Just like the lid was blown off of Battlefield 3‘s forthcoming trio of DLC offerings earlier than DICE was expecting, the secret is out on a new service for the game reportedly called Battlefield Premium. PlayStation Blog Europe made the mistake in announcing the service early, and thankfully a few sources were able to grab at least acknowledgement of the announcement’s existence.
Not many official details are known about Battlefield Premium – the announcement page has since been taken down – but all sources are pointing towards June 4th as the date for the service’s reveal.
While we have heard rumblings of a Call of Duty Elite-esque service coming to Battlefield, we never thought it would be instituted with Battlefield 3. Then came the announcement of three new DLC offerings for the game (with another one rumored to be in the pipeline) and rumors of the service all started to make sense.
In March it was revealed that the goal of Battlefield Premium is to offer content drops for Battlefield 3 at an earlier date, and with some special in-game items (like dog tags and knives) that can be found nowhere else. To make matters even worse for EA, but better for gamers, a fact sheet has also leaked that details all the features that Battlefield Premium unlocks including priority in server queues and exclusive Double XP weekends. Even more important than that, though, the fact sheet labels the service as carrying a $50 price tag.
It’s all but a formality that Electronic Arts will unveil Battlefield Premium, but still we have to do this dance since they want to announce it during their E3 2012 Press Conference. And what do you know; EA’s press conference just so happens to be on June 4th.
Gamers can expect an announcement about Battlefield 3‘s new DLC and potentially Battlefield Premium in the next few days, June 4th to be specific, as both (one officially and one supposedly) are set to make their debut very soon. Hopefully DICE and EA have learned from the mistakes of Activision and plan to make this a really successful service for Battlefield fans.
Would you be willing to pay $50 for early access to Battlefield 3‘s upcoming DLC and a bunch of special unlocks? Should they have unveiled Battlefield Premium a little earlier.
Source: PlayStation Blog Europe (via Joystiq), VG 24/7
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No. No to all of this thinking. 50 dollars for a couple skins and service that all players should be getting anyway? Why should we? How about, if they are capable of giving it to us, they just give it to us period. Or don’t tease that you can if we give you a little more money. I’m tired of feeling like I’m bribing someone to give me information, having to up the ante constantly to get all of it.
$50 is way to much. That is why I dont have elite (plus the fact that I dont like COD)People on the xbox who already pay per month for games are going to be very displeased about this
It’s not like BF Premium is a yearly thing. It’s a one-time buy. And it’ll probably end up saving you money if you plan on buying all 4 DLC packs.
No, I’m saving them money. I don’t save any money at all.
No, you WILL save money if you plan on buying all 4 DLC packs separately, but instead get Premium. Do the math: $15 x 4 = $60. BF Premium = $50. $60 – $50= $10. You save $10, and you get extra bonuses. You obviously didn’t do your math right.
You’re not doing your math, you’re doing their math. Where does the 15 dollar price point come from? Are they selling me a 1/4 of a game? If not, they need to drop it way down.
Maybe not 1/4, but a good amount. BF3 features 9 original maps. Each DLC pack will feature 4 new maps. Each will bring 5 new weapons, 1 new game mode, 7+ Assignments, and 5+ dog tags. For $15, I think this is somewhat reasonable, especially compared to CoD’s map packs. Also, I clearly said that Premium will save you money IF you plan on buying all 4 map packs. I cannot stress that enough. I’ve said it 3 times now, get it through your thick skull.
so my question is what do the people who pre ordered get? it said that they get all future updates and map packs and if i have to pay 50 bucks for some stuff that they said i would get then ima personally go to dice’s headquarters and flip a table
preodering only got you Back to Karkand dlc
oh okay well someones desks gonna be on the floor
And throw a chair while you are at it.
If there are 4 more DLCs then I will definitely get this. DLCs will be 15 a piece. So I will be saving 10 dollars plus some throw in bonus content if it is really 50. I plan on getting all the DLC packs.
Unless the DLC packs are $10. But I’m guessing $15.
I’m on the fence about this one. If it saves me money, I’ll probably buy it. If it ends up being $5-10 more expensive then buying the DLC packs separately, then I don’t know.
If the DLC is 10 I won’t be getting it and just buy them individually. But B2K is 15 so I don’t see them going lower. Anyone else really glad this isn’t a yearly release? Just give me map packs and come out with BF4 late 2013.
Are you talking about the Back to Karkand DLC pack? That’s free.
B2K was free for people who preordered it. I got it free but if you didn’t and buy it separate it is 15.
Considering each DLC for BF3 is 1200 microsoft points which in terms of money is $15. 4 New expansion packs will equal $60 , and with all the other premium features , I’d say it is somewhat worth $50.
If each DLC pack is $15, then Premium will definitely be worth it. If you’re planning on buying all 4 DLC packs, then the only question is: would you rather pay up front for them, get a $10 discount, and get some other things, or pay for them all separately, which means you don’t have to dish out $50 in one go, but means you’ll end up paying $10 more and you won’t get those extra things.
Ask yourself where that arbitrary price tag comes from. Where do they get the $15 cost from?
I have no idea what you’re asking. The DLC packs will be $15. Multiply that by 4, and you have yourself paying $10 extra than if you had paid for Premium.