The content focuses on the titular event in Fallout 's alternate history. Operation: Anchorage is the first Fallout 3 downloadable content pack, and takes place as a virtual reality 'military simulation' in the main game where the player character is stripped of their equipment and is forced to use the replacements provided. However, in May 2009, Bethesda announced that the existing DLC packs ( Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt and Broken Steel) would be made available for the PlayStation 3 the later two ( Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta) were released for all platforms. When asked if the PlayStation 3 version would receive an update that would enable gameplay beyond the main quest's completion, Todd Howard responded, 'Not at this time, no'.

Although Bethesda had not offered an explanation as to why the content was not released for PlayStation 3, Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian speculated that it may have been the result of a money deal with Bethesda by Sony's competitor, Microsoft. The downloadable content was originally only available for Xbox Live and Games for Windows.

The Game of The Year edition of Fallout 3 includes the full game and all five pieces of downloadable content. Of the five, Broken Steel has the largest effect on the game, altering the ending, increasing the level cap to 30, and allowing the player to continue playing past the end of the main quest line. Each package of downloadable content adds new missions, new locales to visit, and new items for the player to use.

There are five pieces of downloadable content (DLC) for the Bethesda action role-playing video game Fallout 3. Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 2009 video game Fallout 3 downloadable content

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