14 DAY TRIAL // The planned downloadable content for Fallout 3 will be available rather quickly after the game launch and apparently it will amount to around 7 hours of gameplay. The PAX event also saw the Bethesda team show off more of the game – especially the beginning section – which was also open to be played by the public.
Peter Hines, who often speaks on behalf of the development team, said, while talking to Shacknews, that "We want stuff that's going to be several hours. Not just like a one-off thing, but something like where you can download it and play it for X number of hours" while comparing the DLC that is planned to be released with the Knights of the Nine expansion that was delivered for Oblivion. It also seems that the DLC will be integrated seamlessly with the game experience, so you can go out and play it at any point during the course of the game.
It seems that Bethesda has planned further DLC for Fallout 3 since the beginning stages of the game development. Even as the finishing touches are being added the team is creating new content, mainly because the developers are sure that the prospect of new stuff coming quickly will attract players to the game. The new content will be offered for the Xbox 360 and the PC versions of the game, while the PlayStation 3 from Sony is not set to receive any DLC.
Fallout 3 is set to take the franchise to a whole new level, with the post apocalyptic world getting a graphics makeover and with a more interesting and complex gameplay. The developers are aiming to keep the overall feel of the two previous games while creating a new deeper experience. The game arrives on October 31.