Battlefield 6 looks great but won't beat Call of Duty this year

The new episodes of Call of Duty and Battlefield series were released in the same year for the first time since 2021, prompting inevitable comparisons between two long-running multiplayer first-person shooters with a resurfaced comparison.

Early impressions of Battlefield 6 have had a big impact on electronic art and battlefield studios from the public beta, but Battlefield 6 is unlikely to be blackmailed this year (Black Ops 7). While EA hopes to gain a certain market share from Call of Duty, possible events may continue until Call of Duty domination, as the first paid FPS franchise may continue.

“While Battlefield 6 has the potential to perform better economically and critically than any battlefield game, it almost certainly won’t go beyond Call of Duty,” he said. Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics says.

Elliott said the core audience of Call of Duty is buying every year, which won’t change in 2025 “just because Battlefield 6 is Rad and tracking is very good.”

EA's battlefield boss Vince Zampella, formerly a former career summoner, and other games like Byron Beede, general manager of Battlefield GM (also former Cod boss), said games like Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 were inspiration for Battlefield 6. This resonated with Battlefield 6. This has attracted fans who hope to return to the series.

The last entry into the Battlefield series makes many changes to the basic formula of the franchise, such as abandoning optional characters from its player-like system, each with unique specific abilities. It also notoriously launched many long-time fans. In many ways, Battlefield 6 is a return to the old way of doing things, and players have responded well so far.

In short, at this stage, EA and Battlefield Studios seem to be saying and doing all the right things to get the battlefield back on track. According to reports, the recently ended Battlefield 6 Open Beta reportedly has a player group 20 million peopleexcept for some negative feedback around sprint mode and map size, emotions are basically positive.

But even if Battlefield 6 launches steady reviews, fan positive sentiment, and big sales figures, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, given the size, scale and momentum of the Call of Duty brand, may still be at its best.

“For many gamers, Call of Duty is an annual ritual,” Elliott explained. “Thousands of players, many of whom are casual gamers, buy the latest cod every year without hesitation. This 'automatic buying' habit is decades deep, and breaking it takes more than one awesome battlefield release/”.

The public loves Call of Duty, even if they complain

Battlefield 6 may attract a “hardcore FPS crowd”, but numerous casual players will appear in the annual summons, which Elliot says will not change.

“The muscle memory of cod in the market is so strong that even if they complain about it, players will buy it.”

The perennial Battle Royal game Call of Duty: Warzone can also help with the mainline annual release of Call of Duty, which is available in the new version of the year in the Call of Duty headquarters launcher. That's a key point, Elliott said, because even though Warzone's interaction is declining, it still has a huge player base that sees Black Ops 7 ads every time it logs in.

“There is no scale of cross-promotion in the battlefield at all,” Elliott said.

For its value, the Battlefield Studio is Build your own battlefield Royal Gamebut this was early on, and there was no news about how the EA program supports, grows and promotes it. To be sure, we don't even know if this is a game, game mode or something else.

“Cod has such strong muscle memory on the market that they buy it even if they complain about it” – Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics

To introduce the matter further, Elliott listed some data points, which are so great about Battlefield relative to Call of Duty.

“The reality is that so far, cod has higher sales buildings than the battlefield's sales cap,” he said. “Even at the highest high on the battlefield (BF1 in 2016), Call of Duty: Infinity War – a widely disliked entries – still surpassed it with millions of copies. It's brand inertia at work.”

Game Pass Muddy Waters

Kade Barr, equity research assistant at Wedbush Securities, told Gamespot that Black Ops 7 is only available for purchases in Game Pass and Battlefield 6, complicating any direct sales between the two. (For its value, Battlefield 6 Will be Subscription service via EA Play Probut this is much smaller than the game pass.

“Black Ops 7 is bound to have more unique players in the first year of launch, but if each release goes well, sales per game may be very close,” Barr said. “There is obviously overlapping in the player base, but Call of Duty's inclusion in the game pass may actually bring a net benefit to the battlefield. Since a large percentage of Call of Duty players don't have to pay $70 for the game, it leaves room to buy other games.”

Barr said Wedbush overall, Wedbush is modeling Battlefield 6, becoming the second-largest or third-selling Battlefield game ever, lagging behind Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 3. Barr believes that Battlefield Studios must really “pin it” through the planned Battle Royale Mode and leverage content from user-generated that will come from its portal and provide its hit rate after the effort to make it a good effort to make it a good range to achieve a good range to achieve a good range.

“All in all, I think the ultimate success of the battlefield depends on a steady launch,” Barr said. “The hype is there, but any off-road vehicle launch will make people stand out. Due to the lack of trust in Battlefield in 2042, I do think that the launch of such a game must be very smooth. Any type of massive issue can lead to a meaningful decline in sales.”

historical data

In 2021, the last new call and battlefield match was released in the same year. Call of Duty: Pioneer is the number one match in the United States overall, followed by the entry in 2020, Black OPS Cold War, second place. Battlefield 2042, while ranking 5th in 2021 in 2021, is the sales of the United States, which is not just a competitor in the suburbs, but in mid-2021, it is a competitor in 2020, but in 2020, but in 2021, it is a competitor in 2020, but in 2021. Pokemon bright diamonds/shiny pearls). Ea says Battlefield 2042 missed the mark critically and commerciallyand Activision also says Vanguard Failed to sell expectations.

Meanwhile, the battlefield of 2018 v Ranked 16th in the United Statesand that year's Black Ops 4 ranked second in 2016. Call of Duty: Infinity War ranks No. 1 in the United States this yearBattlefield 1 ranked second. Battlefield 6 is known as the spiritual successor of Battlefield 3 and 4, which are two doubtful games. When these games were released in 2011 and 2013, the latest release of Call of Duty was No. 1 in the first place Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 rank 4th every year. Battlefield games never rank second in the U.S. sales list in a given year.

By the end of the year, many people will be keenly watching Battlefield 6 as it can be on the list, even if that doesn't tell a complete story.

But some people don’t say that Battlefield 6 will “start” Black Ops 7?

Mike Ybarra, a former Xbox executive who now leads the sports bookmaker award, recently posted a social media post where he said: “The Battlefield will launch Stomp Cod this year.” He said The sentiment surrounding Call of Duty has been declining in recent years With Activision leaning towards quirky licensed skins and other features, fans are not universally enjoyed.

You might read many of the reviews about Call of Duty online are negative, but it also raises the question of how many stocks people should put in online conversations when today’s algorithms motivate people to motivate efforts to drive engagement, and for X’s case, direct payment is the person who pays the most extreme to the release. Despite negative remarks, the numbers suggest that Call of Duty remains a religion. While online reviews may not always lead to real changes, they can happen sometimes. After all, Activision recently announced that it is Cancel Black Ops 7which means Black Ops 6's often critical quirky and quirky Call of Duty skin may not appear in Black Ops 7. Activision also said it is listening to fans who want to call Call of Duty to take root and admit that they are concerned about making Call of Duty worry “Drift” from its core.

Anyway, Elliott has something to say to Ybarra: “Son, relax.”

To be fair, Ybarra 19 years Microsoft veteran on Xbox development and publishing programwithout a doubt, he realized in some capacity relative to the battlefield sales. his Point 2 It's the battleground where fan-centric design choices enter the market 6 may eventually help Activision become a better product through Call of Duty, partly due to intensifying competition in the market, something Call of Duty fans certainly want to see.

For Activision’s role, Miles Leslie, deputy creative director of Black Ops 7, is Recently asked to comment on the success of “Battlefield 6” beta. He said he played it and found it interesting, but he focused on his own product.

“We are fans of the FPS type,” he said. “We are fans of a lot of games. We are all very happy.”