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Battlefield and Call of Duty can successfully coexist, says analyst

Sterne Agee analyst says success potential for Battlefield 4 and Call of Duty: Ghosts not mutually exclusive.

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Battlefield 4 and Call of Duty: Ghosts launch just seven days apart this fall, but both games can successfully coexist, according to Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia.

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In a note to investors today, he said the success potential for both games is not mutually exclusive, especially so because player purchase habits are different for each franchise.

"The Battlefield series resonates particularly well with the PC gamers, while Call of Duty tends to do well on consoles," Bhatia said. "We expect more than a third of Battlefield 4 unit sales to be on the PC platform and the remaining units on consoles."

Total PC sales for Call of Duty: Ghosts will likely be less than 10 percent of overall units, Bhatia said. "Our point is both franchises can coexist successfully," he said.

Activision Publishing announced during an earnings call yesterday that preorder figures for Call of Duty: Ghosts are "well below" those of Call of Duty: Black Ops II. This downturn was attributed to consumer uncertainty regarding next-generation platforms and described as "normal" for this period in a console transition.

Battlefield 4 launches October 29, while Call of Duty: Ghosts is out November 5. Next-generation versions of both games are also in the works, though release dates have not been announced.

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"I am stupid, says analyst."

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Probably not, this guys are saying stupid things for money, which means there is someone who rewards him, maybe for a lot money, to say this words. That's the way how analysts makes money, since an "Analyst" is not even a real job, everyone can do this, you just need the title of an analyst. Then you can get money just for talk.

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I wonder how much money that analyst guy got for saying this bull$hit.

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@TransvormerSCol way too much I'm sure. Analysts are famous for 2 things, saying the obvious and being wrong about sales predictions.

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Goddamn, these "analyst" comments are stupid.

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@Deadman_est1982 @spartanx169x how are the multiplayer parts of series?

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They already do on this gen. Why is this making news? "This just in, gamers purchase video games."


You don't say?

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@Deadman_est1982 Never played Killzone, But I plan to on the PS4.

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"...says analyst"

probably one of eddie's signature word

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EA and Activision can successfully coexist. lolololololol

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@berserker66666 yeah EA is not that good from time to time.

but this is DICE game so they won't **** it any ways

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Awesome news. I'm so happy that perhaps for the first time, these 2 FPS games can be out at the same time! Oh wait..........

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OBVIOUS SHIT IS OBVIOUS.

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FPS is boring. :)

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@MaximusMatrix You can always play a different game type like racing,

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@spartanx169x @MaximusMatrix I hate racing games

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@spartanx169x @Axile11 @MaximusMatrix Dying Light, Outlast, and Daylight

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@Axile11 @spartanx169x @MaximusMatrix There is suppose to be at least 1 or 2 zombie survival games coming out this fall. Can't think of the names right now.

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@spartanx169x @Axile11 @MaximusMatrix role playing games, survival horror,adventure games, I dont have anything against racing games I just suck at them so that why I hate them

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@Axile11 @spartanx169x @MaximusMatrix ok, what do you like?

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@MaximusMatrix not all of them although they all seem to have the same control scheme which doesnt make sense

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@Deadman_est1982 @Axile11 okay I will, its not gods gift to gaming but its not boring

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@Deadman_est1982 @Axile11 are you tired of the shooter games?

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@Deadman_est1982 battlefield is not boring

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@Axile11 @Deadman_est1982 But it definitely sucks!!

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@Axile11 @Deadman_est1982 be careful, dont provoke him, he might find a baseball bat and smash something....

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@Axile11 @Deadman_est1982 he may one of them aspiring helicopter pilots that keep getting shot down, preventing him from reaching his destiny

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@Axile11 @spartanx169x @travo0159 @Deadman_est1982 in every other game that has any kind of a vehicle I can or have mastered it including Halo. But BF3 they are ridiculously hard. but that's just me. I got into video games in general to drive cars and planes before I ever did anything else.

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@spartanx169x @travo0159 @Axile11 @Deadman_est1982 I find it hard to drive in Halo multiplayer

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@travo0159 @Axile11 @Deadman_est1982 The helicopters and jets in BF3 on XBx360 are some of the hardest vehicles to drive in any game I have ever played.

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i had no idea there could be more than one multiplayer shooter out at one time....who knew

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Lol of course they can mutually exist. CoD is for players under the age of16 and Battlefield is for everyone else.

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@Patohua1 I'm 17 years old and I play CoD and BF. There is no age requirement to play either.

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@Patohua1 Judging by your immature comment, I'm guessing you're under the age of 16 and playing CoD. I personally like both games as one appeals to fast pace action while the other appeals to team work. It's not wrong for people to play both games. All this hate on each game is nonsense. Let the players choose what they want to play.

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This is not some grand statement, Mr Analyst. In fact, may I call you Mr. Analrapist?

These two franchises have been successfully coexisting for a few years now, and they seem to be printing cash for their publishers.

Next you will tell me gasoline will continue to sell well to those who drive.

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Even if his numbers turn out to be accurate, I hope it won't affect CoD availability on the PC. MW3 was a blast and ran relatively smoothly with mid-high settings even on my mid-low end PC .

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@Unfallen_Satan MWF 3 was boring I played on highest settings I beat it in 8 hours, wouldve of been less but was studying for midterms, and yes I passed with a B, Computer Science FTW

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@Axile11 Congratulations on your exam! I hope you got MW3 at bargain. Good thing Ghost isn't advertised to be radically different from MW3, so you can save some money.

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Saying that something that allready is, is possible...

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@Sushiglutton wouldnt it be nice to get a job pointing out the obvious lol

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Of course they can. Retarded fanboys just pit them against one another because they have to attempt to justify their purchase to themselves.

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Oh wow this guy is a genius. Two games that are very different can co-exist. I'm so glad you said this because I was struggling to get my head around it.

COD is a well developed formula. It is fun because MW1 was fun and it hasn't really changed much since then. It is just a shame they feel the need to bring out a new one each year to try and get more money out of us, when an update and some DLC would suffice.

BF is also really good fun but for different reasons.

There is no reason why you can't flick between the two.

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YOU MEAN LIKE THEY DO EVERY YEAR??? Fucking moron, sometimes i wish i could see an analyst's W2 just to prove they actually have a job doing this bullshit.

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@brxricano LOL

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Of course they can they're completely different. Battlefield encourages and rewards teamwork while COD is more for the lone wolf type. That's not to say that you can't have teamwork in COD, and you can certainly go solo in Battlefield if you feel like it, it's just not the same. Obvious other differences such as the vehicles in BF, perks in COD, etc.

COD is easier to pick up play, while in BF it can be rough if you're playing with randoms who just run around and don't play the objective....but when you do find a few solid teammates I find BF a much more rewarding experience.

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What a silly article to be posting, of course the games can coexist and they have been doing so for a long time.

Battlefield and Call of Duty appeal to different people. There are people who prefer Battlefield and those who prefer Call of Duty, in the same way there are gamers who prefer Pro Evolution Soccer and those prefer Fifa.

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battlefield is a military simulation fps, cod is a arcade fps, ill take the simulation.


always loved cod single player though.

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@thanxforplayin Only and idiot would Call Battlefield a simulation. It is every bit as arcade as Call of Duty. And every bit as shit.

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