PlayStation to see Fallout 3 DLC

Mike Bantick
Friday, 22 May 2009 05:02

Your IT - Entertainment

PS3 owning Fallout 3 fans have been watching the download content streaming to Xbox 360 and PC platforms for a while now.  Bethesda have given details on further episodes for the mammoth game, including plans for the PlayStation Network.

Fallout 3 is the game that keeps on giving (or taking, if you glance at your wallet).  Fans have plenty of content to play with, and this is especially the case if you own the Xbox 360 or PC version of the game.

Microsoft ensured these platforms would receive the lion’s share of DLC with timed exclusives named at last years E3 show.

Well the year is almost up, and publisher Atari along with developer Bethesda have detailed further plans for content., this includes further download chapters, as well as disc based compilations.

Here is what they say: Bethesda in partnership with Atari Australia are pleased to announce that Fallout® 3 downloadable content (DLC) is coming to PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. We have been working on implementing it for a while and look forward to bringing it to PS3 gamers via the PlayStation Network.  Operation: Anchorage will be released for PS3 in June, followed by the release of The Pitt and Broken Steel 4-6 weeks apart. Release dates will be forthcoming.

In addition, a new update will be released for PS3 that will allow users to download and play the new DLC. The release date for that update will be announced at a later date.

There are also two new DLCs planned for all three platforms:
* Point Lookout – Explore a massive new swampland area filled with new quests and content.
* Mothership Zeta – The aliens have returned, and they’re pissed. Experience an alien abduction first hand and find out if you’re tough enough to survive.

Point Lookout will be available in late June for Xbox 360 and PC. Cost will be 800 Microsoft Points. It will be available through Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live. Point Lookout will be available on PS3 after the first three DLCs have been released.

Mothership Zeta is scheduled for release in late July for Xbox 360 and PC. Cost will be 800 Microsoft Points. It will be available through Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live. Mothership Zeta will be available on PS3 after Point Lookout.

Finally, new Fallout 3 products will be available at retail this year.

Fallout 3 Game Add-on Pack #1 includes The Pitt and Operation: Anchorage on a disc and will be available for Xbox 360 and PC in June throughout Australia.

Fallout 3 Game Add-on Pack #2 includes Broken Steel and Point Lookout on a disc and will be available for Xbox 360 and PC in August throughout Australia.

A Fallout 3 Game of the Year edition will be available in October. It will include the original game plus all five add-ons for Xbox 360, PS3, and for PC.

Retail versions of the game add-on packs for PS3 will not be available and the DLC will only be available for download via PlayStation Network or with the Fallout 3 Game of the Year edition