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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BLUELIGHTINGPosted:
I used to love call of duty but then after MW3 i went off it because of how futurist it got and havent played it since, but I enjoy playing battlefield because of how realistic it is like shooting walls and chunks come out and how real the guns look !
LWRPosted:
I think it's great! Been playing CoD since CoD 4 like many people, but I hope Battlefield it better than Call of Duty!
KatsumiPosted:
KonviictedKatsumiGossipFibreOp Call of duty had its time. Now its Battlefields turn. I hope BF4 wins the race as its much funner :)
Thats funny. COD will always be better than Battlefield.
BTW. Funner isn't a word.
http://icap.me/i/61UTHM4VDB.png you where saying..
and how do you know that CoD will always be better, do you have any solid proof and/or sources to back this notion up?
Lmfao, read closer before you post anything. He said FUNNER not FUNNIER. Pretty sure "funner" isn't a word. As a matter of fact the spell check on IE is telling me it's not. But anyway I'm a HUGE fan of CoD and don't play BF but BF is much more realistic and takes more strategy, and BF4 seems like it's going to be the best game of the year IMO
http://icap.me/i/Vg6hN57mtz.png sigh...
No need to be so rude about it. I struck an extra key when trying to define it.
Scared_of_WaterPosted:
Dr-JFlag both games are good. bf4 is better. in my 500+ hours playing bf3 on xbox and pc, i have never heard 1 squeaker ever. thats what i love about bf. mature community.
That's true, I have never heard one either. Unless they're up are in party chat(thank The Lord).
On the other hand go into a cod snd lobby and prepare to lose all sense of hearing
I actually heard a squeaker for the first time in BF3 the other night. The AUS servers were down so I joined a US one but judging from his rank and how he was calling everyone a hacker and saying he knew a glitch the let him copy peoples classes let me to believe he was from COD.
TheKidInBlackPosted:
Competition is always Better than Solo
Personally, I like BF4
But still chill with COD
Personally, I like BF4
But still chill with COD
KonviictedPosted:
KatsumiGossipFibreOp Call of duty had its time. Now its Battlefields turn. I hope BF4 wins the race as its much funner :)
Thats funny. COD will always be better than Battlefield.
BTW. Funner isn't a word.
http://icap.me/i/61UTHM4VDB.png you where saying..
and how do you know that CoD will always be better, do you have any solid proof and/or sources to back this notion up?
Lmfao, read closer before you post anything. He said FUNNER not FUNNIER. Pretty sure "funner" isn't a word. As a matter of fact the spell check on IE is telling me it's not. But anyway I'm a HUGE fan of CoD and don't play BF but BF is much more realistic and takes more strategy, and BF4 seems like it's going to be the best game of the year IMO
DiniPosted:
Raci I like battlefield but I have always been on Cods side
Yeah same, with cod all the way to the never end
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