Battlefield 1943 is fastest-selling game on PSN

  • Posted July 23rd, 2009 at 20:05 EDT by Eric Blattberg
  • 34 Comments

Game developers of the world, EA has a lesson for you: gamers will pay for high-end downloadable games as long as they're worth the money.

The excellent Battlefield 1943 has amassed over 600,000 downloads on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace since its launch two weeks ago, and has also become the fastest-selling day one and week one download-only game on both platforms.

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"We are honored by the reception that the game has received so far," says Gordon Van Dyke, producer on Battlefield 1943. "Watching and participating in this non-stop multiplayer action has been a real treat for us and we can't believe how fast our fans reached 43 million kills. We can now truly say that we have set a new standard for what can be done in the downloadable games category and gamers recognize the endless value that Battlefield 1943 provides for just $15."

If you haven't jumped on board just yet, be sure to check out our Battlefield 1943 review for more info on this groundbreaking downloadable game.

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  1. volcom15 | yilbert14

    • 8:07pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    Great game love it, lots of fun

  2. Endless_Echo | Endless_Echo

    • 8:07pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    First.

    Sorry I had to >.<

    Good news, hopefully upcoming PSN titles will break this record.

     

    EDIT: NOOOO you stole my first... i hate you!!

  3. Simple714

    • 8:09pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    hahaha

  4. Large_Tonberry | Jon_Bright

    • 8:11pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    I would like to get this game, but I already have 4 FPS games that I never play online....maybe if they drop the price.

  5. Jrod | Jrod87

    • 8:12pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    Best 15 bucks I've ever spent on a game!

  6. Tseng VII | TsengVII

    • 8:25pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

     Wow, that's really neat. Kudos, EA. Quite the accomplishment.

    @2 Haha. No worries, it's not that hard to get it anyways.

  7. porkins

    • 8:43pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    I must have missed out on that demo because that is the reason I didn't pick it up just didn't do anything for me. I guess this is the future though because I am sure when they start the micro transactions and release dlc and new map packs this 15.00 game will start to climb in price quickly.  Main problem being you can't trade it in or even sell it on the bay when MW2 hits and I fear at that point there are going to be a lot of empty beaches out there. Alas I am just hating because I didn't pick it up so carry on.

  8. residentevilrocks91 | videogameman6

    • 8:54pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    worth 15 dollars?  You get alot more than what you pay for.  Anyone agree?

  9. -CroatianMetalMan-

    • 9:06pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    great game

     

  10. O_G_H

    • 9:19pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    Yawn.  Kids do love to shoot each other over and again, don't they?

  11. CommanderWar

    • 9:22pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    @ 10 thats a retarded opinion. anyone who plays first person shooters online love to shoot each other. you would not say that to a 25 year old call of duty 4 fan to their face would you???? highly doubt it.

  12. Brokentusk81

    • 9:39pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    @10. Are you imlying only children play FPS? I would go further. Kids do love their video games.

    Racing games. Kids do love to go in circles round and found and round, don't they?                           RPG games. Kids do love to level up, endlessly, don't they?

     


  13. spikes92 | spikes92

    • 10:06pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    @ 10, major retard, u should be on this website

  14. zombieking36

    • 10:20pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    I loved the demo, if I hadn't picked up Valkyria Chronicles I would've bought this.

  15. MarcRecon | MarcRecon

    • 10:23pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    Wow guys....is it that much fun??? I'll have to try the demo.

  16. aLterBridge

    • 10:43pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    oooh there's a demo? must try it

    also how much does this cost in £ ? thanks

  17. Strudel | Strudel

    • 10:43pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    600k across both platforms ...that sounds bad to me

  18. stovich | TasteLikeBurning

    • 10:48pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    How much you guys wanna bet that EA are planning an even pricier disc version with near-endless DLC. Any takers? C'mon, I need the scratch.

  19. Tseng VII | TsengVII

    • 11:22pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

     @17

    Except the fact that it's only been out for a week.

  20. hush404 | hush404

    • 11:28pm BST - July 23rd, 2009

    Holy cow... in just a week they made 9 million dollars! (Minus fees from Sony/Microsoft) Talk about instant gratification.

    LOL @ 2's retardedness. Loose.r.

  21. kingofcustoms92

    • 12:49am BST - July 24th, 2009

     I am going to buy this!!!!

  22. BeerNutZ

    • 1:26am BST - July 24th, 2009

    The only think that sucks is the voice chat is retarded like in all EA games. It cuts out after 1 minute of gameplay and they havent been able to fix it yet. Same problem Bad Co. had. Its disapointing that 600,000 people bought it and none of them can talk to eachother!!!!!!! Fix it and its awesome otherwise kinda sucks. Also 24 people is not enough for the huge maps that are released, doesnt capture the battles that took place. Add voice and more people and it would be a good game.

  23. moose_338

    • 3:50am BST - July 24th, 2009

    great game if you havent purchased your missin out

  24. Lefein | Lefein

    • 4:26am BST - July 24th, 2009

    The game is really fun!

  25. aflip120

    • 5:34am BST - July 24th, 2009

    yup gettin this game today but first gotta get me psn card and ill get it 5 o clock in the morning yup tired   but getn it

  26. IceShade | Ice_Shade

    • 6:03am BST - July 24th, 2009

    This game is a beeee-YOTCH to get used to, and the friend system is terrible so don't plan on playing with anybody on your friend's list. But once these glaringly painful mistakes are fixed sure- download this game.

  27. Drake24 | Most_Wanted24

    • 8:45am BST - July 24th, 2009

    Voice chat works fine for me...hear cleary and everything...and great game i play it every day and must buy for 15 bucks. It should be really worth 40 bucks

  28. Daddyallred | Daddyallred

    • 1:48pm BST - July 24th, 2009

    Fun game, Hope others were taking notes.

  29. MinerWilly | MinerWilly

    • 5:49pm BST - July 24th, 2009

    My favorite game at the moment and am praying for more from DICE .

  30. Intervention

    • 7:43pm BST - July 24th, 2009

    Not very shocking imo. The Battlefield series (-Bad Company) Have always delivered and this one is no exception. I don't use voice on most games and I'm glad I don't have to hear any idiots on this. Nothing will make me quit a game faster than being forced to hear some loud mouth swearing or a kid that can sing in a choir doing both.

  31. jmiller75

    • 9:38pm BST - July 24th, 2009

    Great game at an excellent price. I hope they announce soon that they will add some maps.

  32. Playstation_3 | U83R_1337

    • 6:07pm BST - July 26th, 2009

    #2 you are lame 2nd mate not first d:-D

  33. Get-it-straight

    • 2:36am BST - July 27th, 2009

    i had to spend $14.99 not $15 !

  34. terbas

    • 2:05pm GMT - November 9th, 2009

    The best FPS on PS3. No matter what anyone says, the versatility and fun of it cannot be surpassed. Even with 3 maps, it is much more entertaining than Killzone 2 and others. Looking forward to Bad Company 2. 

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    Release date (US):
    July 9th, 2009
    Developer:
    Electronic Arts
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