That's not how it works.
Microsoft payed Bethesda to release it first on Xbox. It is not as if Bethesda favors the Xbox by any means.
And anyway, what do you expect when you bought a blue ray player as your primary gaming console?

How is it punishing anyone except Beth (who are in fact at fault)? They'd get the DLC on the same day.

Also, the letter of the law is a bit different, but in the case where a contract can be refunded without causing significant problems, basically any judge is going to A) Let you out of the obligation or Charge you a trivial amount in "punitive damages," the kind of amount Beth wouldn't bat an eye at. The odds of a serious judgement in MS' favor are not good. Were this a launch title or MS did a ton of advertising it would be a different story. Consoles are very release-day oriented as a market. The big sales have already been made.

Additionally, Microsoft wouldn't want to go to court. right now the gaming industry is out of regulator eyes. I can tell you right now that business regulators would look very unfavorably on these kinds of agreements. Microsoft has been heavily fined for it in the past over paying developers to keep their applications on Windows or intentionally under-develop other versions (IE Mac or Linux). I guarantee you that if this case went to court, these agreements would be illegal within ten years. It's a fact that what MS / Beth did was unethical, and devoted fans of the Xbox platform are very lucky that regulators' eyes are on MS' Operating System / traditional software business. Same thing for devoted fans of Sony's platform. As far as I know Nintendo doesn't do these sort of "back room deals" (quoted for being filthy buzzword scum that gets abused in news a lot).

A high profile case would do a lot of harm to MS' future business.

tl;dr: PS3 should get something special. Get on it Bethesda?

Give it a rest. If they told you it couldn't be done on your console, you and all the other PS3 players here would never let it go. There'd be non-stop crying and fake boycotts for months.

Not only do you have a weak grasp of contract law, but you also have a weak grasp of reality.

The game was released with serious issues on the PS3 that have been demonstrated/reported/proven over and over for players who have put enough time into the game. Which correctly, is not the majority of players as I don't think the majority has spent more than 20hours playing it yet (though this forum would give you other ideas). The remedy for anyone experiencing the lag-breaking-my-game issue is a refund in full. That's the end of story and consumer protection laws are in place in most jurisdictions to do this.

If the defective game breaks your console, then yes, liability insurance owned by Bethesda should cover the PS3 damage (if proven which would be difficult). The insurance would not pay for the game to refunds/recall if Bethesda announced such, as that is defective and would be up to Bethesda to cover.

That's how liability insurance works anyway.

Troll.

No I'm not a troll
Just cause you were offended by my truthfulness, doesn't make me a troll
Not my fault you regret owning a PS3
Not my fault you did no research before buying a console.

This has to be one of the most moronic topics I've seen on this forum, and I've seen several 'arrow in the knee' topics.

The DLC exclusivity made Bethesda a ton of money, like it does for any company that enters an exclusivity deal with Microsoft. Good for them, as it helps them actually pay their damn employees, if you want DLC at all, think of the people needed to make it in the first place. They don't make it for us or for our benefit, they make it to make money, it is their job, not their life, they owe us nothing.

The exclusivity is also timed, they only get it a month early, just a month and not everyone is having the same, or even as many issues as you are with the PS3 version. I've had scarcely any trouble, and I'm on my second PS3 which needed a laser replacement.

Stop being a whiny child, accept that the game industry is only going to get more competitive and that the exclusivity doesn't endure as long as Fallout 3's did.

We are still getting the DLC, just a little later than the 360 will, I'm certain a month won't kill you.

Yes it's a dike move, no I don't like waiting for DLC that will inevitably be overpriced and bug-ridden but no amount of whining at Bethesda on their own forums is going to do a damn thing about it.

Gaming is an industry, Skyrim and it's associated DLCs a product, it is not a service, it is not a right, it is a convenience, Bethesda are a company and companies need to make money to survive.

It doesn't matter how much you, I or anyone dislikes it. DLC exclusivity is here to stay, no matter how irritating it is, simply be grateful the delay is only a month, it could be longer.

http://law.yourdictionary.com/solemnity-of-contract

MS would not take Beth to court on this. These contracts would be brought to the courts' attention if they did, and would shortly stop existing in the game industry.

Playing on Xbox. Haven't had ANY problems other than my horse floating once. But PS3 gamers always get the worse end of the stick when it comes to multi-plat games, simply because the Xbox 360 is more like a PC and hence easier to develop games on than the PS3. This is why I have an above-average gaming PC and an Xbox 360 - because as far as I can see, there are NO benefits to the PS3 over the 360. I'm not trying to start a flame war, I'm sure it's mostly down to preference rather than anything in particular for most people, but as I can see, the PS3 is the worst of the proper consoles with PC, obviously, the best for gaming on the whole.

Why don't you leave the legal practice to Bethesda's attorneys?

Bethesda doesnt need to apologize for anything if you dont like the game you can return it

Are the console versions really that bad? You'd think - being a console - EVERYONE would be having the exact same issues.

ROFL.
"Apology"? Lol. What a joke. As if the Xbox version of this game is ANY better. I've stopped playing until they actually fix this texture issue.

Or a PC and its dying community....

No I'm not a troll
Just cause you were offended by my truthfulness, doesn't make me a troll
Not my fault you regret owning a PS3
Not my fault you did no research before buying a console.

No, I picked the better console.

- BlueRay Player
- Better Graphics
- Better Exclusives
- Free Online
- Web Browsing
- True 1080P
- More 3D games
- Better Controller
- PS Plus
- PS Home
- PS2 and PS1 Classics
- PSP Connect Play
- PS Mini Games
- Games take 1 Disc

I think I would pick that over XBOX...and its 49% failure rate after two years...
Or a PC and its dying community....

tl;dr: PS3 should get something special.

To be honest, they're both crap. Both Xbox & PS3 were failures. Definintely not worth buying the first couple years that they came out. The PS3 is basically a movie player for me now, haven't played any games on it since Red Dead and before that it was UFC or something... Now these consoles are holding back the gaming industry, not to mention they're rip offs.

This is all my personal opinion of course.