Medal of Honor executive producer Greg Goodrich has revealed that the Afghanistan-based shooter will have to shift three million copies at retail if it’s to see any chance of a potential sequel.
Speaking during an interview with the New York Times, Goodrich conceded that if the upcoming series reboot doesn’t achieve the number, “I’m not going to be able to do another one.”
Elsewhere, the article reveals that the game originally carried the subtitle of Anaconda, which was named after a failed operation. However, Electronic Arts ultimately shelved the idea, as the publisher believed it would “hit a little too close to home,” and would have “put a sour taste in our brothers’ mouths.”
It also quotes a Medal of Honor designer stating that EA wants gamers to feel as though they are actually in Afghanistan, as opposed to being in a movie like Modern Call of Duty: Warfare.
Medal of Honor is scheduled for release on PS3, 360 and PC on October 15.