DLC Codes For New Vegas PS3 Not Functional

First, we learn the initial batch of DLC will be a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360 version and now, we see the PS3 version has other DLC-related issues.

Fallout: New Vegas is one of the most anticipated games of the year for role-playing aficionados; it should be another fantastic installment after the previous gem, Fallout 3. But you know how you often receive a DLC code for free content when you pre-order a game? Well, that was the case with New Vegas, but it seems those who pre-ordered the PS3 version have codes that don't work. Developer Obsidian has issued an update via their Twitter page:

"For those trying to get the PS3 digital content codes to work, we’re working with Sony to resolve the issue. Should have an update soon."

Unfortunately, it just seems that when it comes to this series, it's best played on either the PC or 360, while PS3 owners end up holding the short end of the stick. Still, we're hoping the game itself runs equally well on all platforms, so RPG aficionados can have a quality experience regardless of platform preference. You'll see our review at some point but bear in mind that it's quite a long game...we'll do the best we can.

Related Game(s): Fallout: New Vegas

Tags: fallout, fallout new vegas, fallout ps3, obsidian

10/19/2010 1:49:23 PM Ben Dutka

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Underdog15
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:04:57 PM
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When did this game release? Maybe they should have included the DLC with the game's release....

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frylock25
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:15:01 PM

today

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Underdog15
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:24:42 PM

So wait... there's DLC available at launch? Or is it included if you buy new?

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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:29:31 PM

Included for free if pre-ordered the game, I don't know if it's also available at a price for those that didn't.

Either way it's not a surprise to me. This game just like the 1st is buggy as hell and evidently rushed.

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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:45:48 PM

Underdog,

Why did you remove your comment about Spartan on the Forums? I didn't see anything wrong with it, he's known for being a little too lovey dovey.

(Didn't think I'd read it before you deleted it, eh? lol)

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Underdog15
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 3:08:22 PM

Holy shit! I literally deleted it like 5 seconds after posting it! LOL

I thought that maybe I shouldn't bring a conflict into another forum. When others do it, I get a little mad. I just thought twice and decided I should behave more my age. He hasn't taken the argument elsewhere, and it would be pretty un-cool to do so... What I said wasn't too bad, but I didn't wanna start something.

It's something the anonymous cowpatty might do...

oh damn... i did it again.

Last edited by Underdog15 on 10/19/2010 3:09:46 PM

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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 6:34:58 PM

Spartan must die and or be removed.

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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 7:01:56 PM

There are a lot of great people on the forums, I'm not going to let one icky poo ruin it for me.

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frylock25
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:14:51 PM
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my buddy called me last night saying his boss let him take the disc home last night but he had to pay for it today. maybe ill wait til he gets bored with it and pick it up off him. i look forward to playing this. i hope it doesnt have the same problems as F3.

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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:22:56 PM
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I hope World is having fun with this game, he's been looking forward to it for over a year.

I'm playing it safe and giving the game another few months before getting it for PC.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 6:36:02 PM

I don't have it yet, Amazon is mailing it.

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bOnEs
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 11:04:16 AM

i got it and it's AWESOME!!! also, i didn't have an issue with my code, maybe it's retailer specific as in, content-pack exclusive?? the caravan pack worked just fine for me, maybe it's the gamestop classic packs that are having the issue...

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maxpontiac
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:30:00 PM
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Timed exclusive DLC for Fallout...

Man I dislike Microsoft more and more.

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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:36:33 PM

Not sure you should be hating MS. They're just doing smart business. You should be pissed off at the developers that accept the money and alienate their multiplaftorm fanbase.

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Proxy
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:41:22 PM

It's not Obsidian's (developer) fault; it's Bethesda's (publisher) doing.

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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:43:56 PM

Well then it's Obsidian's fault for doing business with someone that's known for doing this. Either way I still don't place blame on MS.

Last edited by LimitedVertigo on 10/19/2010 2:44:44 PM

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Bandit King
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 4:37:32 PM

Is it timed? still if you didn't see this coming your foolish, its what MS does.

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maxpontiac
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 9:56:11 AM

Vertigo -
Sure, Bethesda is at fault for it as well. But remember, it takes two to tango.

Microsoft has made a history of this tactic, and I am just not a fan of it. So yes, my blame does shift to Microsoft.

Bandit -
Of course I expected it. I just it's ridiculous.

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Mr Bitey
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 3:01:33 PM
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I LOVED Fallout 3, but I'm going to wait until this gets patched.

Full retail price is too much to pay to beta test the game for them.

It's my most anticipated game this holiday season, but I can wait.

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maxpontiac
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 9:56:52 AM

I have a few hours into it, and it's far from being unplayable.

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Deleted User
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 3:13:44 PM
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wait for Game of the year edition or get for PC thats all i'll say.

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Beamboom
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 3:44:37 PM
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I'm a bit confused here: Why is it best played on the pc or xbox? Just because of this initial code problems (that surely will be fixed soon?)? Or are there more ps3-related trouble I should be aware of?

... Cause I really can't wait to get my hands on this game... For my ps3!

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carl0975
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 4:33:29 PM

Fallout 3's "initial code problems" were never fixed, and I doubt that it will be any different with New Vegas.

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Beamboom
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 4:43:58 PM

I see... But what were those problems? I did not experience any problems when I played through fallout3 I think...?

Also, the current problems are limited to just this dlc code issue, isn't it?

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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 6:38:25 PM

The Fallout 3 problems in PS3 were minimal and WAY overblown on the internet. Except for in the late-released DLC add-ons. Those were messed up.

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Beamboom
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 11:50:23 PM

I see. Thanks for the info, World.

(... but why on earth did I get a thumbs down for the post World replied to???)

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SmokeyPSD
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 3:49:26 PM
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Good thing I have no intention of buying it then, on any system actually. Surprise surprise Obsidian.

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RebelJD
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 4:08:40 PM
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Patch, patch, patch. That's all these games get now a days. Oh..and foot, foot, foot in the face. That's all the PS3 seems to get with third party games now a days.

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Naztycuts
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 4:22:46 PM
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My question is why buy the game new? If you wait like 6 months it'll be all patched up and they'll have a GOTY version with all the dlc included for about 40 bucks. It doesn't make sense to rape the people that d1p and reward those who don't rush out to get their games on the release date. What's with all the GOTY editions of games anyway? There can be only ONE lol

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Beamboom
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 4:47:16 PM

Generally speaking I wholeheartedly agree with you. Why buy on release day when you save a *lot* by waiting a few months?

However, this release is one of the absolute highlights for me this year, so I just cant stand seeing it displayed on the shelves week after week...!

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Naztycuts
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 6:22:14 PM

Everyone has a must have game! I'm waiting for Black Ops and Gran Turismo (maybe!) this year but I plan on getting this and Assassins Creed Brotherhood early next year.

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BikerSaint
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 2:34:10 AM

Yeah, what Naztycuts said up there 2 posts ago!!!

I waited & got the whole Fallout 3 GOTY edition with all 5 expansion packs included, for only $39.99 brand spanking new from GameStop about 3-4 months ago myself.

And I did the same thing with LBP, and got that GOTY edition for only $27

Last edited by BikerSaint on 10/20/2010 2:36:37 AM

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Deleted User
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 4:40:36 PM
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I read on Twitter that they are now working so if you have a code, download away.

As you know, I bought the 360 version hoping it would be less buggy. I was wrong. These guys at Obsidian are lazy.

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Fane1024
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 5:46:42 PM

There's no conspiracy against PS3 owners.

People were trying to redeem their codes before the PSN Store updated (and the content was added), so the system thought the codes were invalid.

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Snaaaake
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 5:10:30 PM
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Obsidian is doing a crappy job now, first it was Alpha Protocol and now this?

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www
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 5:22:53 PM
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Well Fallout 3 was good but I got my eyes on Mass Effect 2 for now, thanks.

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PAKINIPS
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 5:41:50 PM
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This game is released in 20 minutes for a midnight launch. Was interested to see how many turned up. Can't be bothered to walk 2 minutes down the road

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sha4dowknight05
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 6:35:21 PM
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Looks like bad ps3 ports are still on the margin. How can we exterminate these bad bugs? We need better ports. I am tired of playing laggy games, poor frame rated games that freeze my ps3 constanly! Midnight Club LA is terrible on the ps3 as it is laggy and the frame rate is bad as hell. GTA IV was super smooth on the xbox and shitty on the ps3( only after the trophie update) Rockstar, Bethesda, and a couple of others need to get it rolling.

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Deleted User
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 7:21:40 PM

I didn't find GTA4's frame rate to be bad at all on the PS3. I had no problems. It ran fine. I don't know what you are talking about.

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frostface
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 9:19:31 PM

I'm really enjoy GTAIV lately but that game has crashed my PS3 more times that any other game! Maybe I have a bad copy but I've had to re-install the game data 5 or 6 times since I picked it up.

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Bloodysilence19
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 6:38:56 PM
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im hoping to get this game soon for the ps3. as of right now im playing it on my bros 360. you can see the improvements they did from fallout 3 to vegas. only problem is like some people have said while playing there is bugs and glitches once in awhile. i haven't notice any freezing yet hopefully it doesn't. it will suck if it does cause than i can image how the dlc will be probably major buggy and freezing, like fallout 3 dlc was.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 6:43:20 PM
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I think I'll enjoy it plenty if it only has as many issues at Fallout 3 did. I'll try the code when it arrives, hopefully it will be fixed. Someone said they saw no bugs last night when they got it and so far nobody here has been able to list any and are speaking of second hand knowledge so I'm not too worried.

Last edited by WorldEndsWithMe on 10/19/2010 6:44:27 PM

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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 7:02:33 PM

Joystiq blasted the game for its bugs. I await your impressions.

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Beamboom
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 12:02:41 AM

Judging from the reviews available at gamerankings now it seems that both the ps3 *and* the xbox-version is quite plagued with bugs. Here's hoping that patches will come real fast that will correct these bugs, but if indeed the situation is as bad as those reviews gives the impression of, then I do not understand how Obsidian could release the game in this state...!

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maxpontiac
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 9:58:08 AM

The bugs are unacceptable, but the game is still enjoyable and playable (at least 2 hours of playing).

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FxTales
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 7:16:53 PM
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I wanted to try out fallout 3 before this but I swear the pc version has vanished from all retail stores in my city, and it's the fricken capital.

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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 7:28:24 PM

I strongly urge you to buy the game off Steam. It's the GREATEST application to come to PCs this decade. You can get it the original Fallout3 for $30 or spend $20 more and get the Game of the Year edition which includes the various DLCs for the game.

GET IT FROM STEAM.

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Geobaldi
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 8:41:15 PM

Steam had it on sale a few weeks ago. Think it was $13 or so for the GotY edition during one of the promo sales leading up to New Vegas's launch today.

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Geobaldi
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 7:27:36 PM
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I downloaded the collectors edition off Steam last night. So far the game seems to run smoother then Fallout 3 did. And I haven't really encountered any bugs to speak of thus far. A few shadow glitches but that's about it. And I have to go back and play the previous one. Maybe it's just me, but I don't remember your character running speed being so slow. Still it's really enjoyable but don't expect to be blown away the same way with this one as we were with it's predecessor.

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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 7:29:51 PM

Kudos for getting it from Steam and thanks for giving us your impressions.

I'm getting it in a couple months, of course from Steam.

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Geobaldi
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 12:32:18 AM

Steam is fantastic. I seem to get at least one title from them each week. Between them and GOG.com, pretty much all my PC gaming needs are covered.

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BikerSaint
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 3:05:39 AM

Hey LV,
You forget that the site, "Great Old Games" GOG(dot)com I sent you, has all of the older games for the PC???
Plus they're much cheaper too, as any D/L there, is either $5.99 or $9.99).
Another plus is that most of their games come with a ton of free bonus material or other game related goodies too...

For Example....

Fallout 1
$5.99
Bonus content included for FREE with the game:
manual (124 pages), Fallout series wallpaper, HD wallpaper, reference card, Fallout Bible (205 pages), soundtrack,
5 Vault Boy avatars, 18 avatars, 5 artworks

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/fallout

Fallout 2
$5.99
Bonus content included for FREE with the game:
manual (166 pages), Fallout series wallpaper, HD wallpaper, Fallout Bible (205 pages), reference card,
original soundtrack, 5 Vault Boy avatars, 13 avatars, 2 artworks

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/fallout_2

Fallout Tactics
$5.99
Bonus content included for FREE with the game:
manual (43 pages), Fallout series wallpaper, 6 HD wallpapers, Fallout Bible (205 pages), reference card, original soundtrack
30 intro movie concepts, 5 Vault Boy avatars, 4 avatars, 50 item icons pack, 157 artworks, bonus mission, and Fallout Tactics Warfare

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/fallout_tactics

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FxTales
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 7:52:17 PM
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Ok cool, how long does it roughly take to download or is this all depending on my computer and connection?

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FxTales
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 8:18:15 PM

Started downloading it now. Thankyou very much LV I was actually going to give up on it. Much appreciated!

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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 8:30:51 PM

You're welcome Mell. I honestly buy every PC game off Steam if possible. As far as download time it depends on your ISP. I generally download off Steam at a rate close 1.2mb per second.

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FxTales
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 8:35:35 PM
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I think I definitely will, had no idea how easy this would be compared actually looking for it at various stores. You're awesome.

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eLLeJuss
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 9:26:56 PM
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The game doesnt run equally on all platforms. Sadly it can run 1080p on xbox and only 720p on ps3. But i dont really care though. Its not like it ruins the fun of the game.

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DazeOfWar
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 11:05:46 PM
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I'll be waiting to buy this when it's cheaper. I had Fallout 3 since day one and just finally got around to playing and beating it a month ago. Also hope this isn't as buggy. I sure did get tired of the freezing.

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Lawless SXE
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 1:29:36 AM
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Fallout 3 was sour apples. This sounds like a right c*ck-up (NO LV!), and I really don't trust the developers, nor Bethesda after the glitch-plagued Oblivion and FO3. I'll wait for a GotY Edition, as I did with the previous incarnation, and hopefully it isn't as buggy.
Peace.

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___________
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 3:20:58 AM
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so, so, so disappointed by this!
fallout 3 was my favorite game when it released, the bugs were the only thing stopping it from getting GOTY.
looks like they have not learned a thing.
thats it im swearing off obsidian games for good, im sick of them being lazy a$$ selfish wankers!
honestly, how hard is it to debug your game?
if you cant be bothered debugging it, i cant be bothered buying it!

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aaronisbla
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 4:14:15 AM
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so far, 7 hours into the game, not one bug. im enjoying it so far. IGN UK said something along the lines of it having more in common with Fallout 1 and 2 than 3 ever did, im hoping its true

Seems as if it runs smoother than FO3 so far

Last edited by aaronisbla on 10/20/2010 4:14:57 AM

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Beamboom
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 4:28:44 AM

Great to hear. And the game is straight from the disk, no patches yet?

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maxpontiac
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 9:59:08 AM

Similar experiences for me as well. There is some slow down pauses here and there, but it's nothing that could be considered game breaking.

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aaronisbla
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 2:19:45 PM

yeah, straight from the disk, no patches yet. Im not saying there aren't any bugs, just that i haven't come across any yet. It does stop briefly here and there when going into new areas, but only for a second and its not very often.

No where near the buggy mess that FO3 gOTY version was for ps3

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TheOldOne
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 7:53:21 AM
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The code worked fine (last night). It just gives you some preliminary stuff to start the game with (it also applies to your current save game if you already started playing the game). It includes 5 stimpaks, light armor, another weapon, and other stuff that I don't remember.

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