The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion PS3 Previews

The folks at Playstation Universe and Gaming Target have both written up new previews of Bethesda’s upcoming PS3 version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. A snip from Playstation Universe:

Oblivion on PS3 is the most complete version to date. It includes all the updates Bethesda have released so far, so all the extra locations, bug-fixes and gameplay tweaks that PC and 360 owners have had to download piecemeal, we get built-in from day one. What’s more The Knights of the Nine expansion pack, designed especially for PlayStation 3 and featuring a whole new set of quests, comes fitted as standard.

And a snip from Gaming Target:

As of now, the PS3 won’t be getting the other ‘plug-in’ content that hit 360. Obviously some of it has to do with the PlayStation Store itself, but it’s not all that from the horse’s mouth at Bethesda, the reason why PS3 owners won’t get the joy of spending money on Horse Armor is simply for balance reasons most of the quests are too advanced or powerful for new characters. Being level 1 with access to the Pirates Den or Frostcrag might make it too easy, I guess…and Mehrune’s Razor is definitely more of an ‘advanced’ quest, though it’s definitely the best of the collection. Maybe down the line once the game has been out a while we’ll see it. Thankfully, the real expansion pack, Shivering Isles will be hitting PS3, but it’s not coming at the same time as the PC/360 versions, but will hit before the year is out. And no, it won’t come with Oblivion itself…it would be nice but getting a $10 mini-expansion is as much goodwill as you should expect.

The writer of that first article really needs to get his facts straight before writing a preview. Since when was Knights of the Nine developed “especially for the PS3” and Bethesda themselves have stated that the PS3 version load times have been a problem – not a boon. I’ll take the visuals on my PC version any day, too.