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System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
PROCESSOR: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ALTHON X2 2.7 GHZ)
MEMORY: 2 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD (AMD): DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES, WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
GRAPHICS CARD (NVIDIA): DIRECTX 10.0 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500 SERIES WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE

Recommended System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT
PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU
MEMORY: 4 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE

Pre-release Info

Well, after many years, DICE is finally coming out with a proper sequel to Battlefield 2, and they're coming out guns blazing with Call of Duty in their sites! Bad Company 2 was my first Battlefield game, and it was pretty impressive, but it was missing some of the key features of a true Battlefield game, like more players, jets, etc. Battlefield 3 is coming with everything fans of the series want and more. The PC is the lead platform, so it won't have to be watered down for the consoles like the Bad Company spin-off series, but DICE is actually going to make it all work on both the 360 and PS3 regardless.

With the future of Call of Duty up in the air at the moment with Treyarch having shipped Black Ops and out of the picture until 2012 at least, and Infinity Ward in shambles after the mass exodus, we just don't know what we're going to get from the 2011 Call of Duty game, so it seems to be the perfect time for Battlefield to come in and take the FPS crown. I'll admit that I may like the more arcade style of Call of Duty a bit more, but with the formula staying relatively the same all these years, I am starting to get a bit fatigued by it, so I may prefer a change of pace with Battlefield this year, esp. if the next Call of Duty is sub-par.

There hasn't been to much info on Battlefield 3 so far, but what little there is has me very excited. I can't wait to see what true, large scale, Battlefield style warfare is really like.

So far we have this teaser:



And here are some stills from that teaser so that you can get a better look at the all new engine DICE is using for this game, Frostbite 2:



















Mmm mmm mmm! Just think, the game is still in development too, so the graphics can only improve from here, now just imagine how much better everything will look upon release! The game is currently slated for a fall release of this year, so that it can go toe-to-toe with Call of Duty, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised, or upset if it got pushed back a bit since DICE has quite a bit on their table at the moment, and it's going to take a lot of work to get this all to run on the consoles.

Here's some information from an issue of Game Informer on the game:

-Aiming for CY Q4 2011 release
-Concept for BF3 has been in the works for years, waiting on proper tech to seamlessly come together
-Frostbite 2.0 is the culmination of this tech, entirely re-written
-Lighting sounds neat, one "probe" contains more lighting information than an entire BFBC2 level.
-Level destruction is going to be "believable" but basically everything is destructible.
-Character animations powered by ANT, what EA Sports uses.
-AI characters and multiplayer characters have different animation sets
-No more "gliding" animations that look off, animation realism is a focus
-Captured their own war audios (bullets, tanks, helicopters, etc) at different distances to ensure realism
-Better audio cues for certain actions, more easily able to listen for threats
-Plan on better, more immediate post release content
-More unlocks than BFBC2
-Dice trying to find a good balance between customization of your character and not having "pink rabbit hat(s)"
-4 classes
-Will talk about squads "later"
-Looking into a theater mode but can't talk about it
-Will have co-op
-There will be a kill-cam but it can be turned off
-BF3's team is almost twice as big as the team for BFBC2
-They want the pacing of the single player mode to be balanced, with highs and lows. Makes the comparison to a song vs a guitar solo.
-Part of the single player mode takes place in Sulaymaniyah - Iraqi Kurdistan.
-"Fuck" will be used often, so M rated for sure
-There will be an earthquake in a level. The destruction sounds very impressive. 7 story building collapses, looks very well done
-Significant narrative that goes with the SP mode
-More than one setting, you're not in the middle east for the whole game
-PC version is lead version
-Why 64 players for PC only? No complaints from the console crowd.
-No mod tools at release. Maybe none down the line either. Frostbite 2.0 is complex and mods tools would have to be dumbed down, so does Dice really want to put their time to that or would it be better spent elsewhere?
-Original story, not based on Bad Company at all.

Here's a link to the Game Informer scans if you want to read the whole story

It's all very interesting stuff, and DICE's claim of it being a next generation game, on current generation hardware seems quite accurate.

The game is getting a full reveal this week at GDC, so expect another trailer, and more news soon.

So, this is the official Battlefield 3 coverage thread, so if you find any news post it here. If a new trailer is released post it here. If you find a cool interview post it here. Let's keep this thread updated with all the news of the game as we prepare for deploymen to the third Battlefield!

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Wow, I'd almost buy it just for the air combat.

I think it will come to Steam eventually as neither EA or Valve want to pass up on all that potential money from Steam sales. I'll bite the bullet though and get it on Origin to see how it is. Who knows, maybe Origin won't be total shit.

Also, Battlefield 3 co-op has been revealed, so read about it here (as well as look as some pretty screens).

You can also view some of it:



I love me some co-op. Not sure if the campaign being available for co-op is the only co-op option available, but it's still nice. I will say though that I think CoD still seems to have the better co-op with Spec Ops, which was a ton of fun in MW2, unless BF3 will also offer something similar which would be awesome. They did say that with co-op you could compete for high scores and such so that's cool.

EDIT:

Also, this is just a fantastic feature, and will assuredly come in handy; you can create your own foxholes and trenches!

@Brick
I'm pretty sure it is like Spec Ops. It's rare when games have full co-op for the entire game. Extremely rare. I'd prefer it though to some lil missions on the side.

@carlosrox

Well if it's anything like Spec Ops but with a Battlefield twist it will be a lot of fun. You and I had some great moments in Spec Ops; I remember this one time on the oil rig level I collapsed, and you came over to revive me, but then a Russian came up behind you, and I had wanted to warn you, but before I could say anything it was too late.

Also, here's the complete list of weapons in the game.

No, it's certainly the absolute full campaign in co-op. Though I hear they have something similar to spec-ops on top of that.

@Xbob42
Are you fuckin' serious?

FUCKIN' YES IF TRUE! YES!!!! CO-OP integration in games is AMAZING and not done nearly enough. And I hate when it's a co-op MODE which gimmicky shit like "you press that switch, I do this, you go that path I go this path". I just wanna be able to play what the game offers with 2 people.
Co-Op is only as good as the core game is, I don't need little gimmicks to impress me.

@Brick
Yeah that was like impossible.

Oh I forgot to mention the Fox-holes. I should like them, but I had the tank get stuck on the tiniest of fox-holes too many times (I think I did mention how the tank collision detection was awful in the Alpha, and you would get stuck on freaking tree branches). The holes did save my life once or twice, though, so it's a mechanic with potential for sure.

Still, more than anything, I'm pretty sure it's going to be used mostly to block the passage of tanks through certain roads and such.

I really do love the music played in the trailer too. Hearing the main theme song, with that sort of static effect is really cool.

Here's the trailer for the Physical Warfare pack, detailing what you'll get if you pre-order. Other than that though it's kind of a boring trailer if I'm honest.

Saw this earlier. Sorta bleh video. I didn't even know it was focusing on preorderable weapons.

I thought "why the fuck is this vid focusing on 3 random guns?"

And this supposed co-op mode through single player? I don't think it's happening. I don't see any confirmation of it. I'd be disappointed. Single player co-op campaigns are too fuckin' rare.

New teaser showing off a campaign mission. Full reveal in one week.

Here's the full trailer, and the debut of Xbox 360 gameplay

Fellow PC gamers, here are your official system requirements:

Minimum System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
PROCESSOR: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ALTHON X2 2.7 GHZ)
MEMORY: 2 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD (AMD): DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES, WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
GRAPHICS CARD (NVIDIA): DIRECTX 10.0 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500 SERIES WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE

Recommended System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT
PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU
MEMORY: 4 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE

The Beta will also be from Sept. 29th through Oct. 10th, but if you pre-ordered on Origin, or got the limited Edition of Medal of Honor, you will get early access on the 27th. The map will be Operation Metro on Rush.

Recommended specs fit my new PC perfectly!

if this game does not get a Wii U port I am getting a top end pc when i start my working career after college just to play this game the way it is meant to be played. I am just assuming that the Wii U would be able to run the game at maximum pc settings.

@Scrawnton
No way. Maybe medium-high PC settings.

@Scrawnton

LOL.

Unlike most PC games, this game is being designed primarily for high spec PC's, with everything else being an after thought. We're not getting max setting on Wii U, though hopefully, if the developers take advantage of the hardware, it'll at least look better than the ps3/360 versions.

Scrawnton said:

if this game does not get a Wii U port I am getting a top end pc when i start my working career after college just to play this game the way it is meant to be played. I am just assuming that the Wii U would be able to run the game at maximum pc settings.

Even if it gets a Wii U port you will kind of be missing the entire point of Battlefield historically which is awesome multiplayer. Also like others have said this game is going to be the new Crysis. It's designed with top end PCs in mind. I'd be shocked if the Wii U ran it at max settings. If I were a guessing man I'd guess more in the medium-high range.

That is unless Nintendo pulls a massive rabbit out of their collective ass and launch the Wii U with a robust online service. I suppose it could happen...

I just can't wait for the beta next week. It's going to be

Do I need to be an EA member or some shit to get in the beta? Even so, I wouldn't be looking forward to it. I expect the game to run like shit on my pretty good PC.