Bethesda Responds To Oblivion Uproar

Some gamers are fuming about having to pay for two pieces of horse armor for the new Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. And these voices are being read across internet forums and gaming sites.

But what does Bethesda, the company that created Oblivion, have to say about charging the fees? Well, 1UP talked with Bethesda’s Pete Hines, the Vice President of PR and marketing, about $2.50 for horse armor on the Xbox 360 and $1.99 on the PC.

“We tried to find a spot for [the download] that fit with what other things were out there. A Theme costs 150 points. The Kameo thing was 200. We’re trying to find the right spot that fits… We’re not even a day into this right now. We’ve got a couple more [downloads] we’re working on finishing… We want to put some different things out there and find out what folks want and what they don’t want. These are optional things, not requirements, so if you don’t want to get them you don’t have to,” Hines said.

Hines added that though additional Morrowind content was free, Oblivion is a “different game,” and with that comes a “different approach to downloadable content and the size and scope of things we want to do, and what it takes to do them.”

To pay or not to pay…that is the question.
Some gamers are fuming about having to pay for two pieces of horse armor for the new Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. And these voices are being read across internet forums and gaming sites.

But what does Bethesda, the company that created Oblivion, have to say about charging the fees? Well, 1UP talked with Bethesda’s Pete Hines, the Vice President of PR and marketing, about $2.50 for horse armor on the Xbox 360 and $1.99 on the PC.

“We tried to find a spot for [the download] that fit with what other things were out there. A Theme costs 150 points. The Kameo thing was 200. We’re trying to find the right spot that fits… We’re not even a day into this right now. We’ve got a couple more [downloads] we’re working on finishing… We want to put some different things out there and find out what folks want and what they don’t want. These are optional things, not requirements, so if you don’t want to get them you don’t have to,” Hines said.

Hines added that though additional Morrowind content was free, Oblivion is a “different game,” and with that comes a “different approach to downloadable content and the size and scope of things we want to do, and what it takes to do them.”

To pay or not to pay…that is the question.