DICE and Electronic Arts are kicking off the big media push for Battlefield 3 today and information about an optional graphics enhancement install for the Xbox 360 version of the game has come out along with some new screenshots.
Battlefield 3 on the Xbox 360 will release on two disks that split up the single-player and multiplayer portions of the game and part of the data store on the second disk is a high resolution texture pack.
“There’s a voluntary install on the 360,” Battlefield 3 producer Patrick Liu told Gamer Zines.
“I think Rage did it as well, where you can install content to stream higher resolution textures.
“We’re pushing that technology to the limit, and compared to our competitors, I would argue that we’re the best looking game.”
No mention was made of a high resolution texture pack for the Playstation 3 version of Battlefield 3 but, since the game will fit on a single Blu-ray disk, perhaps it won’t need an optional install. Or, it could be part of a mandatory install since every PS3 includes a hard drive.
Electronic Arts also unleashed an assortment of new screenshots from the single-player campaign of Battlefield 3. The campaign will include a mix of infantry and vehicle missions based on the media deluge coming out as a massive earthquake along the border of Iraq and Iran has destabilized the region.
