Battlefield 3 This Fall with 64-Player Support
DICE and EA reveal a few details about Battlefield 3.
The official Battlefield blog over on EA's website announces that Battlefield 3 will finally ship this Fall. The direct sequel will arrive just over six years after the June 2005 release of Battlefield 2 for the PC. The franchise itself originally kick-started with the release of Battlefield 1942 back in 2002.
Powered by the Frostbite 2 engine, Battlefield 3 will be a true successor to Battlefield 2 and include a single-player campaign, a co-op campaign, and 64-player multiplayer support for the PC version right out of the box. Unfortunately, little else was provided in the brief update save for an option to pre-order the Battlefield 3 Limited Edition without listing what the package will actually contain.
According to the blog, the first big reveal will be through the March issue of Game Informer. As with the blog, the magazine doesn't spill the beans on line, wanting anxious gamers to rush to their mailboxes or their local bookstore. However the magazine gives a little insight into why it took DICE so long to develop the third installment.
"DICE has honed the concept for the true sequel for years, but it wasn't until the company developed the powerful new Frostbite 2 engine that it felt all the pieces were in place to create a proper follow-up," the magazine teases. "Armed with powerful upgrades like deferred rendering, real-time radiosity, a new animation system borrowed from the EA Sports label, and an exponential leap in destructibility, executive producer Patrick Bach dubs Frostbite 2 'the best piece of technology on the market when it comes to building games.'"
Currently Battlefield 3 is heading to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC this fall. Expect more details to emerge as we get closer to GDC later this month.
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Still unlikely. You need an amazing server to accomplish such things.
Woo. And may I add Hoo!
Still unlikely. You need an amazing server to accomplish such things.
They managed it with BF2 and most shooters around that era so why not now?
Nothing has really changed, except network speeds have become faster which helps it. I remember playing 62 player maps with minimal latency issues and it was great fun.
Oh and great news to see BF3
Ahh Sweet!
I hope the maps are large enough. What I loved in the first two was the size of the play area. I like BC2 but sometimes it does feel alittle small. (Mind you everything looks bigger when your younger!)
Can't wait for more big battles!!