Battlefield 3 is it gonna be another bad console port?

not this crap again, why does one of these threads pop up on a daily basis!? firstly -1 Kudos for the OP for using the word 'Wonga', seriously?! :D

Crysis II is NOT A PORT! for the love of Jesus it was designed from the beginning to be cross-platform, nothing more, nothing less. as far as I am aware the only 'team' outside of the Crytek whole that worked on anything was Crytek Nottingham, which did the multiplayer (used to be Free Radical Games) and other than that they worked as a whole, unless anyone can provide any evidence to the contrary of course, willing to give anything a read. ;)

the only reason X amount of people are complaining about Crysis II is because it doesn't come with native DX11 support, which for some reason is the biggest deal in the history of deals...!? the PC version looks superb, massively superior to the console versions (even though its the exact same engine...EXACT!) and it runs faster than the console versions as well. there is nothing wrong with the visuals to be honest, the lighting is as ever from Crytek brilliant. also the gameplay isn't really 'dumbed down', I think thats a harsh way to put it, since Crytek said the gameplay is 'streamlined' to allow more seemless use of the nanosuit functions on the move, which it does brilliantly, feels much less 'clunky' than the old system.
 
you wont see mp action until about a month before launch.

1 they havent finished the maps yet.

2 they need the pre orders to rain in. bf3 is mainly mp so if they show early or too early interest may drop cancelled pre orders.

should be out for october.
 
It cannot possibly be a port. DX 10 and 11 ONLY for starters.

Get the feeling I may even need to turn settings down for this one. I can understand why most people will feel that way, but even BFBC2 was a pretty damn good effort considering they had to make it for console platforms aswell.

BF:BC2 was a port, and it had DX9, 10 and 11. All they have to do is erase DX9 so there's only DX10 and 11.
 
this is Dice we are talking about, and not some crack heads like failtek. BF3 will be the king of all mp games until CS2.

wait for mp footage in few months. then judge the game

End of line.

Failtek huh? who've been a leading studio since their incarnation, constantly delivering quality engines and outstanding ambient lighting, as well as countless other qualities. suppose Cryengine3 is a terrible engine, even though its possibly the best engine currently in use due to a number of reason, A) its entirely cross-platform B) its massively tweakable like Cryengine2 C) its capable of spectacular lighting effects. doesn't make a difference that they've tried their damned hardest to produce a good length game that runs on all three platforms, actually got a novelist to write the story, had some seriously cool attentions to detail, clearly did a lot of research into what exactly a ravaged city looks like and tried to correct all the problems they got absolutely slated for about the original Crysis, streamlining the interface, having an engine that actually scales well rather than terribly. damn I think Crytek deserve some Kudos for once when you really think about it. ;)
 
Failtek huh? who've been a leading studio since their incarnation, constantly delivering quality engines and outstanding ambient lighting, as well as countless other qualities. suppose Cryengine3 is a terrible engine, even though its possibly the best engine currently in use due to a number of reason, A) its entirely cross-platform B) its massively tweakable like Cryengine2 C) its capable of spectacular lighting effects. doesn't make a difference that they've tried their damned hardest to produce a good length game that runs on all three platforms, actually got a novelist to write the story, had some seriously cool attentions to detail, clearly did a lot of research into what exactly a ravaged city looks like and tried to correct all the problems they got absolutely slated for about the original Crysis, streamlining the interface, having an engine that actually scales well rather than terribly. damn I think Crytek deserve some Kudos for once when you really think about it. ;)

yet don't support dx10+

Also while pretty the games are really bad.
 
at some point though people will have to come to terms that PC gaming isnt the money maker that console games are. These people are not doing you a favour by making this game, they are in it to make money


developers make console ports, because thats what is going to earn them the profits to continue to develop games and keep them in jobs

if it turns out to be not the game people were wanting on the Pc..its not a personal attack on you, its because they want to sell as many games as possible to the widest market possible
 
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I've got a feeling that its going to be less like BF2 and more like COD, just because COD has such a huge market share and it's what sells :(

Im not getting my hopes too high, but am quite excited at the same time :D
 
I have high expectations for BF3, get the gameplay right and a balance for graphics then ppl will buy it in their masses. Not fussed about graphics but some people buy games based on how they look.

I also hope it's in better shape than BFBC2 when it was released.
 
this is Dice we are talking about, and not some crack heads like failtek. BF3 will be the king of all mp games until CS2.

wait for mp footage in few months. then judge the game

End of line.

same thing was said about cryteck who never once ported or made a console game till now.

look how well crysis 2 turn out to be. Its all about the ££££
 
at some point though people will have to come to terms that PC gaming isnt the money maker that console games are. These people are not doing you a favour by making this game, they are in it to make money


developers make console ports, because thats what is going to earn them the profits to continue to develop games and keep them in jobs

if it turns out to be not the game people were wanting on the Pc..its not a personal attack on you, its because they want to sell as many games as possible to the widest market possible
well said. this is why i feel BF3 will be a console port and just BC2 with a higher player count.

it wont be as good as BF2. here's hoping it will but i have my doubts.

BC2 was a decent game by all accounts but it was still not as good as BF2. Its looking like games released nowadays will never be as good as games 4+ years ago.

the gaming industry is taking a dive in terms of quality and fun. Only the indy studios are being more ambitous then the likes of DICE/EA/Activision.

Take Arma 2 for example. pretty much craps all over BF2. a game soo unique that there is not many games you can compare it too. And the sheer amount of learning curve, content and graphics in presents is astounding and a perfect example of how to make a proper pc game which hasnt happened for years.

Racing scene is the same. Games like rfactor and iracing are superb and blow the crap out of GT5 and forza. ironically how old are rfactor and iracing? says it all on the way gaming is heading.

might quit gaming altogether if its heading this way
 
I've got a feeling that its going to be less like BF2 and more like COD, just because COD has such a huge market share and it's what sells :(

Im not getting my hopes too high, but am quite excited at the same time :D

They tried that with MoH and failed..... every1 always naturally compares BF to COD.... in all the BF games i've played i've never seen a cOD clone, they certainly didn't do it in BC2 so its beyond me why people think they will try to copy COD.... BF3 will be modern warfare at its best!
 
considering pc has 64 player battles and console limited to 32. also pc getting first dlc = good.

But we don't want DLC, we want free maps etc in patch updates like proper PC games.

DLC works on Consoles cos the tards suck it up they love it. To me DLC on the PC is **** take and they can shove it royally!

But 64 Player servers is a good thing long time coming IMO:D
 
But we don't want DLC, we want free maps etc in patch updates like proper PC games.

DLC works on Consoles cos the tards suck it up they love it. To me DLC on the PC is **** take and they can shove it royally!

But 64 Player servers is a good thing long time coming IMO:D
long time coming? IMO it should be double that player count by now. its no progression compared to BF2
 
But we don't want DLC, we want free maps etc in patch updates like proper PC games.

DLC works on Consoles cos the tards suck it up they love it. To me DLC on the PC is **** take and they can shove it royally!

But 64 Player servers is a good thing long time coming IMO:D

but who pays the developers when they introduce it..do really expect anything for free?

who pays for the servers?


its no longer a free lunch and it has to be financed from somewhere, with development costs so high paying 25 quid for a game wont pay for continued content anymore

if the revenue isnt there then games for that platfrom will no longer be developed and it will become a true niche market (if it isnt already)
 
no one will know for sure until it comes out, and just because it will only support DX10 and 11 doesnt mean that it wont be ported, just tweaked a bit maybe.
never the less, even if it is a console port, does that automatically mean its going to be an awfull game??
 
It wont be a true PC game, even if the PC is at the forefront with it being ported to the console it will still be limited in areas, map sizes and amount of stuff on said maps etc.

You can tell people are gonna be disappointed already with the amount of hype it has.
 
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