Battlefield 3 vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Battlefield 3 vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Battlefield 3 Electronic Arts Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Activison
Overview
Release Date October 25, 2011 November 10, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Electronic Arts DICE Infinity Ward
Publisher Electronic Arts Activison
Official Site http://www.ea.com/battlefield3 http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 4 hours 22 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox 360 Store, Xbox Store PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, Xbox Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon 3870 or higher performance) Graphics card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported) Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c Hard Drive: 12GB of free hard drive space Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet Connection required for activation. Co-op/Multiplayer Hosting: To host Co-op or MP matches, a 2Ghz dual-core or better processor is recommended.
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Quad-core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics Card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 4.1 / 5 (1,372 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (2,085 ratings)