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The big Battlefield 4 interview: DICE leaves technology behind

EG:Having just an hour earlier listened to Sony delve deep into the power of the PlayStation 4, it comes as a bit of a shock to hear Battlefield main man Patrick Bach tell me that DICE is moving on from technology during our meeting at the Game Developers Conference.

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Hufandpuf4045d ago

"We are now focused on PC and the current-gen platforms, and then there might be other platforms in the future that we can't talk about...

One of them you can.

Patrick Bach: Yes, in theory, but we won't."

I know what that means!!!

Great interview!

My_Name_BTW_Is_Dante4044d ago

It means they are lying again. They don't focus on PC and haven't when they said they did for PC. They just put more players on maps that are unoptimized for them because it was mainly a console port and they're doing the same with this one since this is only Battlefield 3.5

Pandamobile4044d ago

In what way was BF3 a console port?

Irishguy954044d ago

BF3 was one of the only Multiplats that didn't do the whole porting the PC ****

Raven774044d ago

How can anyone disagree with him?

Look at the 64 player map layouts THEN look at the console layouts. It is blatantly obvious that the maps were made for the consoles first, and then they just tossed in extra flags for the PC version.

You can "disagree" with my comment all you want but its a fact so you're still wrong.

Reverent4044d ago

@Raven77, actually it was the opposite. I always noticed a bunch of completely unused areas of the maps like in Caspian Border, right under the huge tower. No one ever goes there so it always seemed like a useless part of the map, but then I saw some PC gameplay and noticed that there was a new objective placed there.

It's easy as hell to see that the game was designed with PC in mind, then ported to consoles. I don't know why you guys have to hate on everything like this.

And DONTE, by the way, I'm seriously surprised you still have more than one bubble. I don't think there's been a single comment section you've visited where you weren't blatantly trolling.

Raven774044d ago (Edited 4044d ago )

http://bf3blog.com/2011/11/...

DICE admits in 2011 that the PC was NOT the lead platform, it switched at some point to the consoles.

They also admitted in a different interview that they had a choice.

1. Make the PC version vastly better than the console version.

2. Offer the same experience across all platforms.

They admitted to choosing option 2. - http://battlefield.wikia.co...

Lol at the disagree, I give you QUOTES from DICE and someone disagrees with DICE about their own game...insider info I guess.

Reverent4044d ago

@Raven, I wasn't aware of that. Thank you for pointing it out.

Raven774044d ago

@Reverent

You bet, most people seemed to have missed a few of DICE's follow up interviews where they basically admitted to lying (or at least concealing truth) about BF3.

T24044d ago

This is why pc vs. Nextbox vs. Ps4 are useless pissing contests. DEvelopers want one game for all with less cost .... They arent going to spend a ton of money optimizing . The best scenario for all is good consoles matched with good pc

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Pandamobile4044d ago

That was a fantastic interview.

Banok4043d ago

sure, if he was talking about a completely different game to the one in the gameplay video.

chukamachine4044d ago

How do you create better interaction with characters.

Press F to cut off leg.

Ahh that should do it.

Reverent4044d ago

*Completely disregards the beautiful facial animations and talented voice work*

Daver4044d ago

I will only get it on next gen console.

Detoxx4044d ago

I will get BF4 on PS4 and it looks freakin awesome

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Battlefield 1, Hardline, BF4 Servers Are Being Taken Offline by Cheaters; EA Silent on Issue

Cheaters & hackers have been causing grief on Battlefield 1, Hardline & BF4 servers, with nonstop DDoS attacks among other things. Unfortunately, EA has remained silent about it.

-Foxtrot757d ago

Course they are silent, they are hoping people flock to 2042

gamesftw250756d ago

Maybe it was a inside job then haha.

jeromeface755d ago

wouldnt be the first time, titanfall 1+2 anyone?

PapaBop756d ago

Not even if they paid me.. EA always do this with old games with less money potential, if this was Ultimate Team, they'd address and sort it faster than stories could spread. Why invest time in their products when they will just dump it in the following years? Then again EA never could see the forest for the trees.

Inverno756d ago

I imagine after those games were given out for free a couple months back through Amazon, anything that makes people go to 2042 is a plus for them

XiNatsuDragnel757d ago

They want people to go on 2042. My theory

excaliburps756d ago

Nah. I think they can't do anything about it or they want to sink money into fixing it.

Pudge102888756d ago (Edited 756d ago )

EA owns all BF servers so yes, they can do something about it but they refuse to because they dont want ppl playing their old games instead of the new one. Its EA we’re talking about here

pr33k33756d ago

if this happened in 2042, they'd have something to say. which is weird, considering battlefield 1 has more players on steam right now.

Pudge102888756d ago

Its so obvious that EA is doing this or hired ppl to mess up the games so that we’d be forced to have just 1 Battlefield working.

FPS_D3TH756d ago

Honestly it’s probably the devs themselves. They did an update to bf4 way back that kinda made assault rifles doo doo in hopes that people would flock to BF1 cuz BF4 was too perfect

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5 Great Shooter Games on Xbox Game Pass

The shooter genre is one of the most beloved videogame genres in the gaming community, and rightfully so. From DOOM Eternal to Battlefield 4, passing through The Outer Worlds, the Xbox Game Pass has a lot to offer when it comes to amazing shooter experiences. Come check out some great shooter games available on Xbox Game Pass!

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MadLad771d ago

There's a bunch of great shooters on gamepass; both legacy and new.

A recommendation I have is a work in progress preview title called Anacrusis. It's a lot of fun, and has a cool aesthetic.

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5 Games That Started Out As A Buggy Mess

KeenGamer: "Sometimes a game starts out as a buggy mess and we all just stop and think, “that definitely could have spent a bit more time in the oven”. This is the case for these 5 games which infamously marked their place in recent game memory."

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KingofBandits863d ago

"Games That Started Out As A Buggy Mess - A Bethesda and CD ProjektRed tale"