Modern Warfare 3 dev thinks MW2 is benchmark, not Battlefield 3

One of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3′s developer, Sledgehammer Games, believes the game’s predecessor is the game to beat, not its main competitor DICE’s Battlefield 3.

Speaking to MCV, the studio’s head Glen Schofield said:

We have a lot of respect for each other. We know how hard each team works, I know the sacrifices they and their families are putting in, so there is a lot of respect there. I think it’s fought at a different level of ours. So although they may be our competition, I actually view Modern Warfare 2 as the benchmark that I need to aim for.

He continued:

We have the pressure of living up to Modern Warfare 2. I would be kidding you if I said there was no pressure. We’re working on the biggest game in the world. But there is also that adrenaline that kicks in when you are working on a game like this.“We have really polished Modern Warfare 3. A lot of passionate people spent a lot of time making it.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launches on November 8th.