DICE is releasing lots of details and teaser videos about the upcoming next-generation Battlefield 4. According to the details, Battlefield 4 is going to be available for next generation consoles which include the PS4 and "Xbox 720" and would maintain a steady 60 FPS on 720p. Battlefield 4 would utilize 80% of the Frostbite engine’s power compared to 30% utilization in Battlefield 3.

The new Frostbite 2.5 engine would feature much more enhanced visuals with PC being the lead platform for the game. the next generation consoles including the PC would get 64 players while the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 would stick to the default 24 player setup which is currently seen on Battlefield 3.

Other things that have confirmed in BF4 are:

- Set in China During 2020

- Frostbite 2.5 would be a complete overhaul of the current Frostbite 2.0 engine

- Dynamic weather effects such as rain, sandstorms, fog, haze and would be totally random

- Battlefield 4 would also bring back the much renowned and upgraded Destruction 4.0 system

- PC versions would benefit from compute power which would render these dynamic destructible effects much more realistically.

- All of the environment including water, terrain and characters/NPC would make use of the new tessellation technology implemented inside Frostbite 2.5.

- Maps names: Tiananmen, Xizhimen (Rush version also noted), Shanghai Bund and Diaoyu Island

- DLC featuring BF2 China maps: Daqing, Dalian Plant, Great Wall, Wake Island

- Micro-transactions avalaible but will not affect game balance

Posted: Mar 22, 2013 3:18 am
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