Battlefield 1943 Still Headed Towards PC Gamers
Even though Battlefield 1943 hit consoles in summer of last year, EA says it's still coming for PC faithful.
Battlefield 1942 was one of the first PC action war games to take things online in a massive scale. Battlefield 1943, however, took flight on the Xbox 360 and PS3 last summer, without much word on the PC version. Those of you who have been holding out for the DICE game on PC will soon get what you want.
EA updated its Battlefield blog saying, "Soon our PC fans will also be able to get in on the action that Xbox 360 and PS3 users have been enjoying since July 2009."
EA posted the update along with the announcement that Battlefield 1943 is the fastest selling title on Xbox Live Arcade to reach the 1 million units sold.
Of course, for PC fans it still stings that the PC version has been held back for such a long time. If you can't wait any longer, and you have a console, it can be downloaded from Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 MS Points and from the PlayStation Network for $15.
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If this is anything like Battlefield Bad Company 2 it'll be a blast. I know it's developed on the Frostbite engine.
Since I couldnt seem to find any more information on *when* the expected release date in this article (would have been nice) I did a quick Google search:
http://www.vgreleases.com/pc/releasedate-272167.aspx
bf 1943 was the best game I ever bought on the playstation. I have spent more time playing that than COD 6. I wish I could just download a copy onto my pc for free, since i already paid for the game last year. Sigh, i suppose its like buying vhs, and then rebuying on dvd, and then on bluray
@giovanni86:
Sure they have made console ports out of BF1943 and BFBC2 (kind of) but other than that Dice and EA have put out great games for the PC. Not only was BF1942 a trend setter. BF2 and the expantions were one of the best muliplayer FPS on the PC for their time. They carried on with BF2142 and its expantions and delivered again. Just because they made BF1943 and BFBC2 for consoles first dosen't mean much. BFBC2 is a fantastic game, different than other PC BF games but fantastic none the less.
As long as its cheap I will pick it up and check it out. It kind of seems like EA will be competing with itself (BC2) when they release this title. I will wait and see what they want to try and get me for before I decide whether or not I will purchase this game. I already get to play with the M1 so hopefully that pick it full of weapons.
Over the years consoles have changed, only PCs have remained constant.
Just another same-ole-same-old from a has been, EA...........
hope its on bfbc2's engine
I'll definitely be getting this. I enjoyed Wake so much in bf1942, it would be worth $15 alone to play it with fancy, modern graphics.
hope its on bfbc2's engine
They both use the frostbite engine.
Why the hell would I want to buy a one year old console port? It's bad enough DICE/EA pulled the Bad Company crap, now this?
seems pointless now that BC2 is out.
I would have bought it 6 months ago, but this is like releasing COD 3 after COD 4. you are talking about an older, and inferior title.
I'll believe it when I see it. It would have been nice if they had released it in SEPTEMBER as they had planned to.
It would be interesting, I'll consider this!
If they released it free to people who owned BCBC2 then im sure they're sales would skyrocket.
Sometimes I feel like pc gamers are being neglected.
Knowing EA, it'll probably be:
1. a poorly coded console port
2. invasive DRM/invasive security software
3. requires a constant-connection to the internet to play
4. Glitchy and buggy when first released
5. Charge $15 for a map DLC a month after the game is released
correction - if this is anything like Bad Company 2 - then we're in whole load of s*** , patch after patch after patch still CTD's.
TO HELL WITH CONSOLE PRIORITY!!! just proves PC's are the better platform.
Knowing EA, it'll probably be:1. a poorly coded console port2. invasive DRM/invasive security software3. requires a constant-connection to the internet to play4. Glitchy and buggy when first released5. Charge $15 for a map DLC a month after the game is released
Poorly coded console port? All ports I can think of are the complete opposite.
invasive DRM/invasive security software? You mean the type that EA has stopped using for over a year, or is it two by now?
"requires a constant-connection to the internet to play." Well no , it IS A ONLINE GAME!
"Glitchy and buggy when first released." All programs have bugs. And I have yet to encounter any game from EA in years that is horrible in that aspect.
"Charge $15 for a map DLC a month after the game is released" No clue where that is from but sounds a like CoD MW2 is doing right now.
I love all this EA hate, I swear is Activision and Ubisoft paying people to bash EA now? Seriously it's old now.
Why would you want to play this garbage shooter? As a PC shooter its rather subpar. It doesn't have many positive traits over a shooter released 8 years ago. Even the graphics are subpar considering its a console port. They could atleast add more players into a match, but that also hasn't changed much.
I'm not going to get this game just for the purpose to teach the developers to stay loyal to their PC fans. PC gamers is what made Battlefield big.
Battlefield Bad Company 2 look really good but still asking 60$ for it's a joke. 30$ should be the max since the game is Half a battlefield. Small maps, 32 players ,no planes, no general, artillery and "UAV" for every recon, respawn on any squad member, no stamina, auto health and so on.
I would have skipped BBC2 ans 1943 for a real Bf3.
I'm holding out for 128 player BF3 for PC only.
Battlefield Bad Company 2 look really good but still asking 60$ for it's a joke. 30$ should be the max since the game is Half a battlefield. Small maps, 32 players ,no planes, no general, artillery and "UAV" for every recon, respawn on any squad member, no stamina, auto health and so on. I would have skipped BBC2 ans 1943 for a real Bf3.
So in your eyes the number of players it supports should be proportionate to it's price? Seriously, go try the game at least. It's not classic Battlefield by any means, but that doesn't make it bad. I am glad DICE is doing more than just recycling the same formula over and over again.
If this had been released between MW2 and BFBC2 it would have sold. Simple fact is that Loyal EA/Battlefield fans already have a new game and don't need another so soon. Poor work on EA's end
Poorly coded console port? All ports I can think of are the complete opposite.invasive DRM/invasive security software? You mean the type that EA has stopped using for over a year, or is it two by now?"requires a constant-connection to the internet to play." Well no , it IS A ONLINE GAME!"Glitchy and buggy when first released." All programs have bugs. And I have yet to encounter any game from EA in years that is horrible in that aspect."Charge $15 for a map DLC a month after the game is released" No clue where that is from but sounds a like CoD MW2 is doing right now.I love all this EA hate, I swear is Activision and Ubisoft paying people to bash EA now? Seriously it's old now.
Wow, do you work for EA's marketing department? Yes, Ubisoft and Activision is almost sucking as much as EA these days.
1. You've never heard of GTA4 by Activision? The piece of crap port that requires a quad core to get good fps yet looks 10x worse than Crysis, which only needs a dual core? EA has its own share of console ports where controls and gameplay are dumbed down for the consoles...ie. BC2 2. It's a great game and perhaps the best console port out there, but the PC version would've been better if they didn't dumb everything down just like in MW2.
2. You mean besides releasing shallow and repetative games that didn't live up to their hype whatsoever?
3. EA gave up invasive DRM? Don't make me laugh! C&C4 anyone? http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=7818
"The DRM mechanism baked into Command & Conquer 4 is very similar to that used by Ubisoft uses in the PC games Assassin’s Creed 2 and Silent Hunter 5 in that it requires an always-on connection to the DRM servers"
Poorly coded console port? All ports I can think of are the complete opposite.invasive DRM/invasive security software? You mean the type that EA has stopped using for over a year, or is it two by now?"requires a constant-connection to the internet to play." Well no , it IS A ONLINE GAME!"Glitchy and buggy when first released." All programs have bugs. And I have yet to encounter any game from EA in years that is horrible in that aspect."Charge $15 for a map DLC a month after the game is released" No clue where that is from but sounds a like CoD MW2 is doing right now.I love all this EA hate, I swear is Activision and Ubisoft paying people to bash EA now? Seriously it's old now.
BC2 is a f***** port.
Its great, much better then COD6 but BF2 is still a better game after all those years. I think its quite sad.
In BC2 everything was noobified for the console crowd, especially the helicopter controls.
Why do they keep releasing FPS games for the console?? Keyboard/mouse is the only way to play them.
BC2 is a f***** port.Its great, much better then COD6 but BF2 is still a better game after all those years. I think its quite sad.In BC2 everything was noobified for the console crowd, especially the helicopter controls.
It may have been simplified but a port it is not, I for one am glad it does not require a license and 1000 hours flight time to fly the choppers, also I still see plenty of people crashing on takeoff so it's not "that" simple.
They had two teams working on this game, one for PC and one for consoles. Seems like it is just a game developed for multiple platforms to me. You say everything was noobified, besides chopper controls please enlighten me, this part is not a jab as I am actually quite curious what you mean by "everything".
BC2 may in fact be a port, a PC to console port.
Wow, do you work for EA's marketing department? Yes, Ubisoft and Activision is almost sucking as much as EA these days.1. You've never heard of GTA4 by Activision? The piece of crap port that requires a quad core to get good fps yet looks 10x worse than Crysis, which only needs a dual core?
I find this funny, BC2 utilizes all 4 cores of my i7 and DX11 features of my 5870 (and uses them well) and is leaps and bounds over the console version.
In the end, I don't think Dice did anything to the mechanics "because" of consoles, I think they made a game that would bring the old schoolers back while also reeling in new players to one of the most enjoyable (mp online fps) games released in the last few years. I have been a BF fan since playing the 1942 demo for months before release and can't wait for a BF3 but; BC2 is an excellent game with a decent SP campaign and fantastic MP.
It's different, that is all.
1. a poorly coded console port
2. invasive DRM/invasive security software
3. requires a constant-connection to the internet to play
4. Glitchy and buggy when first released
5. Charge $15 for a map DLC a month after the game is released
1 - they have been a year at work re-vamping it for PC
2 - yeah true but they don't want it to be another Tribes (example 1 million sold, 5 million playing the game)
3 - It is an online multi player game
4 - What game doesn't have issues when first released?
5 - The game will cost $15, map pack will cost less than $10, perhaps $9.99
I am looking forward to this game. The play value and cost are unbeatable in my opinion.
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Prone and Jets
Prone and Jets
hopefully EA is listening..
It may have been simplified but a port it is not, I for one am glad it does not require a license and 1000 hours flight time to fly the choppers, also I still see plenty of people crashing on takeoff so it's not "that" simple.They had two teams working on this game, one for PC and one for consoles. Seems like it is just a game developed for multiple platforms to me. You say everything was noobified, besides chopper controls please enlighten me, this part is not a jab as I am actually quite curious what you mean by "everything".
Helicopters are awfully simplified, you shouldn't be able to do shit with the chopper without at least a few hours of practice. Now its simply go high, wave from side to side and kill the enemy helo with your gunner.
The ballistic trajectory of every gun is straightened.
The objectives in the capture the flag mode aren't essential to win, they are merely spawn points.
The hardcore servers do have modifications in place that mitigates many problems, like no kill cam and no red arrow on spotted targets.
Im not saying the game is a worthless PoS like CoD6. Im just saying that from an elitist point of view, its not a pure PC game. Its a cross platform game, with the inherent compromises that comes with it. I want my BF3, and I want it now.
Btw I play CSS, Arma2 and BF2 mostly.