Battlefield 1943 dated and priced

PC News | Get set to return to Wake Island later this year.

DICE has announced that its downloadable multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1943 will hit the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the coming months, while PC gamers will have to wait until Q3 2009 to get their hands on it.

The download-only title will pack remakes of three maps from Battlefield 1942 (now featuring destructible environments) - Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima - which will give players the opportunity to engage in 24 player deathmatch combat, Battlefield style.

The console version of the game is set to arrive this June, carrying a price of 1200 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360 - which works out to approximately AUD $20 on the PS3.

PC gamers will have to keep their itchy trigger fingers waiting a little bit longer as the PC version of the game is not set for release until September. DICE has confirmed that it will be carrying the same price point as its console counterparts. At this time there is no announcement of how the PC version will be distributed, but many are speculating that the game will pop up on the Steam store due to its large user base.

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8 Comments

Nietzsche

4 years ago

I think I'll get this but why cant they just release BF3

Lord Haart

4 years ago

Um, I thought this IS BF3?...

Though it is DL only, and 1200 points, which strongly suggests otherwise. Any word on what engine it's built on? (ie is it more of an arcade-level game).

bigjimmystyle

4 years ago

apparently it uses frostbite, and looks to be modelled on maps from BF1942.

grim-one

4 years ago

Lord Haart wrote

Um, I thought this IS BF3?...

Depends how you count I guess. By mine they're already way past number 3.

1942, Vietnam, BF2, 2142, Heroes, 1943, ...

Slipvayne21

4 years ago

You forgot the best of the lot BF: Bad Company!

timmay33

4 years ago

grim-one wrote

Lord Haart wrote

Um, I thought this IS BF3?...

Depends how you count I guess. By mine they're already way past number 3.

1942, Vietnam, BF2, 2142, Heroes, 1943, ...

1942 and Vietnam Have the same Engine.
Bf2 and 2142 have the same engine.

Heroes is too arcade like.
1943 is downloadable, contains a whopping 3 maps, and is just 1942 with a new engine.

Don't include Bf2 Modern Combat or BF:Bad Company, lol

For me, BF3 will be a retail packaged game, with atleast 15 maps. A different engine from previous Bfs, and hopefully titled "Battlefield 3."

All I can say to EA and Dice is, quit messing around with these download only, online only and console only games, how bout apleasing some of the original fans who love 1942 and BF2.

Kikujir0

4 years ago

Yes yes YES Timmay! Exactly my thoughts.

Battlefield 3 was rumored probably like 2 years by now ago, where it would be modern, over 40 players each side (80 player servers) probably including updated next-gen graphics.

Bad Company isn't a true style BF imo, like timmay said

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All I can say to EA and Dice is, quit messing around with these download only, online only and console only games, how bout apleasing some of the original fans who love 1942 and BF2.

Hells yes.

john_solids

4 years ago

cant wait for it.
also a couple more details about it
450mbs download, so not to big.
plus there will be a trial version.
and the squad system and voip is better then BFBC's system.
5 planes (I'm guessing 5 for each team)
No sixaxis for flight.
and a more controls options then there were for BFBC
(all info is from the replies in the playstation blog comments, but im sure most will be the same for the 360 and pc)
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/04/30/the-battlefield-like-you-have-never-seen-before/#comments

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