Battlefield 3 on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

This Thursday night (June 16), Battlefield 3 will be appearing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, but more importantly, we’ll be playing the game on the PlayStation 3. DICE’s Johan Dohl will be the member representing the game and playing Battlefield 3 on the stage.

[Warprincess116]

I don't care about the game but im happy it being shown on the PS3

[GUYwhoPLAYSvideoGAME]

That, minus the not caring about the game.

[captain-obvious]

duplicate much ?
http://n4g.com/news/787549/...

[evrfighter1]

lol warprincess is following bf3 more closely than me and I'm a 1942 day 1 player.

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

You don't care about the game yet you care it about it being shown on the Ps3. You obviously care.

[Lifendz]

Excited to see what the console footage will look like. Hoping they make this segment available on Hulu.

[lil Titan]

hope they get rid of that random saving while your playing online

[sloth3395]

if you dont care then dont comment

[NatureOfLogic]

That's what I've been saying to the BF fanboys who comment on MW3 articles.

[Tank_Commander_E6]

Oh but I do care about MW3 KingElixir so very, very much....very.

[Canucks23]

Then what does it matter to you what it's being shown on?

[di0medes]

I've been wondering if you are mentally handicapped? If so, that's alright. I'm just curious.

[ATiElite]

Good so you consolers can stop crying!!!!

I want my mommie, I want my BF3 console footage wah wah waaaaah! just kidding w/ u guys i'll be watching myself as well.

@ Warprincess: if you don't like BF3 then why waste OUR time with your post? Stop Hating!

Battlefield since 1942!

[PhantomT1412]

Well she obviously care, she expect it to suck just like Kotick, the "genius".

[subtenko]

Jimmy likes the PS3 thats why they use the console alot B-)

[ELite_Ghost]

yes they showed U3 footage a while ago too :D

[Shackdaddy836]

You must obviously care since you're usually one of the first people to comment in every BF topic...

[BlackKnight]

Warprincess, don't you mean you don't care because it is the best on PC but happy because the PS3 version will be shown because thats all you own (or seem to own) and are just an over-the-top faboy?

If you didn't care, you wouldn't post. All you care is that the most amazing looking game in the world right now on PC is going to be shown on your holy grail platform.

If you don't have all the platforms, stop acting like one is better than the other.

[Pacman321]

Im really hoping that it looks as good as the PC version, but i know thats really unlikely.

[Shaman]

You mean console rendering DX11 features at 1080p with SRAA or 16xMSAA included?HIGHLY doubt that :P

It will proly look very very alike,only in much lower res and frame rate.

[Jack-Dangerously]

That would probably be why he said "Im really hoping..." "...but i know thats really unlikely."

You are soooo cool for owning a gaming pc.

[HardCover]

Who cares about being cool? We're talking hardware.

DICE haven't even built the PC that maxes out BF3. They run it on 1 GTX 580, but that's still far stronger than what the consoles have.

It's cool to know what your expensive console has inside of it in relation to what's on the market 5-6 years later.

[SignifiedSix]

Lol owned. Nothing beats the pc. Hell, my 27 inch Imac would eat these consoles alive xD

[trancefreak]

I dont think many people will be playing the pc version with those specs dude.

Battlefield will probably destroy my Gtx 570 also.

[Motorola]

@Shaman I dont think he meant it like that LOL. Does BF3 even have 16xMSAA? I really dont know.

[BlackKnight]

Almost any game can. PC hardware can force AA on over 90% of games on PC. Nvidia currently has 32x.

And yes, I know the 32x setting is a mix of MSAA and CSAA, the point is you can force crazy levels of AA on practically any PC game.

[trancefreak]

Woo there we are are talking a small marginal bracket of PC elitist here.

I would love to have a rig like that with a 3 panel monitor setup.

I can dream!

[Agent-86]

What you should be hoping for is that it looks better than BFBC2 or MW3 on consoles. Hoping for it to look as good as the PC version on 6 year old tech is really asking for a lot. DICE is doing their best and I'm sure it'll still look great on the consoles. I thought BFBC2 looked good on consoles (I played the beta on my PS3 since they had it as an exclusive at first). Of course, not as good as my PC version, but I thought it was still quite respectable. I imagine BF3 will be about the same.

[PhantomT1412]

"What you should be hoping for is that it looks better than BFBC2 or MW3 on consoles."

Won't be that difficult to be better than MW3 on consoles, since they optimize the sh*t out of it to make it run at 60 fps (which means sub-HD graphics).

I don't expect to see a huge difference between PC and consoles through trailers and web videos though. We'll see some effects gone, that's for sure, but the overall quality will be the same since we can only get 30 FPS vids on the web and codecs are compressing them.

Also, it'll be good to have some console footage because I think we'll see a brand new level since I hardly imagine they want us to compare with existing pc gameplay vids on the same level.

I sincerely hope it'll look beautiful on consoles. That'll be good for everyone. That'll mean multiplat devs can develop on PC to satisfy the techs of PC gamers while scaling just right to current-gen consoles.

[BeastlyRig]

Since it 24 player It may look as close as possible to PC!

But nothing will beat a game that uses an engine that was built from the ground up for pc..

- http://bf3blog.com/wp-conte...

But I think it will look better than the 360 version.

look at killzone.. deferred rendering will do ps3 justice!

It will be good on all platforms.

[WetN00dle69]

We will see what happens. The KZ engine is quite frankly SHITE when compared to Frostbite 2.0. So all i can say is that we will see what happens.

[Tank_Commander_E6]

@WetNoodle69

Did you just bring up Killzone? If did then are you you nuts? I guarantee you BF3 MP or SP will not come close to gorgeousness of KZ3.

[caboose32]

@Tank_Commander_E6

Ewww, what?!?!?
I bought KZ3 not to long ago and I think the graphics are way over rated! The art style is great for the game but that's about it. Im sure this and Uncharted 3 will look better.

[BlackKnight]

Games that use deferred rendering:

Crackdown 1&2
GTA4
KZ2/3
Red Dead Redemption
Halo: Reach
Crysis 2
BF3

These are the ones I know of for sure and off the top of my head.
Deferred rendering does not guarantee a great looking game, it depends on A LOT more than just that.

[trancefreak]

I think guerilla games could make something special with pc specs in mind.

They amazed with the ps3 but its the ps3 now years later holding back.

I always here so much talk cough cough crytek that they are making the best graphical console game eva.

I thought the bad co series looked pretty phenomenal on ps3 except for the jaggies.

[jack_burt0n]

Not gonna happen, but dice have been working some nice stuff with the spe's and learning tips from guerilla.

So could be a nice surprise, lets hope so, so ps3 fans can buy battlefield by the droves.

[xCaptainAmazing]

because DICE is better than Guerilla. I think they have guys smart enough to do the job. People think the Sony first party studios are the only ones smart enough to put a good looking game together on PS3. They are actually the only ones that really care because they don't have to create an engine that scales onto different kinds of hardware. Not really that impressive, but they've made some gorgeous games out of it, which is undeniable.

[Kahvipannu]

"People think the Sony first party studios are the only ones smart enough to put a good looking game together on PS3. They are actually the only ones that really care because they don't have to create an engine that scales onto different kinds of hardware. Not really that impressive, but they've made some gorgeous games out of it, which is undeniable. "

And they have full support from the hardware maker, Sony, damn big thing. Pretty much that and also that they have engines made for only one hardware, as you mentioned.

"because DICE is better than Guerilla. "

Personally, when talking about games they have made, I agree^^

[Kleptic]

careful...

Game design and rendering technology are two totally different things...and NO ONE can argue that Guerilla is 'bad' at rendering tech...

Killzone 2 did plenty of things that no other title (shooter or otherwise) had done in 2009...and it has multiple tech features that other titles still haven't caught up with yet...the physics based animation system, the lighting design (its far more than just 'good lighting'; it took an entire development team to make just that...)...the storytelling (kidding) etc...

I'm not saying killzone 2 is anything close to BF3 singing on the right system...just saying Guerilla is definitely a serious studio when it comes to making video game renderers...sure they had a pot of cash and only had to worry about one platform...but there is stuff in killzone 2 that hasn't shown up yet on PC...let alone another Ps3 game...

[death2smoochie]

@Kleptic

What has KZ2 done in 2009 that no other shooter has done regarding tech?
I am not trying to flame so don't take it that way, but honestly, PC gaming has done what KZ2 has done in most cases well before it.

You mention lighting, yet KZ2/3 does not use HDR..it uses LDR and NOA32...
Most of the lighting in KZ2/3 is not in real time...its pre calculated.
No real dynamic global illumination.
Dynamic volumetric light beams and light shaft effects were all pre calculated. Not in real time.
No Subsurface scattering in real time. No Subsurface scattering period.
No destructible environments also.
Games like Crysis that came out in 2007 are far ahead then KZ2 in the tech department. Most of the features I mentioned above Crysis had been doing this in 2007 an KZ2 which came out in 2009 lacked.
Crytek also were the devs who invented SSAO.

"Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO) is a rendering technique for efficiently approximating the well-known computer graphics ambient occlusion effect in real time. It was used for the first time in a video game in the 2007 PC game Crysis made by Crytek"

Guerrilla are amazing developers but the tech they used was used well before KZ2 was released.
The rendering Frost Bite 2.0 engine is WAY ahead of the KZ2/3 engine. The Cryengine the same.

[Deputydon]

@death2smoochie

I'm going to go ahead and assume he was referring to console shooters...

[qwertyz]

it will NEVER look as good as the pc version the ps3 is outdated with only 512 mb of ram. whoever thinks it will be possible using the power of teh cell should be shot(literally) lol. battlefield 3 will show console gamers how shitty their consoles truly are. I forgot EVEN bulletstorm maxed out does that lol rapes everything on consoles and doesn't even use the true power of pc. PC is FLAT OUT superior to consoles go out and build a pc you won't regret it. PC FTW!!!!

[just_sayin]

Will you PC Fanboys give it a break ease up alittle off of DICE's nuts damn

[RatchetandClank]

Did you ever stop to think that maybe some of us care more about how the game plays than worry about how good the damn thing looks.

[StankyChicken]

@qwertyz... Thanks captain obvious, wanna point something out that we didn't know and we give a shit about?

[Tank_Commander_E6]

What about the 360 version? Same thing or worst? Which do you think will be the better of the two? Place your bets!

[caboose32]

Stop. You give us pc gamers a bad name.

[Tank_Commander_E6]

@caboose32

Shut it...you!

[MysticStrummer]

I once did my gaming on PC, then I switched back to console gaming and I don't regret it.

[frostypants]

It only has to look "good enough".

I remember just a decade ago, the console version of a PC game generally looked like a complete butt-ugly turd, and not long before that, developers often wouldn't even bother trying. Thankfully those days are over, and consoles can at least render something pleasing to the eye.

I'm one of those people who might buy this game on all 3 platforms. I'm definitely going to tune in for this.

[Kahvipannu]

"I'm one of those people who might buy this game on all 3 platforms. I'm definitely going to tune in for this. "

I like the idea your supporting Dice with this decision, but really, for all 3?

"It only has to look "good enough".

I remember just a decade ago, the console version of a PC game generally looked like a complete butt-ugly turd, and not long before that, developers often wouldn't even bother trying. Thankfully those days are over, and consoles can at least render something pleasing to the eye. "

Totally agree.

[starchild]

But why hope for something that is impossible?

It's like saying "I hope these Twinkies help me lose weight, but I know that's really unlikely". It just comes off as an absurd statement.

Shaman was exactly right, the console version will probably look similar at a glance or on low quality videos, but it has no chance of objectively looking as good as the PC version.

[Blitz001]

Finally...can't wait to see some real console footage...

[callmedom94]

Couldn't agree more. I really want to see how the game will look on my TV come October

[Tripl3seis]

Well this is good hopefully it looks great I have confidence in dice.

[death2smoochie]

I am sure it will look great on the PS3.
BFBC2 looked great on consoles considering what the game engine was doing...
Frost Bite 2.0 engine is much more advanced so it should look better than Frost Bite 1.0 easily.
And if that's the case, console gamers will be in for a nice treat

[Kahvipannu]

I believe this too.

To me, BFBC2 is one of the most impressive games in visual department on consoles. It has so much going on all the time it's insane, also everything is topnotch, audio, overall graphics, visual atyle, gameplay, etc..

It's way under-raited.

[nightmarex121]

Can't wait

[Jack-Dangerously]

Lol this b*stard finally found a way to get me to watch his show! (I have nothing against him I just don't like the show)

I'm excited but I'm trying to keep myself in check so I'm not disappointed.

[Kon]

I wonder if both console versions will have the same quality, or maybe the PS3 will have the edge on this one?

[rob6021]

Hard to say, but Frostbite 2.0 is using Cell SPUs (pretty heavily it seems I might add). Odds are the PS3 version will edge out the 360 one, but time will tell that's just speculation.

http://www.slideshare.net/D...

[MysticStrummer]

As usual they will look virtually the same, but I'm sure there will be a pixel here or a jaggie there that one side or the other can obsess over and use to claim absolute technical domination.

[WetN00dle69]

Better set my DVR up!

[beastgamer]

Day 1 Buy on PC
Day 1 Buy on PS3
I might rent on 360.
I think dice is showing more ps3 because its based on how the frostbite 2 will interact with each console configuration.
They might be having some Bugs on the 360 or Dice would love to take advantage of both consoles, but since Epic is all up on Microsoft, Dice decided to head to Sony's path, which is good for Sony.
Like Sony said, the ps3 still hasn't reached its potential.
I just want to know when a game would use it. I think 360 is going to be maxed with gears3 even if epic says they have a little more. I hope they don't mean kinect features :(

[beastgamer]

lets see how many replies i can get ;)

[fooxy]

Reason for PS3 version being 1st is EA and Sony partnership just like Activision has one with Microsoft, completely don't give a shit about system juts hope for something new and not 2 minutes long, like it was in case of MW3

[kingdoms]

How do you know Dice simply hasn't been trying to court ps3 fanboys using ps3 in a effort of matching activation's marketshare? Cod is the top game on PS3 too LOL

[YodaCracker]

The PC version is first, not the PS3 version!

[Jack-Dangerously]

My only reply would be... Why in the hell would you buy more than one version of the same game? Seems pointless to me.

Assuming that is what you meant.

[Shackdaddy836]

I'm doing the same thing but I'm a HUUGGE BF fan. I've got two of every BF game (except 2142). Not a fanboy though. I will like other games (In fact, I have every single CoD game since the first CoD PC game - many x2 also - except for Black Ops. And I probably wont buy the next one either.) but BF is just my all-time favorite.

[04soldier]

im doing the same as well.. currently, im building up my pc to run bf3 decently.

i will own one copy for the pc for its awesome 64 player matches and one for the ps3 to play with my psn buds

[Shackdaddy836]

Could also be that BF3 uses deferred rendering which does great on the PS3. Killzone also uses it.

[fullymoated]

@shackdaddy.. A BF fan admitting that you are also a CoD fan? You sir are the man. Plus bubbles for you. And that's coming from this CoD fan that is excited for BF3. Glad to see some console footage tonight.

[orange-skittle]

I had to jump back on Black Ops:Escalation pack because I have been waiting for new BFBC2 maps. BF has always been my game of choice, but I love a good shooter if it's designed right. I actually think THQ messed up w/ HOMEFRONT because the MP is a lot of fun. They should've released the demo before the game because it would've helped sales. I am actually going to pick it up now because I enjoyed it so much. BF3 FTW

[SuperStrokey1123]

why would you buy it on more than on system? I assume you have lots of friends on each one you want to play with? Doesnt make sense to me at all.

[cedaridge]

BF3 can not wait to see the progression!

[emk2004]

The ps3 version will have exclusive giant enemy crabs ahahahahahahahahah.

[theonlylolking]

With a special tartar sauce gun =)

[ginsunuva]

What the heck is the point of this guy's show? To show off games now? .......that he can't even play

[RatchetandClank]

You should be glad that he showing the same respect to games like he would do movies and music.

[ATiElite]

No one watches this guys show except for when he premieres big title games. I gotta find out what time and channel it comes on!

Guarantee that casual N0ob fallon says MW3 is better!

Battlefield since 1942!

[HS83]

I am torn honestly, PS3 version or 360 version of BF3.......... Im leaning towards PS3 version. Cant wait for tomorrow.

[ATiElite]

Simple solution:
get the PC version and play the Superior version online with the cool kids!

[turgore]

Not everyone wants to buy an UBER PC for only one game.

[frostypants]

I've found that PC gamers are just as if not more immature than console players. BF3 will be no exception. After a year or two the shriekers will leave, but that's the same with consoles too.

It's all the same.

[MysticStrummer]

You're right about the superior version part... but the cool kids part... not so much.

[Petro]

Even tho I have PC well powerful enough to play Battlefield 3. I have noticed that PC fans in N4G are horrible! So I'm just guessing that we have same kind of people in Battlefield 3 PC version. So I will most certainly buy the PlayStation 3 copy instead.

[RaptorGTA]

First time ill be watching his shows lol. Ps3 version should look better then 360..either way.. I have my 360 and pc version preordered and paid.

[qwertyz]

dice already stated both console version will look the SAME but pc will be VASTLY superior obviously :) PC FTW!!

[RaptorGTA]

Oh...I thought ea said ps3 version was slightly better then xbox in graphics.

[artdafoo]

Even if it is a marginal step up from BC2 I'll be happy as a dog with two peters. I all the COD heads and haters to come up with other excuses for not giving it the credit it deserves. Hopefully after Thursday night Bobby clown hair Kotex will STFU about how it's just a PC game. Get out the tub of vaseline COD here comes daddy.

[Silly gameAr]

That's cool. I just want to see the game running on a console. The only bad thing is the whole watching the Jimmy Fallon Show part. I still remember when he made an a** of himself the first time Evan Wells and Christope Balestra showed Uncharted 3 gameplay for the first time.

He was obnoxious as hell and a little insulting.

[frostypants]

Is it me or has Fallon turned into a decent late night host? When he first started he was awkward as hell...I can't believe he got through all that.

[beast242tru]

im glad its a console version we will now see if EA delivers on what they consider the best and i know the only reason they are showing on ps3 because they know how much ACTIVISION loves the 360

[SuperStrokey1123]

Sounds great. hope we can see some direct feed video on the net soon

[earbus]

Getting a new pc for this game ,will get on 360 for friends and lounge play,but pc for mods frostbite 2.0 first strike yeah,bf3 on pc is hundreds of games not just one.

[RyuDrinksTheDew]

sweet, cant wait to watch it.

i dont care if they replay levels weve already seen, im just excited to see console footage.

[undercovrr]

sigh...can't there be one article where there isn't a fanboy war erupting. I mean, we should all be happy that there is more Battlefield being shown!

[caboose32]

*hug*

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

what time is the show on???....i wanna see!!!!

[Statix]

More and more evidence that the PS3 version will be the awesome. First, a DICE dev let it leak on Twitter than the PS3 version had a lead because of "offloading graphics to [SPUs]." Then they showed only PS3-version footage in the Frostbite 2 trailer. Now, they're showing off the PS3 version on Jimmy Fallon.

Hope the PS3 version of the game turns out to be something special.

[HS83]

Well I just pre-ordered the PS3 version today at gamestop. Im happy and cant wait until tonight!

[edwoods]

having to wait thru a Jimmy Falon show for awesome battlefield coverage is like someone shitting in your shepherds pie and telling u to just eat around it

[Hazmat13]

same when they showed Uncharted 3 gameplay on there.
not that funny but eh he's just there. ya know?

[Jumper09]

PS3 is not better... when can people accept that?
PS3s GPU is weaker. The SPUs correcting this.
Xbox360 GPU is more powerfull.
Both versions will look the same.
I cant wait to see CONSOLE footage tonight.
Ive already pre ordered the 360 version ;) Better Online service and Friends.

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

lol

[SkittlesLikesPopcorn]

ps3 is more powerful but not that much. also its more powerful in the most inconvenient area for developers: cpu.

thats why most multiplats look better on 360 while exclusives on ps3.

For this game i think it will be better on ps3 b/c dice is pushing mostly ps3 it seems.

[Undeadwolfy]

Lol saw this on the forum, made me lol.

http://i51.tinypic.com/2m7a...

Still though, glad that EA are finally showing some console footage and more importantly, on the PS3. :)

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Notice the people that bash Fallon not doing it now? Same people that bashed when Gears was shown on Fallon now all say "glad they were showing PS3" make up your minds.

[SuperbVillain]

I think tonight will solidify this being a happy birthday...

[bloodybutcher]

finally,really want to see how it runs on ps3.one of mine favourites this year^^

[Stadler]

Just a headsup, got the show plus a chat open for all you bf3 fans out there

http://battlefieldo.com/

[SkittlesLikesPopcorn]

what channel u wanna talk about it on nub.