The PC Beta for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been delayed until early next year, because the PS3 beta is doing so well. Seems like a silly statement, but it’s thanks to the fact that the Bad Company 2 developers are actually thinking ahead instead of just rushing into things. Producer Gordon Van Dyke has also taken the liberty of posting the PC exclusive elements of the game, which can be seen below.

PC Enhanced Features

* Up to 32 Players on PC (24 on consoles) – Play with up to 32 players online in the biggest multiplayer Maps in Battlefield. Each with a different tactical and gameplay focus set across a variety of environments.
* Full DirectX 9, 10 & 11 Support – Immerse yourself in the Battlefield world as Frostbite engine brings tanks, helicopters and explosions to vivid life on your PC. The game will fully support Windows XP, Vista, and 7 with new tech that further improves things like lighting and shadows.
* Enhanced Gameplay – The PC version also includes wide peripheral support like Joysticks for flying, NVIDIA 3D Vision, Logitech LCD Keyboards and VoIP Support plus a variety of specific features tailored for PC play.
* Friend Support – Find your friends online with the new buddy list to see if and who is online so you can quickly join their game.
* Dedicated Ranked Server – Everyone gets non-stop action with no connection penalties based on some other player’s internet. Ranked Server Provider program will give players opportunity to rent their own server(s) located in professional grade datacenters, ability to modify settings like map rotation, create reserved slots for friends or clan members, kick & Ban players, and custom name your ranked server.
* Clan Support & Private Servers – Independent Clan Tag, and ability to rent servers for hosting and controlling private password protected competitive servers with expanded control over the settings from public ranked servers.
* PC Squad Play System – Updated from previous Battlefield PC titles now gives control of your squad before heading into combat.

I find this pretty funny. It’s pretty obvious that they are directly competing with Modern Warfare 2, even going so far as to denounce a lack of dedicated servers. It’s clever to market to an audience that knows what it wants by giving it exactly what it was asking for a few weeks ago. Make Bad Company 2 a great game and you’ve got a huge market on your hands. All it needs now is no DRM at all, right?

Via Shacknews