Another Reason to Play Battlefield 3 on Consoles?

Battlefield 3, EA’s prize pig, has been having a rough time lately. Things kicked off with controversy over the quality of the console version, but when EA decided to throw Origin into the mix, things got a whole lot worse. Now it has been confirmed that you will need to use Origin, even if you buy a physical copy of Battlefield 3 on the PC. Is EA shooting itself in the foot? Perhaps so.

[firemassacre]

im buying it on my ps3 for sure because i get 1943 for free with the ps3 copy.

@pandamobile, feel bad all you want, ill be having a lot of fun.

[Pandamobile]

I feel bad for anyone who decides to get the console version of BF3 because of Origin lol.

Let's trade 64 person multiplayer, next-gen graphics and better framerates (if your computer can handle it) so I can not sign into Origin.

Seems rational. (not)

[fluffydelusions]

I only care about having fun. Had fun with BC2 on console which I suspect will be the case with BF3.

[Pandamobile]

Read my comment. I don't care if you're getting the console version. I was talking about using Origin as the sole reason to not buy the PC version as being dumb.

[Gran Touring]

I agree with Panda, if you have a PC capable of running BF3 and choose to get the console version solely because of Origin, then that sort of reasoning doesn't make much sense.

I kinda feel it's the same way about how people are treating Diablo III, with it's online-only requirement. But I digress...

[lil Titan]

i feel bad you're not getting the console version, your tags are safe for now but there probably easy to get anyway ill pass

[Pandamobile]

The hell is that supposed to mean.

[allyc4t]

I had the Alpha and had no issues with Origin.

Considering that it was an Alpha afterall, I'm sure EA and DICE will smooth things out before launch.

And buying BF3 on consoles just doesn't mean that you're getting lower graphics. It means that you won't be able to experience the 64 player multiplayer, which is the way Battlefield games are meant to be played.

[vandal GAB]

Totally agree!

[Phil4000]

This article is kind of lame to be honest...
Wow I can't use Steam just like I can't with any Blizzard game and many others.

[thebudgetgamer]

if i end up having to buy this on a console no way im buying brand new.paying more money for less game is just silly.

[SuperKing]

It's going to be as funny as hell when console versions outsell PC version on day one. Just for the hell of it, I wish EA put that online-only DRM on PC just to piss them off even more.

[BeastlyRig]

Hmm it's sucks to not have steam but I am buying this on pc no matter what..

Maybe if ps3 had M/k support.

[Close_Second]

Multiplayer console lobbies are generally $hit so even though I would like to get it on console I may just give the game a miss entirely. Honestly, after 200+ hours I think I've had my fill of laggy games, unbalanced teams, quitting a game only to go straight back into it, not being able to select what maps I don't want to play.

[yamzilla]

There is only one, ONLY one reason to not get the pc version of BF3!!

You do not have, and cannot obtain the means with which to get a gaming pc the day BF3 launches.

Everything else you just fooling yourself.

Like a fat girl who uses eating to get back at her boyfriend.....lol, you're only hurting yourself!

@superking

you jelly??

[StayStatic]

If the other Battlefields were not on Steam to start with no one would care.

Then it would be like OMG im not buying Diablo 3 because its not on steam , same logic.