It's a smart move from Respawn Entertainment, since it will make the newest Medal of Honor an even more immersive FPS experience, and they're creating a game for an entirely separate consumer base.
That means it won't be competing on home consoles like PS4 or Xbox One, where Call of Duty games continue to dominate. Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond will be exclusive to VR, as it's scheduled to release for the Oculus Rift later this year. Medal Of Honor: Above And Beyond Is A VR Exclusive Medal of Honor and Call of Duty aren't even selling on the same platforms. This establishes the new Medal of Honor game in a completely different setting than the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War,but that's not the biggest reason the two franchises won't be competing this year. This is great, since Medal of Honor thrived on the Saving Private Ryan-like stories and settings of its earlier games. There's no modern setting, as players control an OSS agent in the French Resistance during World War 2.
Related: Medal of Honor is Coming Back As Something COMPLETELY Differentįrom the new trailer, Respawn Entertainment and EA are taking the series back to its roots. Now, however, Medal of Honor is back and is ostensibly staying clear of a competition with Call of Duty. These games, like the Medal of Honor reboot in 2010 and Medal of Honor: Warfighter, were essentially desperate Call of Duty clones that seemingly ended the franchise for good. The games have mostly been set during World War 2, although EA attempted to shake up the formula over the years with poorly-received games that took place in modern settings. The first Medal of Honor game released in 1999, and it boasted a story by Steven Spielberg (yes, that Steven Spielberg) and spawned several successful sequels. After a decade of warring with another big FPS military series, Activision's Call of Duty, it looks like the two franchises aren't competing this year. The new game, titled Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, is set to release later this year. It's been eight years since the last entry in the franchise, but EA's Medal of Honoris finally getting a revival thanks to Respawn Entertainment.