EA CEO Thinks Confusion Over Call Of Duty's Future Can Help Battlefield Succeed
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson has said the ongoing confusion about the future of Call of Duty, and specifically if it will become an Xbox-only franchise, could help EA's Battlefield series soar higher.
During a Goldman Sachs speaking event recently, Wilson said Battlefield being a multiplatform game made for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC could help it stand apart if Call of Duty becomes an Xbox-only franchise on console. Even if that doesn't happen, the general uncertainty around all of it is another edge for Battlefield, Wilson said.
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«In a world where there may be questions over the future of Call of Duty and what platforms that might be on or might not be on, being platform agnostic and completely cross-platform with Battlefield, I think is a tremendous opportunity,» he said (via SeekingAlpha).
Microsoft is attempting to purchase Activision Blizzard and all of its franchises, including Call of Duty. Should the deal be approved, Microsoft has pledged to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation--and potentially bring it to Nintendo Switch--for years to come.
PlayStation's Jim Ryan said Microsoft offered to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for three years beyond the deal Sony had with Activision, and that this deal was «inadequate on many levels.»
For his part, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said Microsoft's offer to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for what Ryan now said was a period of three years goes «well beyond typical gaming industry
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