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Call of Duty vs Battlefield: The Decades-Long Rivalry Explained
Battlefield and Call of Duty. One brought giant-scale all-out warfare to the mainstream. The other brought the mainstream to first-person shooters. Call of Duty and Battlefield are both titans of the FPS genre, attached at the hip and endlessly pit against one another, and 2021 sees the two heavyweights going toe-to-toe again, with the launches of Call of Duty: Vanguard and Battlefield 2042 just a couple of weeks apart. Join us as we chart the storied battle Call of Duty and Battlefield as they wade through million-dollar lawsuits, high-profile terminations, last-minute developer changes and bug-riddled launches.
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BF instantly gets a plus for opting to not shovel shit out the door every year
@protix9880
2 жыл бұрын
i'm glad they do new shit with every game, but my god they dont have to scrap away every good feature from their previous games & end up making it more shit, it's funny because cod has the same recycled animations
@WobblyPage955
2 жыл бұрын
@Jexy they keep fucking up the killstreak system the attachements were ass in cold war half assed zombies campaign lengths of 3 hours the fact that half of the maps in cold war are old maps
@willinton06
2 жыл бұрын
@Jexy there’s no leaning or fortifications, and movement feels worse than in BFV, better than BF1 tho, but why go back on such a beautiful gunplay?
@willinton06
2 жыл бұрын
@Jexy you learn by adding not by removing
@ghostlegit
2 жыл бұрын
@@protix9880 they don't really do new shit. It's generic. Battlefield 2042 looks like shit.
The real win are friends we made along the way.
“Despite the buggy launch” was the highlight of this video 😂
@312DOZIER
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it sounds like a lot of battlefield hate
@JustMeSylOnline
2 жыл бұрын
😅
@danpan11
2 жыл бұрын
My new drinking game, every time he says it. DRINK!
@marvout3214
2 жыл бұрын
Did he do this by purpose :D
@alamo134
2 жыл бұрын
@@312DOZIER plus praising one of the worst CoD had ever released while ignoring the good one.
I started with Halo and Half Life, moved to COD 4 and WaW, then hopped on BC2 and became a hardcore BF fan… once MCC got fixed I’ve now been back on my Halo mode and im ready for that Infinite
@keddiels9843
2 жыл бұрын
You just described me perfectly!
@dougdapug1235
2 жыл бұрын
Same out of the 3 new fps games I’m the most confident in halo. I’ve been a halo fan my whole life and the beta for infinite felt so fun to play. Really looking forward to what 343 has for us.
@FakeJake5843
2 жыл бұрын
@@dougdapug1235 same
@irshadtyo
2 жыл бұрын
Same
COD can be fun but gets stale rather quickly. There isn't really any sandbox and dynamic elements in it. There isn't much you can get creative with. It feels as though it was made for people who just want to quickly play a game or two after work. Games like Battlefield and Rainbow Six on the other hand are much more dynamic and have sandbox elements. Which allow you to be creative and do foolish stuff. That's why I like those kinds of games more.
@Zeegoku1007
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@inuxios
2 жыл бұрын
well said
@TrueGamer22887
2 жыл бұрын
Bruh siege has been garbage for 3 years at least
@Domo_Skywalker94
2 жыл бұрын
But Battlefield gets extremely boring because the huge maps expands the engagement time especially when players hog up vehicles then on top of that there is literally little customization or anything to work towards outside of unlocking weapons
@Zeegoku1007
2 жыл бұрын
@@Domo_Skywalker94 Still billion times better than childish cod and their kitchen sized maps...
Very battlefield game IGN:despite a buggy launch…
@KingJohnMichael
2 жыл бұрын
They became great games
"despite a buggy launch" 😂😂😂
There is something wholesome and nostalgic about the BF vs CoD rivalry. I remember being back in 8th-9th grade during the BF3 days and half my class being BF fanboys and the other half CoD fanboys and we'd always be at each others throats arguing about it and explaining to the other why OUR game was better. Good times
@MrSchmerzen98
2 жыл бұрын
Lol I had the same experience at the exact same time in my life. Good times indeed
@derdecouvreur772
2 жыл бұрын
I remember I was a CoD fanboy (not like todays fanboys, not toxic) and on my first meet with Battlefield Franchise was a huge mind blown. it was BF2 it had no Campaign but i was still happy to play BF2. in that Time it never was like CoD MW1 or like MW2 for me, Until the BF3 came out ! the moment I saw BF3 I just fell in love. Huge Multiplayer, gun play, epic only in Battlefield Moments... I just turned to a BF fanboy (again not toxic just lover of the Franchise). But i wish Call of Duty can return to own roots, seems to kind a imposible at this point. Old campaings, old setting, I was dreaming about how would look like the MW4.
@gtas321
2 жыл бұрын
Everyone I knew always loved call of duty. Could never understand why since there was always less good content and things to do
@dragonking4354
2 жыл бұрын
Where there any halo fanboys lol
Battlefield and CoD are different types of FPS, obviously, but if we're talking strictly sales, CoD wins each and every year. That doesn't mean it's a better series. But statistically, CoD is more accessible because it's a much more controlled and simpler concept (small arena maps with set number of enemies). However, the real winner are gamers: We live in an era where there are different types of FPS that offer different experiences across different eras & settings including BRs that a lot of people seem to like.
@seriousstuff8887
2 жыл бұрын
battlefield is more suited to sniper gameplay its a keyboard and mouse game 100% its sluggish with a pad .. Cods arcade type action is a good all rounder.
@seriousstuff8887
2 жыл бұрын
@@killerchampion7554 i play both i'm talking from my experience with both . What i'm saying is indeed fact .
@seriousstuff8887
2 жыл бұрын
@@killerchampion7554 lol are you for real . . This is going nowhere hahaha
@kevinkev1530
2 жыл бұрын
@@killerchampion7554 thts very false an unreal
@ghostlegit
2 жыл бұрын
Cod is a better series overall and nobody can disagree with that. Nothing beats black ops 1 and 2 and the og modern warfare series.
Battlefield V: What if…? Mason never figured out what the numbers meant.
Battlefield have always been more exciting. The franchise always took risk to innovate. That being said MW19 was a master piece. For the next few years bf2042 will rule the real multiplayer scene.
@austinsk8s797
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you somebody who knows wtf they’re talking about💯this is exactly what I was thinking and exactly what it is✨
@containedyt
2 жыл бұрын
hopefully! super excited for Friday, but I am definitely expecting a buggy launch as per usual. really want to try out the bot difficulties to see if they’re as good as Battlefront 2s
@Davon85J
2 жыл бұрын
What risks did Battlefield 1 or V bring to the franchise exactly?
@missaellombera1304
2 жыл бұрын
Facts! Never liked cod (although I did get each games for the campaign) not until modern warfare. Always been a bf fanboy
@missaellombera1304
2 жыл бұрын
@@Davon85J battlefield 1 risk is taking the setting to world war 1.
I remember a time when halo was the big shooter. Can't wait for infinite, campaign looks very promising.
@FakeJake5843
2 жыл бұрын
Halo is gonna be on top again after infinite
@chrisowens9371
2 жыл бұрын
@@FakeJake5843 I thought it was ok definitely better than the 5th but I can never replace Cortana
@rossbonella-ik2oj
8 ай бұрын
This aged well👍🏻
I've been playing these two games all my life. I've never seen them as rivals. I just play it to relax, to enjoy myself, to have a laugh, to get angry and to get to listen to some epic background music in my phone while playing to get serious. I just hope on the game and think "hmm, what should I play, Battlefield or Call of Duty." Then proceeds to play both in a single session. Dunno about others though.
Wow, this was actually a really good script. The word-play on display at some points is just amazing. I just wished you would have mentioned Titanfall 2, even if it has not much to do with the topic (At least it was a game from Vince Zampella) but it is still my favorite FPS of all time and any publicity would perhaps give more people the chance to finally experience it later (like I did at the beginning of 2020).
@zyblurish206
2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately got caught in the Crossfire of the two Titans..
@limpis2823
2 жыл бұрын
But they skipped a couple of games which bothers me lol
@fishateyobroski5075
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I got depressed when no one else preordered it.
@darren_14
2 жыл бұрын
i wouldn’t say got caught, EA inexplicably decided to ship it right in between the two launches.
Still remember when Battlefield 1942 came out and playing the Wake Island map for the first time after playing Counter Strike for a few years. Being able to fly around and use vehicles was amazing
"I'm here so I won't get FINED!"
I used to be a cod dude, played cod 4 in the barracks with the boys during down time. Then I got a new squad leader who introduced me to bad company and I instantly dumped cod. Battlefield > cod
@ROFLWAFFLELAWL4
2 жыл бұрын
Hey with your entry being Bad Company Im not surprised. Def one of the best BFs
@AryanSMH
2 жыл бұрын
my dude didn't even play cod and jumped into bf
Take a shot when he says "despite a buggy launch" You'll most definitely get alcohol poisoning 😂😂😂
he pretty much predicts battlefield 2042's buggy launch. lol
Halo sits there patiently.....stands up and puts on the infinity gauntlet and smirks.
1. You skipped a few games in each franchise Including coldwar. 2. I take issue with calling the campaign's of BF3/4 being bland.
@cckiller0053
2 жыл бұрын
I think BF3 & 4's campaigns were suppose to be bland because it's more focused on multiplayer while COD focuses on both.
@LEGIT_ELITE
2 жыл бұрын
@@cckiller0053 🤔 so people spent millions of dollars and years of their lives to purposely make something bland? That doesn't make sense and you know it.
Bf3?! Ignorable campaign?! Every mission blew my mind when I got this as my first battlefield game, unbelievable!
@DaniBoy-cb8le
2 жыл бұрын
Ikr, tell me you don't play battlefield without telling me you don't play battlefield
@frostfire6204
2 жыл бұрын
@@DaniBoy-cb8le every time he talked about battlefield he started with, "despite the buggy launch". As if cod had perfect launches every year.
@gaz3602
2 жыл бұрын
That game was master piece compared to any cod game
This meme that BF players will only get what Cod player see: house what BF player see: fireworks
Did they just skip Call of duty modern warfare 2019 completely? The best cod that has ever been in my mind.
that halo part at the ending,,,this shit good
How do you skip over bo1 mw2 and mw3 literally the best cods….🤦🏻♂️
@parsaghorbani20
2 жыл бұрын
And the new mw was really good too
Battlefield also doesn’t release games every year. COD has 1 good developer and that’s IW. Without them, they wouldn’t be in this conversation. The real games to pay attention to are Hell let loose and Insurgency. I’m not a fan of HLL, but it’s a brand new style of game for us console players. Insurgency as well. If these games continue to gain traction, who knows what will be next. I think AAA games like Bf and COD are outing themselves with steep MTX and season pass bs. Turning a could-be fun experience into an opportunity to charge the other half of the game they didn’t give us when we purchased already (at full price)
@sosamanotf642
2 жыл бұрын
IW is the worst, Treyarch is the best
@kawolski9068
2 жыл бұрын
@@sosamanotf642 3 lane hyper speed style maps and compete garbage in game physics and weapon sounds does not classify, in my mind, as best.
@fuckedlaptop364
2 жыл бұрын
@@kawolski9068 IW and Treyarch are good developers, Sledgehammer still havent got their good shot
Michael Bay versus Christopher Nolan, both fun! …nuff said
i got such nostalgia watching gameplay from both cod and bf 😃
This was a REALLY good video. It's videos like this (not reviews) that I am still subscribed to IGN. Just a heads up.
Moral of this video: Every battlefield game got a buggy launch.
This was a well made video. Good job
I'm a fan of both franchises but preferred CoD as it had not only the multiplayer to hook me but some of the best single player stories to date. Shame both franchises have gone to shit this day and age though.
the writer at ign must be lazy to forgot COD cold war !!!
In my opinion, cod franchise have a great story mode and bf franchise have a great multiplayer experience, it felt like war more than any game.
@spartan_a1176
2 жыл бұрын
Halo has both better story & multiplayer plus forge
Despite a buggy launch…that doesn’t sound good at all
No game can top them...... But one!!!!! That was nice Max
IGN didnt even mention Modern Warfare 2! Its like they dont even know which were the greatest here. Typical BS from IGN.
Can't wait to hear "Despite a buggy launch" a year from now when 2042 is playing well
@cyathoris7530
2 жыл бұрын
I know we haven’t got the game yet but leaker Aaronfrogger has said performance was good and there were little bugs
@GokhhanKoc
2 жыл бұрын
@@cyathoris7530 you expect 1 player to find bugs that the developers didnt? your naive
the entire comment section aged like a girl that got married 5 years ago
It's a no contest. Battlefield portal is just unreal.
Meanwhile Halo Infinite in the background. Amateurs.
@KingJohnMichael
2 жыл бұрын
Who sold more? Who is more popular? Exactly cod and bf
@TempG4mer1
2 жыл бұрын
@@KingJohnMichael well duh if halo outsold them while being on one platform until recently that would be shocking. Actually shows how great halo is being able to be in the conversation while not available on every platform.
@doomslayer1210
2 жыл бұрын
The betas for all three were put up against each other and Halo infinite beta did better and was more popular than both of them. BF 2042 looks good but being multiplayer only will hurt it. And cod anyone who buys cod is a sucker.
@fuckedlaptop364
2 жыл бұрын
@UCCW5KGzCnxPoZelDzhETbxA is what you BF fanboys say? quality over quantity? we can use that in Halo, now shut the fuck up
Cod was always more popular at times but bf been the butter game overall
Glad to be in an era in which COD, BF, Halo are the dominant shooters. Whichever is better, the winners are the gamers.
that ending was perfect
Why did he skip Cold War like that?
They are 2 completely different play styles. If you want all out warfare, play Battlefield, if you want a quick match to play, play COD.
Video was good despite the buggy launch
As a kid I tried to play BF1942 but my PC was just not good enough to run it. I built a gaming pc and bf 2 changed my life.. then bf vietnam… omg
Meanwhile, Medal of Honor watches from a dark corner...
I enjoyed the battlefield beta and if I had to choose between the two. Battlefield would be it.
@TheSparkynuts
2 жыл бұрын
I disagree, the beta feels like what has made battlefield so amazing is gone in the beta
Battlefield: Despite a buggy launch
2042 will beyond crush Vanguard
@tripakastayw6872
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@GokhhanKoc
2 жыл бұрын
vanguard is not even a competition lol
The only two houses, until Titanfall 3 drops...if ever.
@fuckedlaptop364
2 жыл бұрын
i dont know what will come first, GTA6 or Titanlfall 3
You got so tired in the end you skipped Modern Warfare and Cold War?
I really feel vanguard wins this year.Cod fans wanted mw 2019 type gameplay,and they actually did it.And also optimisation is way better than battlefield 2042,and there are very few bugs,unlike battlefield 2042z
A buggy lunch is part of the culture of battlefield. Only the pro players stay and fight
@lucaschapman55
2 жыл бұрын
I hate bugs in my lunch too
battlefield 4,1,5 and 3 are not dead yet. Call of duty games die very fast.
@ 7:17 Black Ops 2 wasnt released in 2013... Cmon IGN
Battlefield is best played with keyboard and mouse its a dose to get kills with a pad its too slow on consoles ._. if they added the keyboard and mouse option it would help alot .. Cod can be a good all rounder because of its arcade type action . These two games are worlds apart gameplay wise because battlefield is more suited to snipers .
Okay, this is one of the good ones IGN, don't loose the reporter
Winner: HALO
@Michaelgar93
2 жыл бұрын
Halo is definitely gonna be the go to this year
@whenisdinner2137
2 жыл бұрын
@@reach5589 nobody cares what Call of Duty sells. The game is shit and everyone knows it.
@eingoluq
2 жыл бұрын
@@reach5589 What dumb logic. Halo multiplayer is free to play. It being on game pass is irrelevant. lol
Obvious that Vince Zampella and co are geniuses. Scared to see what they come up with next
This fall is gonna be great for fps fans.
In 2010 I stayed with my friend at his cousin's place for a few days while visiting LA. He was playing a game on PC on a big TV and it was the first time I ever saw a Battlefield game! I ended up getting BF3 then BF4 then built my first PC for BF4. Still play it a few times year but got tired of waiting for a modern BF. Bought COD: Cold War on PS5 and it's the first one I played online, love it! 120hz and Dualsense triggers and great audio is what keeps me playing but now I'm excited to see what 2042 has in store. Never thought I'd be a COD guy after a decade of BF but now I'm open to enjoying both.
Despite the buggy launch...the ending of the video was great.
For me, I love the CoD games for their campaigns and zombies mode or the equivalent to that, and I love the battlefield games for multiplayer. I cannot stand CoDs multiplayer
hmmm no mention of Battlefield vietnam?
Am I the only one who remembers Tribes?
IGN “ SOMEBODY SHOULD COME UP WITH A VERSUS BUT THE GAMING EDITION INSTEAD’VE MUSIC “ I Think That Would Be A Dope Concept All AAA GAMES DEVELOPERS
I think I'm here for Hardline
My last Battlefield game was BF4. I'm not surprised BF1 and BF5 also had a buggy launch lol
I hope we can choose which parts we want to download. For me its going to be Portal ONLY!
Bruh, at least BF3 campaign had something going for it. Oh, and jet mission is unforgettable
Where is battfield modern combat? That was my first online shooter and it was big until halo 3 launched an shortly after that call of duty 4 modern warfare
Every time IGN does a COD video I feel like the journalist is looking over their shoulder at the unwashed hordes of online trolls waiting to pounce on them if they actually say something remotely critical.
@KingJohnMichael
2 жыл бұрын
He did Say critical things like how ghosts was a absolutely shit game
@StephenYuan
2 жыл бұрын
@@KingJohnMichael nobody ever liked that one anyway.
'Firestorm died out within a Fortnite'
Damn writers flexing their writing skills.
Lan parties with BF 1942, endless matches with COD2, and way too many hours on Big Red 1s single player. That period was a cultural moment before MW kicked down the door and was in everyone's house
Spoiler alert call of duty is still trying to catch up
@RomiiPringle
2 жыл бұрын
And failing
Bad Company 1and 2 are my all time favorite games!
Battlefeild 2042> Vanguard
This is a great video
Vanguard wins in terms of pure sales, nothing to debate there
@Xanthira222
2 жыл бұрын
Sales dont mean much past a corporate level. Doesnt mean one is better, just more accessible.
Call of Duty was more optimised than Battlefield games. Battlefield games were totally not for potato pc players which creates a big player loss to it.
I never liked the UI and look of BF….. I can see Enemies very clear and the maps are very interesting
What a time to be alive
I do miss when FPS games would be called a "Halo Killer". Hopefully Infinite can restore Halo to its former glory.
@KingJohnMichael
2 жыл бұрын
Spoiler it won't
Thank god for Halo as an option this year. These war games are so played out.
A rivalry manufactured by the media.
I’m a battlefield player but now battlefield is just a more polished version of COD and war zone
Bf all the way. As much as I always liked MW campaigns, I can never get myself to play any COD multiplayer
@cckiller0053
2 жыл бұрын
Especially with the people who go quickscoping with a sniper at close range and brag about their K/D ratio
Strongly disagree with the comments about each of the battlefield campaigns, completely misguided
Hopefully 2042 doesn’t have a buggy Launch
I know we aren't talking about halo here but another good rivalry would be halo vs cod
Id like to point out battlefield motto became lack luster launch to best God damn game ever. Least till dice decided to shit itself with 5....yeah...
He just completely skipped cold war...
Battlefield > cod
Buying a CoD game is like wasting $60 every year…
@Jtee6ix_
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@maxdavis1483
2 жыл бұрын
yeah and wait 3 years for a BF game each time and see....Don't be sad it just happens sometimes
@xxxsu8z3r0xxx6
2 жыл бұрын
@@maxdavis1483 True, V and 2042 aren’t very good but CoD is more consistently bad😢
@maxdavis1483
2 жыл бұрын
@@xxxsu8z3r0xxx6 well,Vanguard is trash...but I wont say that about recent CW and MW
@xxxsu8z3r0xxx6
2 жыл бұрын
@@maxdavis1483 I can agree with that.
DICE= DTBL . Despite the buggy launch