EA Says Battlefield 3’s Already Sold 5 Million Copies

@BillyMethers: source?

@blake_brown said:

@SparkEngineer /@Vegetable_Side_Dish

The PC version of BF3 is absolutely amazing I'd imagine ...

Eh, not so much.

http://getsatisfaction.com/battlefield3/problems/common

Team deathmatch peaked for me circa CS 1.4 and CoD is more of the same imo

BF3 online is completely nuts, I love it so far and it looks fantastic on PC

also, console fanboys meh!

Here is the thing. CoD simply controls better, is smoother and feels less "camp-friendly". I feel like BF3 is for "noobs" who will be done with the MP when the next SP game comes out. That's what happened to BFBC and BFBC2. NOT to CoD. Just sayin...

@2kings said:

Here is the thing. CoD simply controls better, is smoother and feels less "camp-friendly". I feel like BF3 is for "noobs" who will be done with the MP when the next SP game comes out. That's what happened to BFBC and BFBC2. NOT to CoD. Just sayin...

Honestly I feel the opposite on several points. I actually like COD owning all but COD3 and probable 75% of the map packs and also being 14th prestige on Black Ops. However I feel that COD games are a lot more camping friendly than Battlefield but I do feel that Battlefield games are more sniping friendly. I mostly attack points in Conquest and occasionally hold them by sniping but I don't find a problem with people holding one of the points even if some consider it camping. I notice a lot of people in BF3 near the top of the leader board in points often have more deaths than kills telling me that yeah they die but they help the team capture and other important parts. I consider camping sitting in the corner of a random room trying to go 3-1 in a match just to keep their K/D high. Once again not trying to bash COD because I will probably eventually get it but just pointing out that it is a matter of opinion.

Sure...

Some of you people make me oh so very sad with the huge anxieties that you hold about sales figures.

Hope it did well on the PC out of the gate, it definitely deserves to, IMO. This is a PC game that should be selling gaming PCs.

@2kings said:

Here is the thing. CoD simply controls better, is smoother and feels less "camp-friendly". I feel like BF3 is for "noobs" who will be done with the MP when the next SP game comes out. That's what happened to BFBC and BFBC2. NOT to CoD. Just sayin...

Completely untrue. BC2 remained one of the top played games on Xbox Live all the way up until BF3's launch. As for the controls, COD is a lot more accurate and twitchy, but BF is not about tricky shooting. It's about the broader battle, not about where the bullets land in a firefight between two or three soldiers. The heavier feel nicely compliments that.

@phish09: You do realize that they are 2 completely different teams working on those 2 games right?

Love it.

@Jimbo said:

Hey lil soldier you aint ready for war, C.O.D. too strong for y'all.

I prefer Battlefield but I can get down with some Jay Z.

That's really good to hear, my boyfriend is really enjoying it.

Here is the thing. CoD simply controls better, is smoother and feels less "camp-friendly". I feel like BF3 is for "noobs" who will be done with the MP when the next SP game comes out. That's what happened to BFBC and BFBC2. NOT to CoD. Just sayin...

@ptys said:

I'm surprised Bad Company sold so many! It was a little pathetic of EA to spark this whole head-to-head thing. What, do they want to become the next Activation, with a sh*t load of money and no long term IP's? Makes me very nervous about games like Mass Effect, Dead Space and even Mirrors Edge. Back off, let the games speak for themselves!

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Woo!

I'm surprised Bad Company sold so many! It was a little pathetic of EA to spark this whole head-to-head thing. What, do they want to become the next Activation, with a sh*t load of money and no long term IP's? Makes me very nervous about games like Mass Effect, Dead Space and even Mirrors Edge. Back off, let the games speak for themselves!

Good for them, its a great game

Good for DICE, but oh wait...the childish fanboys only know how to measure quality in terms of copies sold, so they are waiting for CoD to come out before talking shit....pathetic.

@SparkEngineer /@Vegetable_Side_Dish

BF3 is noteworthy in that it's another entry into the Battlefield franchise, but from what I've seen there are plenty of detracting elements particularly with the console versions. The PC version of BF3 is absolutely amazing I'd imagine, but I'm coming to this as a console player. I loved the hell out of Bad Company 2, but it feels like they've taken a couple steps back with this one and I can't help but feel like I'm getting a severely watered down version of a better game.

With COD I know what I'm getting, also as a matter of taste I prefer the COD-style of first person gameplay to Battlefield. I like the faster pace, I like the ability to lone wolf it as opposed to having to depend on the numbskulls on my team.

The reason I said I wanted Battlefield to lose is because of how EA has purposefully started this flame war just to generate more publicity, when at the end of the day BF and COD are two very different first person shooter experiences and only vaguely comparable.

Yay for DICE. Fuck EA in the ear, however... Hatorade marketing schemes make me want to puke. "Above and beyond the Call", my ass... its apples and oranges, folks.

@phish09 said:

Cool. Now are they still going to continue to support Dead Space 2 (EA's best game of 2011) with DLC? Anyone? Bueller? Stupid Battlefield, stealing my DS2 resources.

While I agree, I think you need to holler at Visceral Games for some DS2 DLC goodness.

I'm liking the game as long as I know there is more on the horizon. I love the Caspian, Kharg and Firestorm maps. Canals is acceptable but I avoid it when possible. The other maps are garbage in my opinion. When the extra maps arrive in the back to Karland DLC I'm hoping to have a larger variety of maps available. As long as they keep on that track and add more maps with the full spectrum of weapons to use I'm good. If they add any more infantry focused maps I'll be PO'd.

EA should totally sell a multiplayer only Battlefield 3 for like $40 or something. I am interested to play it, but I'm not gonna spend $60 on it right now. 1943 is fun enough still to keep me going!

Not surprised with all the marketing but the mutliplayer is good and worth playing.

Good, this game is fantastic on PC, best multiplayer I've played in quite some time.

@Jimbo said:

Hey lil soldier you aint ready for war, C.O.D. too strong for y'all.

Haha, nice.

BF3...prepare to be shit on once MW3 is out.

I bought mine from Origin. Does EA calculate those in these numbers as well? Or just physical copies? I know a lot of people who bought it straight off of Origin. Anyway, I am having a blast with the game and always looking for more duders to roam the 'field with. Add me if you see this and wanna play some on the PC.

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/user/Thrixon/

Great to hear Battlefield has gotten a lot more popular in recent times. Especially on consoles, I remember when I was the only who played Bad Company on my friends list.

I can see why. The game is great. I can't remember having this much fun with a FPS since Battlefield 1942.

@Metal_Mills said:

Patrick, BC2 sold 12 million. EA released that info quite recently.

Edit: Sorry 11 million. Source: http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20111027006649&newsLang=en

Thanks. Noted.

I'm impressed. While those are CoD numbers, no one ever expected it to out do MW2/BO. Good job on DICE, 5 mil is a solid number.

5 million in the first week is impressive but Black Ops sold that many copies in 24 hours last year.

@BillyMethers said:

Too bad it's loaded with spyware. People have been complaining all over Amazon about how the PC version (Origin) is scanning all of their files and folders, including folders holding their tax returns. I think that's a complete invasion of privacy and some of them even posted screenshots in the comments.

Seriously, don't let Origin on your computer.

I go one step further - I don't let EA into my console either ;)

@blake_brown: MW3 will win easily. EASILY. There shouldn't be any doubt in anyone's mind!

That's cool because it's a good fucking game.

Cool. Now are they still going to continue to support Dead Space 2 (EA's best game of 2011) with DLC? Anyone? Bueller? Stupid Battlefield, stealing my DS2 resources.

Good stuff. An enjoyable campaign and fantastic multiplayer.

@DaBuddaDa said:

Bad Company 2 has sold upwards of 12 million copies. I'm not sure where the "5 million" number came from.

i don't know where you pulled 12 million from. that would make it one of the best sellers of all time which it isn't. Bad company 2 sold around 6-7 million total.

Metal_Mills I think he was talking about initial sales....not lifetime

Too bad it's loaded with spyware. People have been complaining all over Amazon about how the PC version (Origin) is scanning all of their files and folders, including folders holding their tax returns. I think that's a complete invasion of privacy and some of them even posted screenshots in the comments.

Seriously, don't let Origin on your computer.

Hey lil soldier you aint ready for war, C.O.D. too strong for y'all.

Having played part of the co-operative and multiplayer, this game deserves the sucess it is getting so far. My only issue (outside the occasional glitch/bug) is the option to have friends join you online is not clear as to when you are in the same lobby and matchmaking with friends can be problematic (maybe due to servers being full or matchmaking only looking to get one player rather than multiple into the same game).

Also I have yet to play in the same squad as a friend of mine from this site even though we have had at least 3 or 4 full matches online and joined at the same time.

@DaBuddaDa said:

Bad Company 2 has sold upwards of 12 million copies. I'm not sure where the "5 million" number came from.

i don't know where you pulled 12 million from. that would make it one of the best sellers of all time which it isn't. Bad company 2 sold around 6-7 million total.

Guys Patrick is talking about the first week not the overall sales of Bad Company 2.

I got it and I don't even like these kinds of games. Just want to play with friends online.

Guys, he's not pointing out the total number oF BFBC2 copies, sold, merely making a comparison to project for BF3 sales. He stated that a few months after release it totaled 5 million. So based on that we could project that BF3 will sell 10 million in a few months time. If it were to parallel BFBC2.