It's pretty evident that so far we have seen not an inch of xbox footage of bf3, but is it really because it looks bad or not finished/optimized? I really don't think so.
For starters, I think the reason no one has seen a trailer or even a piece of gameplay on xbox is because of Activision and Microsoft. Don't believe me? Well, look at this: xbox promotes call of duty, every map pack or DLC content released for cod is first released on XBL. Activation has exclusive partnership with Microsoft XBL basically promotes COD media. For example: we have seen COD run on xbox, but have we seen it run on PC or PS3? No. Cod is a console centered shooter, but why do you think we haven't seen it on other platforms as well?
I see people post comments like, "the console version must be hideous", or "sub par", but I believe it's not. It definitely won't be PC standard, but I can very well guess that the game will be one of the most technically amazing games out there. It all has to do will console exclusivity, hence why bf3 is prominently shown on ps3 and not xbox360. If you need another example, look at the cod press conference at the Call of Duty XP event. It had Microsoft and Xbox360 written all over it.
Want proof?: http://www.cinemablend.com/...
Or: "-$1 million dollar Call of Duty tournament by Activision and the event's lead sponsor Microsoft Xbox 360."
Why have a competitor to the game you sponsor posted up in headlines? Also, PS3 is not sponsoring BF3. People may think that but DICE and EA decided to use the "Buy BF3 new and get 1943 exclusively on PS3 for free" deal, it was to at least get some PS3 owners on their side because they basically had absolutely no influence on the Xbox side of things.
So please guys, don't nitpick and speculate on things that are obvious if you look for the signs, for all my nitpickers out there.
There's a console version for xbox, but why no PS3 version?
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
I take DICE's Word and say the two console versions will be very similar.
It's not a big deal really, since when have any multiplat game had any significant differnce? Never all multiplat games look very similar and this one will be no different.
I think that when people compare performance between the two consoles they forget that it's never an "apples to apples" comparison. This isn't to say one is better than the other, but they definitely handle certain aspects the same titles differently and are thus designed a little differently. Looking for BF3 to run exactly like the other consoles, regardless of perspective, only fuels some contrived debate.
You bring up a good moderate point, but also bear in mind that people leaving the kinds of comments you're seeking to combat are usually left by people that take the spoon with their spoon-fed "news" and really have no motive to investigate anything on their own. The gaming culture is flooded with those types of individuals and we're all the worse for it.
It's because of their partnership. Microsoft pays Activision to promote Call of Duty on the Xbox 360 and they also get exclusivity for a few months on DLC as well. It's beneficial for both of them since there are more 360s sold World Wide (still I think, I'm not sure). Microsoft is also partnering with them for XP and they've done so for the official Gamestop tournaments the last two years. Then there is the Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 3 edition.
The sheer fact that we've not seen footage on the 360 shows that Microsoft is most likely not interested in a deal with EA and spending much money on it. They can certainly do both, but it would cost them an insane amount of money with what they are already spending on Call of Duty and if I had to choose between one, I think it's a no brainier to go with COD to further promote your brand.
Also don't quote me on this, but I think EA has a partnership with Sony. At least they had it for Medal of Honor. Not sure if they cooperated for Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 3.
no offence but this is just your opinion, you have pointed out no hard facts with reliable sources
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