Battlefield 3 Development Started On PC, Switched To Consoles

2011-11-01 19:36:10

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Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6907|Tampa Bay Florida

thought you guys would like this lol

"It might seem hard to believe, but the lead platform for Battlefield 3 wasn't the PC during the game's entire development. DICE general manager Karl-Magnus Troedsson revealed in an interview with PSM3 (via CVG) that the lead platform for the game had actually moved to consoles halfway through development.

"We said originally that the PC was the lead SKU of the game, but in mid-production we switched to console as lead platform to make sure we could get all the versions done for release," Troedsson said. "Our ambition at DICE is to use the power of each individual platform to get the most out of the game," he added."

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/arch … soles.aspx

2011-11-01 19:37:51

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Roc18: `; +655|6008|PROLLLY PROLLLY PROLLLY

lol check out this thread and my post in regards to this on the ea uk forums about EA and lying.

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/batt … st20287525

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2011-11-01 19:43:05

#3

eusgen: Nugget; +402|7010|Jupiter

I thought it was obvious with just how fucking bad company 2 this game is and xbox like, flying sucks.

2011-11-01 20:39:26

#4

PigPopTart: Shotgun whore; +133|6506|Pacific NW, USA

eusgen wrote:
I thought it was obvious with just how fucking bad company 2 this game is and xbox like, flying sucks.

Wut?

Rufknsrsbro?

2011-11-01 20:40:41

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NooBesT: Pizzahitler; +873|6686

It might seem hard to believe

No, not really.

2011-11-01 20:53:51

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6370|what

This explains the fuck up that VoIP is on the PC version pretty well.

2011-11-02 00:11:48

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Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6907|Tampa Bay Florida

So in other words = We were lying to our most dedicated fans all along.

2011-11-02 04:42:45

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-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6876|BC, Canada

Spearhead wrote:
So in other words = companies like money, and there is far more money and less hassles with making it for console.

therefixedit.com

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2011-11-02 04:54:57

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RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,741|6954|Oxferd Ohire

dice has had plenty of hassle making it for console. for one that campaign

2011-11-02 05:30:32

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The A W S M F O X: I Won't Deny It; +172|5902|SQUID

these fucking faggots have trolled us all

2011-11-02 05:45:26

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NooBesT: Pizzahitler; +873|6686

Wait a sec. Did you actually believe PC was the leading platform for BF3?

2011-11-02 06:07:59

#12

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6910

Those horrible cunts.

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2011-11-02 07:00:10

#13

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6889|UK

*you 'orrible cant

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2011-11-02 09:54:16

#14

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6907|Tampa Bay Florida

NooBesT wrote:
Wait a sec. Did you actually believe PC was the leading platform for BF3?

Well..... when they explicitly said so.. I figured they really meant it. jokes on me I guess

2011-11-02 11:08:36

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RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,741|6954|Oxferd Ohire

they meant it till ea stepped in

2011-11-02 12:13:58

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TimmmmaaaaH: Damn, I... had something for this; +725|6657|Brisbane, Australia

I dont really care about which was the lead platform but I hate how game companies are somehow allowed to flat out lie about their products and never get called on it. It isnt just EA, basically every AAA game is marketed to shit and never focusses on what the game is actually like (mostly because the game is actually shit because more money was spent on marketing it than making it). Also, consoles.

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2011-11-02 18:01:06

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Towelly: It's A State Of Mind; +399|6808|Your attic

It's quite clear that the engine itself was built with high end PC's in mind, I don't think any of us would doubt that but I would say there are quite a few gameplay choices - which I would guess is the sort of thing you start thinking about two thirds of the way through a dev cylce - that strike me as being more centered around the console platforms.

While I can't say I'm exactly happy with everything, I get why developers put more focus on consoles, most of the time I don't even think it's entirely their choice but with publishers being as powerful as they are, even the purist of developers have to bow before the wrath of shareholders.

One thing I don't understand though is why you have to have a "lead" platform anyway, for a release like this (or say for instance MW3) could DICE not afford to have two different teams breaking off once the base engine and mechanics are formed. One team focusing on the consoles and one on the PC, sure you might get different experiences but presuming each team is as competent as the other, the two versions should in fact be superior to the other based upon the platform you happen to be playing on.

2011-11-02 18:07:50

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Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6910

That was the case when titles were either exclusive to the PC or to consoles. Like bf1942 through bf2 were for pc, then they had BF2:MC the console version.

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2011-11-02 18:10:14

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FloppY_: +1,010|6503|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Towelly wrote:
It's quite clear that the engine itself was built with high end PC's in mind, I don't think any of us would doubt that but I would say there are quite a few gameplay choices - which I would guess is the sort of thing you start thinking about two thirds of the way through a dev cylce - that strike me as being more centered around the console platforms.

While I can't say I'm exactly happy with everything, I get why developers put more focus on consoles, most of the time I don't even think it's entirely their choice but with publishers being as powerful as they are, even the purist of developers have to bow before the wrath of shareholders.

One thing I don't understand though is why you have to have a "lead" platform anyway, for a release like this (or say for instance MW3) could DICE not afford to have two different teams breaking off once the base engine and mechanics are formed. One team focusing on the consoles and one on the PC, sure you might get different experiences but presuming each team is as competent as the other, the two versions should in fact be superior to the other based upon the platform you happen to be playing on.

Double the cost, same income...

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2011-11-02 18:12:21

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KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,978|6849|949

AussieReaper wrote:
This explains the fuck up that VoIP is on the PC version pretty well.

voip is great in this game. at least as far as party chat is concerned. Voip was atrocious in BC2

2011-11-02 18:19:39

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Reciprocity: Member; +721|6798|the dank(super) side of Oregon

^i'm guessing sony and microsoft work very hard to keep multi-platform releases as similiar as possible, especially now that PC hardware is again advanced well beyond console hardware. They're the lowest common denominator and they lobby hard to keep the software and expectations at their level.

2011-11-02 18:55:41

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6370|what

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
This explains the fuck up that VoIP is on the PC version pretty well.
voip is great in this game. at least as far as party chat is concerned. Voip was atrocious in BC2

No squad chat. No squad leaders chat. etc

Party chat is fine, but they could have made that entirely seperate to what voip should be.

Even tf2 does it better ffs.

2011-11-02 20:49:52

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DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|6899|Disaster Free Zone

Spearhead wrote:
NooBesT wrote:
Wait a sec. Did you actually believe PC was the leading platform for BF3?
Well..... when they explicitly said so.. I figured they really meant it. jokes on me I guess

You're joking right?

The shear fact it has a single player campaign just shouts out console sellout.

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