Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said: battlefield franchise With the ongoing legal battle between Sony and Microsoft over the Call of Duty series, it has a “great opportunity.” He suggests that if Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is finalized and the CoD franchise will be exclusive to the Xbox console, that ultimately means Battlefield will benefit from being his multi-platform shooter. increase.
Wilson Admits Battlefield Franchise Underperforms Expectations
Wilson said in a talk with Goldman Sachs: looking for alpha:
In a world where the future of Call of Duty and where it’s platform agnostic and completely cross-platform with Battlefield can raise questions about which platforms are or aren’t being used, this is a big I think it’s an opportunity.
That said, although Jim Ryan has called Microsoft’s offer “inappropriate,” it’s been a call of arms for the PlayStation platform for several years after Activision’s current deal with Sony ended. To say the least, Call of Duty will remain multi-platform for at least five years, possibly more, before Battlefield’s “platform agnostic” started to matter in this case To.
At the same time, Wilson recognizes that both Battlefield 2042 and Battlefield V were poorly received. [Battlefield] the way we should have. Earlier this year, in February, Wilson admitted that Battlefield 2042 “didn’t live up to expectations,” but he revealed the game’s actual sales and player numbers in the Q&A section of Financial Call. refused to do so.
However, he is confident that Battlefield will continue to be a great “resilient” IP, and the current Battlefield series development team is well suited to move forward with its “incredible ambition”. I think. This includes a new Battlefield game with a campaign developed by Ridgeline Games, led by Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto.
In other news, Diablo 4’s closed-end-game beta has been announced for PS5, PS4, and other platforms, with a new PS5 reportedly set to release in September 2023.
