PS3 and PC Versions

Post » Thu May 19, 2011 5:48 am

I'll start off by saying that I loved that demo. However, as a PS3 player who can also sympathize with all the PC players not getting much, either, I'm concerned about the lack of anything pertaining to any version but the 360 version. There is a barrage of 360 screenshots, a 360 gameplay trailer, and now actual 360 game footage. Skyrim is set to be released in a mere 5 months from now, yet with all these looks into the 360 version and the very limited amount of time remaining until release, we've not seen even a single screenshot of either the PS3 or PC versions. Personally, as a PS3 player, I'm worried about improper coding for the PS3 resulting in just a plain 360 port... meaning the PS3 version will look and/or perform as an inferior version to the 360. I'm also sure PC players want to get a look at the graphical capabilities and UI of their version which should take advantage of modern PC hardware and should be tailored specifically to the PC's control setup just as the PS3 version should be programmed to work as it should on the PS3.

This is not an "I hate 360s thread". It is simply an "I don't have a 360 and will never play the 360 version so I want to see my version and I'm sure others feel the same way" thread. I appreciate all the work the developers have put into this game, but I would appreciate it a bit more if I actually got some insight into the version that I will be playing. Unfortunately, I highly doubt I will receive any answers from Bethesda and I don't blame the developers. I'm fully aware they can't go around spewing out all the information they can and/or possibly want to. So, this thread is far more oriented towards my fellow fans. I have several questions that I would appreciate answers to. For one thing, why don't they (serious guesses) show anything about the other two versions? What does this possibly say about the other versions? When may we actually see something... anything, pertaining to the PS3 and/or PC versions?

Please keep this thread devoid of platform bashing. This is not my intention for this. I want a serious discussion because I'm worried. This pertains to me and I can guarantee it pertains to many others, as well. It is not a thread to show any dislike for the 360 or 360 players as I harbor nothing against either. I simply want to be treated as the equal Bethesda fan that I am and all this secrecy pertaining to the PC and PS3 versions makes me feel as though we are considered second-rate citizens of Bethesda's kingdom. I'm a large Bethesda fan, I've played all of the four main Elder Scrolls games and Fallout 3, I can't see myself ever ceasing to be a Bethesda fan, I'm highly excited for this game (was completely ecstatic when I first say the announcement trailer), and I can be a patient person, but I think it's about time that we (PC and PS3 players), as Bethesda fans, get what we deserve. We deserve information. A "multiplatform" developer is not a multiplatform developer if the only seem to focus on one version and symbolically shun the future customers of the other two. It has a very alienating effect and I'm begging for something to be shown and/or said to comfort this sense of uneasiness. For what purpose should a job well done be kept secret?
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