I play on PC with mods and still buy all the DLC they make for their games so I would guess it would be the same for most console players. My main concern would be mods like increased spawns or stuff like Enclave commander for F03 would stress the consoles to much so there would have to be a testing process by Bethesda which is going to cost them even more money.newwiseman said:
Bethesda Wants Skyrim Mods on Consoles
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What he seems to be talking about is not modding on the console but letting the PC mods be installed on consoles.Astalano said:
I know I've loved mods on the PC, so I can see the desire to get them onto the consoles. I worry, however, about how they would change the experience for console users. One of the well known problems with mods is that they often conflict, both with each other and with their parent games. When playing on the PC, users have access to the console, which can sometimes provide a work-around for otherwise game-breaking bugs. I worry about the frustration level involved when dealing with mods but having fewer ways to deal with the inevitable problems.
Its already there, PC mods already exist and from what he is saying should be directly compatible with the console version of the game. Other than hardware restrictions on some mods which even PC users see they should be able to play most of them.snfonseka said:
I should warn you, after playing 3 bethesda games on my PS3, I?m dedicated to getting this next one for the PC. The PS3 version of any Bethesda game is sure to get the worst support if not complete neglect. Fallout New Vegas was the last straw: half a year, a few patches, and the game is still a mess. I know Skyrim will have a whole new engine but to me that just means they have a whole new engine to work the bugs out of.Dora said:
Besides the gameplay mods, I want the pc version for the user made patches which always seem to be better than the official ones.
At this point I?d rather keep upgrading my pc rather than continuing to buy games that don?t work.
im wondering if they let mods go on if they are going to need to have an app store process of checking the mods for content, right now its all on the hosting sites that they need to check the mods to see that they are nod adding skins/models/music from other games or movies.
As much as i would love to see this, i wory that sony and ms might not see this in their interest, you know, if there is free new content for a game you already own, why are you going to go back to being mindless sheep and buying the next big pos just because you are board
i also think that with children, they might end up ruining their gaming experience by downloading mods that make you godly, they will see no challenge and just beat the game and then go back to halo.
one last thing, i have downloaded my fair share of mods that just crash the game, as well as mods to make all the textures high def, i can just see people downloading them, and then getting confused why it slows their console down.
As much as i would love to see this, i wory that sony and ms might not see this in their interest, you know, if there is free new content for a game you already own, why are you going to go back to being mindless sheep and buying the next big pos just because you are board
i also think that with children, they might end up ruining their gaming experience by downloading mods that make you godly, they will see no challenge and just beat the game and then go back to halo.
one last thing, i have downloaded my fair share of mods that just crash the game, as well as mods to make all the textures high def, i can just see people downloading them, and then getting confused why it slows their console down.
This sounds too good to be true. I remember modding morrowind and oblivion and having a blast. The problem is my computer could barley handle oblivion at the lowest settings (I think I played most of the game in slow motion). I hope microsoft and sony allow this great feature to come to the consoles without too much fuss.
Transfer the mod into a DLC pack (free or a really small price). Then you can have to the option to turn them on/off as you wish.
I'd love to see this happen, but even if Microsoft allows it (which I don't think they will) we will probably only get a select few mods that have been tested rather than unrestricted access to anything and everything that people have thrown together.
The thing with mods is that they can fundamentally change a game, they can introduce bugs, incompatibilities and break the game. On a pc a lot of bugs can be dealt with fairly easily, console gamers can't do the same thing. Existing DLC is pretty much idiot proof and tested, mods are more of a use at your own risk thing. It's probably more hassle than it's worth too bring to consoles, but I appriciate Bethesda trying.
The thing with mods is that they can fundamentally change a game, they can introduce bugs, incompatibilities and break the game. On a pc a lot of bugs can be dealt with fairly easily, console gamers can't do the same thing. Existing DLC is pretty much idiot proof and tested, mods are more of a use at your own risk thing. It's probably more hassle than it's worth too bring to consoles, but I appriciate Bethesda trying.
