You don’t spend $70 billion to buy a company and give your biggest competitors unfettered access to its best games.
While Sony sees this impending future negatively, Electronic Arts CEO, Andrew Wilson, has a different take. As reported by GameSpot, Wilson believes that making Call of Duty exclusive to the Xbox Series S/X is a good thing for the Battlefield franchise: Of course, there’s a reason why Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard and EA. With more than 425 million units sold in two decades, Call of Duty moves the sales needle in a way that Battlefield just can’t. In comparison, the Battlefield series has only sold a mere 57 million units over the same span. 2010’s Call of Duty: Black Ops, which sold more than 30 million units, has sold more than half the entire Battlefield franchise combined. But, you have to give Wilson props for believing in the brand. Hopefully, Wilson’s confidence translates to real-life results. Regardless of whether Call of Duty jumps ship to the Xbox or not, Battlefield is not in a good position to capitalize on opportunities at all. You know that a series is in a bad place when it becomes newsworthy when it beats a game that’s in far worse shape than it is. If it’s any consolation, EA is making all the right moves. After meandering for almost a year, EA finally gave the reigns to Battlefield 2042 to someone capable of turning things around. The marquee shooter only just started showing signs of life and EA is promising big things for the future of Battlefield. Hopefully, by the time that Call of Duty becomes exclusive to the Xbox, Battlefield has recovered.
