Battlefield 1943 Priced, Hitting Consoles First

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• then again, knowing DICE, they probably cant get it to run on PC without a shitton of bugs : retarded talking dinosaur
• Me too. It's getting to the stage where if they are going to delay the PC version of a game by MONTHS f... : GenBanks

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• I might at that price, but that's also assuming: 1. It's good. 2. I don't get my fill from the console v... : P-Squid
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  I hate this business model with a passion. : MercFox1
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    I doubt it's the intent; more a matter of prioritizing based on where they perceive the most money is. I... : P-Squid
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      I'd like to believe that but considering that BF2 on PC sold over a million copies (I think it bottomed o... : wytefang
      • BF2 sold over 3.5 million on PC... : M337ING
• That's what I was thinking too. Seems like a blatant attempt at getting people to double dip. Am not impr... : GenBanks

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• I second this statement. Well said. : Skyburst101
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  Retarded piracy justification seems to be the theme of the day. : -efx-
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    Cry me a river. There are two kinds of people who pirate games: 1. Pirates. People who don't spend ... : The_Archon
    • 2 is so retarded it hurts. If they are being driven to do so it's of their own volition, not because some... : -efx-
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  But this is not a pc game, : HisKillSkill
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    It's certainly not Mario Kart. If it's not a PC game then there's no need to publish on the PC at all. : The_Archon
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      The frostbite engine was devloped for consoles, now they just wanted to port that shit on pc. : HisKillSkill
      • From what I've learned, it was developed for all the systems, not just consoles. They even added DX11 cap... : TrptJim
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  QQ more. Is waiting 3 months for the PC release really that big of a deal? By the way BF: Bad Company i... : LemonJoose
  • Yes, because we're all like you. : ElArabDeMagnifico
  • Yep, it's a big deal. EA certainly will make it a big deal once they act all shocked and amazed that the... : The_Archon
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  They actually did feed us that shit with Mirror's Edge. : Wisp!
  • True, another game I never played. But after all the reviews, I'm sort of okay with that. : The_Archon
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  Why would they stop building FPS games for consoles? Don't be stupid. Console FPS sales >>> PC FPS sales. : MikeHa
  • Who said they should stop? Maybe they can make a Sonic The Hedgehog shooter. I don't care what console ... : The_Archon
• I know several people who picked up GTA4 PC from 'shady places' because they purchased the console versio... : abrasion

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  I'm looking forward to shooting you in the face. : ThomW
  • I'm going to shoot all of you in the faces. I suck though. : -efx-
  • If your BF skills are like your COD:WAW skills, I have no worries. ;P : FormerHPB
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  Are you guys picking it up for 360? : h o s t i l e
  • I likely will. Hell, for $15 I'll grab it again for PC if it's good. : P-Squid
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    fo sho if the demo is good : dantastic
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      the demo is going to be for $15 for console version... : dedgecko
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        not really a good joke. all XBLA games have demos. : dantastic
        • I don't see it being specifically stated as an XBLA title though. True I'm being difficult, and it proba... : dedgecko
        • I expect a Wake Island demo ... limited to 15 minutes of play. : P-Squid
  • Most definitely. : FormerHPB
  • I will be. : ThomW
• i'll be buying too, those maps can't go wrong and I'm a BF nut : niceguynick
• I was a hater when I heard how simplistic and goofy this sounded but for $15? Eh...I'll probably give it... : wytefang
• This finally sounds like a downloadable title that's actually worth $15. Lode Runner remake for $15 is a... : LemonJoose

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  you'll get it when bad company 2 is out on PC. console owners already got it last summer : dantastic
  • I played the consoled BF3 when it was released on console. I want the real BF3 for PC... : legato17
  • Not the same, dude : riptyde

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  Gregory Queste, the french bf community manager was recently interviewed and said there was no BF3 planne... : HisKillSkill
  • I bet they now view Bad Company as the flagship franchise going forward. It makes sense since the Frostb... : LemonJoose
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    BF3 is definitely in production, even if its pre-production. : Sgt_Boomstick
    • [citation needed] : zehh

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• I'd be ok with 3 maps. The price seems right. What really kills it for me is the fact that it's 3 "standa... : zehh

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• agreed. Hate my 360 and PS3 (except the Blue Ray ;) : samduhman

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• That's one question I have too. Even in BF:Bad Company, I enjoy the smaller maps with fewer vehicles and... : LemonJoose

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  i was waiting for a sarcastic last sentence to redeem your joke troll post but there wasnt any :( : dantastic
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    same here :/ : niceguynick
    • First off, he's definitely entitled to his opinion and disgust - just because someone posts negatively on... : wytefang
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  Could you break down the price on a per-polygon level for us as well? That's what I really care about. : gooblerampling
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    It's $3 per mph characters run at. : Alice O'Connor
    • it's 15$ for each time you said that. : azenmaster
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  Simply skip buying snacks once or twice, and you'll have saved enough to buy this. Complaining about thes... : angry jellyfish
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    Why I never! I'll be forced to stop driving my gardener to the mailbox! : AxeMan808
    • I laughed. Good one. : gooblerampling
• Pretty much only because this is Battlefield, to buy the initial game and be able to play on 3 maps, $15 ... : LemonJoose

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  this isnt a full blown game though. only 3 maps : dantastic
  • full enough for me : azenmaster
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    So 3 maps is the cutoff? What about Left 4 Dead's four maps? Is L4D a full blown game? : mrwolf710
    • I'd say not, i'm actually quite suprised how little content they released. : Pneum0
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      l4d comes with 20 maps, not 4. 40 if you count the modified VS maps. 58 if you count the modified surviva... : brainchild420
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        yep campaings are not individual maps : dantastic
        • how many games have you ever played, ballpark, that has a "single map" that takes an hour to walk from en... : brainchild420
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        If that's the way you're counting then it's 58 tiny widdle maps not much bigger than 3 or 4 rooms connect... : LemonJoose
        • I mean 20 tiny widdle maps. Multiplying by gametype is kind of stupid. Using that sleight of hand, the ... : LemonJoose
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    Yep, I expect they will release the rest of the 1942 maps as DLC packs, and if you add up the price for a... : LemonJoose
    • Damn, didn't even think of that... Figured this was just a quick cash grab but yeah, that would be far mo... : TerranUp16
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  My big concern is if it's priced that low to start with then they may try sell extra maps, weapons and pl... : scanline
  • please do. don't think they'll sell weapons though. they dont even sell weapons in bf heroes probably b... : dantastic
  • Maps are one thing, but If they sell weapons or other perks that give an advantage in multiplayer, I cons... : LemonJoose

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• Actually, I think there is a logic to pushing the PC release back. Since it's not actually a Battlefield... : TerranUp16

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  I don't get it, is delaying the PC version supposed to combat piracy because I'm pretty sure it does the ... : MuteMode
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    how so? you have a tantrum because you can't play now and download the pc version illegally in september... : dantastic
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      you'd probably be locked out of MP due to lack of legit cd key anyways. i wonder if there will even be b... : dantastic
      • Well maybe this game is a bad example because it's pretty much multiplayer only athough I'm sure people f... : MuteMode
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      Also I hope you meant 'you' as in 'people', 'gamers', or 'customers' : MuteMode
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        i meant you as in you black people : dantastic
        • As long as you didn't mean specifically me. : MuteMode
    • Publishers put out big name games for consoles and PC platforms simultaneously ALL THE TIME, it's not imp... : The_Archon

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• In reference to PC release delay. : JasonReece

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  rabble rabble : Sambula
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    http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=rabble&gwp=13 ?? : at0micgarden
    • watch southpark if you need the reference. : fadetofunk
• Honestly. All this PC version delayed/canceled/non-existent crap is getting annoying. : JediDwag
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  Who want another poorly optimized console engine for pc anyway? : HisKillSkill
  • Not me, and especially not now. I would have given this a shot at least to see the destructable environm... : The_Archon
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  they're being fair to the console gamers, cuz they know the pc crowd will wipe the console crowd's ass wi... : araczynski
  • Of course they wont be able. : HisKillSkill
  • lol..stop, please : two50six

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• Who says the PC version is going to be optimized, or isn't already? They're not going to add extra conten... : Skyburst101

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• ...will wait for the pc version though, not wasting my time with retarded console controls for this one. : araczynski

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• Yes its the same price as Lode Runner and I will buy this game before I buy that game. I will put 100x m... : jeffmace3917

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• So spending $15 on 3 great maps that will give you tons of great gameplay in a great game is bad. It's am... : jeffmace3917

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• my god I loved all of those, especially invasion of the philippines : niceguynick
• For another 1800 MSFT points they will... : dedgecko

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  for the price i wouldnt mind being nickel and dimed maps. although maps and game modes have been free fr... : dantastic
  • it's not so much the $ even. It's that it screws up how many servers host all the maps and how many playe... : SolveChrist
  • Same here - though by the end of the game's life cycle I bet I'll have payed at least $60 in nickels and ... : johnwissinger