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Battlefield 3: Premium Edition

Take your Battlefield 3 multiplayer experience to the next level with Battlefield 3: Premium Edition! Containing a staggering amount of content, Battlefield 3 Premium offers all expansion packs with early…

11 September 2012 ESRB M

Battlefield 3: Premium Edition is a shooter developed by EA Digital Illusions CE, released 11 September 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Battlefield 3: Premium Edition is

Battlefield 3: Premium Edition is a shooter game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and released in 2012. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Take your Battlefield 3 multiplayer experience to the next level with Battlefield 3: Premium Edition! Containing a staggering amount of content, Battlefield 3 Premium offers all expansion packs with early access, new soldier and weapon camos, and a number of exclusive in-game items all for a one-time fee. Battlefield 3: Premium Edition includes expansion packs Back to Karkand, Close Quarters, Armored Kill, End Game, and Expansion Pack #5.
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How it plays

Its themes are action, historical and warfare. There are 34 achievements to unlock.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz) and 2 GB RAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Battlefield 3: Premium Edition launched on 11 September 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Battlefield 3: Premium Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Battlefield 3: Premium Edition come out?
Battlefield 3: Premium Edition was released on 11 September 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Battlefield 3: Premium Edition?
At minimum, Battlefield 3: Premium Edition needs 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz), 2 GB RAM, 20 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Battlefield 3: Premium Edition?
The PC version needs about 20 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("20 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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