Oblivion producer talks PS3

PLAYSTATION 3 fans were recently delighted with the news that Oblivion would be a launch title for the console, and were even more pleased with the exclusive content which will reportedly be added. However, in a recently interview, Executive Producer Todd Howard confirmed that the extra content will only be a timed exclusive.

During th interview with IGN, Howard revealed that Bethesda's aim is to make the game consistent across all platforms, so content such as the Knights of the Nine will eventually be added to the Xbox 360 and PC as well: "We always aim to have all our content available across all platforms, so [adding the Knights of the Nine to those versions] is our goal."

The only feature unique to the PLAYSTATION 3 version will most likely be new shaders. "The PS3 is benefiting from us continuing to develop our core technology that drives all our Elder Scrolls games. Some of that is noticeable on the screen -- like all the new graphic shaders -- and some isn't. The best examples are those new shaders we have for how "near detail" and "far detail" blend together on the landscape. You no longer have a harsh line cutting across the two levels, they blend together seamlessly and the distant detail and land looks much nicer," Howard said.

During the interview, Howard also confirmed that the PLAYSTATION 3 version will not make use of the SIXAXIS' tilt feature, nor will a Game of the Year version be available at launch.