Battlefield 1943 PC confirmed for September
The PC version of DICE's Battlefield 1943 has been confirmed for a September release, long after the console version.
Battlefield 1943 will be a downloadable, streamlined version of the original Battlefield 1942 that will go on sale for $15 USD (£10 GBP), according to EA DICE producer Gordon Van Dyke. Dyke also confirmed that the number of classes for both the PC and console version of the game has been trimmed down to just three options "to increase accessibility" and that a new fourth map has been added to the game - but will only be unlocked once all players reach a combined kill-count of 43 million.
Chatting in a Live Interview with Eurogamer, Dyke also revealed that there are no plans for an open beta of the game on either consoles or PC, though the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will get a demo before launch.
"No beta, but we have a trial version that lets you confirm what you already thought - that this game is the best USD 15 I will ever spend!" said Dyke.
Elsewhere in the interview DICE producer Patrick Liu mentioned that there were no plans to develop further content or DLC for the game and that the idea to make the new map unlock after a certain period of time was purely spontaneous and not indicative of any future plans.
Are you willing to wait until September to get your hands on the PC version of the game, or do you plan on just picking it up on consoles instead? Let us know your thoughts in the forums.
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Discuss in the forums ReplyIf its EA, they can politely Fxxx off....they have already ripped me off with a Battlefield 2 Special Forces expansion download a few years back.
This is what's holding me back. I already own BF1942 ( as I'm sure most here do ) So why would I buy it again with fewer features than the original had?
even rang EA support who were not helpful at all .
although for me a paint job and 1 new map is not worth £10 but it will have super currency exchange so except £15 in UK
as $15 US = £15
They aren't saying no, they just aren't saying yes yet. Ie. They are taking a "wait and see approach". If the game is successful, you better believe they are going to be selling additional maps. 1943 is a cute project for those at dice that miss the original 42, but don't want to spend an entire multi-year dev cycle like on say BF3. So use the Bad Company 2 engine, remake the old game with a more streamlined approach, do only 3 maps in a short amount of development time on the cheap. If it doesn't do well, no harm and not a big loss. But if it hits big, then they can treat it as a platform and essentially resell you the entire 1942 game, at probably way more then the $50 you paid for the original.
A modern updated graphics engine(trailers look preeeety) , with fully destructable buildings. And it's only $15. It's been long enough that I miss 1942 (none of the WWII mods for BF2 really hit that same arcady feel of the original) but going back to the original after being used to today's graphics would be unpleasant, as it doesn't age well. Plus it's on the console if that sort of thing floats your boat.
It's different enough to catch my interest, the same enough to probably still be just as fun, and cheap enough that it won't be much of a risky for me to give it a try.
I wouldn't be, i have a trial for it, and while the gameplay is fun for a new-game type laugh for a bit, the price of weapons, upgrades, emotes etc is rediculous.
Especially as clothing is a month only item...
I really dont understand quite what DICE are playing at TBH.
Oh, and lest we forget: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2009/02/17/put-your-questions-to-dice/1 :D
On the other hand, I'm not too psyched about the game to begin with.