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“When You Push Innovation, You Miss Other Things” – EA on Battlefield 4 Issues

MP1st - A few days ago, the CEO of Electronic Arts, Andrew Wilson, took the stage at the SXSW event in Austin to show off Titanfall and reflect on previous titles published under the company.

Criminal3703d ago (Edited 3703d ago )

When you push innovation, you should be well prepared and have tested your games enough before release.

Yui_Suzumiya3703d ago

Yeah, I'm guessing they were under heat to wrap it up quickly in order to be a launch for PS4/X1

Matt6663703d ago

it doesn't help when you get idiots going over and over "when is it coming out I hope it soon or I won't buy it" you either let the developers work at there own pace to get a game with less problems and that more likely to be good or you let them rush and get a game that rubbish and full of issues.

ZombieDust3703d ago

And that raises a question, battlefield 4 has innovation? Now Odefinately enjoyed it when it worked and will be a great game if all is fixed, but it is nothing but bf3 with new maps. The only thing that makes me realize its a different game is better graphics, but thats because I was coming from 360 to ps4 and x1

Agent_hitman3703d ago

so that's what happened when you rushed the Battlefield 3-4 with glitches and bugs, EA?!!. That statements absolutely backfires to you..

Not saying that BF was a crap game, actually it was good and spectacular, it's just that it has so many issues.

Chapter113703d ago

Innovation? Innovation?! What innovation would that be? The extreme approach to ripping off Call of Duty?

MR123_C3703d ago

"Ripping off call of duty"? Don't be that harsh on the game.

Hellsvacancy3703d ago

"ripping off Call of Duty" Battlefield didn't do that, Medal Of Honor maybe, certainly not Battlefield

Alsybub3703d ago (Edited 3703d ago )

Ripped off CoD? The last time I checked Battlefield 2: Modern Combat came out two years before CoD4: Modern Warfare. The format for the series was set back then.

If anything CoD copied BF2. Even the moniker of "Modern Warfare" is strikingly similar to "Modern Combat". They just left out the 64 player servers, large maps and dozens of vehicles.

Unbelievable.

I'll agree that BF4 isn't innovative, over BF3, it's evolutionary.

Elwenil3703d ago

Actually the "format for the series" was set back in 2002, when Battlefield 1942 was released. Which, incidentally, was a little over one year before the first Call of Duty released in 2003. If DICE ripped off anyone, it was the guys who made the mods for BF1942, both EoD: Eve of Destruction and Desert Combat to which the next two Battlefield games, BF Vietnam and Battlefield 2, bore a striking resemblance.

Alsybub3703d ago (Edited 3703d ago )

I'm talking about the series as it stands, set in the modern era.

I take your point on the mods.

Is there such thing as a truly original idea?

CorndogBurglar3703d ago

lol. Its like you don't realize that Battlefield was doing this LOOOOOONG before CoD was.

Go back to Battlefield: 1942, or Vietnam.

CoD was a totally different type of game back then. They didn't get into the hugely popular online game that it is now until Modern Combat.

Battlefield has been at this a lot longer.

"Ripped off CoD"...pssshhhhh...

dcj05243703d ago

You can stfu. You have no knowledge of what you're talking about at all. Just pack up and go.

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Eonjay3703d ago

EA everybody. Which is a shame because Battlefield really does tower above its competition. I think its time to draw a line between publishers from developers. And lets face it, there is nothing innovative about publishing.

bosoxs5053703d ago

"When we make money, we don't care about the consumers." - EA

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Battlefield 1, Hardline, BF4 Servers Are Being Taken Offline by Cheaters; EA Silent on Issue

Cheaters & hackers have been causing grief on Battlefield 1, Hardline & BF4 servers, with nonstop DDoS attacks among other things. Unfortunately, EA has remained silent about it.

-Foxtrot764d ago

Course they are silent, they are hoping people flock to 2042

gamesftw250763d ago

Maybe it was a inside job then haha.

jeromeface763d ago

wouldnt be the first time, titanfall 1+2 anyone?

PapaBop763d ago

Not even if they paid me.. EA always do this with old games with less money potential, if this was Ultimate Team, they'd address and sort it faster than stories could spread. Why invest time in their products when they will just dump it in the following years? Then again EA never could see the forest for the trees.

Inverno763d ago

I imagine after those games were given out for free a couple months back through Amazon, anything that makes people go to 2042 is a plus for them

XiNatsuDragnel764d ago

They want people to go on 2042. My theory

excaliburps763d ago

Nah. I think they can't do anything about it or they want to sink money into fixing it.

Pudge102888763d ago (Edited 763d ago )

EA owns all BF servers so yes, they can do something about it but they refuse to because they dont want ppl playing their old games instead of the new one. Its EA we’re talking about here

pr33k33763d ago

if this happened in 2042, they'd have something to say. which is weird, considering battlefield 1 has more players on steam right now.

Pudge102888763d ago

Its so obvious that EA is doing this or hired ppl to mess up the games so that we’d be forced to have just 1 Battlefield working.

FPS_D3TH763d ago

Honestly it’s probably the devs themselves. They did an update to bf4 way back that kinda made assault rifles doo doo in hopes that people would flock to BF1 cuz BF4 was too perfect

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5 Great Shooter Games on Xbox Game Pass

The shooter genre is one of the most beloved videogame genres in the gaming community, and rightfully so. From DOOM Eternal to Battlefield 4, passing through The Outer Worlds, the Xbox Game Pass has a lot to offer when it comes to amazing shooter experiences. Come check out some great shooter games available on Xbox Game Pass!

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MadLad778d ago

There's a bunch of great shooters on gamepass; both legacy and new.

A recommendation I have is a work in progress preview title called Anacrusis. It's a lot of fun, and has a cool aesthetic.

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