Im real close to picking up the ultimate edition. Reading posts and threads in the ps3 section really sway me away from this game. Is performance really that bad on ps3? Ps3 section for Skyrim you have some saying it's unplayable yet I'm level 50, 240 hours in, 17 mb save file, around 395 locations discovered, all three DLC yet after 240 hours it is playable. It doesn't run as well like it did the first 100 hours, but I can roam around for 2 1/2 hours before I'm forced to save, exit to ps3 main menu, then reload to fix the framerate. Then another 2 1/2 hours of fun before I repeat the process. It also depends on the hold location. Pretty much every hold I can hike around for 2 1/2 hours straight even with my large save file except the Rift. The Rift requires exiting to ps3 menu an hour earlier.

Perhaps the players having really big performance issues are the types that do everything on one character, play over 500 hours, every quest, every guild etc? That's not my style, including Vegas if I pick it up.

Basically, is it possible to get 80-100 hours on one character in Vegas on ps3? If late game it requires me to exit to ps3 menu every 2 hours to fix the framerate, that's playable for me. If it's less forgiving than Skyrim, requires me to do this every 30 mins to an hour, I'll pass.

well i remember patches for Skyrim to make it run better on PS3, with bigger save files. No patch like that was ever put on for New Vegas. You will run into a lot more problems with this new vegas with big save files, longer loading times, and laggy play. Especially when you get deeper into the game. When I had it on ps3, i found i could have have two DLCs installed at once, other wise it just gets almost unplayable.

is ps3 your only option? its still worth picking up if thats the case. but i would consider another console or pc if you can.

I don't have the Ultimate Edition, however I do own the Fallout: New Vegas collectors edition with every DLC downloaded minus Couriers Stash and I cannot see why people are having issues. I've never once had a corrupted save, unplayable beyond select zones after extensive sessions (Forlorn Hope, Khan encampent and Hoover Dam. However exiting the game and reloading it fixes this problem for me.

Same with M'aiq. But he does have the ultimate edition though.