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Treyarch on Frostbite 2 and The Call of Duty Engine

by Alex Co, posted on 16 March 2011 / 3,142 Views

Treyarch Community Manager, Josh Olin recently had a video interview with Hip Hop Gamer. One of the questions asked about him was about Battlefield 3 – more specifically, Frostbite 2, the new tech-engine that DICE developed for Battlefield 3.

What does Olin think of his competitor’s tech?  “It’s beautiful, it’s visually stunning” he remarked but he also expressed confidence in their own Call of Duty engine. Saying “Our engine is very lightweight, versatile; it’s got a long lineage. It’s something our team is really, really experienced with.” And the kicker: “we can update it to do those things.”

Having seen this, DICE and Battlefield Community Manager Daniel Matros tweeted this in response:

“Oh really? And wrestling is real, elvis is alive etc etc..?”

I think we can safely assume Matros does not believe in Olin’s way of thinking. This isn’t the first time Call of Duty and the Battlefield franchise have crossed paths.

Just a couple of weeks ago, DICE producer Patrick Bach hurled a few pot-shots at its competitors. Insinuating, but without naming the Call of Duty label as a “children’s game.” That’s not the end of it. DICE GM Karl Magnus-Troedsson also remarked that their competition is “getting lazy.” And they’re using “the same recipe for building a game.”

It looks like this fall’s battle for first-person shooter supremacy is really starting to heat up in more ways than one.

Battlefield 3 has been announced to be released later this year. While Activision has not revealed the newest Call of Duty, it’s safe to assume it will follow the usual Call of Duty fall release schedule.

So, what do you think shooter fans? Can the Call of Duty engine really do what Frostbite 2 does with just a few tweaks or is it time they invested in newer tech before the brand and engine get old?


17 Comments

usrevenge
usrevenge (on 21 March 2011)

Battlefield has always been better then call of duty, COD is just more accessible for children through in the fact that the 360 version of BF2 was bad ( original xbox version was near perfect) COD had a fanbase on new consoles way before BF came along with BC1 and 2. I predict COD will sell more, but like all COD's since cod 4, its fanboyism.

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viperlegendkiller
viperlegendkiller (on 17 March 2011)

justp94 maybe u should play crisis 2 on 360 and tell me what it cant handle imo u dont have an xbox....fanboys oh and since when was halo knocked of the perch of best fps????

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Bl00dSaint
Bl00dSaint (on 16 March 2011)

@rickytan MW3 will be copy paste of mw2 with a few new maps and a new campaign. battlefield 3 will shit on mw3 and kiddies like u shld stfu

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rickytan
rickytan (on 16 March 2011)

I hate the Battlefield engine. Feel so laggy to me, its nowhere near as silky smooth as the Call of Duty engine. If MW3 has dedicated servers it will annihilate Battlefield 3 into nothingness.

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Hephaestos
Hephaestos (on 16 March 2011)

actually saying that your 4 year old tech (but tweaked to be improved) is just as good as the brand new tech isn't a compliment, it's pissing on the new tech ^^

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Justp94
Justp94 (on 16 March 2011)

I highly doubt their engine can do anything Graphically stunning as the graphics have become worse in Black Ops and that Xbox 360 can't handle much better graphics. lmao.

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Monges79
Monges79 (on 16 March 2011)

I think a lot of people will buy Battlefield 3(including myself), but I think the Call of Duty series will dominate for a little while longer. I don't get it, but people won't quit buying Black Ops. I didn't think it was that awesome, but people keep buying it, and it will be the best selling game on the HD consoles for awhile I think.

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tripleb2k
tripleb2k (on 16 March 2011)

I don't consider this a real battle when DICE is throwing out insults and Treyarch is throwing out compliments.

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DonFerrari
DonFerrari (on 16 March 2011)

FPS is for fat white kids, confirmed??? Never would imagine where it sells more... Those games aren't war games anymore, it's just e-penis contest nowadays

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GuiltySpartan77
GuiltySpartan77 (on 16 March 2011)

Im definitely thinking of getting battlefield 3 when it comes out but i need more than graphics to want to get the game.

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vlad321
vlad321 (on 16 March 2011)

He is right. CoD is for children.

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abhiram_33
abhiram_33 (on 16 March 2011)

Treyarch should never make games after MW2, BO is crap

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leatherhat
leatherhat (on 16 March 2011)

Just an FYI- Call of duty is a childrens game

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superchunk
superchunk (on 16 March 2011)

No. CoD would of already added destruction (granted that's only one small part of frostbite 2's awesomeness) in BlackOps based on what it saw in the Bad Company games. CoD is now like Madden and any sports annual release. Simply the same game with a new skin and potentially a few new features. You won't see a new engine with drastic new features and upgrades until a year or so after a new generation starts. There is a reason DICE hasn't put out a new real BF game in so long. They were waiting for the engine and tech to reach a point where a real change in game mechanics could be introduced. BF1942 to BF2 was a significant change. A few years after CoD copied some of the new stuff. BF2 to BF3 will be a significant change. A few years later CoD will copy parts of it.

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Aagahim
Aagahim (on 16 March 2011)

Call of duty, since Modern Warfare 1, became a quake trying to use real guns, it is not military nor tactical, Battlefield series is two leagues above call of duty

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trasharmdsister12
trasharmdsister12 (on 16 March 2011)

It doesn't matter what you can do. What matters is what you do do.... he he. doo doo!

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Toastrules
Toastrules (on 16 March 2011)

Lmao, I love how theirs like a subtle, war of words going on between these two companies. The thing about this little war is, DICE strongly believes that CoD does not deserve this crown, even though it has it. CoD devs, on the other hand, are just hanging around, soaking up the crown. They've never put potshots against Battlefield in their game (ahem). As much as I love DICE, I think they're being a bit too aggressive on the CoD competition, probably because many years ago, they owned the shooter genre. I'm a BF fan, and I've boycotted CoD since MW2, so I honestly do hope that DICE succeeds in getting this genre back, because they really deserve it. But, at least play nice while doing it.

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