DICE explains the wait for Battlefield 1943 on PC

looking forward to heroes more... when does that come out?

Sure, they're "polishing" it... aaaand like every other publisher, the want to stagger the release of console-to-PC ports so that the majority of the sales can be done without fear of piracy cutting into potential sales. It's fast becoming a normal procedure.

I'm excited despite what you all say :)

I don't mind PC versions of console games coming out later, as long as we can get extras for our patience and a bug-free and optimized port at least. I'm happy to see more console games come to PC. : )

I certainly hope I am not making a mistake by getting the 360 version instead.

*crying*

Please no more WW2 games, make it stop!!!

i just hope it has 32+ player support.. heroes was a bit of a letdown too, its a free game i played the beta for a month, mastered that game to the core.. and got bored of it and then got banned cause people think everybodys a cheater on that game..

"Battlefield 1943 will be the first game to use DICE's Frostbite Engine, which was already used to create the console exclusive Battlefield: Bad Company."

How does this sentence even make sense? lol

Just... please make the mouse controls good

Seems fair enough.

This is Bad Company with planes, right? That's awesome.

"Can't just copy/paste?"

But what about Ctrl-c, Ctrl-v?

These "excuses" are unnecessary, in fact they are kind of insulting. They want to polish and add more features, just for us PC owners? Please. It's to maximize profits, why not just say that.

Also, it seems some developers are under the impression there are two distinct groups of gamers out there, PC gamers and Console gamers. It's like DICE is assuming that anyone who's a PC gamer can't possibly have played Bad Company before, and anyone who has played Bad Company can't possibly be a PC gamer. Hello? Gamers are gamers! Sure we might have a preferred platform, but that doesn't mean we stick to one platform exclusively, ignorant to the others.

Finally, Heroes is fun for a few days, but right now it kind of sucks. It's running rampant with hackers, lag is kinda horrible (get used to "There is a problem with your connection" messages), matchmaking is non-existent, and the game itself is very shallow once you get past the abilities. When it's released it'll also be full of advertising, which won't make things any better.

And that's all I have to say about that.

Boohoo

Anyone else sick of listening to PC owners winging? I certainly fucking am.

Also, unless you're a thick moron, you can see what the guy is trying to say.

He's basically saying that it is easier to get on consoles because the engine has already been used for one game, yet it's the first time the engine will be used on PC. So of course it's going to take more time to implement it to even the SAME standard.

Wait a min, doesnt the PC version of Mirror's Edge use the frostbite engine?

They're pandering to the Xbox owners that also have computers.

Well Battlefield fans should be enthusiastic about this announcement!

Why?

I assume (and I really do assume), that by developing the Frostbite engine for the PC; we can expect Battlefield 3 to use it. Maybe I'm stupid and 102472947 years behind some people who already knew this but I thought I'd point it out.

Battlefield 3 would be awesome using the Frostbite engine, but hopefully it'll feel like a true PC shooter.

Get them to explain the price of the XBLA release.

Can't wait for Desert Combat 0.8

DC .8?

When the hell did they ever say they were releasing any sort of SDK for this? This is a half assed PC port of a game meant for consoles. NO MODS. NO CUSTOM MAPS.

What you see is WHAT YOU GET.

Forget this shit, just go buy a copy of Battlefield 1942, download the 30+gigs worth of modifications that exist for it, and you'll be all set.

I was really excited to Beta test this when it was first offered, but the reason why it is not out after nearly a year of testing is all too evident.....it does not has substance. It is also obvious that you will be playing with 9-12 year olds who do not expect any realism, or balancing of any kind, and who like to spend money on window dressing for their characters. I expected more of the TF2 experience, but saw none of that. There is nothing like being killed by a rocket after hitting him with a tank repeatedly, and not doing enough damage to finish him off. Other weapon issues remain, and low level players will get over-whelmed by cheaters and higher level players fairly quickly, and leave the game in droves.