Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 15:26 GMT
DICE: Battlefield 3 PC getting “special effort”
Battlefield 3 lead designer David Goldfarb has said the PC version of the upcoming shooter is getting some “special effort”.
Goldfarb was answering a question in a tweet. He said:
“it will not be exclusive. We are putting special effort into the pc version, even for us, it’s extraordinary.”
It comes as talk on the much-anticipated shooter starts ramping up. EA CEO John Riccitiello said, despite it not being formally announced yet, it would release within the final six months of 2011.
DICE rendering architect Johan Andersson also said overnight that gamers getting the PC version would have to upgrade to Windows Vista or Windows 7 from XP or they will miss out.
A talk on Battlefield 3 will take place at GDC in March, which seems to indicate a reveal is coming sooner then later.
A multiplayer beta is included in copies of Medal of Honor for PS3, 360 and PC.
Thanks, BN.
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19 comments
#1
back_up
03/01/11, 3:36 pm
but it will not get special sales
#2
Stardog
03/01/11, 3:40 pm
If it’s not built for PC as the lead platform then don’t bother.
#3
AHA-Lambda
03/01/11, 3:47 pm
thanks dice! Much love
#4
Erthazus
03/01/11, 3:58 pm
Everytime new Battlefield comes out (i mean not spinnoffs). They always need beefy graphics cards and processors.
I’m so waiting for this. My rig is ready.
#5
OrbitMonkey
03/01/11, 4:09 pm
Never played a Battlefield game, what’s so great about them?
#6
Hunam
03/01/11, 4:14 pm
@1
Considering how well BFBC2 has done on PC, I bet it will
#7
Erthazus
03/01/11, 4:31 pm
@OM, Fantastic team-based shooter with vehicles (and now with destruction)
#8
OrbitMonkey
03/01/11, 5:04 pm
@Erz So is it Bad Company’s bigger better brother then?
#9
Grimrita
03/01/11, 6:00 pm
This needs to be a vast improvement over the poor Bad Company 2 on the PC. Hell, even Vietnam seems a lazy expansion with poorly thought out maps.
Lets hope DICE do pull their lazy finger out of their arse and deliver the goods.
#10
Gekidami
03/01/11, 6:35 pm
I’ll be interested to see what DICE make of this, seeing as pretty much everything they’ve made since BF2 has been quite poor.
Also, it’ll be interesting to see if DICE & EA have the balls to release this on consoles without any form of SP.
#11
OrbitMonkey
03/01/11, 6:56 pm
^ No chance. Not if they want it to sell big anyway.
#12
SwiftRanger
03/01/11, 7:22 pm
Brilliant bot matches might save the singleplayer mode though, in the way it did for UT and Quake 3. BC2′s singleplayer wasn’t bad but I felt they could have invested the resources into a better multiplayer with more skins and options.
Anyway, the only way to differentiate themselves from BC2 is to up the scale again and to “massively” (get it?) expand on the online leveling of your character. Actually adding some personality to the fighting sides can help as well.
#13
Erthazus
03/01/11, 8:46 pm
@OB, yeap, it’s Bad companies big brother… More like father.
#14
xino
03/01/11, 8:48 pm
@6 says who?
http://paulgalenetwork.com/home/2010/12/29/platform-breakdown-of-the-most-pirated-games-of-2010/
one of the most pirated games on PC!
#15
SwiftRanger
03/01/11, 9:12 pm
@14 Dice themselves have said plenty of times they really didn’t expect the decent sales they got with BC2 on PC. Those piracy numbers don’t mean a lot when the best experience of the game (the multiplayer) is locked tight away for the cracked versions. StarCraft II selling 3 million in a month doesn’t mean those 3 million illegal downloads in six months are all lost sales either.
#16
duncan
03/01/11, 10:56 pm
I bought BC2 during the STEAM sale, and must say I am impressed. The best multiplayer experience, and I played all those CoD games. I will be buying BF3 for sure.
#17
Hunam
03/01/11, 10:59 pm
High piracy doesn’t equal low sales. Not even slightly.
#18
blackdreamhunk
03/01/11, 11:03 pm
@14 If you kill pc gaming then gaming it self is pretty much dead. The last few years have been garbage all you see for genres are shooters and sequels.
I have started to spend a lot less money on games these days.
#19
Grimrita
04/01/11, 7:39 am
@18
Lets not forget about the quality. BC2 has so many bugs, its mind blowing and for the very first time, I will NOT be buying a Total War game at launch because Sega have left fans of the series hung out to dry with the unfinished Empire and Napoleon total war games.
Poor sales doesnt mean its down to the pirates but players wont part with their cash if the experience is a dull one…