Battlefield 3

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#176
Battlefield 3 platform comparison: PS3 vs Xbox 360 vs PC BeefJack - The Gamer's Sauce

Today, at the Eurogamer Expo, I’ve been spending some time with all three versions of Battlefield 3. It’s not looking too shabby on any of the formats, but I thought I’d chime in with some thoughts about what the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC versions look like. A bit of subjective analysis, if you will. Here goes…
PC

The PC version is, without a shadow of a doubt, the prettiest of the three formats. That is, of course, to be expected. It’s the lead platform, and the processing power of high-end PCs is quite remarkable these days. (Bear in mind that the game was running on top-spec machines with the latest nVidia video tech.) Textures are astonishingly crisp, even up-close, and while I noticed a tiny bit of pop-in, it’s a rare occurrence and by no means a real problem. The lighting and shadows are gorgeous, and the game world has a real sheen to it. The reflections are subtle, realistic, and wonderful.
It’s also extremely smooth, as you might expect, and the draw distance is great, with none of the foliage pop-in that the other two versions suffer from. The only real issue I noticed was that there was a teensy bit of tearing at times.
PS3

While nowhere near as gorgeous as the PC version, the PlayStation 3 version of Battlefield 3 is the prettier of the console iterations. It’s very crisp, very smooth, and textures only appear slightly blurred when close up. Trees sway nicely in the breeze, although they do suffer from some pop-in when viewing them from a distance, which can be a little bit offputting.
There’s also some quite noticeable texture pop-in, which is a little unfortunate. But the water effects are beautiful, the lighting and shadow effects are extremely strong, and overall it’s a lovely-looking offering.
Xbox 360

Alas, it’s the weakest of the bunch. That isn’t to say it doesn’t look nice. Even on Xbox 360, the Frostbite 2.0 tech is strong. Unfortunately, there was some noticeable framerate stuttering in larger outdoor areas during my time with the game. That’s the biggest hurdle Battlefield 3 Xbox 360 will have to overcome before release, lest it be a little annoying.
Lighting and shadows, as well as reflections, are decent but not quite as strong as the PlayStation 3′s, and nowhere near the level of the PC. There’s some foliage pop-in as well, along the lines of that in the PS3 version. Interestingly, texture pop-in seemed to be almost entirely absent, although said textures are markedly lower-res – disappointingly blurry when up close, in fact.
So there we go! This is, of course, an unfinished build of the game, so these things may change before release. Watch out for our full hands-on Battlefield 3 preview in the coming days. And in the meantime, make sure you’re following all the latest Battlefield 3 news right here at BeefJack!
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#178
#178
Ok... the only thing that I gathered from that video is there's an expansion pack available at launch... WTF? I hate it when developers do this. Where do I have to preorder from to get it free? Anywhere?
 
#183
#183
just ps I reckon. Gonna borrow pc version from a friend though. Im level 49 on bf2 an told my wife id quit playing it once I got to 50. Little does she know bf3 is coming in 32 days!
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#188
The beta has a few glitches but I love it. I feel like it takes skill to get kills in BF3, there is not as much crazy running and idiots like there is in COD.
 
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kwebbvols2344 said:
The beta has a few glitches but I love it. I feel like it takes skill to get kills in BF3, there is not as much crazy running and idiots like there is in COD.
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This man speaks the truth. Screw COD
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#192
#192
Turd Ferguson said:
What are your impressions so far, Rocky?
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Love it. Lotta glitches but nothing that cant be fixed.

Laying down is best feature they added imo.

Flashlight being the worst.

No say on vehicles

Love the new kit layouts

Takes skill like kwebb said, atleast more than bf2 but everyone will get use to it.

Pc graphics are amazing compared to ps an 360.

Ready for full game now! I know ill have plenty of people to join now.

Also I stick to my words. I will get a divorce over this game!
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#193
#193
Played Beta last night.

How much progress do developers usualy make between Beta and release? Casue this game needs a lot of work.

Played on Xbox, graphics were average at best, gameplay was ok, nothing groundbreaking. I did enjoy the map size and layout...COD maps have gotten to the point where you are fighting in a closet, which leads to a bunch of Rambo's.

This game will lend itself to a more selective way of playing, which is cool, you can actually snipe if you want to.
 
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GahLee said:
Played Beta last night.

How much progress do developers usualy make between Beta and release? Casue this game needs a lot of work.

Played on Xbox, graphics were average at best, gameplay was ok, nothing groundbreaking. I did enjoy the map size and layout...COD maps have gotten to the point where you are fighting in a closet, which leads to a bunch of Rambo's.

This game will lend itself to a more selective way of playing, which is cool, you can actually snipe if you want to.
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Rush maps are always big. Conquest, and deathmatch are smaller maps. Heard they took alot out of 360 cause it couldnt run it. Havnt seen graphics on xbox but ps3 are fine, but most review sites will say ps3 graphics are better. Thats just one map, they will fix it up more along with the others.

I will say that retro will prolly be everyones least favorite map
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#195
#195
I just didn't notice anything that really set itself apart, nothing made me think this game is really better than any other war game.
 
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#196
FTR, the Frostbite 2 engine has been scaled back in the beta. Retail will be much better. The 360 graphics are great imo, not at the level of the PC, but it is still a very good looking game.
 
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#199
Pre order bonus free DLC weapons.

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Along with the weapons, you will receive the Back to Karkand map
 
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