No, patches to fix something you already brought are not classed as add on content. And despite patch 1.7 adding mounted combat, I would still not class it as DLC. So the PS3 is going to get something eventually. There is still a week to go before Hearthfire comes out, and most have the patch needed for the PS3 to play Dawnguard now.
Actually, no PS3 player has a patch to play Dawnguard. They explicitly
removed the DG trophies from the PS3 version of the 1.6/7 patch.
So it would be nice to see Dawnguard next week. But if not, they never planned for the unforeseen problems with the PS3 version of Dawnguard,
What were the unforseen problems? Because as far as I can tell, there were problems that the highest authorities in Bethesda, and likely Zenimax, knew fully well about before the product hit retail outlets.
This is to say nothing of the FO3:GOTY and FONV experience on PS3.
but they had already made arrangements with Microsoft for the release of the first two DLC packs on the Xbox 360,
A singular point of sense.
so I am sure they never intended to leave PS3 players out in the cold like that.
Not only did they intend it, but they are bordering on doing so malevolently. Read through some of GStaff's responses to PS3 customers. Observe the pattern of moderator behavior RE: PS3 woes. Note the track record of progressively lowered standards for the PS3 customer OB->FO3->FONV->Skyrim. Please think about these occurrences and then reassess their intent.
But it would not be the first time PS3 players had to wait longer than anyone else for DLC, and they did tell us they were having problems with it
They told us they were having problems with it right as it was made available on the second of the three platforms - while we were still in the dark about a three month old patch delay.
so nothing unexpected has happened.
Actually, a lot of unexpected things have happened. Like when I turn on Skyrim and my PS3 turns into a powerpoint presentation. Or hitting the water freezes your system. Oh, and all that great patch support, parity and such that the bethesda team had going - I actually expected them to follow through on that..