link : http://geniusanime.com/2011/08/28/are-battlefield-3-devs-using-ps3-fanboy-propaganda-to-hype-up-and-promote-bf3-against-modern-warfare-3/

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EA promoting PS3 version of BF3 !!

The devs are using ps3 and ps3 fanboy propaganda to hype BF3, using them to go after COD without getting their hands dirty at the same time catering to ps3 fanboy insecurities insuringsales on PS3.Read ahead for some substantial evidence regarding the moves made by EA and Dice till date which supports the aforementioned conclusion.

1)John Riccitiello’s statement and unveiling of only PS3 gameplay footage

EA CEO John Riccitiello stated that Battlefield 3 is aimed at competing with the Call of Duty series. “This November, we’re launching Battlefield 3. It’s going up against the next Call of Duty, which is presently the #1 game in the game industry,” he affirmed. “A game that last year did $400 million dollars in revenue on day one. Battlefield 3 is designed to take that game down.” EA is planning on spending over $100 million dollars on a marketing campaign for Battlefield 3.

How else can you make the game stand out without promoting Battlefield 3 on the PC and especially on the Playstation 3 since Activision has a long history of promoting the Call of Duty series on the Xbox 360 as their lead platform.

2)Talking smack against Call of Duty franchise and create a flamebait

Electronic Arts’ EA Games label, stated that Battlefield 3 is a “flat out superior” product to blockbuster FPS Call of Duty. EA has also said it’s going on the “offense” in regards to its marketing on Battlefield 3, saying that it kicked off its campaign early to establish a “beachhead.”

This statement was intended to further enrage the Call of Duty fan-following which includes a major chunk of Xbox 360 COD fanboys and then timing it with the release of new Gameplay footage of BF3 running on the PS3 thus creating a  nice sense of superiority among the PS3 gamers to turn their heads towards BF3 to ward off the 360 love that COD offers. Though both the games are Multiplatform this successfully creates a flame war against PS3 and 360 gamers who brag about these games as if

BF3 v/s MW3 = PS3 v/s Xbox 360.

3)Announcement that BF3 to be on Multiple Discs on the Xbox 360.

Karl Magnusson who’s the General Manager of DICE commented about the size of the game and that the Xbox 360 version would ship on Multiple Discs.

This statement was also a welcome message to the PS3 gamers to start a war on multiple forums and website citing that no matter how big the game might be, the PS3 version would be packed on a single Blu ray disc as opposed to the Xbox 360 version.Though this seems very silly and an insignificant reason, it is these small things that matter when it comes to Console war fanatics.

Is this even necessary?

4)Christina Coffin’s statement confirming that the PS3 version will be using SPU-based deffered shading system

Chistina Coffin,Senior Engineer at DICE revealed through a collection of slides at GDC’11 that the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 3 would utilize Tiled-based deferred shading for the Real time rendering.
It was also revealed that the PS3 would utilize SPU-based deferred shading system.

DICE cites the reason as being the Xbox 360 not having SPUs, however it appears this will provide a better experience for PS3 owners as it’ll enable them to produce better visuals as having the ability to use the SPU+GPU together “raises the bar.” This also enables to offload some of the SPU’s work to the GPU, providing them with more space to create better looking shaders and environments.

There is also an other report by DICE that they will be able to use the SPU for morphological anti-aliasing (MLAA) on PS3.

5) No evidence of any gameplay footage of BF3 running on the Xbox 360

EA is smart.They are purposefully resorting to promoting the PS3 as they always have done with their previous titles like Medal of Honor and Crysis 2.  They are using ps3 fanboys to hype and talk smack against COD. In the last weeks before launch they will start showing the 360 version to get 360 fans excited before launch and to distract them from COD knowingly causing more fights/hype/attention due to ps3 fans tolling the new 360 footage.

BF3 on PS3 > Xbox360 ??

Also this technical jargon wont matter until and unless the game looks Substantially superior on the PS3 compared to its Xbox 360 counterpart, which is very doubtful.

With all the above moves that EA has taken it can be safely understood that either directly or indirectly, EA wants to topple COD to take that spot of the No.1 Console FPS with the aid of PS3 fanbase to promote Battlefield 3. "

to be honest i consider mw 3 to be garbage anyway, but regardless there's the point that mw 3 has timed exclusive content on 360, i remember the devs of bf 3 saying they had found a unique lighting technique specifically for the 360 version and other things i may have missed. Therefore i'd say that this claim is nonsense imo

I'll laugh when the 360 version of BF3 outsells all other platforms combined,

I'll laugh even more when the PS3 version of MW3 outsells BF3 on all platforms combined.

EA has always been supportive of Sony (especially this gen). Not surprising that they're hyping up the PS3 version of their biggest game.

i so avoided making this thread cause its pointless and really has no grounds to prove its point.

as it stands i'm looking to buy my first CODMW game(although unfortunately i've played them all) and my first Battlefield game for PS3.

Is this a big problem. If you dont know, EA sends out PS3 review copies, have many EA-PS3 exclusive content deals (moh being a recent one), you have EA Fifa-SONY promotions. The multiple disk? Is this guy has lost all credibility in his article, because DVD - small space, games are getting bigger and Blu Ray offers like 7x more space than DVD. Dice and EA aren't purposly having BF3 on mulitple disk lol. The shading is another false thing because look, that poster is at GDC being shown to other developers to say, look we can get this type of shading on the ps3.

This guys appears to be a crying 360 fanboy more like it.

I also dont blame EA for going after the PS3 crowd because they get the raw end of the stick when it comes to call of duty, if i was EA i would do the same thing. What 10 million units of Black ops ps3 were sold, i can see BF3 halving that for Mw3.

I cant wait for COD to bury this game in sales. Battlefield 3 deserves to fail big time.

Not quite sure how describing different methods for shading and anti-aliasing between the platforms can be turned into fanboy bait. I think it's hoping to put PS3 gamers' minds at ease a little because when a multiplat game uses the same method for these technical things almost invariably the PS3 version gets the raw deal quality-wise. DICE actually going to the effort of using the PS3 architecture as intended is a welcome change from the approach of many/most multiplat devs.

Question is, the accusation has been made that EA is conspiring to get PS3 fanboys to do their dirty work. But is there any objective evidence? I would think it's dangerous for EA to try to get rabid platform fanboys to take down the competition because they risk pissing off 360 FPS fanboys and thereby pissing off the gamers on the platform that has a much bigger FPS market. Seems like a really dumb strategy. I don't think EA are that dumb.

Promoting it to PS3 fans is good. Trying to get PS3 fanboys to destroy the competition is idiotic.

1. Seem understandable what EA is trying to do though they really need to put some focus on the 360 community considering thats the community where the most preorders and more likely most sale will go toward.

2. I dont see how his comment of “flat out superior” is anything out of the ordinary for a rival company. Hell treyarch and Infinity ward had some word with each other between COD4 and WaW. Both parties wanted attention and chose to do so some immature manner. You can also argue that he is correct considering the technical aspect that Frostbite 2 can do over the aging COD engine. However sales will still show MW3 will be the dominate force.

3. I heard this to be a rumor and havent seen it confirmed...either way Id rather have more content on multi disc rather then less one a single. Like the article said..not a big deal...less someone wants to make it one.

4. Er...i dont even know. Not sure what this means...

5. This is actually where Im bothered...but not because of the exclusion of xbox footage...but what real footage have we been shown on ps3? We have the jimmy Fallon footage which the footage looks like it was compressed. I heard people discuss how the video feed from console to on air wasnt the highest quality that could have been done. I dont know anything about that but either way the reception wasnt great for what the fans had seen. So the next thing DICE would do is release a trailer to counter the doubt. Showcasing some awesome ps3 footage...no. Instead we get a streamed conference demo that's low quality of the co op mode on ps3. what gives?

I expect BF3 to look great on all platforms just like Bad company 2 did. Im pretty sure Medal of Honor showed EA and DICE what happens when a "beta" is launched looking and feeling like an "Alpha". So with the Beta coming in September they better be ready.

Back on topic, I dont see this claim being accurate. If anything I see DICE being a developer trying to focus on each console and using their spec to their fullest potential. Maybe Im wrong...

well then again as far as I'm concerned who in is right mind can say a game like BF is not netter than COD ?????? last time I checked you can't play half of what you can play in BF in COD right ??? when it will come close to have the same gameplay options than BF then we'll be able to compare the 2.....

just for info I don't like current time military FPS I found them boring... so go ahead troll against me....