Will Battlefield: Hardline Flop?

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Skullwaker on 01 March 2015

Battlefield: Hardline launches on March 17th. In 16 days. Yet, there has been very little coverage of this game. Neither versions are tracking in the top 150 on Amazon US (currently being beaten by other upcoming games such as Bloodborne and Mario Pary 10, in addition to games that came out years ago like Minecraft and Mario Kart Wii). It also isn't tracking particularly well on other websites such as GameStop.

So, the question is, will Battlefield: Hardline perform poorly? Is the series going to see a noticable decline from Battlefield 4? Is it possible that BF4 tainted the series, or does Hardline just not look interesting enough to be a standalone entry?

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 01 March 2015

It will sell less than other bf games but probably won't flop

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Eddie_Raja on 01 March 2015

Idk probably. It depends what you think "Poorly" is. I mean I bet they would be happy with just 4m lifetime anyways. This isn't there main franchise, just a placeholder until Battlefront comes out. It really should just be a BF4 expansion though...

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Angelus on 01 March 2015

It won't perform anywhere near the mainline games, that's for sure. I'm a Battlefield fan and I frankly don't care at all about this game. Didn't even bother to try the beta.

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Protendo on 01 March 2015

It'll flop by BF standards, which means it will still do well.

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vivster on 01 March 2015

It shouldn't be compared to a full numbered release. It will sell maximum half of BF4 alone for the fact that's just a spinoff.
But I can see it doing fairly well with good reviews unless EA fucks up online again.

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rolltide101x on 01 March 2015

It will be the worst selling Battlefield ever but it will not flop. I do not think EA expected it to sell on par with BF3 or 4. Its just a way to make some money off the series until BF5. Also to help give DICE more time to make Battlefront

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Ultrashroomz on 01 March 2015

To answer the poll, yes.

To answer the thread title, no.

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C0LINx on 01 March 2015

I didnt even know the game releases this month. Based off of preorders, I'd say yes it will be a flop in comparison to other releases and shooters but I'm not completely sure.