[PC, PS3, X360] Battlefield 3 on Consoles Lacks Visual Capabilities of PC

[PC, PS3, X360] Battlefield 3 on Consoles Lacks Visual Capabilities of PC
By now most of you have probably watched at least one of the jaw-dropping videos of DICE's upcoming shooter Battlefield 3. If you've been crossing your fingers that these videos are representative of the console versions of the game, keep on wishing. Any gameplay already shown is running on PC, likely a particularly powerful PC at that.

What are console players missing out on? "The higher resolution, the higher framerate, the anti-aliasing, the motion blur, stuff like that. We can't have it to the same quality on the console," says executive producer Patrick Bach. "Most people will be very positive because they might be afraid that it won't look as good as other games and it will, and some people will of course be disappointed that it doesn't look like the PC version."

He does offer some restitution for console gamers though: "What we're showing on PC might look better than on console, but what we'll show on console doesn't look worse than any other game out there. It's probably even better than every other game out there on console." Meanwhile PC gamers looking for a title to challenge their system's capabilities should be pleased that DICE intends to set a new standard for graphics technology: "There's always competition to build not only the best game but the best technology, the best features," says Bach, "and you want to be the best at everything, of course, that's how things are being moved forward."

EA and DICE are yet to officially announce a release date for Battlefield 3, but recent rumours are strongly suggesting a November 2, 2011 release.

Written by: Mike Glubish

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