Bethesda fixing The Pitt for Xbox 360

By Robert Purchese Published 24 March, 2009

Update: dev issues statement.

Bethesda is working on a fix for The Pitt downloadable content for the Xbox 360 version of Fallout 3, which went live today to widespread complaints about crashes and bugs.

"Hang in there guys. We're looking into the issue," writes community manager Gstaff on the official forum. "If I have any specific questions for you guys, I'll shoot you a PM."

The post was made in response to hordes of fans complaining that their post-apocalyptic horizons are awash with giant floating exclamation marks, trees, rubbish and buildings. Game freezes are said to be common occurrences, too. The internet has helpfully posted a video of the bugs on YouTube.

The problem appears to be highlighted by the download size: Xbox Live Marketplace hosts a 492.21MB file whereas successful PC downloads are around 682MB. Even Xbox Live community boss Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has rolled up his sleeves and emailed Bethesda to see what the problem is.

Meanwhile, angry customers who dished out 800 Microsoft Points (GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.60) for the exclusive content brandish pitchforks and ask how such a build can possibly clear Microsoft certification.

UPDATE: Bethesda has issued the following statement: "We are continuing to look into the issues people are experiencing with The Pitt for Xbox 360. As of now it looks like the file for the English version on Xbox Live was somehow corrupted. We are currently working with Microsoft to remove the existing file off of Live to prevent any further downloads. Our plan is to replace it with a new file as soon as possible. We hope to have another update for you shortly."

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Comments (26) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • metalangel #1 3 years ago

    First Midnight Club, now this! Come on devs, get your shit together. And EG, write an angry review of the buggy version. I have a sore throat and could do with cheering up.

  • Kyle #2 3 years ago

    It is a little ridiculous. I know everyone makes mistakes but... Is it just me or have there been a few stories recently of unfinished or incorrect builds being uploaded for sale?

  • menage #3 3 years ago

    Pffff, If I pull crap like that on work there would be hell to pay. Come on devs, wtf.

    Then again, I wasn't going to buy it until all of it is available anyway, and until I know all the bugs have been cleared.

  • Eraysor #4 3 years ago

    It might have been MS releasing a prerelease version instead of the proper one. At the very least I think Microsoft are the more incompetent of the two companies.

  • skillian #5 3 years ago

    angry customers who dished out 800 Microsoft Points (GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.60) for the exclusive content brandish pitchforks and ask how such a build can possibly clear Microsoft certification.

    It's a good question, no? Isn't that the point of a closed system like Live?

  • Darren #6 3 years ago

    Well I for one am glad I opted to buy all the DLC for the superior (IMO) PC version of Fallout 3 rather than the 360 version as it means I can be playing this tonight. I finished the main game on the 360 but I'm enjoying playing through it again more on the PC for some reason.

    What it is with Xbox LIVE and buggy software of late though? First we had the Burnout Paradise DLC cock up last year then the DLC for Midnight Club: L.A. was delayed a week to the 19th (but we're still waiting for it)... and now this? "Only on Xbox 360" it seems... :?

  • MBar #7 3 years ago

    Online Console Gaming: Meh, We'll Patch It Later.

  • dingo75 #8 3 years ago

    Welcome console players to the wonderful world of PC patching.
    Have fun and enjoy the suspense of whether a patch will fix a problem or not!
    It's a whole new world to experience. ;)

  • Widge #9 3 years ago

    "giant floating exclamation marks"?

    Sounds like a Metar Gear Solid mod!
    I would be so in for that.

  • skillian #10 3 years ago

    Welcome console players to the wonderful world of PC patching.
    Have fun and enjoy the suspense of whether a patch will fix a problem or not!
    It's a whole new world to experience. ;)

    Luckily, Games for Windows games now have to have their patches approved by Microsoft, so the days of patches being problematic are surely over. Oh, wait...

  • spenner #11 3 years ago

    Its hardly the end of the world...oh wait yeah it is

  • PrivateJoker #12 3 years ago

    Imagine the trolling had this been PS3 exclusive DLC.

    I know it's different for every site, i.e. N4G has PS3 fanboys galore, but, Eurogamer is definitely the home of the Xbot troll.

  • Pastici #13 3 years ago

    I'm partly glad I can't afford this yet! But sad I can't afford it yet...shit.

  • metalangel #14 3 years ago

    Dammit, the whole reason I stopped PC gaming was to get away from this kind of horse shit!

    EDIT: Good they're trying to keep people up to date at last, will be interesting to see what they do with all the folks who bought it and tried to redownload it thinking it was just their download that was corrupt and it asked them for another payment!
    Edited by 1 at 24/03/09 @ 17:39

  • levitate #15 3 years ago

    Hahaha, Bethesda does it again! I can't stop laughing. I really can't. The patching bullshit has now been introduced to the videogame world. A taboo has been broken. Let the wild goats loose!

  • chrisola #16 3 years ago

    man, they messed up the player characters animation aswell!

  • mega7ech #17 3 years ago

    Well these things do happen you know, everyone makes mistakes, lifes too short to get angry over such things...........

    ....that, and the fact I forgot this dlc was out today meaning I never got the chance to download the buggy shit'o'file! :)))

    I'm sure it'll all be sorted soon folks! Oh, & did anyone hear the rumour Bethesda is releasing some "dog armour" dlc as a way of a little apology for all this? Only 250 points apparently!

  • beckyh #18 3 years ago

    We are all human and make mistakes. As long as nobody loses any money over it I am sure they will correct it as soon as they can.

  • metalangel #19 3 years ago

    @beemoh: I wasn't making that up, see for yourself:
    [link url=http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopi c=970072
    ]http://ww w.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index....[/link]

    The bugged version had a different content licence to the one they tried to put up as a fix.... so some people erased the DLC and went to try downloading it again, and were asked for another 800pts.

  • Bulbatron #20 3 years ago

    Ah, for once fate has smiled upon me! I wasn't in yesterday so I couldn't download it. Now I can wait until it is fixed and keep playing Resident Evil 5 in the meantime.

  • ZuluHero #21 3 years ago

    i wonder when its due to be put back up? I struggled to find the interest to get my ass out of boring Anchorage, and now i have no where to go!

  • ThemisB #22 3 years ago

    Do Bethesda actually have a QA team? I know their games are large and ambitious, but come on. Every release seems to bring with it reams of problems, whether it's DLC or not, Xbox or PS3. I stopped getting games like this on the PC to avoid exactly such issues.

  • DoctorZoidberg #23 3 years ago

    What it is with Xbox LIVE and buggy software of late though? First we had the Burnout Paradise DLC cock up last year then the DLC for Midnight Club: L.A. was delayed a week to the 19th (but we're still waiting for it)... and now this? "Only on Xbox 360" it seems... :?

    Oh my god, THREE pieces of the thousands of Downloadable content (and one of the games no one even cares about) have gone wrong, What ever will we do?

    I had better speed up the building of my underground bunker in case the world explodes because some DLC isn't working yet.....

    These things happen, get over it.

  • metalangel #24 3 years ago

    Three pretty high profile releases all going wrong is pretty worrying, you have to admit. And which game does no-one care about?

  • Calgon #25 3 years ago

    haha Privatejoker a resident EG Sony troll complaining there's a website where number of Sony fanboys doesnt outweigh the competition.

    EG is pretty balanced in the amounts of fans for each platform, the people who dont like it are the ones used to seeing Sony and its fans get all their own way all the time and they refuse to accept anything but that.

  • lmephisto #26 3 years ago

    Hopefully they will fix it soon.
    Well it happens ....BUT WHY ON THIS GAME?????????? :p