Sat, Jan 16, 2010 | 18:49 GMT
DICE: There’s “no profit” made from rented BFBC2 servers
DICE has explained that it does not receive a profit from the rental servers players of Bad Company 2 will have to use to the play the game.
When shipped, the game will be missing files that players would use to build dedicated servers. Instead, the community will need to rent one from a list of “authorized hosts” present in “all regions of the world”.
BFBC2 producer, Gordon Van Dyke, told Eurogamer that this is to “protect the game’s integrity on PC”.
“This does not earn DICE a profit,” he said. “But we will see where the game goes and support it post launch.”
Previous entries into the Battlefield franchise allowed dedicated servers built and hosted by community members.
Back in November, DICE was quick to point out that it would have dedicated servers for its game, when Infinity Ward rival, Modern Warfare 2 was revealed to use IWnet for online play.
The public PC Beta for BFBC2 opens January 28 and runs through February 25.
Game’s out March 5.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, BFBC2, dice, Gordon van Dyke
12 comments
#1
onlineatron
16/01/10, 6:52 pm
SHE WAS JUST SEVENTEEN, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!!…
#2
Psychotext
16/01/10, 6:57 pm
The way she looked, was way beyond compare.
#3
Grimrita
16/01/10, 7:37 pm
We at timelessgaming.com rent our servers right now. Providing that the servers arent as shit as those like with Left For dead 2, all should be good.
I have no problems paying a bit extra for a game I throughly enjoy (like BF2142)and hopefully BC2
#4
Stephany Nunneley
16/01/10, 7:52 pm
Sorry. I guess I’m too dense to get the Beatles reference?
#5
No_PUDding
16/01/10, 7:55 pm
Me too….
#6
Psychotext
16/01/10, 8:01 pm
I don’t know what he’s going on about… I just felt like joining in (secretly hoping that we could get the entire song posted!)
#7
onlineatron
17/01/10, 12:57 pm
That was my hope too… I wrote it before heading out and expected to see the whole song posted today =P.
#8
Bulk Slash
17/01/10, 8:22 pm
I don’t think Beatles Rock Band sold well enough for that.
#9
onlineatron
17/01/10, 8:56 pm
Oh sorry… I forgot ‘The Beatles Rock Band’ was the only Beatles product ever released.
#10
MushroomStamp
17/01/10, 10:31 pm
Typically the only people that listen to the Beatles are over 45… well, unless you live in the UK maybe.
#11
Flonkin
18/01/10, 12:21 pm
Yeah, because all we do over here in the UK is listen to the beatles whilst eating a crumpet, with a big mug of tea in one hand, saluting the queen with the other.
#12
Psychotext
18/01/10, 12:33 pm
/waves flag