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Battlefield 4 lacks "gimmicks" which don't add value to the game 

Battlefield 4 won't contain motion control or other gimmicks, according to DICE's Patrick Bach. "We are not interested in things that don't make the game better," he told Edge. "There are a lot of gimmicks - people throwing money at us - 'can you implement support for this quirky control thing'. No, it doesn't make the game better." Bach said DICE is "extremely open to innovation," but unless it adds value for the players, it's just a "gimmick." Bach used touch controls as an example, which until Apple perfected the tech, was considered contrived. "To us it's the same with motion control and perceptual gaming in general; if it adds, great. If it's a gimmick, ignore it." Battlefield 4 is expected sometime this fall.

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