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Battlefield 4 Xbox One and PS4 review – state of the art of war | Metro

If you’ve only ever played Battlefield on a console then you’ve never really played it all. It’s not just that the game looks better on the PC but the fact that the massive difference in the number of players that can compete in a single match (64 compared to 24) makes it almost a completely different game compared to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions.

KingDadXVI3792d ago

While I understand and agree that the graphics and frame rates are better on the pc provided you pony up for a decent one (about 3 times the Xbox One price to start at) the bleeding edge graphics are only a small part of the equation.

First off I build PC's for a hobby and happen to love them. I took both computer engineering and mechanical engineering so I am not biased in any way towards PC gaming. It is great for those that have the money and love it.

Sadly what most people who game on PC's don't understand is that most people who want to play games like BF4 want the experience to be not only high quality but also relaxing.

There is no better place to get that than in front of you big HDTV.

So if you are really into gaming (this includes hardcore and casual gamers) most have a choice.

1. You spend most of your entertainment budget on computer hardware (High end PC, High end monitor, High end PC surround or headset) leaving little for your other entertainment i.e. Television, Surround system, etc.
This lets you sit in front of your computer very close to your monitor in an uncomfortable chair (unless you spend a good chunk more money). No couch/sofa for most of us. Remember that this is the same thing that most people have been doing all day at work staring at a computer monitor.

2. You buy a console that is basically a computer with an OS that is meant to play games so that it does not need all of the expensive resources a computer requires at a fraction of the cost. You also get to use that lovely HDTV that you also use for watching TV and you get to sit back 10 or more feet away from the screen and put your feet up. Sure you may loose a little in resolution but you are sitting back from the screen and cannot notice it anyway. You also get the advantage of having a bunch of friends/family there to play with you (difficult but no impossible on a PC but mostly uncomfortable). If you happen to have surround sound then you get to hook into that too.

You see it is not that Consoles are better at graphics. It is that they are close enough to not make any difference to the vast majority of gamers. Once you combine that with the cheap and easy setup of the console and the fact that you can hook it up to the nice TV you have and flop back on the couch just play makes it a no brainer for most people.

PC's will always be the best for graphics its the other stuff that goes with gaming that they cannot compete with.

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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.

-Foxtrot751d ago

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

gamesftw250750d ago

Maybe it was a inside job then haha.

jeromeface750d ago

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

PapaBop750d 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.

Inverno750d 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

XiNatsuDragnel751d ago

They want people to go on 2042. My theory

excaliburps750d ago

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

Pudge102888750d ago (Edited 750d 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

pr33k33750d 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.

Pudge102888750d 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_D3TH750d 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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MadLad765d 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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KingofBandits857d ago

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