[ Official EA/Dice ] Battlefield coming to Playstation 2

Winters

Battlefield: Modern Combat coming to Playstation 2
Digital Illusions game series Battlefield is coming to the PlayStation 2. The game, thats going to be called Battlefield: Modern Combat, is planned to be released fall 2004. The publishers are Electronic Arts.

-It's a natural way in our way of designing the trademark Battlefield and we see the game Battlefield: Modern Combat as a spring to the next generation of Playstation, thats released in 2006, Patrick Söderlund says, under Digital Illusions.

Battlefield: Modern Combat is a multiplayer game, and can be played with up to 24 players at a time over the internet. For this you'll need a Playstation 2, a broadband internet connection, a memory card and an internet adapter.

Battlefield: Modern Combat is developed by Digital Illusions Göteborg (Sweden) and its time is modern. You will be able to have more than 30 vehicles and 70 weapons. The teams will include are: China, USA and a new middle-east coalition. The players can communicate via a USB headset.

During spring 2003 three new deals were made with Electronic Arts one of them being Battlefield: Modern Combat.

Battlefield: Modern Combat is for the Playstation 2 and is going to be sold as a fullprice game for around 50 USD. Electronic Arts is distrubuting and publishing the game. It's planned for release around fall 2004

From Digital Illusions - Translated

You can find articles on it from IGN.com and Eurogamer.net. This has been announced by the European wing of EA and has yet to be commented on by EA in the US.

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Jim

Shite.

Looks like a real watered down EA game, like what they did to C&C.

Commercialised is the only word I can think of.

the_syco

It looks like Iraq. It esp. looks like DesertCombat. Just look @;


This looks sooooooooooooooo much like dc_urban_seige.

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Also, I wonder does the new PS have a mouse of some type. Imagine; Dataisgod, with a sniper rifle, and a bunch of console kids. ROFL

Jim

Originally posted by the_syco
Also, I wonder does the new PS have a mouse of some type. Imagine; Dataisgod, with a sniper rifle, and a bunch of console kids. ROFL

Isn't that how it is now

bizmark

I take offence to that

1.Data is crap
2.Consoles are evil EVIL I TELLS YA

the_syco

A console kiddie would be (slowly) turning to the direction of the shot, when another one would hit him, and kill him.
Also, by the time the PS comes out, its graphics HW will be at least 4 months old.

Matt Simis

Originally posted by the_syco
It looks like Iraq. It esp. looks like DesertCombat. Just look @;


This looks sooooooooooooooo much like dc_urban_seige.

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Also, I wonder does the new PS have a mouse of some type. Imagine; Dataisgod, with a sniper rifle, and a bunch of console kids. ROFL

Dont the DC guys work for Dice now?

Still, while looking decent for the PS2, you can really see the signature "muddy textures" of the machine. It saddens me that more players will play this and asscociate this "port" with the brand "Battlefield" than with the original PC games..

Just like Baldurs Gate: DA. :mad:



Matt

regeneration

Oh dear god, that looks ****e - the models are low poly, half of them dont seem to have any shadows, and only 24 players?? When BF:V support 64? I know the PS2 never came net ready, but stilll...

And yes, Trauma are behind the work.

Winters

I doubt the trauma boys are behind a PS2 version. They are probably working on the PC version of the game. I know this will be PS2 for the moment but it will also br PC by next year or so. Pity EA havent sorted out their XBox Live arguement as if the game was to be developed for XBox it would look a lot better. PS2 engine just isint up to Battlefield standards

Also, Official announcement from EA on the Battlefield Website:

EA AND DIGITAL ILLUSIONS ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENT OF BATTLEFIELD: MODERN COMBAT FOR THE PLAYSTATION® 2

Award-winning Battlefield Franchise Comes to Console for the First Time

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 15, 2004 - Lock and load, soldier... It’s time to prepare for all-out war on the modern battlefields of the world. Electronic Arts announced today that the award-winning Battlefield franchise is coming to console for the first time with Battlefield: Modern Combat for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system from Sony Computer Entertainment America. The title, which is currently under development for a planned fall 2004 debut, will be published and distributed by EA under the EA GAMES™ brand.

The first-ever Battlefield console installment will drop players into the heat of battle on the high tech frontlines, entering a new modern era of combat with more firepower and new expansive environments. Armed with the latest modern weaponry, players can take control of over 30 vehicles, including tanks, helicopters and fast attack vehicles, to engage in major conflicts with up to 24 players in some of the largest online battles on the PlayStation 2 console. (Online play requires the PlayStation 2 console, a broadband connection, memory card, and network adaptor for the PlayStation 2). Voiceover communication is also supported via USB headset. Players will choose to fight for one of three military superpowers: the United States, the Chinese, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition.

Developed by Sweden-based Digital Illusions,Battlefield: Modern Combat features large and detailed environments, from city streets to remote forests, in some of the globe’s most notorious hot spots, allowing players to engage in multiplayer battles that could be ripped straight from tomorrow’s headlines. Battlefield: Modern Combat also includes over 70 state-of-the-art modern weapons and advanced weapon systems, including heat-seeking missiles and laser designated bombs. Additionally, with in-game success, players increase their rank and garner promotions in a persistent online world.

From Official Battlefield Websites 1942 \ Vietnam

suppafly

i must say that really does like pathetic. the graphics or really bad!!

regeneration

In it's defence, the PS2 is not the prettiest of consoles out there atm; it's not wonder the game looks... ... mank.

Jim

Well its finally happening, EA have got their sites set onto consoles! More specifically the X-Box and its internet capabilities are their target for Battlefield:Modern Combat

This will be bringing the joys of battlefield to those that are not wise to the elegance of a keyboard and mouse...

Here is what some insiders had to say regarding this new venture

A former employee of EA said

"EA is going to bring its games to Live this year. It's finally happening."


Wall street UBS commented that;

"We do expect that to change this year, with Battlefield 1942 for Xbox expected to have Xbox Live capability,"


Banc of America Securities, another Wall Street heavy weight said;

"The popularity of Xbox Live, which is likely to be supported by Electronic Arts for the first time in 2004, also contributes to our confidence in strong Xbox hardware sales this year,"

However there may be a slight sourness to this tale, Microsoft wishes to control and create revenue through their exclusive servers for their Live games, however EA are more at home with their games being run on several independent servers!

Hopefully this will come to fruition in the autumn, we will just have sit out the storm and wait and see if anything comes of these corporate behemoths and their grand ambitions on this front.

Deadwing

aww crap.
Just like how they watered down deus ex 2 for xbox, now battlefields has been graphically raped and playability donkey punched for PS2

*cue loads of ps2 kiddies saying 'have ya played dat bleedin' battlefield, its bleedin' RAPA!!! oid give foive bleedin G's ourra foive!!!*

Jim

Originally posted by Deadwing
aww crap.
Just like how they watered down deus ex 2 for xbox, now battlefields has been graphically raped and playability donkey punched for PS2

*cue loads of ps2 kiddies saying 'have ya played dat bleedin' battlefield, its bleedin' RAPA!!! oid give foive bleedin G's ourra foive!!!*

One of the times your sig makes sense.

Winters

Just an update from EA/Dice with some screenshots of the upcoming Battlefield: Modern Combat for the PS2.

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the_syco

I dislike the way that it show's how much health the choppers have left. I prefer not knowing, unless your in it, as it defeats the realism.

regeneration

Huh? No it doesn't, it shows the pilot's name and their "rank" by the looks of things - those strips are ranks, not health
Either way, Im glad I dont own a PS2 - I'd be embarressed by those shots Roll on BF2 please