{"id":34969,"date":"2012-03-28T15:11:44","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T13:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=34969"},"modified":"2012-03-28T15:19:41","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T13:19:41","slug":"dice-blames-consoles-for-battlefield-3-pc-update-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/34969-dice-blames-consoles-for-battlefield-3-pc-update-delays","title":{"rendered":"DICE blames consoles for Battlefield 3 PC update delays"},"content":{"rendered":"

PC gamers<\/a> complaining about a lack of Battlefield 3 updates got something new to complain about today, with developer DICE<\/a> blaming consoles for holding everything up. “Frustrating console certification,” is the culprit.<\/p>\n

While developer DICE has completed work on the latest update, gamers have to wait while it is passed through a rigid certification process for PSN<\/a> and Xbox Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very frustrating when it comes to \u2013 you have the fix, it\u2019s done but you can\u2019t roll it out,\u201d executive producer Patrick Bachman told PC Gamer. \u201cIt\u2019s not unique to us \u2013 everyone lives in this reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

It’s not all bad news, though.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou get proper testing. There\u2019s a lot of process that is there to guarantee a great gameplay experience. Our problem with support is we have a very big and complex game, so if something needs to be fixed, we need to be sure that it doesn\u2019t break something at the other end and again, like I said, we don\u2019t want to do emergency fixes to compensate for a problem in a specific area,\u201d said Bachman.<\/p>\n

EA<\/a> and DICE have announced they will release the patches individually, and that the PC and PS3<\/a> patches will roll out tomorrow, 29 March.<\/p>\n

There is still no word on when the Xbox 360<\/a> version of the patch will be ready and EA is sticking to a vague \u201cit\u2019s coming soon\u201d.<\/p>\n

The patch was announced last week, and it will include a wide range of gameplay changes. In particular, the PC version is getting some special attention, and we can expect improved server stability. Support for private servers is also on the cards.<\/p>\n

Source: PC Gamer<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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