The real reason no joker on xbox. Hopefully this will end the complaining

[The jackhammer]

I read an interview or heard it.....can't rememer.
Any who it was sefton hill and he said the reason the joker is exclusive to the ps3 is because they didn't have enough room on the HD DVDs for the 360 but had plenty of room left on the ps3's blu-Ray discs. So there you have it. No bias, no hate, just simple facts. Why's there no joker on 360? Not enough room on the disc. Voila!!!!

[DrBo42]

Completely wrong. I don't think you could have been more wrong if you tried. First of all, the 360 doesn't use HD-DVDs. Second, the Joker content isn't ON the blu-ray disc, it's available as DLC the first day Arkham Asylum is in stores.

[The jackhammer]

And when you think about it it's not very hard to believe. 8 exclusive challenge maps? That sounds like it would take up some room

[The jackhammer]

Hey man that's what sefton said.
You calling him a liar!?!? Ha.

[DrBo42]

Read this carefully. It's not on the disc. It's available as a download from PSN the first day Arkham is released.

[EliteF50]

Lol... wow. Are you ten years old? Since when did DLC rely on disc space?

The real reason is, Sony gave Eidos a big fat check.

[The jackhammer]

And the content may not be on the disc
but the ability to have it would have to be on there.
And the game still runs from the disc

[evilmajikman]

Completely wrong. I don't think you could have been more wrong if you tried. First of all, the 360 doesn't use HD-DVDs. Second, the Joker content isn't ON the blu-ray disc, it's available as DLC the first day Arkham Asylum is in stores.

Just because they announce it as DLC, doesn't necessarily mean its downloadable.

I can't tell you how many times I've bought DLC which was like a megabyte, and the truth is, all it did was unlock the feature. SFIV's alternate costumes are a GREAT example of that.

[EliteF50]

And the content may not be on the disc
but the ability to have it would have to be on there.
And the game still runs from the disc

Game developers always find a way to make things fit.

[lt_skittles]

I'm sorry to be a jerk, but you shouldn't post topics about the dlc being one platform, and why it's not on the other platforms.

[The jackhammer]

Sefton also said legal issues.
Don't kill the messenger jesus

[KnowHowIGotTheseScars?]

Lol... wow. Are you ten years old? Since when did DLC rely on disc space?

The real reason is, Sony gave Eidos a big fat check.

This is the truth ... Im a 360 owner ... I dont have a PS3 and Im not taking it personally .... Yea im bummed I dont get to play as the joker ... but its business its not personal ... no big deal I have no hard feelings

[The jackhammer]

Just because they announce it as DLC, doesn't necessarily mean its downloadable.

I can't tell you how many times I've bought DLC which was like a megabyte, and the truth is, all it did was unlock the feature. SFIV's alternate costumes are a GREAT example of that.

......bam

[The Comedian]

I read an interview or heard it.....can't rememer.
Any who it was sefton hill and he said the reason the joker is exclusive to the ps3 is because they didn't have enough room on the HD DVDs for the 360 but had plenty of room left on the ps3's blu-Ray discs. So there you have it. No bias, no hate, just simple facts. Why's there no joker on 360? Not enough room on the disc. Voila!!!!

FAIL

The reason is money. Sony paid more and Microsoft did not.

[Drazar]

Lol... wow. Are you ten years old? Since when did DLC rely on disc space?

The real reason is, Sony gave Eidos a big fat check.

Game companies doing exclusive deals for money?! We must report Kotaku.com how horribly corrupted Eidos is as a game company! This is the worst thing ever to happen in the gaming world!!!!!

[The jackhammer]

This is the truth ... Im a 360 owner ... I dont have a PS3 and Im not taking it personally .... Yea im bummed I dont get to play as the joker ... but its business its not personal ... no big deal I have no hard feelings

:thumb:
very true. Like gta4 dlc. Sad it's only one system. But what can you do. Take it with a grain of salt

[The jackhammer]

FAIL

The reason is money. Sony paid more and Microsoft did not.

No offense...you all seem pretty bright but I think I'm gonna go with sefton hill on this one

[KnowHowIGotTheseScars?]

its all about money ...

Sony paid ... So PS3 plays

Just the way it is .... No big deal

[The jackhammer]

I'm sure that did play a part as did many things

[The Comedian]

No offense...you all seem pretty bright but I think I'm gonna go with sefton hill on this one

And Sefton went with the company who paid the most. ;)

[DrBo42]

Just because they announce it as DLC, doesn't necessarily mean its downloadable.

I can't tell you how many times I've bought DLC which was like a megabyte, and the truth is, all it did was unlock the feature. SFIV's alternate costumes are a GREAT example of that.

This is true, sometimes they are just keys. However, exclusive maps/characters are NEVER due to disc space. It's simply a deal made by the company representing the console. The answer is money, not space.

[JawsFanJesse]

I'm sure that did play a part as did many things

its everything u probably missunder stood SIR sefton hill

[The jackhammer]

Was he knighted? Or are you trying to be funny?

[JawsFanJesse]

Was he knighted? Or are you trying to be funny?

He likes to be refered to SIR Sefton Hill
:hmm: you didn't know that ?

[The jackhammer]

I hadn't a clue.
Huh learn something new very day

[JawsFanJesse]

I hadn't a clue.
Huh learn something new very day

Exacly :thumb:

[EliteF50]

Game companies doing exclusive deals for money?! We must report Kotaku.com how horribly corrupted Eidos is as a game company! This is the worst thing ever to happen in the gaming world!!!!!

Too true... I can't believe Eidos would do such a thing! Now we're going to see more and more exclusive DLC... Oh wait.

[The jackhammer]

Any way I've thought long and hard about this whole joker dlc situation and well....were all being selfish.
I'm sorry wii owners. This has all been very insensitive XD

[The jackhammer]

Hahaha it could be a LOT worse

[MCREF]

Look OP, come back with a link. Sorry to say until you can prove otherwise your claim is unreliable. We all got our info from Keir on this one. I'm not trying to bash you. Just saying you really need proof to back that up. People can't hang onto "I think," "I remember, but I don't know where I saw it," "I don't have a link, but I saw it," comments.

[SammiiDoogles]

Shall i just lock this? Before it gets out of hand?
I think we've all established that the OP made a mistake :)

[JawsFanJesse]

Shall i just lock this? Before it gets out of hand?
I think we've all established that the OP made a mistake :)

Yes :nut:

[ElitistBerk]

I read an interview or heard it.....can't rememer.
Any who it was sefton hill and he said the reason the joker is exclusive to the ps3 is because they didn't have enough room on the HD DVDs for the 360 but had plenty of room left on the ps3's blu-Ray discs. So there you have it. No bias, no hate, just simple facts. Why's there no joker on 360? Not enough room on the disc. Voila!!!!

I'm sorry I don't mean to be harsh but this is one of the funniest reasons I've heard. In a number of interviews where the developers have been asked about the joker DLC the response has been that the joker will be available as DLC as soon as the game comes out. This means you have to go online and download it, not to the disk, but to the hard drive. Even Sefton Hill has said how the joker will have to be downloaded in interviews during E3. I don't think you've realised that Microsoft and Sony are rival companies that will try and make customers buy their console, one way they can make customers buy their console or a version of a game for their console is to write a phat check and shove it down the publisher's throats. This has been done with DLC for Bioshock, Fallout 3, GTA4 and.. Batman: Arkham Asylum.

I think Sony have thought this exclusive through and as much as I despise my PS3 and love my 360 I will still buy 2 copies. I imagine a lot of people with both consoles have chosen the PS3 copy over the 360 copy just because of this exclusive. Hats off to you Sony for doing your research!

[SammiiDoogles]

Yes :nut:

I Think that would be wise

I'll lock this before things get too out of hand and things escalate and people end up getting banned :)