E3 2011: Bobby Kotick Responds to EA Dig at Call of Duty

In an interview with CNBC, Bobby Kotick responded to John Riccittielo’s claims that Battlefield 3 will knock Call of Duty off its perch. He suggested that if Battlefield 3 is just a PC title, it will be at a major disadvantage to Call of Duty. He also defended the new subscription service that will be available alongside Call of Duty, believing that it would not have a negative impact on the franchise.

Kotick also had a few words to say on the securtiy issues surrounding the Playstation Network. According to Kotick, Activision has not yet seen any material losses as a result of the PSN downtime. He said: “privacy and security is the most important thing we can provide to our audiences”, and emphasised the fact that video game companies need to do the utmost to protect their customer’s privacy.

He was quick to big up the WiiU, paying particular tribute  to the new user interface that it brings to the console marketing, believing that it will help Activision to shift more games. You can watch the interview below.