EA: We don’t expect Battlefield 3 to beat Modern Warfare 3

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There has been a lot of mudslinging and smack talking between the heads of EA and Activision, where EA folks have repeatedly stated that Battlefield 3 is designed to take down Modern Warfare 3 and that Call of Duty will be over in 2-3 years. That’s EA when they’re speaking in general to create hype around their product.
However, the tone is quite different when they’re talking to investors and shareholders. EA CFO Eric Brown recently told a group of investors that they don’t expect Battlefield 3 to surpass Modern Warfare. Brown said:
“Just to be clear, the [Call of Duty] franchise did about 23 million units worldwide. We don’t expect to surpass them with this year’s Battlefield 3, just to be very clear.”
To borrow the phrase from Brown, “just to be very clear”, no one really expected Battlefield 3 to beat Modern Warfare 3 in terms of units sold, but it will most certainly give it a run for its money. Many industry analysts expect Battlefield 3 sales to top 10 million, and the game is off to a great start, if recent pre-order numbers are any indication: Battlefield 3 has been pre-ordered 1.25 million times to date, with a month and a half left until game launch.

http://bf3blog.com/2011/09/ea-we-dont-expect-battlefield-3-to-beat-modern-warfare-3/

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Bluntsmoker420Posted:

point is Battlefield 3 is a better game, but MW3 has to many brainwashed fans of course going to buy a game that they bought 4 other times

SH4D0WxSNIP3RPosted:

PodcastBandit_Fanboy
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DrPhil321
SlightlyStoopid
aimiami12
AZba11in ya thats right stupid battlefield **** developers.Oh were going to totally beat mw3 and crush them.**** you thats right mw3 IS going to beat bf3.
your opinion is invalid cod fanboy

Agreed.

Indeed

I like how you do not even have to read what he wrote, but just look at the way he types to know that he is a COD fanboy.
what a cod fanboy just cuz it sells more doesnt mean its better and obviosly call of duty has been a good example of not being the best game but still selling alot more(it is just more known and advertised first)

So what you bf3 fanboys are trying to say is his opinion is wrong? Communists...
Why don't we all agree they are both great games. I'm getting both of them. Call of Duty is my favorite series of all time, i've played it since big red one on the ps2. Yet Battlefield is a great game to switch over to when CoD gets a little boring (yes it happens, CoD gets boring).
They both have their perks, now lets grow up and stop this insolent whining about which game is better..


Exactly i agree, its like they call COD people fanboys, but yet they go and do the same thing"Oh bf3 is amazing its so much better than that COD piece of ****" dude really just grow up, you know both games are good now go play both for fun and stop ranting. Go rant to your mommy next time cause she is the one buying your games

-StunneR-Posted:

PodcastBandit_Fanboy
xXopticsXx
DRoseMVP
DrPhil321
SlightlyStoopid
aimiami12
AZba11in ya thats right stupid battlefield **** developers.Oh were going to totally beat mw3 and crush them.**** you thats right mw3 IS going to beat bf3.
your opinion is invalid cod fanboy

Agreed.

Indeed

I like how you do not even have to read what he wrote, but just look at the way he types to know that he is a COD fanboy.
what a cod fanboy just cuz it sells more doesnt mean its better and obviosly call of duty has been a good example of not being the best game but still selling alot more(it is just more known and advertised first)

So what you bf3 fanboys are trying to say is his opinion is wrong? Communists...
Why don't we all agree they are both great games. I'm getting both of them. Call of Duty is my favorite series of all time, i've played it since big red one on the ps2. Yet Battlefield is a great game to switch over to when CoD gets a little boring (yes it happens, CoD gets boring).
They both have their perks, now lets grow up and stop this insolent whining about which game is better..


Lol, You're telling BF3 fans to stop whining, When you just called them Communists?. You're not a very good troll sir.

Bluntsmoker420Posted:

well of course mw3 is gonna beat BF3 in sales but in gameplay, mw3 is never gonna beat it

-MSR-Posted:

MW3 FTW, although BF3 looks like fun too :D

PodcastBandit_FanboyPosted:

xXopticsXx
DRoseMVP
DrPhil321
SlightlyStoopid
aimiami12
AZba11in ya thats right stupid battlefield **** developers.Oh were going to totally beat mw3 and crush them.**** you thats right mw3 IS going to beat bf3.
your opinion is invalid cod fanboy

Agreed.

Indeed

I like how you do not even have to read what he wrote, but just look at the way he types to know that he is a COD fanboy.
what a cod fanboy just cuz it sells more doesnt mean its better and obviosly call of duty has been a good example of not being the best game but still selling alot more(it is just more known and advertised first)

So what you bf3 fanboys are trying to say is his opinion is wrong? Communists...
Why don't we all agree they are both great games. I'm getting both of them. Call of Duty is my favorite series of all time, i've played it since big red one on the ps2. Yet Battlefield is a great game to switch over to when CoD gets a little boring (yes it happens, CoD gets boring).
They both have their perks, now lets grow up and stop this insolent whining about which game is better..

VoyboyPosted:

Icy-TankJr Finally the debates/arguments can stop here. Ea even said that BF3 would not probably , oh wait let me rewrite this in an ordinary fashion. BF3 will not and will never beat any COD game. Or lets rewrite it in simpler terms. No BF franchise will ever come on top to beat the COD franchise. Said and done!

- Icy-TankJr
easilty a cod fanboy and he said it would never beat the sales but the quality...f is past that with the grapghics...gameplay...and adding longer more interesting gameplay)(most ppl who hate bf are cod ppl who run out in the open trying to go solo and get shot and killed instantly so they go throw the game away)

VoyboyPosted:

DRoseMVP
DrPhil321
SlightlyStoopid
aimiami12
AZba11in ya thats right stupid battlefield **** developers.Oh were going to totally beat mw3 and crush them.**** you thats right mw3 IS going to beat bf3.
your opinion is invalid cod fanboy

Agreed.

Indeed

I like how you do not even have to read what he wrote, but just look at the way he types to know that he is a COD fanboy.
what a cod fanboy just cuz it sells more doesnt mean its better and obviosly call of duty has been a good example of not being the best game but still selling alot more(it is just more known and advertised first)

LaceyPosted:

Finally the debates/arguments can stop here. Ea even said that BF3 would not probably , oh wait let me rewrite this in an ordinary fashion. BF3 will not and will never beat any COD game. Or lets rewrite it in simpler terms. No BF franchise will ever come on top to beat the COD franchise. Said and done!

- Icy-TankJr

VoyboyPosted:

alloutkyyyyle know one gives a **** bout either game. there both gonna suck ****. COD fanboys and Bf **** suckers. **** nerds play FPSs. **** all of ya ****** waitn for 2 of the shittyest games ever. So go and **** off geeks
proabbaly a kid with no life who goes on a website and rants on others to feel better about his sorry a**


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