Raptr is a game tracking service, gamer social networking tool and multi-protocol IM client available on Windows. It tracks a user’s gaming stats across their Xbox LIVE, PSN, and Steam accounts.
The math-bots at Raptr HQ have been busy crunching the numbers, and now we have some quantifiable data-ammo for the never-ending Battlfeild 3 versus Modern Warfare 3 debate.
Using playtime data measured across its 10-million-member gamer network, Raptr has concluded that the Call of Duty franchise still dominates the first-person shooter market, despite EA’s major effort to challenge that position with the Battlefield franchise.
Raptr users logged an average of 40% more playtime in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360 version) than Battlefield 3 on the respective games’ launch days, despite unprecedented gamer enthusiasm and a significant marketing push for the launch of Battlefield 3.
Key findings from Raptr automated playtime tracking include:
• Xbox 360 players logged 40% more launch-day playtime in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, averaging 6.19 hours compared to 4.45 hours of Battlefield 3.
• During each game’s first week of launch, Xbox 360 players logged 17% more per-user playtime in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, averaging 20.45 hours compared to 17.37 hours of Battlefield 3.
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 accumulated more total hours played in one week post-launch than Battlefield 3 has in three weeks post-launch.
• 53% of Battlefield 3 players on Xbox 360 are also playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, compared to just 31% of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players who also played Battlefield 3.
• During the first week of launch, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 stole more playtime from Battlefield 3 than any other game.
• For the first time ever for any franchise, three Call of Duty games were in the top 10 playtime charts on Raptr.
Raptr’s opinion data found that:
• 81% of respondents were more excited for the launch of Battlefield 3.
• 92% of respondents consider DICE a more innovative developer than Infinity Ward.
• 58% of respondents said the Battlefield franchise has had a bigger impact on the FPS genre.
• 80% of respondents feel the Call of Duty franchise generates more hype through its marketing.
“The battle for dominance for the first-person shooter market in 2011 is clearly in Activision’s favor,” said Dennis Fong, CEO of Raptr. “EA made a valiant effort evangelizing its fanbase and generating massive support around the launch of Battlefield 3. Given how well received the game was, EA has a powerful opportunity to take things further next year, though it’s clear at this point that Call of Duty is a phenomenon that is unrivalled.”
Methodology
Raptr tracks actual gameplay data from its user base of more than 10 million gamers. This data was compared with survey results from more than 6,000 respondents in Raptr’s “Battlefield vs. Call of Duty Showdown” promotion, in which Raptr users voiced their preferences between the Battlefield and Call of Duty franchises. Follow the link to learn more about Raptr’s “Battlefield vs. Call of Duty Showdown.”
Source: Raptr Blog
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