But will it be any good?

The map-unlocking kill?! That's awesome. So jealous.

As for the competitive platform thing, it's all in good. But fanboys are surely raging. Apparently the ps3 kills were wiped clean at one point?

It's a crazy, crazy fight playing in this map - first to get into a plane with your teammates running over the air carrier! Got to play a couple of matches, it's hectic as hell.

Lucky bastard, he even stole my real name!

Is there any more information on the themed stuff? I wanna see what the sunglasses look like, hopefully they just have "WAKE ISLAND" printed on the lenses. Hell, that'd be awesome.

You're part of the problem, damnit!

" The map-unlocking kill?! That's awesome. So jealous.As for the competitive platform thing, it's all in good. But fanboys are surely raging. Apparently the ps3 kills were wiped clean at one point? "

Fuck the fanboy drama, I like what EA is doing with this.

wait, so once PSN hits 43 million, theyll get it to? then wahts the big deal if its only gonna be exclusive for like 3 or 4 days?

Release it on Steam Already!

Awesome!!! I just got this game yesterday and I fell in love with planes! see you guys online!

Doesn't really bother me, i already knew this kind of thing played to the 360 install base more anyway. As you guys have already pointed out in past podcasts, there is a reason why games like Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts are released on the 360 at a discount price. Microsoft knows that most 360 users would rather play a FPS game, or sports games, then anything else. It's simply a different install base. One that is going to flock to this FPS contest like bees to honey.
I don't think the same is true for PS3 owners. Most PS3 owners i know are busy creating levels in LittleBigPlanet, or anxiously awaiting games like Trine. They don't really go as crazy over FPS games. That, combined with the fact that the 360 has about 7 million more units sold, which isn't a ton more, but every bit helps.

Overall, like you said, this was just good fun. For some reason, working towards that 43 mil kill point made me want to play this game more then any other FPS out there. Here's hoping that they do this again. Actually, it would be cool if they did this with every map they add to BF 1943 in the future.

Hasnt been working for me at all..

thats awesome that they kept track of who got that final kill and gratz to that guy for the special prize

I knew the 360 would win, they have 9 million more players, no matter how many server problems you have, you'll still have more players on them all the time, but I'm enjoying my PS3 version just fine.

" Doesn't really bother me, i already knew this kind of thing played to the 360 install base more anyway. As you guys have already pointed out in past podcasts, there is a reason why games like Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts are released on the 360 at a discount price. Microsoft knows that most 360 users would rather play a FPS game, or sports games, then anything else. It's simply a different install base. One that is going to flock to this FPS contest like bees to honey.I don't think the same is true for PS3 owners. Most PS3 owners i know are busy creating levels in LittleBigPlanet, or anxiously awaiting games like Trine. They don't really go as crazy over FPS games. That, combined with the fact that the 360 has about 7 million more units sold, which isn't a ton more, but every bit helps.Overall, like you said, this was just good fun. For some reason, working towards that 43 mil kill point made me want to play this game more then any other FPS out there. Here's hoping that they do this again. Actually, it would be cool if they did this with every map they add to BF 1943 in the future. "

ps3 users are too busy playing Killzone 2

Conclusive proof that 360 owners are best at killing dudes and sexing up girls.

Ps3 in last place again ? Well I never !!

Forget Coral Sea. How many kills till we unlock the jet pack?

" wait, so once PSN hits 43 million, theyll get it to? then wahts the big deal if its only gonna be exclusive for like 3 or 4 days? "

Oh well seems like i should get back to my ps3 and work for the good of all :)

I figured 360 would beat PS3 to it.

"Doesn't really bother me, i already knew this kind of thing played to the 360 install base more anyway. As you guys have already pointed out in past podcasts, there is a reason why games like Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts are released on the 360 at a discount price. Microsoft knows that most 360 users would rather play a FPS game, or sports games, then anything else. It's simply a different install base. One that is going to flock to this FPS contest like bees to honey.I don't think the same is true for PS3 owners. Most PS3 owners i know are busy creating levels in LittleBigPlanet, or anxiously awaiting games like Trine. They don't really go as crazy over FPS games. That, combined with the fact that the 360 has about 7 million more units sold, which isn't a ton more, but every bit helps.Overall, like you said, this was just good fun. For some reason, working towards that 43 mil kill point made me want to play this game more then any other FPS out there. Here's hoping that they do this again. Actually, it would be cool if they did this with every map they add to BF 1943 in the future."

So how many kills until we get a map on the Moon?

I can never get a fucking plane, is everybody a dick or am I just stupid?

I actually liked this idea, it added another incentive to keep playing, as if you needed one.

And who the shit cares about what console was first in the long run, the PS3 people will get it in due time.

" you are just hopping around making huge gereralizations all over anrent you? "

" @MAST: Why must you generalize audiences of a system? I bet you think all black people live in ghetto's too, right?  That's obviously a very extreme statement, much like the ones you continue to make. The end of your post is right, the rest is just some weird generalization you have about 360 owners. "

Made a good call when I bought it for 360. I was already in PSN with the Buy button highlighted when I thought: "Screw it" and bought the 360 version. 

" Conclusive proof that 360 owners are best at killing dudes and sexing up girls. "

" Release it on Steam Already! "

" @Out_On_Bail said:

" @MAST: Why must you generalize audiences of a system? I bet you think all black people live in ghetto's too, right?  That's obviously a very extreme statement, much like the ones you continue to make. The end of your post is right, the rest is just some weird generalization you have about 360 owners. "

Umm, not really. There is some basis for truth in why i said, therefor, it's not a weird generalization. I'd say the fact that Nuts & Bolts got released for 40 bucks when it's a full game does say something about the Xbox user-base. The reason i know the guys on the podcast have already talked about this before i brought it up, is because i just got through listening to old podcasts. They said almost exactly what i just said. That they feel like the reason Nuts & Bolts got released for only 40 bucks speaks to the 360 install base, and the fact that they'd rather be playing first person shooters, or third person shooters. So if you are going to get mad at me, then you need to get all pissy at the GiantBomb crew also.I think it's funny that i can't even say something as innocent as "360 owners seem like they'd rather play an FPS game then anything else" without everybody freaking out like i'm insulting them? I posted almost the same thing in the BF 1943 forum, and got the same reaction. Why is that an insult? Why so defensive? The majority of people on the 360 would rather play an FPS game. So what? Again, why is that an insult, and why are you people turning it into an insult? It's just the way it is, the proof is in the pudding, so to speak. Just by looking at how Microsoft markets things, how they price other types of games, etc. That doesn't  mean there arent exceptions. That there aren't 360 owners who hate FPS games, and PS3 owners who are nutty about them. Just, overall, that cliche 360 stereotype has some truth in it.../shrug "

I thought this was a good idea, a great idea even.  Although I didn't participate in the fun nor do I have or plan on buying the game, I would like to see something like this for say Modern Warfare 2, except hike up the kill count about ten fold so it actually lasts more than a few hours.  This is a good way to make a game have a little more lasting appeal and give somewhat of a platform exclusive. 

Holy Mary mother of fuck! I live in Peterborough! What a small world!

@Jeff Gerstmann
It's 1943 war so this is no "straight-up murder" and not a virtual game of murder. Soldiers (even the virtual ones) are not murderers.

Well, in Battlefield games there is usually at least one out of 24, who insists on murdering teammates. This reminds me. What's the friendly fire situation? - I don't remember reading a single sentence about this otherwise very hot FPS topic.

"Conclusive proof that 360 owners are best at killing dudes and sexing up girls."

"Show me some proof and I'll retract my statement, otherwise it's just an opinion that has no validity to it."

"Nothing wrong with it, it's a good thing that consoles have different strengths. "

Well that didn't take long to unlock at all.

This means, 43 million people have died... =(

Meh, more people prefer shooters on 360.  I can't say that I blame them, the shoulder buttons and analog sticks are much better on the 360 controller.  Combine that with the party system making up for some of the shortcomings of the squad system in 1943 and I'd say it's a half-star better experience on the 360.  It's not like this was even the top shooter for the week, the top 5 games played on Live were:

1    Halo 3
2    Call of Duty: WaW
3    Call of Duty 4
4    Gears of War 2
5    Battlefield 1943