Since the release of the horse armor mod from Bethesda that costs $2 on the PC to download and use, there’s been conflicting opinions, and as usual the negative gets more voice. Gamers with Jobs has an interview with Pete Hines of Bethesda talking about this, and to see what their thoughts on the matter are.

Press Pass: Oblivion is a victim of its own success in many ways, every move you guys make is going to be scrutinized. Do you think it’s because few games have tried this model for pay-for-addons in the next-gen market and Oblivion is the first high profile game to do it?

Pete Hines: I would imagine it’s exactly it. Lots of people have done themes, so nobody flinches when we put out a theme for 150 points. They download it like crazy, but nobody else is doing premium content like this, so we’re out front on it.