Skyrim 1.5 patch hit Xbox Live, PS3 today

Skyrim gets some console love as Bethesda releases the 1.5 patch for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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PC players got it first, but now console players of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim can get their kill on with the new kill camera views, along with a few other changes and bug fixes in the new 1.5 patch being released today.

The Xbox Live version is already available and the PS3 version should be out later today, according the Bethesda's blog. They also revealed some of the gameplay numbers, saying "the average Skyrim play time (across all three platforms) is 85 hours, and 30 percent of you have played more than 100 hours of the game."

When the PC version became available three weeks ago, Bethesda released a trailer showing off the kill cam. Other changes coming today include new kill moves and animations for melee weapons, and smithing skill increases now factor in the created item's value.

Here is a complete list of the console bug fixes:

  • General crash fixes and memory optimizations

  • Fixed issue with Deflect Arrows perk not calculating properly

  • In "A Cornered Rat," the death of certain NPCs no longer blocks progression

  • Fixed issue where Farkas would not give Companion’s quests properly

  • Fixed crash when loading saves that rely on data that is no longer being loaded

  • Followers sneak properly when player is sneaking

  • Fixed issue with weapon racks not working properly in Proudspire Manor

  • Arrows and other projectiles that were stuck in objects in the world now clean up properly

  • Fixed issue where "Rescue Mission" was preventing "Taking Care of Business" from starting properly

  • Fixed issue where certain NPCs would fail to become Thieves Guild fences

  • Fixed issue in "Diplomatic Immunity" where killing all the guards in the Thalmor Embassy before starting the quest would break progress

  • In "Hard Answers," picking up the dwarven museum key after completing the quest, no longer restarts the quest

  • Killing Viola before or after "Blood on the Ice" no longer blocks progression

  • Fixed issue where Calixto would fail to die properly in "Blood on the Ice"

  • In "Waking Nightmare" fixed occasional issue where Erandur would stop pathing properly

  • Fixed issue where letters and notes with random encounters would appear blank

  • Fixed rare issue where dialogue and shouts would improperly play

  • Lydia will now offer marriage option after player purchases Breezehome in Whiterun

  • Fixed issue where if player manually mined ore in Cidhna Mine, jail time would not be served

  • Fixed rare issue with skills not increasing properly

  • Fixed issue where the Headsman’s Axe did not gain proper buff from Barbarian perk

  • In "A Night to Remember" it is no longer possible to kill Ysolda, Ennis or Senna before starting the quest

  • Fixed issue with the ebony dagger having a weapon speed that was too slow

  • Fixed issue with "The Wolf Queen Awakened" where backing out of a conversation with Styrr too soon would block progress

  • The third level of the Limbsplitter perk now properly improves all battle axes

  • Fixed a rare issue where Sanguine Rose would not work properly

  • In "Tending the Flames" King Olaf’s Verse will no longer disappear from explosions

  • Fixed issue with frequency of first person kill cameras

  • Underwater effects now display properly

  • Fixed issue where sun would not appear properly after fast travel

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    April 5, 2012 11:30 AM

    John Keefer posted a new article, Skyrim 1.5 patch hit Xbox Live, PS3 today.

    Skyrim gets some console love as Bethesda releases the 1.5 patch for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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      April 5, 2012 12:05 PM

      Arrrghh... Still no fix for archer companions to use the best bow in their inventory. They continue to use the default bow. :/

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        April 5, 2012 1:23 PM

        I thought that you could pickpocket that bow and replace it. is that not the case?

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          April 5, 2012 1:26 PM

          nope there are PC mods that fixed this to some extent... I can't believe some of the major bugs that are still in this game.

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            April 5, 2012 1:33 PM

            yea i really cannot imagine playing this game without mods. they fix so many of the little annoyances i have with bethesda games.

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        April 5, 2012 1:58 PM

        we told you all to get the pc version for the mods

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