Battlefield - Bad Company

[burn_this_city]

Anyone else downloaded the demo off Xbox live?? I did last week and I can't stop playing it. Definately one of the best fps games I've ever played..

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Anyone else downloaded the demo off Xbox live?? I did last week and I can't stop playing it. Definately one of the best fps games I've ever played..

FPS = PC for me, any demo out there for PC users?

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

FPS = PC for me, any demo out there for PC users?

Sadly no PC version to speak of.. I'm a big counter-strike junky so it pains me to use the crappy xbox controller rather than keyboard and mouse..

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Sadly no PC version to speak of.. I'm a big counter-strike junky so it pains me to use the crappy xbox controller rather than keyboard and mouse..

I just don't see how it can be done. I used to be a major CS junkie myself (COD4 & HL2 is my current junk) and dont get how people can use a console control to play such games. I guess it's all in what you are used to.

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

I just don't see how it can be done. I used to be a major CS junkie myself (COD4 & HL2 is my current junk) and dont get how people can use a console control to play such games. I guess it's all in what you are used to.

Its my biggest complaint with console games.. The aiming is just horrible..

[WhiteTom]

Strange that this one isn't getting a PC version (if Wikipedia can be believed). I thought EA was all about exploiting their properties.

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Its my biggest complaint with console games.. The aiming is just horrible..

mmhmm, I remember reading in PC gamer a while back there was a bunch of xbox fanbois that said they could school any PC player in a FPS. They took on a bunch of staffers from PC Gamer and got absolutely slaughtered.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

mmhmm, I remember reading in PC gamer a while back there was a bunch of xbox fanbois that said they could school any PC player in a FPS. They took on a bunch of staffers from PC Gamer and got absolutely slaughtered.

I don't doubt it, you just can match the precision of a mouse/keyboard with any type of console controller (insert auto aim disclaimer but I find auto aim weak).

FPS, RTS, MMORPG = PC
Sports, Racing, Fighting = Console

[Hemi-Cuda]

i'm more looking forward to Battlefield Heroes for the PC. looks like a mix of two of my favorite games, BF1942 and TF2, and it's free to play.

this video looks awesome

[LChoy]

I use to be in the FPS = PC camp, but after playing on the Xbox for alittle while, I can honestly say, you get use to aiming with your thumb. Playing COD4, there isn't any auto aiming, but you get the hang of it. PC still has the edge with the mouse, but it isn't really that far apart in terms of accuracy.
Granted, I'm weird, and I can only play with invert look....

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by lchoy

I use to be in the FPS = PC camp, but after playing on the Xbox for alittle while, I can honestly say, you get use to aiming with your thumb. Playing COD4, there isn't any auto aiming, but you get the hang of it. PC still has the edge with the mouse, but it isn't really that far apart in terms of accuracy.
Granted, I'm weird, and I can only play with invert look....

I am more weird, I play with normal look with a mouse and inverted with the dual analog thumbsticks. I don't argue that you can play a FPS on a console but a mouse and keyboard >>>>> controller.

BOOM HEADSHOT.

[IntenseFan]

Originally Posted by WhiteTom

Strange that this one isn't getting a PC version (if Wikipedia can be believed). I thought EA was all about exploiting their properties.

Probably true, at least for now. They might do a port if the game makes enough $$$.

People in the industry are telling me that consoles are the way to go for making a quick buck. Seems there are just too many compatibility issues for PC versions of games (i.e. more permutations and combinations of software/hardware) to do on the cheap. They have to hire a whole slew of beat testers and troubleshooters and offer tech support and patches once the game is launched. Apparently it is much simpler in confining it to the consoles, which have fewer compatibility issues. Then if enough $$$ is made they can justify a port over to PC.

[WhiteTom]

Originally Posted by IntenseFan

Seems there are just too many compatibility issues for PC versions of games (i.e. more permutations and combinations of software/hardware) to do on the cheap. They have to hire a whole slew of beat testers and troubleshooters and offer tech support and patches once the game is launched. Apparently it is much simpler in confining it to the consoles, which have fewer compatibility issues. Then if enough $$$ is made they can justify a port over to PC.

Yeah, making PC games work on as many machines as possible is definitely a consideration, but I think considering EA's track record (which has actually been improving) I would have thought they would push out a PC version even if it was unpolished. My only reasoning for this is that even though it comes out for the consoles, it still gets created on a PC. Granted it isn't like they just push a "Compile for PC Button" and it magically works, but again, I've never put it past a massive publisher like EA to push out an unfinished product and patch the crap out of it later.

Hopefully a focus on the 360 and PS3 only will ensure that they come out with a better product than if they had diverted resources to make a PC version as well.

I downloaded the demo last night, but I haven't had a chance to try it yet. Might do that tonight.

[Antithesis]

I've always wondered why Microsoft and Sony don't release mouse peripherals for their systems ... seems like a pretty elegant solution to this FPS: PC or XBox problem in my mind ...

[WhiteTom]

Originally Posted by Antithesis

I've always wondered why Microsoft and Sony don't release mouse peripherals for their systems ... seems like a pretty elegant solution to this FPS: PC or XBox problem in my mind ...

Sony actually does support the use of any bluetooth compatible mouse/keyboard combo on the PS3, no 100% sure if it works in games as I've never tried it. However, you can pick something like the Frag FX pad for the PS3:

http://www.splitfish.com/page.cfm?pageid=15

One thing that might be stopping MS from making keyboard peripherals is to keep some fairness in the games. I seriously doubt it, since a mouse/keyboard would sell really well to people like me, but it's a thought.

[LockedOut]

Originally Posted by WhiteTom

Sony actually does support the use of any bluetooth compatible mouse/keyboard combo on the PS3, no 100% sure if it works in games as I've never tried it. However, you can pick something like the Frag FX pad for the PS3:

http://www.splitfish.com/page.cfm?pageid=15

One thing that might be stopping MS from making keyboard peripherals is to keep some fairness in the games. I seriously doubt it, since a mouse/keyboard would sell really well to people like me, but it's a thought.

It doesn't have to be bluetooth for KB and mouse to work on PS3. Any with a USB connection works on a PS3 via corded or cordless using a USB receiver. Games on the PS3 with a KB/mouse work if it's supported in the game. UT3 on PS3 has support for mouse/KB.

[WhiteTom]

Originally Posted by LockedOut

It doesn't have to be bluetooth for KB and mouse to work on PS3. Any with a USB connection works on a PS3 via corded or cordless using a USB receiver. Games on the PS3 with a KB/mouse work if it's supported in the game. UT3 on PS3 has support for mouse/KB.

I totally forgot about the USB capability, sorry. Thanks for clearing that up.