@MattyFTM: @MattyFTM said:

They could have apologized for the mishap and gave every PS3 BF3 owner a free download copy of 1943. But nope. Oh EA.

My thoughts exactly. What would have been the problem with getting a code out to people? Not like they're making a mint off of 1943 at this point anyway.

MW3, 10 out of 10, 5/5. Wait for it...

On one hand, why would anyone be playing BF: 1943 when they have BF3, but still from a consumer perspective this is shitty. Plus giving early access of DLC to PS3 owners as a apology is a terrible solution because now Xbox 360 and PC owners are being given the shaft.

While so far I have enjoyed my time with BF3, the release of this game has been an absolute PR nightmare for EA.

To make up for not including 1943 on the disc (which Sony told everyone would happen during their E3), the PS3 will get all expansions early. Which is an odd thing to say, as expansions are released as soon as they are ready. So either PS3 users get to buy expansions that have not been fully tested first, acting as beta testers for the content before it comes to other platforms, or EA have just announced that they're going to sit on completed PC/360 expansions and refuse to sell them because they fucked up the PS3 release bonus. EA's PC focussed FPS (ok, without mods and unofficial servers and a lot of the PC feel) everyone, all wrapped up in timed exclusive content for the PS3 to make you really feel the PC love.

*golf clap*

Well that sucks and you would think with the server issues they had with Bad Company 2 at launch they would learn there lesson. Nope 360 servers still go down on launch day. I was able to get online later that night but it's still atrocious.

How does something like this even happen? Did someone in the EA office go like: hey I know we promised to include battlefield 1943 on the PS3 version but meh they'll probably won't even notice.

 /golfclap

Hmmm... I didn't know it was supposed to even come with it, but having played 1943 I can say you're not missing out on much.

@vonFlampanker said:

@MattyFTM: @MattyFTM said:

They could have apologized for the mishap and gave every PS3 BF3 owner a free download copy of 1943. But nope. Oh EA.

My thoughts exactly. What would have been the problem with getting a code out to people? Not like they're making a mint off of 1943 at this point anyway.

Wouldn't it be Sony who has to apologize? It's their fucking bonus deal. At E3 they said it's going to be BF1943 and then they change it for a 1 week exclusivity deal on DLC, without informing the public about the omission of BF1943.

Sony's at least as guilty as EA, though I feel like it's Sony who's broken promises here and not EA.

Countdown till EA gets hit with a false advertising suit...

Telling people that a game will include a $15 bonus game for free on disc. Then not including the bonus and instead claiming that it's been replaced with the option to buy other stuff early. Even though that exclusivity had already been announced, and no-one in their right mind would consider week-early exclusivity to purchase things to be even close to the equivalent of a $15 game. If that's not a recipe for a giant fucking lawsuit, I don't know what is.

I've been ignoring the BF3/MW3 flame wars and build-up so far, and it looks like I've made the right choice so far.

wow this is all kinds of fucked up. i guess they were to busy (EA), pretending to be a call of duty killer that they forgot. looks like jeff wasnt kidding on the newest bombcast when he said this was probably one of the top 5 worst game releases he's ever been a part of.

That's fucked

Man, EA is really messing this up...oh well the multiplayer is amazing and the reason I bought it

first Batman, now this..

I'm never paying full price for a video game ever again.

@Seppli said:

@Harkat said:

@imsh_pl said:

@Stingraymond said:

Disappointment of the year and it just gets worse.

You should really play Duke Nukem Forever.

Difference was, people knew Duke was going to be shit months in advance. BF was going to be, even to a lot of people who Know Their Shit, the greatest thing ever.

You guys are fucking nuts. Do you think any of this shit matters to me, when I'm sitting in my A-10 raining death on the beaches of Kharg Island? Nuh-uh. BF3 is going to be WICKED!

As for this BF1943 SNAFU. Who gives a shit? Poor communication from both EA and Sony. It was a stupid bonus to begin with. It's a shame such shit gets in the way of what seems to me like the multiplayer game to beat this season.

I haven't played the game, so I can't attest to its quality. It looks pretty good, but that's not the point.

EA are handling this launch very poorly. The majority of BF3 players will be console players, yet the console beta, and reportedly - the final game, is buggy as all hell and struggles with its online infrastructure. The server problems won't get better any time soon, either - European launch is this Friday.

Im struggling to see what EA brings to the DICE party other than negative press.

You know what, EA? Congratulations. You win. I'm not buying your game. I hope you bury yourselves in an insurmountable debt-hole with this and TOR.

@Seppli said:

@vonFlampanker said:

@MattyFTM: @MattyFTM said:

They could have apologized for the mishap and gave every PS3 BF3 owner a free download copy of 1943. But nope. Oh EA.

My thoughts exactly. What would have been the problem with getting a code out to people? Not like they're making a mint off of 1943 at this point anyway.

Wouldn't it be Sony who has to apologize? It's their fucking bonus deal. At E3 they said it's going to be BF1943 and then they change it for a 1 week exclusivity deal on DLC, without informing the public about the omission of BF1943.

Sony's at least as guilty as EA, though I feel like it's Sony who's broken promises here and not EA.

It sounds like EA simply forgot to put it on the disk. Making it EA's fault. If Sony or EA planned to replace 1943 with early access to the DLC, they would have announced it beforehand, surely.

Hilarious!

@Entreri10 said:

Man, EA is really messing this up...oh well the multiplayer is amazing and the reason I bought it

Hopefully this is what'll save the Battlefield IP after this nuke-fest.

I already wasnt that intrested and was only proberly going to try it to check it out but stuff like this puts me off about companys, Pile of shames already too big ill play them instead

You have to hand it to Electronic Arts on Battlefield 3's launch: when EA borks something up, they really go for the gusto. As if botched Betas, shadily dealt-out review code, broken Xbox 360 servers on launch day, and hilariously bonkers nonsense like this weren't enough, now we can go ahead and add randomly missing console-exclusive bonuses to the endlessly burning tire fire of rage that EA refuses to stop pouring gasoline on.

This is hilarious.

Although I don't think people are missing much. 1943 is possibly the worst Battlefield games to date.

@Davvyk said:

Im struggling to see what EA brings to the DICE party other than negative press.

Don't forget terrible arbitrary requirements like SecuRom and Origin.

why dont they just give BF 1943 away as a download?

@Sooty said:

This is hilarious.

Although I don't think people are missing much. 1943 is possibly the worst Battlefield games to date.

True. A promise is a promise though. And you know.. Free stuff.

Not bothered in the slightest, I'll be too busy playing, y'know, Battlefield 3?

Oh my

Just more of DICE making great games and EA destroying them.

I could care less who "wins" between CoD and B3, but at this point I want to see Modern Warfare 3 demolish B3 just out of principle.

@ImperiousRix said:

Is it just me, or does Battlefield 3 have a lot of jacked up shit surrounding it for such a high profile release?

Well, the same stuff happened with Medal of Honor last year, despite everybody treating it like it was some low budget Gameloft stuff now, up until release it was treated like it would be the greatest military shooter of all time, with a lot of the stupid "going beyond the call of duty" shit that they've done with BF3. It too was fucked up on launch, and never got fixed. Hopefully EA at least won't repeat that last part this year.

@MattyFTM said:

@Seppli said:

@vonFlampanker said:

@MattyFTM: @MattyFTM said:

They could have apologized for the mishap and gave every PS3 BF3 owner a free download copy of 1943. But nope. Oh EA.

My thoughts exactly. What would have been the problem with getting a code out to people? Not like they're making a mint off of 1943 at this point anyway.

Wouldn't it be Sony who has to apologize? It's their fucking bonus deal. At E3 they said it's going to be BF1943 and then they change it for a 1 week exclusivity deal on DLC, without informing the public about the omission of BF1943.

Sony's at least as guilty as EA, though I feel like it's Sony who's broken promises here and not EA.

It sounds like EA simply forgot to put it on the disk. Making it EA's fault. If Sony or EA planned to replace 1943 with early access to the DLC, they would have announced it beforehand, surely.

Thus making these early-run discs valuable collectors items instead of mistakes! Well played, EA and Sony.

That's unfortunate. I really enjoyed 1943 on XBLA. For a moment I thought 1943 hadn't yet come to PSN, but I remember that it has. So all people are losing is a free $10 game? As disappointing as I'm sure this news is these people probably have 1943 already or can pick it up for $10.

EA should have been more careful with the marketing clearly. I'm surprised this wasn't noticed earlier and addressed. As much as I like EA this was certainly handled poorly.

The story's a little impassioned isn't it? Doesn't seem very news-y. Maybe Alex really wanted that 1943 copy.

Haha, that's pretty messed up. 
 
But hey, this kinda bullshit we have to put up with on a regular basis is all worth it if it helps kill the used games market and sends the additional profits to EA's bank account where where it belongs. 
 
...right?

"EA has made all BF3 expansions available early to PS3 customers."

ummm....so they weren't happy just pissing off the PS3 consumers, so they decide to piss off all other BF players by giving the PS3 the expansions early?

EA should (and will, if the public backlash is strong enough) come up with a better compensation idea than that. Having not played the game, or any other military shooter since GRAW, BF3 looks amazing. I might get it.

@ProfessorEss said:

Haha, that's pretty messed up. But hey, this kinda bullshit we have to put up with on a regular basis is all worth it if it helps kill the used games market and sends the additional profits to EA's bank account where where it belongs. ...right?

Right. Poor EA.

Never buying this game ever.

Also, Alex that was the best .gif I have ever seen. Hilarious.

@MattyFTM said:

@Seppli said:

@vonFlampanker said:

@MattyFTM: @MattyFTM said:

They could have apologized for the mishap and gave every PS3 BF3 owner a free download copy of 1943. But nope. Oh EA.

My thoughts exactly. What would have been the problem with getting a code out to people? Not like they're making a mint off of 1943 at this point anyway.

Wouldn't it be Sony who has to apologize? It's their fucking bonus deal. At E3 they said it's going to be BF1943 and then they change it for a 1 week exclusivity deal on DLC, without informing the public about the omission of BF1943.

Sony's at least as guilty as EA, though I feel like it's Sony who's broken promises here and not EA.

It sounds like EA simply forgot to put it on the disk. Making it EA's fault. If Sony or EA planned to replace 1943 with early access to the DLC, they would have announced it beforehand, surely.

How do you forget something like that? A corporation, though it may present itself as a single entity, has many heads in practicality. SOMEONE remembered they were suppossed to do that. Someones remembered it i would think almost on a 24 hour cycle. I'm starting to wonder what the hell is the culture at EA. Or Sony. I would and should feel embasssed if it is as transparant as the stage acting of a proffessional wrestler. I feel corps are cold and self serving in nature, but do follow simple rules, especially where they would cirtaintly get caught. Thats why lawyers, among other things

Hmmm. When I pre-ordered the PS3 Limited Edition version from Amazon, I didn't see any indication of there being a version of 1943 packed in and this news story is really the first time it' s registered with me that they were even thinking of doing it.

Therefore I'm suffering no feelings of loss... which paradoxically makes me feel like I'm missing out on something. Where's MY sense of rage!?! I've nothing to moan about, damn it!!!

@Sooty said:

This is hilarious.

Although I don't think people are missing much. 1943 is possibly the worst Battlefield games to date.

I respectfully disagree, I love 1943. Have you played BF heroes?

Remember 07 to early 2010 when everyone started liking EA and forgot about how it was the worst company ever at the start of the decade?

Oh ho how cyclical the industry is, next thing you know activision will start being nice.

Wow. Nice one EA.

@Aetheldod said:

Yes EA wants to dethrone Actimilktion from the evil corporate bs ladder and with style it seems

You are trying way too hard with that.

@Giantstalker said:

@jfk80

Not bothered in the slightest, I'll be too busy playing, y'know, Battlefield 3?

This. People love getting caught up in the petty periphery stuff and prefer to ignore that DICE has created one of the best multiplayer games in years. Typical, but what can you expect from 'faux-pas' hungry media. Obscure the honest to goodness fun with as much sensationalist smoke as possible, right on!

"We got a game we like, so it's okay to keep sticking it up our ass!"

Do us all a favor, next time you have a thought, keep it to yourself.

Yup, so happy I didn't buy this. 

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Guys. I don't think I can stop watching that gif Alex linked to. It's amazing.

I´m surprised they even made their launch date. Game looked unfinished as hell... guess the last couple of weeks before going gold must have been pretty rough over at DICE. I imagine them handing over the gold master disc was a little like in a spy movie: Last second save before the bomb timer reaches zero.

Their priorities were definitely not on any extra stuff. Or maybe they´re just evil/clueless.