Call of Duty versus Battlefield 'is good for the industry', says EA
Asked if Battlefield 4 can outsell Call of Duty: Ghosts, EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau told CVG: "Look, we are absolutely going for it. It's a competition and we feel really good about Battlefield 4, and we have an old saying at EA which is 'transition is our friend', and we're going to try to lap them with new technology, new innovation and new capabilities. So do I think we're going to do better than last time? Absolutely.
"When we started this challenge, back with Bad Company 1, I think the ratio was something like 95/5, so we pushed and pulled to get that figure even," Gibeau continued. "Something I learned from the EA Sports business - with regards to FIFA versus Pro Evolution and Madden versus 2K - these fights are good for the industry. They're good for customers. Competition drives innovation, and from our perspective some people snigger at these two companies going head-to-head but actually it's good for our industry, it's good for customers and it's good for our dev team."
EA's Medal of Honor series has been taken out of rotation, but Gibeau told us other franchises will step up to take on Call of Duty in non-Battlefield years.
"The shooter rotation we think about now is Battlefield, Titanfall and Battlefront, and so we like those three brands going forward," he said. "We're working out how we're going to line that up because that's what you'll see from us. With regards to Medal of Honor, you try things in entertainment and if they don't work you try something else. From our perspective, Battlefield 3 and Battlefield Premium continues to grow."
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Dr-PonyfilePosted:
CoD will eventually die I think, But personally I did not like BF3 but BF4 looks awesome and I cannot wait to play it. But if shall I say CoD dies then there will only be Battlefield Left.
immyjimmyPosted:
Boar One thing I forgot to note, a lot of Cod players will move to BF4 and ruin that game a bit with their rushing and Cod tactics, it happened on BF3 and I hope it doesn't happen on BF4 again.
They will most likely be cannon fodders and be easy XP. Besides, on a 64 player server i don't think rushing will work unless it's a large majority of the team.
immyjimmyPosted:
Serjtankian CoD is better and always will be. That's my opinion and my opinion is the right opinion.
bla bla bla BF 4 lyf bla bla bla *insert cheap/illogical insults* bla bla i'm right.
SerjtankianPosted:
CoD is better and always will be. That's my opinion and my opinion is the right opinion.
DissPosted:
Dr-JBoar To be honest I think BF4 will be better than Cod Ghosts and sell more, BF4 seems just soo good while Cod seems repeated.
I hope so, they deserve the sales. Maybe it will run cod out in the future
I feel the same way. I used to be a CoD fan for a long time, pretty much ever since WaW. It is an overdone series though, and it just keeps on getting repeated. It's like they add new skins and a few new guns and that's it. Battlefield 4 Looks amazing, and I can't wait for it. They really did overdo themselves this year :D
MarluxiaPosted:
Dr-JBoar To be honest I think BF4 will be better than Cod Ghosts and sell more, BF4 seems just soo good while Cod seems repeated.
I hope so, they deserve the sales. Maybe it will run cod out in the future
yes hopefully cod i going to go. its same thing over and over.
Dr-JPosted:
Boar To be honest I think BF4 will be better than Cod Ghosts and sell more, BF4 seems just soo good while Cod seems repeated.
I hope so, they deserve the sales. Maybe it will run cod out in the future
BoarPosted:
One thing I forgot to note, a lot of Cod players will move to BF4 and ruin that game a bit with their rushing and Cod tactics, it happened on BF3 and I hope it doesn't happen on BF4 again.
BoarPosted:
-Mark I think this year will be the year where Call of Duty will actually have a strong competition. In the past, Call of Duty has completely dominated any other game in terms of sales.
I think Battlefield 4 will be a good contender.
True although Cod will have all the stereotypical gamers just getting it because its Cod and its popular.
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