Battlefield mobile confirmed!
https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-announces-battlefield-mobile-gives-update-on-next-gen-sequel What do you guys think about it?
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@cso7777 wrote:
I personally can not really be upset about this. It's another game, in another market (mobile) and I have no interest in the mobile game.
I doubt this has any implications on BF6, money or development-wise.
It is probably like the mobile COD-games, they live their own lives.
I think the announcement is meant for shareholders, more than for existing BF-gamers.
@cso7777 wrote:
I personally can not really be upset about this. It's another game, in another market (mobile) and I have no interest in the mobile game.
I doubt this has any implications on BF6, money or development-wise.
It is probably like the mobile COD-games, they live their own lives.
I think the announcement is meant for shareholders, more than for existing BF-gamers.
@cso7777 it's still money from EA's development budget that could be allocated towards the main Battlefield game. I'd personally rather have EA release a good Battlefield game before wasting money chasing trends like mobile or BR. You are right, that announcement is 100% for the shareholders.
@ragnarok013 There is every chance that money not spent in one area would been seen as a saving and NOT reallocated elsewhere.
It's what the large defence company I work for would do......
It's what the large defence company I work for would do......
If that is truly the policy for EA when launching what is supposed to be their mission critical next Battlefield game to save their franchise, then I have a better cash savings idea for them:
Fire all employees, cancel all office rental agreements, fold the marketing and sales departments.
Just set up an automated phone answering machine with the message: " We surrender ! "
- @CyberDyme To be fair it is most companies. Many development costs are often 'borrowed' from projected sales and if those sales aren't realised, then they stand to make a loss.
Agreed @Trokey66 ,
Its one single bag of money with a finite amount available. But also the classic dilemma on R&D, if you dont put up the money it takes to make something valuable. You are not going to sell much of it down the line. So always going cheap is a self-fulfilling path to becoming obsolete, as competition has already shown they do better in recent days. So if EA seriously consider this as one of their absolute money makers and part of their core identity, then its not the place to do things half...
The judgement will be severe if they screw this one up.
@Trokey66 wrote:
@ragnarok013 There is every chance that money not spent in one area would been seen as a saving and NOT reallocated elsewhere.
It's what the large defence company I work for would do......@Trokey66 ah a fellow Defense Industry guy like myself! I understand that is a distinct possibility but it's also possible that they had "X" budget for Battlefield and this mobile buffoonery is coming out of it even if they planned from the beginning for that cost. The optics are just bad after the entire BF5 experience.
- @ragnarok013 possible but doubtful if mine is anything to go by..... 😜
