Speaking to Edge at the Skyrim preview event held last week, executive producer of the game Todd Howard revealed that ‘The Creation Kit’ that comes with the PC version of the game could make it to the console versions of the game.
Asked whether consoles would be getting modding tools akin to the PC game, Howard was positive: “It works on all the consoles. As far as the 360 and PS3, right now there’s not an avenue for us to make that available, but we’d very much like to find a way. We have talked to Microsoft and Sony, and so there’s a chance it might happen one day, [but] I don’t see it happening for release.”
Whilst the 360 and Xbox Live have been notoriously locked down when it comes to user-generated content, there’s at least precedent for such a feature on the PS3. On top of console-created content like that in ModNation Racers and LittleBigPlanet, 2007’s Unreal Tournament 3 allowed players to use select mods created by the PC community, and Valve are also planning to bring custom maps to the PS3 version of today’s Portal 2 utilising the Steam service.
“We’d like to see it happen, because it works, it’s how we made the game,” said Howard. “I think it’s something really cool about what we do, but 90 per cent of our audience is on the consoles, so 90 per cent of our audience can’t even see this thing. So if we can solve that we’d like to.”
Skyrim, the latest in the Elder Scrolls series, will release worldwide on PC, PS3 and 360 on November 11th.
Sympozium
Its quite sad that this may never appear on the Xbox which is what Microsoft should allow unless its forced to be paid dlc, but I would be surprised if the PS3 didn’t get it, so hopefully its a seperate program than in the game.
Foxhound_Solid
sounds good :-)
BrainDiver
Having mods on ps3 would be really, really cool :)
Sympozium
Having to make them would be epic
YOURMUMANDME
And here was me literally half way through a guest article about this….*hangs head*
The Lone Steven
If Skyrim allowed PS3 players to create their own mods then i will run down to gamestation and buy it on release.(provided i have the money)
JoshHood
I think it’s unlikely you’ll be able to make them on PS3, just play ones created on PC. I’d like to see the game come with a code to download the editor on PC though, even if you’ve chosen to play on console.
Pemberton_
Please, please, please, please, please.
TURRICAN-808
Its entirely possible as the PES football series on PS3 has mods…
Spotter5
I think we are now starting to see the PS3 get all the exclusives now. Look at Portal 2, Mortal Kombat and now, Skyrim. Good times.
gaffers101
That sounds like great news to me.
iAvernus
My GoTY for sure. November can’t come quick enough.