EA announced today that all Battlefield 3 DLC are “timed exclusives” and will appear on the PlayStation 3 one week ahead of the Xbox 360 and PC. This is a big coup for SONY and EA as Microsoft has been getting timed dlc exclusives for Activision’s Call of Duty franchise since Modern Warfare 2.

The first expansion pack called “Back To Karkand” (4 throwback maps from Battlefield 2) will be the first to arrive a week early exclusively for the PS3. According to Developer DICE’s Tommy Rydling,

 “You’ll be happy to know that, starting with our first expansion pack Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand (released later this year), all full-blown upcoming expansion packs for the game will appear one week early exclusively on PlayStation 3!” 

While it’s not the months long timed exclusivity that Microsoft has with Call of Duty DLC’s, but it’s still a win for anyone wanting to pick up Battlefield 3 for their PS3.

[Via PlayStation Blog]