Battlefield 3 on Console Will Run At Half PC Frame Rate

Over the weekend, DICE confirmed that Battlefield 3 will run at 30 frames per second on consoles, half the framerate of the PC version. The developer claims that this will allow a greater degree of graphical detail whilst enabling the consoles to cope better with vehicles and multiplayer.

Speaking on Twitter in response to fan questions, DICE's Johan Andersson said: "We always do 30 fps on consoles, not possible to fit in vehicles, fx [effects], scale and all players otherwise."

As IGN reported last week, Battlefield 3 was shown running for the first time on console on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. You can see the demonstration below. nfinity Ward and Sledgehammer, meanwhile, have consistently claimed that Modern Warfare 3 will never dip below 60fps.

How much does framerate matter? Does the promise of double Battlefield 3's framerate give Modern Warfare 3 an advantage over its rival that it didn't have before? Or is it ultimately an irrelevant specification?

Hell if it means better gameplay them I'm just dandy with 30fps, just as long as the actual gunplay handles as good as it looks.

ya from wut ive seen mw3 is screwd when this comes out, well they'll still have little kids and granny's for call of duty