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[witnessmycalm21]

Battlefield 3 reviews unlikely to post before game is released next week + Day 1 Patch? - GameSpot

If you're anything like most of us at GameSpot, you can't wait to get your hands on Battlefield 3 next week. You might also be expecting to check out reviews of the game this side of the weekend, but I'm afraid that's not going to happen.

Just yesterday we received an email asking us to confirm our mailing address because review copies of Battlefield 3 are coming soon. More specifically, the email explained that the game will be making its way to our mailboxes "early next week." In case any of you have lost track of time during this busy fall season, Battlefield 3's release date of October 25 is also "early next week." Clearly, receiving a game so close to its release makes it impossible for us to deliver a timely review.

The silver lining here is that Electronic Arts' thinking behind not sending out copies of the game early appears to be very much in line with our own reviews policy. Day one updates sometimes make it hard for us to review the exact same game that you'll be playing on launch day, but we never knowingly review from unfinished builds of games, and on consoles we always insist on testing copies that will run on retail hardware (as opposed to debug/test kits) before committing to a review score. EA and DICE want to make sure that everyone reviews the game that you'll be playing at launch rather than the game that's on your disc, and we really can't fault them for that. Here's the official line:

Copies are set to arrive on Tuesday because there is a Day 1 update. DICE are perfectionists -- they will not stop polishing the game until it is in your hands. The Day 1 update incorporates real-time feedback from the beta, ensuring that the consumer experience on launch day is outstanding. It is the actual consumer experience that we wish to be reviewed. The game with the Day 1 update will be available for review on Oct. 25.
At the time of writing it looks like we might be able to get our hands on a PC version of the game (complete with launch day patch) this side of the weekend, which is great news for our reviewer and for any of you hoping to read a review before making a purchase. Where the console versions are concerned, though, it looks like we'll be stepping out onto the battlefield for the first time alongside many of you.

Gamespot, gets it.

 

[sladewilson]

 

[witnessmycalm21]

OH. MY. GAWD.

FapFapFapFapFapFapFap

 

[sladewilson]

finally something good

 

[RustyShackleford]

Originally Posted by WitnessMyCalm21


Battlefield 3 reviews unlikely to post before game is released next week + Day 1 Patch? - GameSpot

If you're anything like most of us at GameSpot, you can't wait to get your hands on Battlefield 3 next week. You might also be expecting to check out reviews of the game this side of the weekend, but I'm afraid that's not going to happen.

Just yesterday we received an email asking us to confirm our mailing address because review copies of Battlefield 3 are coming soon. More specifically, the email explained that the game will be making its way to our mailboxes "early next week." In case any of you have lost track of time during this busy fall season, Battlefield 3's release date of October 25 is also "early next week." Clearly, receiving a game so close to its release makes it impossible for us to deliver a timely review.

The silver lining here is that Electronic Arts' thinking behind not sending out copies of the game early appears to be very much in line with our own reviews policy. Day one updates sometimes make it hard for us to review the exact same game that you'll be playing on launch day, but we never knowingly review from unfinished builds of games, and on consoles we always insist on testing copies that will run on retail hardware (as opposed to debug/test kits) before committing to a review score. EA and DICE want to make sure that everyone reviews the game that you'll be playing at launch rather than the game that's on your disc, and we really can't fault them for that. Here's the official line:

Copies are set to arrive on Tuesday because there is a Day 1 update. DICE are perfectionists -- they will not stop polishing the game until it is in your hands. The Day 1 update incorporates real-time feedback from the beta, ensuring that the consumer experience on launch day is outstanding. It is the actual consumer experience that we wish to be reviewed. The game with the Day 1 update will be available for review on Oct. 25.
At the time of writing it looks like we might be able to get our hands on a PC version of the game (complete with launch day patch) this side of the weekend, which is great news for our reviewer and for any of you hoping to read a review before making a purchase. Where the console versions are concerned, though, it looks like we'll be stepping out onto the battlefield for the first time alongside many of you.

Gamespot, gets it.

I think they are just using the Day 1 patch as an excuse. They don't want bad early reviews hurting sales. I'm done giving EA and DICE the benefit of the doubt, there both full of *##+

 

[Deleted member 37754]

Originally Posted by WitnessMyCalm21

OH. MY. GAWD.

FapFapFapFapFapFapFap

[color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]this. watched that thing three times. couple more damn days.[/color]

 

[witnessmycalm21]

Final Version ScreenShots - Xbox 360 - Kotaku - Pic Overload
No Scaling. True Res. Click Pic for Full Size. Not Bad!

 

[witnessmycalm21]

100 Pages

 

[sneaky]

Wait, in that mutiplayer trailer, what map is that you sky dive at the beginning?

 

[sladewilson]

Originally Posted by Sneaky

Wait, in that mutiplayer trailer, what map is that you sky dive at the beginning?

Damavand Peak  an you basejump =D

 

[jkballer5]

CANT WAIT TIL TUESDAY!!!!

 

[sneaky]

Originally Posted by sladewilson

Originally Posted by Sneaky

Wait, in that mutiplayer trailer, what map is that you sky dive at the beginning?

Damavand Peak  an you basejump =D

 

[Sinner]

Originally Posted by WitnessMyCalm21

100 Pages

You're really making me think twice about which game to get... 

 

 

[tbone97]

 

[zk1mpls]

Originally Posted by SinnerP

Originally Posted by WitnessMyCalm21

100 Pages

You're really making me think twice about which game to get... 

 

I'm already committed to buying the game on a couple of platforms. (PC and PS3) 

 

[Sinner]

Both platforms!? Gonna get THAT other game too?

at these games potentially taking-up my GT5 time.

 

[zk1mpls]

Yeah, I'm getting MW3 too, eventually (probably on RD as well). Too many NTers to run with not to.

got BF3 on PC since I just built a gaming rig last month instead of buying an 11" MacBook Air.

 

[zk1mpls]

You know the FPS simulator I posted a few pages back? Apparently, it wasn't only $5,000 (not surprised). It's $650,000. Jaw officially dropped. 

 

via Engadget

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[h4]The Gadget Show builds an FPS simulator that shoots back (video)[/h4]
By Daniel Cooper  posted Oct 20th 2011 3:50AM

Racing simulators are ten a penny, but the closest an FPS player will get to an immersive experience is buying some branded peripherals. Armed with a pre-release level of Battlefield 3, The Gadget Showenlisted a team of design experts to transform a Birmingham studio into an FPS simulator costing £500,000 ($650,000). A four by nine meter video dome surrounds the player as they stand on an omni-directional treadmill that lets you walk wherever you want to go. Ten infra-red motion tracking cameras and a sensor on your gun enables the picture to follow where you point it and a Kinect hack controls your jumping and crouching. The fun doesn't stop there -- 12 paintball markers mean that every time you get shot in the game, you'll feel it. The show airs in the UK on October 24th at 8:00pm, Channel 5. We've got a behind the scenes gallery below (supplied by those lovely people from the show) as well as PR and a trailer after the break.

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[sladewilson]

Originally Posted by zk1MPLS

You know the FPS simulator I posted a few pages back? Apparently, it wasn't only $5,000 (not surprised). It's $650,000. Jaw officially dropped. 

 

via Engadget

[h4]

[h4]The Gadget Show builds an FPS simulator that shoots back (video)[/h4]
By Daniel Cooper  posted Oct 20th 2011 3:50AM

Racing simulators are ten a penny, but the closest an FPS player will get to an immersive experience is buying some branded peripherals. Armed with a pre-release level of Battlefield 3, The Gadget Showenlisted a team of design experts to transform a Birmingham studio into an FPS simulator costing £500,000 ($650,000). A four by nine meter video dome surrounds the player as they stand on an omni-directional treadmill that lets you walk wherever you want to go. Ten infra-red motion tracking cameras and a sensor on your gun enables the picture to follow where you point it and a Kinect hack controls your jumping and crouching. The fun doesn't stop there -- 12 paintball markers mean that every time you get shot in the game, you'll feel it. The show airs in the UK on October 24th at 8:00pm, Channel 5. We've got a behind the scenes gallery below (supplied by those lovely people from the show) as well as PR and a trailer after the break.

The Gadget Show Battlefield 3 Simulator - Behind the Scenes Gallery

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Infinite bullets ? paintballs ?

 

[witnessmycalm21]

Originally Posted by SinnerP

Originally Posted by WitnessMyCalm21

100 Pages

You're really making me think twice about which game to get... 

 

 

[Deleted member 37754]

[color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]swear to god, if anyone throws out spoilers on this game (the campaign) without it being in a [+] like they did in the Batman AC thread i'll be getting suspended for how bad i i go off on you. Everyone has waited a LONG time. let them do everything on their own and be considerate. Thank you for your time brethren. Sh-t like that just irritates me to no end.[/color]

 

[copped]

Originally Posted by sladewilson

 

[th3kid]

Am I missing something or is sniping basically a non factor in this game?

Looks incredibly dope though.

 

[carver]

Dear Customer,

Thank you for pre-ordering Battlefield 3. We would like to remind you
that your pre-load of the game begins tomorrow, October 21st. You will
receive an Email from us tomorrow by 11:59pm PDT, which will include
your order information and instructions on how to begin your pre-load.

Sincerely,
The Origin Team

 

[witnessmycalm21]

360 - Battlefield 3 is 'Standard-Def' without Texture Pack Install on HDD 
Be Ready 360 Guys. Clear out Space. 

360 owners are going to want to clear some space on their hard-drive ahead of next week's Battlefield 3 launch. 

As previously reported, the 360 version of Battlefield 3 will ship with an additional DVD containing a texture pack for optional installation to the 360's hard-drive. These high-definition textures will be streamed from the hard-drive during the game to enhance DICE's visual representation of its own take on modern warfare. 

The original story raised a number of questions concerning a possible disparity between the different versions of Battlefield 3 and so at this week's EA showcase in London, Gamerzinesasked executive producer, Patrick Bach, to clarify the purpose of the optional texture pack. 

"There's nothing magic about it," explained Bach. "It's the same thing we do for PC and PS3, so there's nothing extra." 
"I think the controversy about this is that we actually let you do it on 360 for once. So what it does is it gives you the same abilities, kind of, as the PC and PS3. You can actually stream information from the hard drive. 

"That's new for Xbox 360, but it's not a new idea for the gaming industry as a whole. No one has really tried to do it properly, so us doing it will create question marks." 

Bach was insistent that the optional install is most definitely worth it, though was unable to state exactly how much HDD space the textures will require. 

"It does make a difference, yes, absolutely. The whole engine is based around streaming textures, streaming terrain and a lot of other content. 

"The thing with the 360 is that you need to be able to give consumers a game where you don't have to install it on a hard drive, because there are 360s without a hard drive. So we need to give you the option of installing it, rather than just demanding it. You could call it a 'standard-def' version for the 360 if you don't have a hard-drive." 




It seems, then, that the optional nature of the texture pack is simply to negotiate the potential issue of some 360 owners being unable to install it due to the console's proprietary HDD add-on. It's likely, however, that if you're purchasing BF3 you're going to want to ensure you have the HDD space to be able to play the game in all its HD-glory. 

"We're really trying to push the limits of what we can do on the consoles and the PC. Our goal is to see how we can utilise as many of the systems that you actually have in your machine that some people haven't utilised before. Some (developers) just do it like, if it doesn't fit into memory we just make a lesser game. We don't do that. For us, it's about how we can give you the most game ever even though the hardware is over five years old." 

Battlefield 3 launches on PS3, 360 and PC Tuesday October 25 in the US and Friday October 28 in Europe.