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Battlefield 3 intel spills, out this Fall
Posted: 04.02.2011 11:01 by Simon Priest Comments: 8
EA and DICE's Battlefield 3 is finally giving up its tightly guarded details, thanks to the latest issue of Game Informer magazine. 64-player online is back!

We can enjoy an "exponential leap" in destruction with Battlefield 3. DICE know PC gamers have "higher expectations" and so PC is getting "extra" attention.

"PC players have a fear that BF3 will be 'consolized'," said DICE designer Alan Kerz last October. "PC players have their own set of requirements... Anything that feels like it might have been "ported" from a console is going to get flamed hard," he continued.

"It's a damn sight harder to please a PC player, they have higher expectations."

"Battlefield 3 needs an extra bit of special attention on the PC. I intend to give it that attention, tradition and our community demand it."

Game Informer's March issue teases: "Armed with powerful upgrades like deferred rendering, real-time radiosity, a new animation system borrowed from the EA Sports label, and an exponential leap in destructibility, executive producer Patrick Bach dubs Frostbite 2 "the best piece of technology on the market when it comes to building games."

What we do know is that 64-player online matches make a return for PC, fighter jets will be screaming down runways, and we can always crawl on our bellies going prone. Battlefield 3 releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC this Autumn. Check out the teaser trailer.

Comments

By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Feb 04, 2011
herodotus
Nice to hear that PC will be getting that "extra" attention as yes, "BF" on PC has always been a bit of a big deal. My one fear, now that 'consilitis' has been addressed here, is that "MoH" limitations might be placed on the game, as evidenced from the many complaints about the expansion to "BF:BC 2" - "Vietnam". Can't wait to hear and see more, and for day of release to arrive, of course.
By JustCommunication (SI Core) on Feb 04, 2011
JustCommunication
How many times have you heard a developer saying they want to please PC gamers though? I'll beleive it when I sees it.
By JonahFalcon (SI Elite) on Feb 04, 2011
JonahFalcon
Developers will be more eager to please PC gamers when PC gamers buy the games. That's why Blizzard is so nurturing of its fan base - they buy their games :)
By neilmike (SI Core) on Feb 04, 2011
neilmike
oh that's smashing and about bloody time they will do something decent for the pc platform...
By JonahFalcon (SI Elite) on Feb 04, 2011
JonahFalcon
Is the Terminator going to be in this game, tho? That teaser makes it seem so.
By Jake_SI (SI Elite) on Feb 05, 2011
Jake_SI
Soooo excited for this! GDC can't come soon enough, I want a full trailer and/or gameplay footage and screenshots! :)
By K3Spice (SI Core) on Feb 07, 2011
K3Spice
Exactly. Think about us PC gamers. Just look at Fallout 3 and New Vegas, the textures are horrible, and same with the models. I never use above 800MB of VRAM (Arma 2 uses that much, everything else is around 500MB) for games out of my 2.7GB... I think New Vegas was around 300MB....
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Feb 07, 2011
herodotus
EA are taking pre-orders but I'll wait and see what condition the game is in when it ships and what early reports from gamers are like.