Battlefield 3 vs Modern Warfare 3: Shots Fired

The table is set for a Fall battle between Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. Like it or not, there are huge rivalries in the video games industry. A hyper competitive space both on and off the virtual playing field, the first person shooter is the most coveted place to own the most popular game.

The table is set for a Fall battle between Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. Like it or not, there are huge rivalries in the video games industry. A hyper competitive space both on and off the virtual playing field, the first person shooter is the most coveted place to own the most popular game. The two biggest publishers in our industry, both want the biggest piece of the pie and this Fall there should be fireworks when Battlefield 3 launches side by side with the next Call of Duty (which we're assuming to be Modern Warfare 3). They've never done it before. They always launch on the other side of the calendar against Call of Duty, and now they're taking them head on.

With the departures of key personnel at Infinity Ward last year, Call of Duty is doing it's best to put on the impression that it's business as usual with Sledgehammer at the helm for the next title. And for the first time in 5 years you might have you first bonafide showdown between the two first person shooter kings. At a time when games have been getting pushed into the reaches of the following year just to avoid launching at near or around Call of Duty, 2011 is shaping up differently.

Battlefield 3 is coming with innovation in 2011. A brand new, state of the art Frostbite 2 engine will be leading the charge. And if the first images and video tell you anything, it's that Battlefield 3 is going to be a great looking game. Battlefield gameplay has been notoriously and routinely very good over the years, and I would expect that Battlefield 3 would be a step forward rather than backward. After all, DICE is one of them most talented and innovative developers in the world.

Karl Magnus Troedsson, GM for DICE sets the table for the fall showdown

“We are gearing up for a fight and we’re here to win,” said Karl Magnus Troedsson, General Manager, DICE. “Where other shooters are treading water Battlefield 3 innovates. Frostbite 2 is a game-changer for shooter fans. We call it a next-generation engine for current-generation platforms.”

“We wanted to create the most immersive and emotionally powerfulBattlefield game ever and we needed new technology to deliver on our vision,” said Patrick Bach, Executive Producer. “Battlefield 3 preserves the franchise’s signature sandbox style and even brings back classic fan favourites like jets, going prone and 64-player multiplayer on PC.”

Source: EA

By Bill Hess on February 24, 2011

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Tylerscom

Are you kidding me? Battlefield 3 is an actual “Battlefield”, its made to be more realistic, expands your average meaning of teamwork and really takes into consideration that you are actually in the military, meaning they have a lot more then people running on the ground shooting at each other. Where as Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 will just be the same old thing, I mean they released how many games in one year? The last time they actually made a real Battlefield game (excluding) Bad Company 2, was back in 2005 (BF2). Battlefield 3 will blow Call of duty Modern warfare 3 out of the water, I assure you, looking at the rates more people play BF2 then Black ops anyways, if the people down at at Activision have any brains they will not release this the same time as BF3. You are going to loose so much money. But regardless these two games have really shown what it means to be a great gaming publisher, Ive been playing both for as long as I can remember. And to this day I am still really impressed, keep up the good work, and please for the love of god do not release at the same time. Oh and also when BF3 comes out, Project reality is going to be the shit, look it up, play it, get hooked. Remember this!
- Graydon
  
  This is more to everyone then one person in particular. i must say that cod has been through some good times (1-5) and some bad times (mw2 and black op (for its laggy servers)) but at the same time so has battlefield series. i mean you cant even get into a battlefield 2 server any more and yet you can still find a cod 1 game. and yet bfbc2 and the two other latest titles have been very user friendly in sp and the multiplayers only problem is that u require a fucking epic internet connection. Honestly ill be buying both because they both have their advantages and dissadvantages. To all of thos out there who are dissing one game or the other go put there and just have fun. Wether for you that means getting a brilliant kd or tubing and using auto shotguns or even cheating if u feel so inclined. just have fun. and if nothing works just rape the people who do things you dont like.
  
  Anyone who wishes to discuss this further my steam name is Noddy5396
- KSU__EMAW
  
  There’s a comparison between the Battlefield Series and the CoD series?!?!?
  This is ridiculous CoD fans will be CoD fans and no matter how much better the Battlefield Series is in terms of Gameplay they will still bash it. It’s the CoD way, they’ll go on the CoD forums and complain about all of the problems with their precious MW2 or Black Ops, but when someone suggests that Battlefield is better they act like it’s the most ridiculous thing they’ve ever heard.
  I Bought Black ops and I have BFBC 1 & 2, and honestly speaking here is my opinion.
  Call of Duty is fun, but it is short lived fun, after you get over the fact that you have the newest game on the market and the excitement from the anticipation goes away you realize that you are disappointed because it’s really not that good.
  Battlefield games on the other hand, may not have that initial adrenaline rush or second to second nonstop action, but you have a game that won’t frustrate you, isn’t all about K/D, and has decent balancing. Not to mention all of the teamwork that makes you feel like you are part of something more than just your own cause. And overall Battlefield from a strictly analytical standpoint IS the better game. And if you disagree you are just plain wrong. I’m not saying nobody can possibly like CoD more than Battlefield. Maybe you like CoD more than Battlefield, but you can’t honestly feel like it has fewer problems than Battlefield.
- Rikz
  
  Are you guys fucking retarded? The games haven’t even come out yet and you are whining like little bitches, you sound like choirboy’s. I mean, atleast check both games out before you start your fanboy shitkid-attitude. Personally i play both MW2 and BF2. I like them both. But you BF dudes can’t start bashing MW2 for beeing popular, that’s just pathetic. True, there are a lot of 12 year olds playing the game, but at the same time you have adults that have a passion for games. And don’t even try to tell me that there isn’t no 12 year olds playing BF2. Let’s just wait for the games to come out, then you can bash the shit out of eachother.
Luke

I agree with the guy above me.

Now is the perfect time for Battlefield 3 to give a firm kick to the groin of Call of Duty. Now is the weakest Call of Duty has ever been. Coming right off of Black Ops, which (especially when compared to the success of its predecessors) fell flat on its face (in terms of overall ratings, not sales). Now Activision is going to have to piece together another game with like half of infinity ward (after all of its best developers left), Sledgehammer games ( ?… no expectations whatsoever for them), and Raven software developing multiplayer (this developer has at least proven itself somewhat in the past, but still, not very high expectations)

Also, now is the strongest Battlefield has ever been. After 5 years of developing, Battlefield 3 is ready (compared to the less than 2 years infinity ward and friends got). DICE just came off of the success of Bad Company 2, which remains arguably the best first person military shooter ever made. It also provided exellent testing grounds for things. It allowed DICE to perfect its formula. Destruction 2.0 was incredible, and now with Destruction 3.0, its going to be unbelievable. Plus with jets, huge maps, tons of vehicles and weapons, etc, you really cant go wrong. DICE is now a HUGE team now compared to what it was, and they all know what they are doing. I have ultra high hopes for this game.
- Shawn
  
  Really, I agree with your praise towards BF2, but really, the CoD franchise isn’t a bad FPS franchise. I know the Black Ops server sucked and MW2 is filled with n00btubes and campers and QS’ers, but in my opinion (to you BF fanboys saying CoD shouldn’t have been so popular), without CoD, Treyarch and Infinity Ward, non of these games would even BE here. They rose up because they dared to crush CoD, and I’m really happy they did. :)
  Also, the MW2 campain wasn’t that bad, I mean Infinity Ward i think has the best graphics out of any FPS.
  Also, the new “change from ACOG/Reflex sight to iron sights and back is a really great idea.
  I just hope that the n00bs and campers do not migrate their ways over to MW3.
wetock

modern warfare 2 was insane it made the news because it broke record with the most sells what the hell are you taking about battlefied 3 will be crushed by call of duty plus i havent been that impressed with dice lately they make alright games just nothing can compare to modern warfare and what they they brought to the gaming world.battlefield will have to really work hard to even get close to modern warfare, they have some sirious balls to go head to head with them.
- MOONUNIT
  
  @wetlock
  I’m sorry but MW2 wasn’t that great of a game. Unless you enjoy unbalanced weapons, attachments and perks, along with a ridiculous amount of campers, n00b tubers and quick scopers, the multiplayer is completely unbearable (unless of course you take part in one of the previously mentioned activities). Innumerable hacked “10th Prestige Lobbies” also ruined the entire point of being 10th prestige, as there isn’t any actual “prestige” (or fun for that matter) left in prestiging. The campaign on the other hand, wasn’t half bad. My only complaint about it is the fact that there is absolutely no way it could ever happen. Russia’s government isn’t stupid enough to invade the U.S. Now while it is a video game, I expected the story line to maybe follow something more realistic. Like, I don’t know, maybe actual modern warfare? CoD4 was a very good game and all but Infinity Ward, without a doubt, fell off the wagon on this one. So needless to say Battlefield will not be “crushed by call of duty”. Sledgehammer will really have to step it up for the next CoD to be able to compete with the experienced studio DICE has become.
- Christian
  
  Battlefield games had more to compare to Call of Duty. Battlefield has everything Call of Duty has and much more to give it the true war-experience.
Pretzel

Now I play a lot of COD and I love it. And I’ve played Battlefield and I’m just not a fan. I like the arcade style excitment of COD.

I mean don’t get me wrong I enjoy a team based game. I play MAG to this day and love it but Battlefield just isn’t my cup of tea. Also keep in mind I have only played one other DICE multiplayer game and it was Medal Of Honor. So….that didn’t leave me with a good impression at all.
- adsf
  
  Totally argreed, I can’t play BF2 because it doesn’t give me an engaged feeling like COD game. BF2 is too slow and boring for me.
rawshark

this is high up on the list for me. it has the classic battlefield formula back and a much larger fanbase than before, so there won’t be a lack of people to fill the servers.
Jeff7

LOL @ Luke

Black Ops fell flat on its face in reviews? Let me know how life is on the bizzarro planet. We’ll conveniently ignore the current 88/100 metacritic score, the several awards it won, and the continued steady sales indicative of a well-received game *after* the built-in hype of launch.

I am by no means saying you aren’t allowed to hate COD, but Call of Duty Black Ops brought more innovation in both single player and multiplayer it it’s own franchise than that bloated mess Modern Warfare 2. In fact, if it wasn’t for Treyarch, the last good COD game would be Call of Duty 4–thankfully that’s not the case.

Now, if you want to badmouth MW2, go right ahead–it deserves it. Infinity Ward sat on its laurels used the ol’ “kitchen sink” method when they developed MW2, and it showed. After a month, the game was only being played by glitchers and cheats. Not to mention the horrid, disjointed mess of a single-player campaign, including that oh-so-obvious pandering to-public-attention inclusion of the ridiculous “no Russian” stage–even though it made no logical real-world sense.

Listen, don’t get me wrong: I’m all for competition, and I loved Battlefield 2 and 1943 on xbla, but don’t say COD is “at it’s weakest” when it just had the largest grossing debut of any entertainment property (movie, record or game) in history, and continues to have the most played game online 4 months later. You don’t like the game? Fine, but reserve the phrase “fell flat on its face” for games that actually deserve it.
Donovan

@ Jeff

Never mind Luke, he’s off his meds. It’s like saying, “releasing this film against Avatar 2 is PERFECT timing!”

COD and BF are both good games, I don’t see why people always have to make it an either/or argument. The point of this article is to incite thought as to whether the market will be able to support both, and truth be told, COD is always going to be the top seller–until it isn’t. I play both and will continue to for different reasons.
Palvadori

I have to say the first Bad Company game on the 360 was very promasing,i enjoyed it just as much as COD 4,imprresive graphics & sound,then Bad Company 2 came along & people went crazy saying how great it was how it was a COD killer,being a fan of the first Bad Company i went out & bought Bad Company 2………..i thought it was realy boring & it didnt impress me at all!

Sure it had pretty graphics & i loved how the buildings collapsed,but that was pretty much all i liked about it.

The thing Bad Company will have trouble doing is beating Modern Warfares story lines,COD’s are just so much better & im realy looking forward to playing the new Modern Warfare about Ghost. The only trouble with COD for me is the bloody graphics,they needed a new graphics engine a long time ago.

Another problem with Bad Company & same goes with Medal of Honour is that EA seems to be extremely patriotic & only lets u play as American characters wich is so old & boring in this day in age. When they were making Medal of Honour EA said it wouldnt be a “GO Team USA” American flag waving propoganda peice,but thats exactly what it turned out to be.they took places in Iraq/Afghanistan that British troops took control of,removed the British troops and replaced them with American ones. If they want to beat COD’s sale figures they have to stop being so patriotic an dated & add other nations in & the two biggest places these games sell is UK & US so makes perfect sence to add them both and get over being patriotic.
Steven

Most of you BF fans boys really have no idea what you are talking about, Modern Warfare 2 is BEAST end of Story, You can’t even Compare Black Ops and Modern Warefare 2 , Black Ops was a Complete FAIL., the Game play was Horrible, their servers are horrible, the Guns and extra perks they added where just retarded, the only good part about Black Ops was the it was something new, but that soon faded because the retards never Beta tested the game, Battle Field was better then Black Ops by far, But is Battle Field better then Modern Warfare, NOT A CHANCE IN HELL. Will it ever be better then anything that Activision/Infiniti ward makes for Modern Warfare NEVER. IF you go into any EB games and try to by MW2 Or BF2 you will see that BF2 is going to be in a discount bin, and MW2 is still 49.99… WAKE UP FAN BOYS MW2 is Boss still
- Rubadubdub
  
  Steven – I’m glad you’ll be sticking with Call of duty. Fools such as yourself ruin a good battlefield match. I have no allegiance to any game. One is simply better than the other and the other has been done four times before.
- Christian
  
  MW2 is a fail as far as portraying an accurate perspective of war. It’s no doubt a friendly shooter for casual gamers who (are supposed to have fun) want to grow their k/d and quickscope, who cares! That arcade shooter has NOTHING on BC2 or any Battlefield game, thus MW3 will essentially be crushed by Battlefield as BF3 is more technologically advanced, like from 2014. MW3 will be run on the same modified game engine since 2005, you have to admit that’s a f**king fail! EVERYWHERE on the internet and Youtube, MW series are despised by most and Battlefield is honestly more favored than CoD as a great war-fps, even if there are more ignorant, immature kids playing CoD. Battlefield has more than a chance to beat MW3, just by looking at the trailers and gameplay of it, it had already won! It actually looks like war! So why don’t you wake up Modded Warfail fanboy and realize what deserves an extra pat in the back.
james

well all i can say is. battlefield has ALWAYS been better than call of duty. i dont mean the bad companys i mean the proper Battlefield.

noobs play CoD and the hardcore with skill play Battlefield, thats the way its always been. and i believe now that EA are actually spending money to make something good for once BF3 well own CoD. unless the 12yo’s get their mummys to get them CoD of course.
Bill

Are you guys serious? Look everyone has different taste but come on CoD hardcore mode is the most fun and exciting gaming out there. I’m not a huge black ops fan but mw2 was great story and multiplayer. The battlefield games have always had one game mode where 8000 people are running around or spawn camping and you need to dump 40+ rounds from a 5.56 rifle into someone to drop then and a 9mm pistol does it in 3? come on! Preach about reality in video games hardcore mode is as real as it gets and cod is the only one with it.
- n1zm0
  
  HA as real as it gets?! you keep your bs straight line forever laser trajectory MW bullet physics, ill keep playing games with ‘as real as it gets’ bullet drop physics like ArmA 2 and BF, BF2 reality mods etc.
  
  as real as its gets… ffs
- Duke
  
  So quick scoping somebody from 400 yards away is realistic?
  
  cod is as real as it gets? so shooting somebody in the head 1 time without them dying is real?
  shooting people in the legs 3 times and them still being able to run around is real?
  
  face it, when it comes to video games there isnt as much realism even if you think there is. Maybe in sporting video games there is realism but not complete realism.
  
  COD isnt realistic, BF isnt realistic.
  
  if they were realistic we wouldnt enjoy video games as much as we do?
  
  why? because video games offer us a world that we cant live in, we can be the best in, we can do things not possible in the real world and pretty much a completely different reality to enjoy without having to worry about the problems around us.
  
  AND THAT IS THE REASON WE ALL LOVE TO GAME!!!!
n1zm0

Just take this simple fact:

MW, MW2,W@W,BLOPS and MW3 this year have used the same base ‘IW engine’ since CoD 2… CoD 2!!!!

BF 1942, BF2 and now BF3 have all run on their own improved engines.

Quality/innovation vs quantity/money hungry Kotick
- Zarkka
  
  No they haven’t you fucking retard.
Robin

This is basic facts :)

What game has the best singleplayer? CoD has the best singleplayer, thats it.
why?: Because CoD have a better storyline and have been working with singleplayer since CoD came out. Battlefield started with multiplayer in the Bad company games and doesn’t have as much knowledge and the time to improve the singleplayer as CoD Has.

What game has the best multiplayer? Battlefield has the best multiplayer.
why?: Battlefield has always focused on multiplayer, and its more realistic(fact) You have the feeling that you really belong in an army. And you can destroy buiildings. You are not some kind of guy just running around in a town shooting people with unrealistic attachments and stuff.

What game has the best graphics? Battlefield

What game has the best sound effects? Battlefield

What game has the best maps? Battlefield

Theese are the most important facts imo. Im sorry for my english.. and please correct me if im wrong xD

Well..why do you guys think CoD always show parts of the singleplayer in the trailers? Because the singleplayer is the part of the game that is good.
Why do you think that BF always shows parts of the multiplayer in the trailers?
Because multiplayer is the best thing in the game;)

Battlefield is the better game, but thats just my opinion xD

Sorry for my english, and please correct me if im wrong with anything.
Rubadubdub

The public has begun to turn on the Call of Duty franchise. There reign will soon be over. How many times did they expect to publish the same game with a different title?
vred

Modern Warfare 3 will fine for those who prefer listening to 12 year old kids screaming on Xbox live, small-scale maps, and cheap perks / killstreak bonuses.

I’ll see the rest of you on a BF3 64 player dedicated server this fall.
bryan

mw3 iz the best no doubt about it
bob

actually i think mw3 will blow bf3 out of the water. after seeing the trailer i think that bf3 is an anticlimax you guys seem to think its great but it had nothing in it to hook me or make me wanna see more as for realising at the same period isnt that a good thing. there will be much more compotition and if one fails there next game shall be mindblowing
- Krazzy mike
  
  You know what I love modernware2 n I’m def getting the 3rd one, but I just started playing 5 months ago bad company 2 n I love it more then Cod .Can’t wait till battlefield 3 comes out it will def sell more then cod games.. Keep it up dice n dice 2
Brandon

I would bet $1000 that called of duty is going to sell more than battlefield 3…. Just because it’s CALL OF DUTY. I can also guarantee that battlefield 3 will be a much better game than modern warfare 3. Battlefield is bringing something new to the table. Where call of duty has been doing the same shit for the past 5 years.
stephen “dongblaster” guglielmo

you are an anticlimax.
- stephen “dongblaster” guglielmo
  
  @ “bob”
n1zm0

Zarkka
February 28, 2011
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No they haven’t you F**king retard.

YES they have, CoD does nothing different but tweak small things for hte IW engine like lighting and shaders, ALL major bf titles have their own NEW engines created for each edition, PROOVE TO ME the IW engine is not the same engine from CoD2, fken console fanboys only know the game cover and thats it…