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More people playing Bad Company 2 on PC than consoles

According to DICE developer Bazajaytee, the "PC currently has more people playing and are in game servers than both the consoles."

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TheIneffableBob5157d ago

Also, on Amazon.de, the PC version is currently the best selling video game, outselling both the PlayStation 3 (3rd place) and Xbox 360 (17th place) versions.
http://www.amazon.de/gp/bes...

xTruthx5157d ago

Yeah there are a lot of people on my xfire playing bc2

WildArmed5157d ago

Yeah, there is no doubt about it.
I know alot more PC-gamers that wanted BC2 vs console owners.
Most of the console owners are holding out for RPGs and other games this month. (ofc I'm talking about the folks i know.. which is very little compared to the world of gamers)

So can we stop with those PC gaming is dead articles? lol

marinelife95157d ago

They don't have as much to play anymore on PC's

captain-obvious5157d ago

BF was born on PC
and in there you can find the real BF hardcore fans
consoles are just to get more cash

superrey195157d ago

This goes to show that if developers give the PC community what it want's, their product will sell well. Been enjoying the hell out of the PC version myself.

evrfighter5157d ago

Don't be surprised, BF2 sold 1.5 million in a month.

EA/DICE thought they'd sell more on consoles with BC1. Turns out they're back to catering more to the pc crowd.

solar5157d ago

you mean we have "too much" to play. i can play DOOM which was released in '93, and pretty much every game since then. you know, 17 years worth of games. on one platform.

narked5157d ago

see that Dice? now that's good enough of a reason to give us BF3 exclusively :D

vickers5005157d ago

"consoles are just to get more cash"

Yeah, they only care about true pc gamers! They only made battlefield for consoles to get more money!

/sarcasm

So if they care about you so much, how come Bad Company 1 (still a great game) wasn't released at all on the pc? How come you had to wait such a damn long time for 1943 to come out? You're an a**hole in thinking that they only care about their pc gamers, and thinking that you are the only important gamers.

sid4gamerfreak5157d ago

Why am I not surprised that BC2 will be played more on pc than consoles. I mean, with pc u get the true BC2 experience, dx11 graphics, dedicated servers, mods. U see, DICE if u give pc gamers wat u want (unlike mw2), u deserve success and great recognition.

Blaster_Master5157d ago (Edited 5157d ago )

Its cause its the best shooter to get on that platform. Sorry EA, but MAG has me hooked until Socom 4. Maybe if you worked on your networking, fixed the moon walking and time relapses, tweaked the shooting mechanics, add prone, and took the cookie cutter MP out and added something new and I might buy it used.

Montrealien5157d ago

lets face it, this is the first real BF game on te PC since BF2, so, it aint suprising.

PopEmUp5156d ago

is much better to play on a pc than on a ps3 or 360, well for most FPS games anyway

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electricshadow5157d ago

Maybe because the Battlefield series began on the PC platform and DICE didn't screw over their fanbase (IW) to what they are today? Dedicated servers help a lot. I'm thoroughly enjoying this game on PlayStation 3 and I'm glad other people are as well.

Syaz15157d ago

supply and demand is part of business. pc gamers make their demand, dice fulfills it, pc gamers like it, and there's supply for it.

Koblec5157d ago

Good, we PC gamers have needed a BF game for quite some time now.

Perjoss5156d ago

I'm glad its doing really well, and its not even a 'real' Battlefield game (Bad Company branch), Battlefield 3 is in development, thats going to be the big seller on PC.

Allowen5157d ago

Third party games are better if played in a PC .
Unless it is a "Games for Windows Live" game. hehe

If BFBC2 were a GFWL game it would sell 20 times less ...

cool cole5157d ago

I don't really like BFBC 2, something about that i don't really like, but its much better than mw2 though.

jdktech20105157d ago

I don't get all the MW2 hate....I enjoy it now and then. Sure, the cheaters drag the game down now and then but when there aren't any, I think it's fun as hell and I'm only average at it

PaLaK-5157d ago

I don't really like BFBC2, or MAG, and I think it's because they have such large maps, and something else I cannot put my finger on.. Yet I still think that they are both much better than MW2, and anybody saying they aren't usually fits one of these critera: they haven't played COD4, they just play casually, all their friends are on MW2, their skill level is sh#t so they naturally prefer games with no skill, or they like hacking games LOL.

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20 Amazing Games That Have Completely Disappeared From Storefronts

Cultured Vultures: In the spirit of preserving some kind of history of this industry, we’ve decided to list some of the best games that you just simply can’t get hold of digitally at the minute.

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TheEnigma31355d ago

I just started playing Spec op. I've had it for years on steam and forgot about it. Such a good game.

EvertonFC55d ago (Edited 55d ago )

Fantastic game,.so underated

Cacabunga55d ago

Yes great game spec ops! Since the time we’ve been asking sony to make one:/

Auto Modelista.. a PS2 capcom racer!! A blast to play and great graphics!
Maximo!
Rival Schools!

LordoftheCritics55d ago

Spec Ops: The Line was super dark.

Incredible story.

SheenuTheLegend54d ago

all the games in the above list are bang on. this is the only reason we need backwards compatibility and physical presense of games for the upcoming future, no matter what.

Yi-Long55d ago

Honorable mention to the excellent Driveclub, one of the best racing games of all-time and one of my favourite games ever.

melons55d ago

yes! incredible rain effects; so good to drive along in rain with your Spotify playlist blaring

Skuletor55d ago

I really wanted a MotorStorm using the same engine, Driveclub is easily one of the best looking games on PS4 and I'm surprised they didn't even give it a PS4 Pro patch.

ravens5254d ago

Yes indeed. May just install it on my PS5. You know, physical copy and all.

monkey60254d ago

I adored Driveclub and the Bike expansion. I also loved Motorstorm. Evolution shutting down was a crime

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darthv7255d ago

Outrun Online Arcade, Sega Rally Online Arcade, After Burner Climax... all good stuff. I keep my 360 hooked up to play these as well as the TMNT games that were also delisted.

Skuletor55d ago

I have quite a few of these. Timed licenses suck.

Terry_B54d ago (Edited 54d ago )

wow...I have all of them except the Nintendo ones either in physical or digital version.

Also..Deadpool the Game is missing on that list.

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EA’s best multiplayer games have now shut down for good

Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 3, and a handful other EA games have finally had their online services shut down.

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OtterX129d ago

I had no idea that Bad Company 2 was still running, and only now that I know, I want to jump on! 😥

SonyStyled129d ago

I was able to find games in the Vietnam dlc on ps3 the last week. There were articles on here about the server closure when it was announced in April

DaReapa129d ago

BF1943 is the only online MP game that I was genuinely interested in. Been playing since launch 14 years ago. Hate that I couldn't put in as much time to play as I'd hoped for during the final week.

Inverno128d ago

I got really into 43 when I bought Bf3, and preferred it. Everything that I disliked or found annoying about Bf3, wasn't an issue in 43. Too bad they never bothered releasing it on PS4 or PC.

1nsomniac128d ago (Edited 128d ago )

Dead Space 2...... I wasn't even aware that had multiplayer. Nevermind that it was apparently one of their best multiplayers!

anast128d ago

Once people stop buying micros, these companies close the doors.

Xenial128d ago

Dead Space 2 multiplayer had been hanging on for years - I'd boot my PS3 up to see some familiar names in lobbies. This will definitely be missed!

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Battlefield Legacy - Sunsetting Announcement

EA: "As we close in on 15 years since the release of Battlefield 1943, and Bad Company™ 1 & 2, we are announcing that their journey is coming to an end."

darthv72393d ago

This reminds me... I have ME on my PS3 hdd. Never really played it, but it was free.

XiNatsuDragnel393d ago

Digital future ppl is good they say nope imo

Eidolon393d ago

And it still says nothing about being able to downloaded even when it's off the storefront, that's a huge ouchie for some who somehow still have it in their backlog...

Shane Kim392d ago

Dont make it an issue when it's not. If you haven't played it in 15 years, chances are you'll never play it.

isarai393d ago

That all digital future sure looks great!

/s

zidane1341393d ago (Edited 393d ago )

Online game servers shut off eventually all the time. Doesn’t matter if you have the disc or not. Even if you have the disc, it’ll be just paperweight unless the game lets you connect directly to a friend or LAN play.

isarai393d ago (Edited 393d ago )

Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.

zidane1341393d ago

@israrai, you can still buy the disc for less then 10$. Hardly a loss.

TheEnigma313393d ago

You shouldn't have to buy the disc, that's the issue.

OhReginald392d ago (Edited 392d ago )

Some brilliant minds created servers to keep these old online games alive. A lot of ps2 and ps3 games that had there servers shut down a long time ago have been restored by fans to keep it going. Warhawk, killzone 2, socom 2/ confrontation, resident evil outbreak series, etc.

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DankSinatra392d ago

The disc still exist. I don’t understand the issue. You guys are upset about that “all digital future” yet these games are not “digital only”. Hell digital only is a minority in the gaming world and so far we haven’t moved into it, the only digital only games are games as a service or online only games, which end up failing in the end.

This is no different than a store that stops selling old games, just go and buy a copy somewhere else. So which is it, you hate all digital or you like it? Make up your mind.

isarai392d ago

Talk about missing the point entirely. I'm not going to sit here and explain it to you, figure it out.

DankSinatra392d ago

Talk about whining about something and not wanting to explain from an off handed sarcastic original comment.

I got the point just fine. You’re literally complaining about something that has an easy alternative to it.

ManMarmalade392d ago

I don't think you got the point

DankSinatra392d ago (Edited 392d ago )

@ManMarmalade

No I got it, it has to do with the push towards a future of all digital and reprocussions of losing games. Something I already stayed that hasn’t happened nor is it large enough right now to cause any issues as the games that are all digital are online only to begin with or make up the minority of games

So I’ll say it again, the disc still exists for these games that are over a decade old and can still be played easily. You guys are contradicting the whole “we don’t want a digital only future” crying when the dude I originally responded to stated:

“Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.“

So again, which is it? Do you hate all digital or do you want it?

Inverno393d ago

On PC I don't think it's much of a problem but I'm sad to see BF43 being shut down. I haven't played it in a while since it's stuck on PS3, but i preferred it way more over BF3. It was the lack of invisible barriers which made it better for me.

badz149393d ago

BFBC2 was still the best overall package offered by the franchise so far IMO

porkChop393d ago

Absolutely. BC2 was such a great game. It's a shame we never got BC3.

P_Bomb392d ago

I had a great run on Bad Company 2. Pound for pound, as solid a BF package as there’s been.

InUrFoxHole393d ago

Does anyone play the last BF anymore? I searched crossplay servers and it was 20 people the most on all the servers? Can never find a game

SonyStyled393d ago

The last BC you mean? I was still able to find 10v10 on ps3 2 years ago on NA servers during the evenings. I have all the free and paid dlc installed, but there want any matches in the Vietnam dlc.

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