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Skyrim DLC Coming To Xbox 360 First

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by Jeff Cork on August 26, 2011 at 10:59 AM

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If you're on the fence about which platform to play Bethesda's upcoming game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Microsoft has announced something that it's hoping will tip your scales toward the Xbox 360. The two companies have revealed that the first two DLC add-ons for the game will be coming to the 360 first.

The exclusivity deal expires after 30 days, so PS3 and PC players won't be left out entirely. There's no word yet on when these add-ons will be coming, what they'll contain, or how much they'll cost. It's interesting to note that the announcement specifies that the first two packs are exclusive. If past Bethesda games are any indication, there's likely to be much more where that came from.

Before you start gloating, Xbox fiends, it's probably wise to make sure these add-ons are worth getting in the first place.

Horse armor.

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Filed under: News, Xbox 360, DLC, Bethesda, Impulse, Elder Scrolls, Skyrim

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by Joseph Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:06 AM

Is a PC Gamer

Mods > DLC

SO HAH

edit: And yes, it will be horse armor, or something very small to piss off microsoft
by Evanesco Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:07 AM

I thought Bethesda was better than this.
by awadog Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:11 AM

HA. The fine print. Jeff is funny.
by iruhlman Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:11 AM

Kinda a no-brainer these days. Not sure why MS keeps doing this when it sells thru the roof no matter what on its system. Guess they have to spend all that extra Live subscription money somewhere...

We laughed when it launched but Oblivion's Horse Armor helped birth the phrase "DLC"
by Brittany Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:12 AM

Really? Now Bethesda is taking M$ money too?
by radresistance Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:14 AM

I don't understand the point of this, and im an xbox user.....
by chris Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:15 AM

lmao that horse in the bottom left corner xD
by Llamaskull Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:16 AM

So what? The DLC is just going to let you translate all dragon language into Chinese, and the other one is dog missions....
by zInfidel_ Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:16 AM

*** microsoft! Microsoft just throws money at corporations to compensate for a tired system. Bethesda = Monica Lewinsky Hey bethesda, you have a spot on your dress.
by Pessimistic Monkey Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:16 AM

Ugh.... At least it'll only be exclusive for a month, so I guess I'm not too upset.
by Kyledk05 Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:17 AM

Don't worry, it's just the horse armor DLC packs.
by mcfly616 Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:19 AM

Well I was getting it for Xbox regardless so this is just a bonus...however...let the outrage and outcry's begin....but before it does, let me just say: Get Over It
by The_Fuzzy_Muffin_Man Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:19 AM

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?! *** you Microsoft! but Joseph has a point we got mods, but modding will be way harder for Skyrim. You would think that Bethesda would want to give their largest fan base (us PC gamers) a bunch of exclusive shiny ish. I will be very satisfied when the "exclusive DLC deal" is a something that the PS3 and PC versions have included, or when it gets cheaper when everyone else gets it.
by Nick Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:20 AM

I have an Xbox 360 but I could care less where the DLC goes first. I'm just glad that this confirms there is going to be some DLC.

Also, with over 300+ hours of content in Skyrim, I don't think I'm going to run out of stuff to do in that game.
by AsyluMadness Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:20 AM

No big deal I think
by thatguy1864 Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:22 AM

They're making dlc before the games even out, so instead of including it in the the release they are gonna charger us for it just a few days after the release. Thats pretty lame.
by Shatari01 Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:24 AM

Ha! This makes me chuckle. As a person who owns both major consoles, I will still be getting this on ps3, despite Microsoft's "incentive". I'm sure I can find other things to do in a 300+ hour game while I wait a month for dlc.
by Boyzby Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:24 AM

It's disappointing that this kinda crap still goes on.
by Undertaker Adrian Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:28 AM

Not really bothered by this. Takes a ton of soothing to get me to buy DLC and can you really call it "exclusive" when, in the end, it's pandered to everyone? PC will get the longer stick here.

Maybe not horse armor, maybe blade armor, or bow armor. Maybe a DLC to make your wife carry your armor wherever you go?
by Elfstrum Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11:29 AM

Well, that made the decision for me. Xbox it is

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