people around here could have capitalized on the discount weeks? Dropped the ball there. It's a good thing I got the news elsewhere or I'd have been pretty peeved. Also, could you make the tone of the article a little more patronizing?

Bad form.

I've been enjoying the DLC though and even though I didn't like to have to wait, they were honest about it when they realized it was a problem and they've offered me a savings of $23.00 on $55.00 worth of content so... I am pretty well pacified.

 

[PoolCleaningRobot]

Wooo! I'm gonna buy this right now! Is totally something I would have said last summer. Sorry. Ship has sailed. Someday I might get Skyrim for pc and its dlc but in the mean time I'm looking for something else

 

[Legion]

Y'know I was wondering why Escapist didn't have an announcement for each piece of DLC - y'know, so more people around here could have capitalized on the discount weeks? Dropped the ball there. It's a good thing I got the news elsewhere or I'd have been pretty peeved.

Well they did in an article saying the release dates.

 

[Mylinkay Asdara]

Y'know I was wondering why Escapist didn't have an announcement for each piece of DLC - y'know, so more people around here could have capitalized on the discount weeks? Dropped the ball there. It's a good thing I got the news elsewhere or I'd have been pretty peeved.

Well they did in an article saying the release dates.

Yes, being fair we did get that one. I dunno, this little snippet just rubbed me all the wrong ways while I was downloading said dlc - and I do still think that since the discounts were only for the week of release as far as I know, not the month... well whatever. I suppose I should just shut up and worry about myself rather than anyone else, but it still has my feathers all in the wrong places, especially the tone and implications.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

I'm still playing Skyrim even now... but how many other people are? I doubt it's a majority. PS3 players are unlikely to have enough goodwill left 7 months on.