GamersCrib
05-14-2009, 11:06 PM
A few previews and interviews popped up today along with the Iwo Jima trailer (http://gamerscrib.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3237). Check out the stuff from Shacknews (http://www.shacknews.com) which discusses more than just BF1943. Take a look:
Shack: There have been some rumblings that the PC edition of Battlefield 1943 could remove the 24-player limit of the console versions along with unlimited ammo and regenerating health. Any truth to that?
Van Dyke: Those are all things that we're taking into consideration. We know that the PC crowd, they look for some different things in games than maybe somebody on the console. So it's definitely something we're thinking about, but we're not gonna restrict one or the other.
Whatever we do come up with, we're gonna try and make sure we maintain the core values of this game that we've worked so hard on and the core gameplay features, but then look at what the PC can support and if it can offer some alternatives and things in that nature.
Shack: How far have you been able to push the player count? Can the Frostbite engine do 64 players on PC?
Van Dyke: Those are questions I can't answer. I mean, right now, we're not in a position where we want to start answering really heavy details about the PC version. That time is gonna come, I mean, we've got plenty of time to go.
Right now, we don't want to say "yes" or "no" to something because we do have that extra development time, and that's where we're going to be able to explore. One we get this [console build] and we put it to bed and we let it to rest then a lot more attention is going to go into exploring those additional things, above and beyond what this one has.
We have to add this to let those wondering about BF3 from the last part of this interview!
Shack: That said, I have to ask, where's Battlefield 3?
Van Dyke: There is no Battlefield 3 [laughter]. That's just a rumor! Where's that PDF? It doesn't exist! [laughter]
[People] just need to be patient and wait. DICE isn't going anywhere. There's going to be more games, and I think that those games are really gonna hit what it is that people are seeking from a Battlefield game in the next generation.
Check out the full Interview here! (http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1131)
Most of the other discussions are based around the consoles but you can find one at Gamespot here (http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/battlefield1943/news.html?sid=6209642), and another at IGN here (http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/981/981825p1.html). Stay tuned to GamersCrib.net (http://GamersCrib.net) for all the latest news on the Battlefield Series!
Shack: There have been some rumblings that the PC edition of Battlefield 1943 could remove the 24-player limit of the console versions along with unlimited ammo and regenerating health. Any truth to that?
Van Dyke: Those are all things that we're taking into consideration. We know that the PC crowd, they look for some different things in games than maybe somebody on the console. So it's definitely something we're thinking about, but we're not gonna restrict one or the other.
Whatever we do come up with, we're gonna try and make sure we maintain the core values of this game that we've worked so hard on and the core gameplay features, but then look at what the PC can support and if it can offer some alternatives and things in that nature.
Shack: How far have you been able to push the player count? Can the Frostbite engine do 64 players on PC?
Van Dyke: Those are questions I can't answer. I mean, right now, we're not in a position where we want to start answering really heavy details about the PC version. That time is gonna come, I mean, we've got plenty of time to go.
Right now, we don't want to say "yes" or "no" to something because we do have that extra development time, and that's where we're going to be able to explore. One we get this [console build] and we put it to bed and we let it to rest then a lot more attention is going to go into exploring those additional things, above and beyond what this one has.
We have to add this to let those wondering about BF3 from the last part of this interview!
Shack: That said, I have to ask, where's Battlefield 3?
Van Dyke: There is no Battlefield 3 [laughter]. That's just a rumor! Where's that PDF? It doesn't exist! [laughter]
[People] just need to be patient and wait. DICE isn't going anywhere. There's going to be more games, and I think that those games are really gonna hit what it is that people are seeking from a Battlefield game in the next generation.
Check out the full Interview here! (http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1131)
Most of the other discussions are based around the consoles but you can find one at Gamespot here (http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/battlefield1943/news.html?sid=6209642), and another at IGN here (http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/981/981825p1.html). Stay tuned to GamersCrib.net (http://GamersCrib.net) for all the latest news on the Battlefield Series!