No Battlefield 4 Commander Mode for Windows 8 Tablets

[Robert Carpenter]

Commander Mode is only for iPad and Android tablets....

How pathetic.

 

[curseoftheninja]

I'm sure it'll work through smartglass. I hope so, at least.

 

[Robert Carpenter]

They officially stated that it was only for iPad and Android tablets lol

 

[curseoftheninja]

Well that sucks. I'll have to use my wife's iPad.

 

[Courtney S]

Is there a link to an article where this is confirmed? In my cursory search, I couldn't find anything specifically saying it wasn't going to be on Windows tablets.

 

[martinmc78]

They officially stated that it was only for iPad and Android tablets lol

Is that only for the PC version of the game though?

Edit - just watched the video again - mentions PC's and consoles.

 

[Reflexx]

How about on Windows 8 PCs?

 

[Robert Carpenter]

E3 2013: Battlefield 4 - Commanding Armies and Toppling Skyscrapers - IGN

 

[Xithryl]

There has to be some sort of alternative for Windows 8, heck maybe Windows 8 tablets were just forgotten, I can't see Microsoft not getting this working with their products...

 

[Keith Wallace]

Can't you run an Android VM and use it on a Windows 8 tablet (or other Windows 8 device)?

 

[Paul Acevedo]

Peter Orullian of Microsoft told us it uses SmartGlass, so somebody's gotta be wrong somewhere along the chain.

 

[Robert Carpenter]

Peter Orullian of Microsoft told us it uses SmartGlass, so somebody's gotta be wrong somewhere along the chain.

Thanks for the update. Although from what I understood, Android and iOS devices would be getting their own apps that would be a lot better. With Smartglass, you would need to be by your Xbox One. With these specific apps, in a video they showed a girl on a train playing commander mode. This doesn't seem possible with SmartGlass.

 

[EDDS]

It looks like watch dogs and the division apps will only be Android and ios only too.

Considering msft are the ones pushing tablet integration its a right kick in the teeth.

 

[Keith Wallace]

We're assuming that there is no SmartGlass integration as an alternative, which might not be the case, no? Besides, it's not like it REALLY matters.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Windows 8 tablets are PCs.

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PC, PC Download, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One