With all the hype surrounding the next age of gaming, there is now a strong belief among fans that the developers have started exerting more importance on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of its respective titles rather than on the versions for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4.
While that may be depressing news to all those who cannot afford the new consoles, there’s no need to worry, as DICE – setting up nicely to release Battlefield 4 later this year – has assured that developers will not compromise with the current gen version of a game for the new generation. Well, at least DICE won’t for Battlefield 4.
Speaking in a recent interview with Gameplanet, DICE producer Daniel Matros stated that it doesn’t matter whether the game is on the current generation or the next as nobody will be treated to anything less.
On asked if Battlefield 4 has been compromised for current generation, and if the company’s real vision is the next generation, Matros stated that the company’s only vision is to go forward.
“We still have all of this stuff in the base game for any platform really – it's just streaming information from every player, back to the server again. It requires a lot of resources that unfortunately the 360 and PS3 don't have,” he added.
On the topic of the advantages related to the next generation of gaming, Matros commented that the next generation of game consoles will be a powerhouse, and that there’s a lot “to learn and so much more to do. We will use our full potential. All of that is in the next generation.”
“What we have done was impossible in Battlefield 3 – our vision of what we wanted to do was the Battlefield engine. Now, it's even more of a next generation, just to bring it out.”
Additionally, as far as changes in gameplay experience and the big additions to the new Battlefield are concerned, Matros said: “The big things are the tanks, the jets, all these kind of weird moments that randomly happen. Flying a helicopter and a jet may fly right into you. There are all these random moments that can happen; we call them Battlefield Moments. All out warfare.”
“Looking at where Battlefield was in Battlefield 3, it wasn't snappy, controls weren't responsive. It was obviously patched in later. If you play Battlefield 3 now, you can see we learned our lesson from the launch to get where we are now. So, that's a huge difference. It's snappier, it feels better, it's more responsive.”
Battlefield 4 is scheduled to release for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on Oct. 29 in North America and Nov. 1 in Europe, with versions for PS4 and Xbox One arriving in Q4 2013.