so you can buy a laptop that can run skyrim for 199, the price of an xbox? no, you cant lol...a laptop that can run skyrim would cost well over 600 dollars, and that's talking lowest settings. i don't see how 199 is the same as 600+

you're my hero lol.

EA str8 raqes you for their content, I think they make 50% of the game, and then save the other 50% so you can buy it in spurts lol.

Im anxious for DLC as much as anyone, but I can wait another few weeks if I have to for an announcement, but it HAS been awhile now, just a quick "we're working hard on DLC" would satiate my hunger lol

and yeah, to play this game on PC, and fully get the experience via CK, you're gunna have to spend @least 800-1000$ unless you're talented enough to shop the bargain bins and build you're own PC (which most people are not). Hence why I'm stuck on the 360 ;[

This, one hundred percent.

I want the 2.1 gigs of content that are missing for console.

Eh... I don't know how the prices are in your country, but here for 600 dollars you could easily get a laptop to run Skyrim. It will be a bit more than an Xbox but not that much. You would still have a laptop so you could use it for other things which makes it a decent enough purchase IMO.

With 600$ you can buy a decent gaming latop that will allow you to run Skyrim at more than the minimum settings. Just pick up something with a 15" screen so the resolution is 1360x768. In that price range you can get a Intel Core I5 with an Ati 6750 or an AMD A6/8 that will even allow playing in Hybrid Crossfire Mode for higher performance. My three years old work laptop (Core Duo 2.4GHz, Ati 4650) can play Skyrim at more than minimum and it's not worth more than 200$ on ebay, maybe even less.

The consoles have their advantages but the price gap with PCs capable of running games decently is much narrower than in the past.

Who wants to play skyrim on a15 " screen,definitely not me.

Grow up...

The 'dlc' for pc was the creation kit, which didn't need to be developed for pc release because it is what Beth used to put the game together, and the release of the Hi Res textures pretty much had to come out as a separate item to the actual game for the simple reason that it really only works with the current generation of PC's and operating system...it won't run on earlier generations of pc effectively. As many pc players don't have late model rigs, and don't have machines or OS capable of running it, then releasing it as a component of the game would have caused no end of problems, and would have quite possibly impacted on marketting and sales.

Actual DLC involving content will be cross-platform, unless specific deals are in place, which means we should all roughly get it around the same time...so it is highly likely that the actual DLC will be released on Xbox first, and the other platforms later, if that is what Beth said.

Now, in relation to the CK, don't get the impression that it's a magical way for everyone to suddenly create new content for their game. Sure, the potential is there...but unless you know what you are doing, unless you have the time to actually do it, then it is only so much stuff taking up space on your hard drive. If you want to add something to your game using it, you are pretty much in for a bit of hard work.

Now I dont expect that you read the whole thread, but this was covered.... I understand the reason the Hd pack was not released for the consoles, what I dont understand now, is why bethesda gypped us of 4.2 gigs of content, and even more on the PC, that space could have been used to flesh the game out...A LOT. More quests for the guilds, more weapons, more dungeons, more enemies, more dialogue options, etc. Oblivion was 5.9 gigs for console, there was no excuse for Skyrim to be LESS than that.

So, you are suggesting that advances in writing code and putting it all together means that new games should have no less overall size than previous releases, meaning that you expect to pay roughly the same comparitive price for vastly more effort on the part of the developer?

Edit:

Not being narky in saying this, but it is the obvious consequence of basing a view of games on file size. A comparative example to support my point is that the car I have now is faster, more powerful and smaller than the car I had in 1980, and the engine is smaller for better performance.

Maybe the announce The first expansion at E3? or is that a too big event for that?

The simple answer is something called a feature creep.

I want a Thalmor expansion pack.

Who wants to play unmodded Skyrim on a console, definitely not me

I think people should chill, settle down and wait patiently like an advlts. Good things come to those that wait. If Beth are indeed releasing a meaty expansion, give them time to polish it and release a glitch free DLC we can all enjoy.

skyrim on low settings on a 15 inch screen? no thank you haha. Ill stick to my unmodded version on a 46 inch lcd at 720p res. mods arent needed if you dont think the game is broken..and a lot of people abhore modded games, we like the vanilla experience the way the devs intended..

I just connected my pc to my tv. Now I have mods, a big screen and I can sit in the coach.

The best they'll tell you is they're working on it.

They won't give you a date that's way out, because if they don't make that date, you and everyone else will be on the forum here, complaining.

You can hope that one morning you wake up and disscovered they've set a release date two days later, or something like it - but that means they're just about done.

I did WoW, Rift, and others for long periods of time, and all the companies are the same. Now, if they didn't have the forums to worry about - maybe they'd set a date lol.

Be patient, it will get here eventually.

So? The only thing PC has better is console command (which is awesome). I don't care for mods. Never liked them, probably never will.

I'd rather Beth take their time and create a huge, awesome, worthy DLC, rather than the crappy little ones that people are used too.

Well, I don't know about you, but I do enjoy several hours of free extra content

I never get sick of the vanilla experience and I always find something to do. Then DLC comes out and now theres even more. I don't have time for mods. Thank you
But console command would be sweet in case your game bugs. But one can't have everything

Woah woah woah... Have you even tried the mods?

Personally I can't play without them. I have like 30 running at the moment, but I'm hanging for latest update for this one being released in a couple days: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=6176

Tell me that doesn't sound awesome!

Yeah, I played with mods on Morrowind and some on Oblivion.
And sorry, but no, that doesn't really sound awesome. Sounds like something taken from Guild Wars or something But everybody's got different taste.

SkyUI is essential for any PC player that uses a Keyboard and mouse because BGS can't make a proper UI themselves. So saying all mods are not a benefit is a joke.

Alright fair enough, different strokes for different folks I guess. Not sure how it relates to Guild Wars, but all good.

Personally, I think the Wars in Skyrim mod turns Skyrim into what it should've been like. It's the top, if not top rated mod on Nexus, so i can't be the only one. The latest update has me drooling in anticipation.