Why this question? What year is it again? In short, Battlefield is taking on Call of Duty and the winner doesn’t seem inevitable for the first time in a long time. It’s a tale as old as time: plucky underdog from a huge mega corp takes on the reigning king from a huge mega corp, while also fighting against an even pluckier underdog from another mega corp. Such whimsy! What we’re saying is, which shooter are you picking this year? Battlefield, Call of Duty – or is it Arc Raiders, or something else entirely?
Battlefield 6 is good, Black Ops 7 has had a mixed beta reception, and people seem excited about Arc Raiders
Off the back of a number of missteps Battlefield has been rocky, unable to capitalise on a Call of Duty franchise that has managed to plough through everything in its path despite the fact that players seem increasingly nonplussed with each new release. While CoD still seems too big to fail, Battlefield doesn’t have that luxury, and this year things seem to be heating up.
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In Eurogamer’s Battlefield 6 review we say “Battlefield 6 clearly understands what makes the series special,” awarding it 4 stars. That’s great news, but are the two games really fighting each other? Well, sort of.
EA put out a Battlefield 6 trailer starring film-star Zac Efron that absolutely takes a jab at Call of Duty, and in a move that definitely isn’t an attempt to keep people away from Battlefield 6, Activision is running a Black Ops 6 free trial over BF6’s launch period. I think we can call this at least a spat, even if it’s not a full-on fight.