There's room for Call of Duty and GTA, says Activision Publishing CEO

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Call of Duty goes up against other potential blockbusters on an annual basis, but once or twice in a console generation, during a Grand Theft Auto release year, the stakes are raised a little higher.

Grand Theft Auto 5 has a fair chance of knocking the FPS series off the top of the annual best-seller lists it so regularly dominates, but Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has told CVG there's room for both Rockstar's game and Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Ghosts to succeed this year.

"Obviously, [GTA] is a hugely successful franchise, and I get asked about our big competitors every year," he said in a newly published interview.

"We're always up against iconic titles, and I know people like to tell a clash-of-the-titans story, but I feel there's lots of evidence that there's room for more than one successful game, and indeed more than one successful blockbuster. And if people only have money for a few games, I like our chances that Call of Duty will be one of them."

Asked if he believes Call of Duty can continue to grow as a franchise, Hirshberg said: "I certainly hope so. The fact that it's a console transition year adds complexity, and if you look historically at what happens during console transitions is there are short-term challenges followed by long-term opportunities.

"We've discussed that pretty openly, but that said I think the franchise has never been stronger. More people are playing Call of Duty now than ever before, and in terms of performance we're producing the best season of digital content we've ever had.

"These things point to key interest and momentum, but there are challenges and confusion in the marketplace with regards to whether people are going for current gen or next gen. I think the creative challenge we have with Call of Duty is to make a game the fans love and at the same time build a new game that's innovative."

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DreamsPosted:

lol how cute activision thinks theres room for both games,cod is a dead franchise every new cod they make is just beating a dead horse from here,its all repetetive now thas the thing about fps shooters especially cod,theres not a whole lot you can do to change it and make it different from the last.Stop now and go back to the drawing boards infact just chunk cod ghosts take a 4-5 year break and try to come up with something different from the last 10 cods u made (lost count by now)

Michael1321Posted:

I think we all no GTA V will knock all the big hitters off the top spot this year.

ThyHolyOnePosted:

The battle is between BF3 and GTA5 forget **** ghosts lmao

GossipPosted:

Both of them have room in my game library.

Dr-JPosted:

Wish cod would quit. Battlefield is better
After watching this it finally hit me

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=relmfu&v=KJIIgdSW6O4

generalhunterPosted:

Not going to purchase COD:Ghosts same garbage since COD4 if I do buy it than I will pick it up pre-owned so Activision don't get my money

RyanWilliams1995Posted:

higuybye http://www.vgchartz.com/preorders/

^This says it all...


Im liking them stats. Cods been dead since mw3. Same game different guns n maps. I feel rockstar deserve what they get. They dont milk a GTA every year. GtA all the way. Fucck cod

TomorrowLandPosted:

That's well said, I believe he's right. I still believe GTA will dominate everything though; BF4 & Crappy COD.

WoobiePosted:

GTA is out-preordering both BF4 and Ghosts in total on just the 360 alone.

higuybyePosted:

http://www.vgchartz.com/preorders/

^This says it all...