Cross Game Chat #58 – EA Ruined The Battlefield 3 Beta
EA decided to release a beta that used old code for Battlefield 3, and a map that didn’t have any vehicle combat. As a result, there were a lot of gamers that played the Battlefield 3 beta and decided not to buy the game. In this week’s podcast, we discuss what steps EA should have taken to show off the game in the best light. We also discuss what type of games should release a beta, and what developers should expect to accomplish with a beta. Unfortunately, EA isn’t the only one screwing up this week – Square Enix lives up to their reputation of making horrible decisions and SEGA returns to remind us that they have no idea how to deal with the Valkyria Chronicles franchise.
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- Valkyria Chronicles 3 Cancels Trip to America Read>>
- Men in Black Game Announced Read>>
- BioWare Reveals Multiplayer for ME3 and Details Read>>
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- Vita Games Cheaper on the download Read>>
- Sony: Repurchase UMD Read>>
We haven’t decided the topic for next week, but you can still write in with your thoughts on the Battlefield 3 beta to crossgamechat@playstationlifestyle.net or PSLifeStyle via Twitter. Also, we are always open to viewer feedback and tips. Feel free to drop us an email if there is anything about the podcast that needs to be improved on. You can also stop by playstationlifestyle.net/live every night at 9 pacific to chat with other PlayStation LifeStyle fans and the podcasters directly.
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7 Responses to “Cross Game Chat #58 – EA Ruined The Battlefield 3 Beta”
Awesome Podcast guys. Yeah EA fucked up the beta but the full game will be the shit and only 1 week away until I’m killing noobs.
i dont care at all about this crappy game. The graphics are not very good in my opinion and i hate the gameplay. im so used to call of duty’s style so i think im gonna stick to mw3 until this game is $5!
I prefer Battlefield 3′s strategy and vehicle combat to CoD’s twitch-happy frag-fest, but to each their own.
great podcast guys. I don’t know how many times my buddy and I have talked about what a beta actually means. The actual version is going to be great. I’m not going to buy it right away but I’ll be picking it up at some point.
Yea they really screwed it up but Ive heard the game looks a lot better and plays great on their recent build.
Next week feature:
The pricing on video games:
Is the content in the games worth it? How much content is needed to be in a game to be considered $60?
Used games and the effects on the market/consumers:
Why not limit the production of games to not over saturate the market?
thats a great idea thanks