According to EA, Battlefield 3 garnered 3 million pre-orders by the day of its release. It is unknown at present whether these figures are worldwide or just for the US. The pre-order total makes it “the biggest first-person shooter launch in EA history”, according to the publisher. The engine is beautiful on the PC and very demanding of the partnering hardware.
The system performs well, averaging 75 frames per second and dropping to 66 frames per second in the more intensive sections. A perfectly smooth gaming experience with high image quality settings.