Battlefield 3 Designed Primarly for the PC

[Soldier4Real]

More good news for PC gamers with an eye on the next chapter in the Battlefield franchise. Details from a Game Informer cover story have leaked, and they look pretty enticing. The most promising revelation is that Battlefield 3 was built on the PC and for the PC. According to executive producer Patrick Bach, "we're focusing on PC first, and then we fiddle with it to fit it onto consoles."
Rock, Paper, Shotgun points to this forum post, which lists a number of additional details from the Game Informer piece. Character animations should be much improved thanks to the same animation system used by EA Sports titles. Destructible environments look to be a big part of the game, and there's an earthquake on one of the levels. DICE has also spent some time on the game's audio component to provide better audible cues and more realistic sound overall.
Unfortunately, the new Frostbite 2.0 engine is reportedly too complex for DICE to release traditional mod tools. The Battlefield 3 team is reportedly close to twice the size of group that worked on Bad Company 2, and DICE is grappling with whether to invest its time in mod tools or polishing the game's existing content. With single- and multi-player components plus a co-op element, there should be plenty to keep gamers busy until the first round of downloadable content hits.

 

[shockwave]

That's good news, I hope EA & Dice stay on track and keep their focus with BF3 because it's been a while since I have purchased a PC game title that really wowed me the way BF2 did.

 

[mega02]

Good news indeed. I cannot wait for bf3!

It will also be a great unifier game for us. Right now, we are split into BF2, 2142 and BC2. I am looking forward to play with, and see the majority of TBG concentrated on a single game and a few servers.

 

[Bob369963]

I don't know to be honest Soulzz sent me a link the other night and as I was reading it they said it was a console that would be ported. I tried to post that in one of the other threads, but have been unable to find that story again. I'm sure its possible they were wrong being so early in development and how rumors and stories go.

 

[Matt-aka-FAST]

we'll see how it turns out but I am not pre-ordering until i get some credible reviews on it.

 

[sixer9682]

Here's my credible review-you'll take it and you'll like it bitch! I hate to say this, Fast, but from what I've seen so far it's going to be bad ass.

 

[Soulzz]

I want to get the game, but every time the DICE dev's dance around questions, it gives me bad memories of MW2/Black Ops; If they can't give us something, be truthful. Don't bullshit.