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Here's What The 360 Version of Battlefield 3 Looks Like

War still looks messed up on consoles--in a good way.

Sep. 16 2011

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@sofacitysweetheart said:

@SomeJerk said:

This looks AMAZING for a console game. 30 FPS is a little bummer but rather that than a stale ancient ass engine.

If you're referring to the Call of Duty Infinity Ward engine (what self-respecting player of EA games wouldn't try to take pointless digs at a more popular game) that was actually new for Modern Warfare 2. Also, it's 60fps and looks pretty good. Sorry, texturephiles. Something looks pretty so obviously it's a better game #pclogic
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@aceofspudz said:

@sofacitysweetheart said:

Something looks pretty so obviously it's a better game #pclogic

Fake twitter hash tags! Who does this?

I'm being given a lesson in Internet etiquette by someone who substitutes 's' for 'z's in their username. This is useful.
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Looks good to me. But graphics are not a deciding factor for me. Looks like a fun game but I won't be spending too much complaining about why my gun textures aren't better.

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I'm still playing this game on the Xbox 360, no matter what the game looks like, Period!

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All the focus the graphics get for this game... the real focus needs to be on 64 player battles versus 24.

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Wow. Not to say the console version looks terrible, but PC is CLEARLY the way to go.

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Enjoy your port
Enjoy your port
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I bet the PS3 version will look even worse.

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@AntoineDiamonds said:

I'm sure PS3 is superior in every way but all my friends are xboxer's so that's how it's going to be

Like Crysis 2 was better on PS3?......oh wait..

PS3 will look about the same as 360. It will be nowhere closer to the PC version than 360 will. PS3's graphic card is old as dirt & so is 360's. Cell will not change that.

Anyway about the video. Why did they not show more daylight areas? Its hard to tell if its good or bad because the lighting is poor. PC videos were mostly daylight.

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Doesn't look bad, but not like anything really special.

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Im not honestly sure Ill even get this game this year...

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Wow this looks awesome. Might have to pick this up after Christmas or something.

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@sofacitysweetheart said:

@aceofspudz said:

@sofacitysweetheart said:

Something looks pretty so obviously it's a better game #pclogic

Fake twitter hash tags! Who does this?

I'm being given a lesson in Internet etiquette by someone who substitutes 's' for 'z's in their username. This is useful.

You talk like a douche and my username has a z in it. I guess we all have our own crosses to bear, buddy.

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Looks good, but what really amazes me the most about BF3 is actually the sound design, it's the best sounding game I've ever heard. And that's intact even tho the PC version looks obviously a ton better, console version looks okay tho.

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the more i see of this game, the less i want it.

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taking cover behind a fuel truck.  hahahah.  oh modern warfare games you so silly
 
looks pretty good but looks like there isnt any SSAO going on and most of the lighting is baked in lightmap textures.  which is fine for this type of game.  the player count and the lower FPS are the killers anyway. 

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@spilledmilkfactory said:

I feel kind of silly because this is probably the version I'll end up getting, even though I have a PC that should be capable of running it at full settings quite easily. But my friends are all getting it on console, so them's the breaks I guess

That has pretty much been the story of my life for the last several years.

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did i hear a wookie about 1:15-1:20?

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@aceofspudz said:

@sofacitysweetheart said:

@aceofspudz said:

@sofacitysweetheart said:

Something looks pretty so obviously it's a better game #pclogic

Fake twitter hash tags! Who does this?

I'm being given a lesson in Internet etiquette by someone who substitutes 's' for 'z's in their username. This is useful.

You talk like a douche and my username has a z in it. I guess we all have our own crosses to bear, buddy.

ur a douche lol 
 
Just stop :|
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360 version is the one to get. Xbox Live has a much better community than Gamespy or whatever thing you use to connect with other players. 360 is for people with friends, PC is for guys who just want to do random games and not talk with anyone.

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@LEGITLakers said:

360 version is the one to get. Xbox Live has a much better community than Gamespy or whatever thing you use to connect with other players. 360 is for people with friends, PC is for guys who just want to do random games and not talk with anyone.

I'm getting it for both, this is such a trollololol post shame ... shame..

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@DonPixel: Sorry, I don't mean to sound like I'm trolling. To each his own. I would rather just play with the SmokeDawg420's of the world compared to the guy with a 40 button mouse and liquid nitrogen cooling system.

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@LEGITLakers said:

360 version is the one to get. Xbox Live has a much better community than Gamespy or whatever thing you use to connect with other players. 360 is for people with friends, PC is for guys who just want to do random games and not talk with anyone.

I don't think you understand. Take a look here: http://www.1up.com/news/first-glimpse-battlefield-3-battlelog-system

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Wow. That looks like a fucking beautiful game. I think I can safely say I'm getting the 360 version.

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@LEGITLakers said:

@DonPixel: Sorry, I don't mean to sound like I'm trolling. To each his own. I would rather just play with the SmokeDawg420's of the world compared to the guy with a 40 button mouse and liquid nitrogen cooling system.

You obviously have never played PC games before have you?

Because you sound utterly clueless.

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I'll tell you what. looks pretty good for a 360 release. I'll have to see how my PC handles it, but if my clunker doesn't fa re well, this may be my version.

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@REIGN: Last PC game I played was Battlefield 1942. It seems pointless to spend $1500+ every couple years to build a new PC for games that aren't really any better than the consoles. I would much rather spend that money on stuff like the 3DS that offer unique gaming experiences not found anywhere else in the world.

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Looks pretty good.

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@LEGITLakers said:

@REIGN: Last PC game I played was Battlefield 1942. It seems pointless to spend $1500+ every couple years to build a new PC for games that aren't really any better than the consoles. I would much rather spend that money on stuff like the 3DS that offer unique gaming experiences not found anywhere else in the world.

I spent $500 on a computer last month that can play any game I throw at it at full settings aside from AA. $1500 is a gross exageration. Now all I have to do is spend at most $200 every few years to stay current.

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Damn that's pretty. I mean, the PC version is noticeably prettier, but still, I would be content with this too.

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@CrazyBagMan: Yeah, you spend a lot of money up front to get going, and then maybe a little extra every couple of years going to a new MOBO/CPU maybe but all in all it really isn't that expensive.

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@LEGITLakers:Bahaha, $1500+ a year.

$1500 Will get you a pc that will last you a decade my friend, console gamer ignorance at its finest right here folks.

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360 FTW

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@LEGITLakers said:

@REIGN: Last PC game I played was Battlefield 1942. It seems pointless to spend $1500+ every couple years to build a new PC for games that aren't really any better than the consoles. I would much rather spend that money on stuff like the 3DS that offer unique gaming experiences not found anywhere else in the world.

Speaking with such confidence, while exhibiting such glaring ignorance. I wish you were trolling but we all know views like this actually exist.

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this looks like it will be far less compromised than crysis 2. And that looked damned great

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@Adsone said:

@LEGITLakers:Bahaha, $1500+ a year.

$1500 Will get you a pc that will last you a decade my friend, console gamer ignorance at its finest right here folks.

This is just as hyperbolic as the last guys comment. $1500 won't come close to giving you a gaming quality PC for an entire decade. You really think a mid-to-mid-high range PC from 2001 will play The Witcher 2, or StarCraft 2? You are out of your mind, or have become delirious in trying to make your point. Both of you should take an ice bath for those brains of yours.

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WELL EXCUSE ME. Sorry for having an opinion thats different from yours.

*goes upstairs and cries in the shower*

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This looks fine, anyone who thinks otherwise is a fucking douche and should be treated as such.

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It looks fine, still want it on the PC though.

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@LEGITLakers said:

360 version is the one to get. Xbox Live has a much better community than Gamespy or whatever thing you use to connect with other players. 360 is for people with friends, PC is for guys who just want to do random games and not talk with anyone.

Here is me thinking that Steam was this big most used online platform ozermerflop, go figure...

Anyway..

Still looks quite good on 360 and will sell very well.

Still upgrading my PC and joining the masses online with the larger maps and player numbers. (And of course will look better too)

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Looks decent, but it is also so dark that it's hard to tell.

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It is a shame that the consoles don't have higher video memory. It would make the games look a generation newer with higher res textures. It looks good (much better than COD is looking on consoles), but nowhere near what the PC version looks like.

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I thought I'd get to drive a tank for the entire game. Lame. The end result is never what it was originally advertised to be.

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Wow they really did go all out on the PC, these graphics are mediocre compared to the gamer porn those other trailers showed

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@Adsone said:

@LEGITLakers:Bahaha, $1500+ a year.

$1500 Will get you a pc that will last you a decade my friend, console gamer ignorance at its finest right here folks.

Ah, so you'll be playing BF on your 2001 desktop then?

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This looks great to me, looking forward to this way more then MW3.

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It's not the graphics that concern me...it's the vibe that this is trying a little to hard to be the next COD by literally being the next COD - from the dramatic in-game cut scene of the truck exploding to the door opening to slow-mo shoot-a-guy...

If EA is really invested in competing with the Call of Duty franchise don't make the same game, make something that offers us a totally different experience - it's one of the things I appreciated about BFBC - the quasi-comedic route was a good one to take because I think people can only stomach so many "serious" military shooters.

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Jesus the visuals took a hit. It still looks better than most 360 games but it looks nothing like the PC version.

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@Meowshi:No, but a game you'll play in a decade will run just fine on a computer you buy for $1500 right now.

Theres a difference between advancement in 2001, and advancement in 2011, mostly that 'advancements' now are fancy shaders rather than higher resolution textures or models.

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@Adsone said:

@Meowshi:No, but a game you'll play in a decade will run just fine on a computer you buy for $1500 right now.

Theres a difference between advancement in 2001, and advancement in 2011, mostly that 'advancements' now are fancy shaders rather than higher resolution textures or models.

Well, let's meet back here in 2021 (if the world hasn't ended) and see who's right. Deal?