Message to the PC Gamer(s) Following BF1943's Development

[notodd1991]

Quote from GordonVanDyke over at EA UK FORUMS

Dear PC Gamer(s),

I know you might feel disappointed about the PC release being in September rather than June, but you should be very happy to know this is to give us the proper development time to create a proper PC version of Battlefield 1943 and not a console port. To the contrary of some less informed fans out there this is in no means an intentional ploy to punish our PC fans. And is in fact quite the opposite, we want to make the best damn PC version we can for our PC fans!

Not to bore your eyes out with endless text about the how's and do's I will say to make this a proper PC version we need a completed core game to develop over and remember we already released Battlefield Bad Company with the Frostbite Engine on the consoles, so this will be first PC game ever released using Frostbite! PCs are an open platform requiring additional features, support, technical consideration, and can't just be thrown out there using copy/paste. We have thought very carefully about this decision and in the long run felt it was the right choice even though we knew we'd catch some flak for it, but we feel once you play the first Frostbite PC game ever from DICE you'll see why we put this extra time and care in on the development making all right again in the universe. I hope this helps clear things up better and answers your concern(s).

Sincerely,

Gordon Van Dyke
Battlefield 1943 Producer

[FPS[SONIC]]

Re: Message to the PC Gamer(s) Following BF1943's Development

Exactly. These other endeavors were prototypes for specific features of BF3. Mirror's Edge brings new character movement, BF:H brings microtransactions and customization (oh, and Web interface), BFBC brought us to the new Frostbite DX which will run on PCs. BF43 is a proof of concept to show the executives what can happen on the new game engine.

I'm patiently waiting and playing AIX, TF2 and L4D. :salute:

[stilla-killa]

Re: Message to the PC Gamer(s) Following BF1943's Development

I think I am going to get this for the PS3 when it comes out just to get me ready for the pc release.

[Deesies]

Re: Message to the PC Gamer(s) Following BF1943's Development

I still want a beta D:

[theminx]

Re: Message to the PC Gamer(s) Following BF1943's Development

we will be lucky for a demo..i know psn gets a demo..

[Minmaster]

Re: Message to the PC Gamer(s) Following BF1943's Development

among other things, they will probably need to scale the maps to bigger versions to accommodate more players than consoles.

[AvalancheDiode]

Re: Message to the PC Gamer(s) Following BF1943's Development

It's good to know that game developers do care about their hardcore customer base. It's better to have a good PC version than a lame console port. Besides, everything learned from the making of BF1943 PC version will eventually goes into BF3 (in DX11?).

[spikeyperson]

Re: Message to the PC Gamer(s) Following BF1943's Development

Not too fussed about graphical polish, instead put back in the gameplay you've took out! I just hope us pc gamers get the original '42s proper classes back and a 64 player limit. Wont hold my breath though.

[[55RA]W|Pvt.shiftydood]

Re: Message to the PC Gamer(s) Following BF1943's Development

wooop!

now how about a beta ...

[=)BiT(= Evant3k]

Re: Message to the PC Gamer(s) Following BF1943's Development

I still want a beta D:

Yeah the console players will work out the bugs for us, and they paid $15 for a beta... :nod: