'Battlefield 1' News: Did DICE's Reveal Drive Yet Another Nail Into COD's Coffin? [VIDEO]
Two of the world's biggest FPS shooters were unveiled recently. One, a futuristic shooter which promises to take players into the vastness of space and powered exoskeletons; the other, a hyper-realistic game set exactly 100 years ago, during the height of the First World War. From what reactions of fans so far, it seems like players are looking into the past for some good old excitement.
Since the trailer of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was unveiled on May 2, the video has garnered more than 12 million views. Since that time, the trailer has managed to get about 232,000 likes and about 830,000 dislikes. The trailer for its rival, the recently-launched Battlefield 1, on the other hand, stands at a proud 14 million views since it went live on Friday. What's particularly remarkable is the fact that Battlefield 1's trailer already has 764,000 likes and only 14,600 dislikes.
This means that for every person who liked COD: Infinite Warfare's trailer, 3.5 people disliked the video. The numbers are far different for Battlefield 1's trailer, where 52 people liked the video for every one person who dislikes it.
Indeed, since DICE and EA unveiled the latest entry into its esteemed franchise, fans of FPS games online have reacted very positively to the trailer. Some have even gone further, stating that Battlefield 1's reveal heralded the end of the Call of Duty franchise. In fact, since Battlefield 1's reveal, numerous FPS fans have been posting comments such as "RIP COD" in forums online, and they have not really stopped since.
The polarizing reactions of fans for the two trailers have already caught the attention of COD publisher Activision's CEO Eric Hirshberg, who addressed the massive amount of dislikes on the Infinite Warfare trailer on YouTube.
"The reveal trailer for Black Ops 2, which took the franchise into the future for the first time, had the most dislikes of any reveal trailer we had ever made at that time. And that went on to become our most successful game ever," he said.
Considering the massive discrepancy on the way FPS fans reacted to the Battlefield 1 and COD: Infinite Warfare trailers, it seems like gamers are now looking for games which are different from the norm. After all, futuristic shooters are a dime a dozen, but true-born war simulations set in actual historical events are very unique.
In this aspect, at least, Battlefield 1 triumphed over its rival considerably.
