EA: “We Reached A Level Of Quality At Next-Gen Launch That We Didn’t Last Time”

*Looks at Battlefield, shrugs in disbelief.*

EA has said that its first PS4 and Xbox One games have reached a level of quality that wasn’t attainable the last time new consoles launched, completely forgetting the mess that is Battlefield 4.

Speaking at the Credit Suisse 2013 Annual Technology Conference overnight, EA CEO Andrew Wilson explained that simplified system architectures aided the transition.

“One of the nuances here is that this transition, so this console cycle, both Sony and Microsoft platforms have simplified their architecture and simplified their tool sets,” he said.

“In the last transition we [spent] the first two to three years actually just trying to figure out how to get the most out of the boxes, and particularly because the two boxes were very different. So the good news now is I think that we have reached the level of quality at launch that we didn’t get through last time. And our teams are already starting to think about investment in new innovation for the future.”

EA has launched Battlefield 4, Need For Speed Rivals, FIFA 14, NBA Live 14 and Madden NFL 25 on next-gen consoles.