We mentioned it in passing, but this news deserves to stand out. It took a whole lot of doing, but The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles is finally available in readily downloadable format for the PlayStation 3.
Those of you who held out on getting the Game of the Year Edition of Oblivion that included the expansion and didn’t want to drive all the way out to the store for the retail expansion disc can now spend $US 30 via the PlayStation Network and get your expansion on. PS3 Oblivion fans – and I count myself among you – our long struggle is finally at an end. According to the Bethesda Blog post, we own a debt of gratitude to technical director Guy Carver, heretofore known as the Prophet of Light. Feel free to erect statues in his honour while the expansion downloads.
Shivering Isles now available on Playstation Network [Bethesda Blog]
Finally I can continue my Oblivion adventures! Bethesda has announced that the retail version of the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion expansion for the PlayStation 3 will be hitting stores November 21st. Similar to the Xbox 360 retail disc that showed up last week, the disc will contain the expansion by itself, unlike the Game of the Year Edition which includes the original game plus expansion for $US 59.99. No retail price was included in the press release, but I assume it will be comparable to the 360 version which runs $US 29.99. Words cannot express how excited I am to finally get a chance to play the expansion without having to play through the whole game all over again on another system. On behalf of all PS3 Oblivion early purchasers, it’s about damn time Bethesda, and thank you. <3
Editor’s note: You can find details of the Oz release when we posted them a week ago.
So you want to play Shivering Isles on your PS3?
PlayStation 3? Check. RPG fever? Check.
Live in the States? No? Well if you did, you could be playing it right now.
As usual, Australia is a little behind the curve. The good news is Ubisoft has snapped up the Oz distribution rights for Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition (which includes Shivering Isles). Bad news is we’ll be waiting until December for it, and we don’t have a specific date or pricing info. What we do have are two screenshots.
Hit the jump to not only bask in their dualness, but for the press release also.
