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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TristanaPosted:
BrosSmeargle BF4 more than deserves the top spot this year.
They really do deserve that top spot, it seems way better than CoD
And have been since bad company 2.. The CoD franchise has been going down since Mw2.
BrosPosted:
Smeargle BF4 more than deserves the top spot this year.
They really do deserve that top spot, it seems way better than CoD
MorfPosted:
KatsumiTTG_SOX I like fast-paced FPS'S that's why I like COD better.
I like tactical FPS more than fast paced FPS. Both are pretty cool though
I have to agree with you on this, the times when I am playing CoD I'm sitting on zombies bored out of my mind
KatsumiPosted:
TTG_SOX I like fast-paced FPS'S that's why I like COD better.
I like tactical FPS more than fast paced FPS. Both are pretty cool though
KatsumiPosted:
GossipFibreOp 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?
BoarPosted:
GossipFibreOp 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.
Cod hasn't been better than BF since Bops 2, its repetitive and stupid and gets boring whereas BF doesn't.
BTW. Its the internet, who cares.
LGDX_lepouPosted:
GossipFibreOp 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.
COD is going down, BF4 is taking the place.
The only reason that COD Ghost would make sales is with the low-age players, BF4 is more mature players which IMO is alot better.
Think of all the things you can do in BF4 compare to COD Ghost. It can't be compared.
BF4 FTW!
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