Battlefield 4 Proves That One Screen Is Never Enough

You'll get square eyes

by Sammy Barker Thu 25th Jul 2013

If you’re the type of person that shuts off your laptop, tablet, and smartphone while you’re sitting down for a quiet session with your favourite PlayStation platform, then you’re totally doing it wrong. Battlefield 4 wants you to have every gadget that you own sitting in front of you, running maps, geolocation leaderboards, and more.

Battlelog, the first-person shooter’s upcoming companion application, will allow you to customise your loadouts on the fly, keep track of your friends, set custom mission objectives, and plot attack points. The frighteningly in-depth supplementary experience aims to make the upcoming military excursion a part of your lifestyle. If you start saluting at the cashier in your local supermarket, though, please take a break.

[source joystiq.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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davitpr
Fri 26th Jul 2013

And this shows once again how Nintendo's thinking is so behind that they couldn't see that most people already own a second screen. As soon as the PS4 is released with all these games like BF4, Watch Dogs and The Divison, the Wii U will die once and for all.

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AVahne
Fri 26th Jul 2013

@davitpr
Hm, keep thinking that. Just keep on thinking that.

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davitpr
Fri 26th Jul 2013

@Koto you keep on thinking that it will survive. Dude, all the evidence points at the dead of the Wii U. Keep on thinking that...

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Epic
Fri 26th Jul 2013

Why not make this available for Vita?
I think its easier than make it compatible with smartphones.

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NorthLightSuplx
Fri 26th Jul 2013

@davitpr

That is what they said about the 3DS two years ago. Now they have a mouth full of crow.

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AVahne
Fri 26th Jul 2013

@Epic
It may very well be available for Vita as well. I believe Sony will try to get devs to make second screen functionality available for Vita as well smart devices.

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AVahne
Fri 26th Jul 2013

@NorthLightSuplx
And now I'm wondering if crow tastes good or not. Fried? Baked? Roasted?

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grenworthshero
Fri 26th Jul 2013

I don't see how any of this necessitates a second screen. Changing your loadout, really?

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Reverend_Skeeve
Fri 26th Jul 2013

Added second screen functionality for the Vita would be awesome! I don't own one yet, but it would dramatically increase the chances of me buying one.

There was also a cool scene in "The Division", where some guy steered a drone, using a tablet. The Vita would be perfect for stuff like that.

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Gamer83
Fri 26th Jul 2013

Hopefully some kind of Vita support is announced, it would greatly improve the chances I buy the game. A good singleplayer campaign is more important though. BF 3 is a great multiplayer game but the campaign sucks.

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Cabooselololol
Fri 26th Jul 2013

@davitpr Nintendo will always live on and so will all of their consoles, the WiiU might be struggling but its fanbase and indie support and a game library 10x the size anything Sony (Virtual Console wise) has can keep it up for the number of years it needs. Never underestimate Nintendo.

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charlesnarles
Fri 26th Jul 2013

@Reverend_Skeeve yeah, LBP gave us hope for 2nd screens/cross controllers, and I can't believe they haven't done it more. Let's hope that remote play, cross control and all that is actually for PS4...

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Aviator
Sat 27th Jul 2013

Because Nintendo were the first in the world to think of using two screens.

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RudysaurusRex
Sat 27th Jul 2013

@davitpr These show more that Nintendo was thinking forward. I personally do not own a tablet or smartphone. I would rather use an integrated second screen, than go out to buy a tablet to get full use of a game.

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Ginkgo
Sat 27th Jul 2013

@davitpr Couldn't agree more, except that WiiU will not actually die. It will just continue to limp along, like the Vita is doing (though maybe a little worse than that). There are some new games coming that will boost it a little, but Nintendo will have to face facts at some point, that it will never sell enough and be the console they intended.

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Cloud7794
Sat 27th Jul 2013

@NorthLightSuplx The thing is, the 3ds was very well marketed, with commercials and lots of hype though its library initially sucked. The Wii U launched almost silently, and all nintendo is doing is basically saying "Yes we will have games... eventually. In the meantime enjoy these year-late ports, older games you've already bought on their original console and on the Wii, and semi-decent exclusives." I will get a Wii U, as I will ALWAYS keep up with Smash Bros, but truth be told Nintendo seems to have just realized they've actually released the console.