EA Explains Titanfall's Exclusivity on Xbox and PC

Titanfall is releasing exclusively for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC in March, 2014, and will never make its way to the PlayStation 4. In a recent statement, an executive at publisher EA explained the business reasons behind the shooter's exclusivity.

[GusHasGas]

"And while Titanfall will always be a Microsoft exclusive, EA said that any potential sequels could possibly be coming to PS4."

Yayy!

(edit):
Lol why the disagrees

[HammadTheBeast]

Well, let's see if the game's good anyways.

And this just shows, if you want a PS4, in the long run you'll have the best games.

[FamilyGuy]

This "explanation" is pretty much bull, I want to know the actual amount of money M$ spent to keep this off PS platforms. Yes platformS, with an S at the end.
They're bringing it to 360 (though some dev other than Respawn is doing the port) so it could have been on PS3 and PS4. The PS3 has an install base of 80 million, that's a pretty big number of possible sales to ignore in favor of a payout.
Some perspective: GTA 5 just broke sales records a few months ago and it ONLY released on PS3 and 360. Titanfall is a highly anticipated title, to ignore so many users EA would have to be idiots so MS had to have paid some enormous amount for this deal.

[badz149]

"Titanfall is releasing exclusively for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC..."

don't people understand the meaning of the word "exclusive" anymore? mentioned "exclusive" and then put a list of platforms which makes the word irrelevant!

"Titanfall is releasing exclusively for Microsoft's platforms (360, Xbone and Windows)"

there...

[Funnymonkey013]

It's not really exclusiive as u can get it on PC so I think ur the one who needs to learn what exclusive is. Exclusive means it's on one platform not on 2 different platform witch is PC.

[dcj0524]

@Funky Sly 4 is a Playstation Exclusive. Dragon's Crown is a Playstation Exclusive.

[_FantasmA_]

Thats like saying your wife is exclusively yours and faithful even though she gets around.

[MadLad]

It's still exclusive to one next-gen console, and that seems to be a big deal.

[Edward75]

@ dcj0524

Dragons crown is on the vita also sent it? So is it an exclusive?

[badz149]

@Edward75

yes, it it a Playstation exclusive.

[tordavis]

God Of War games PSP/PS2/PS3 are exclusive to Playstation. Titanfall is exclusive to Xbox/Microsoft. Get it?

[leejohnson222]

I will just play it on the PC and enjoy naughty dog, Santa Monica, media molecule etc etc etc etc, shooters get boring, it's a not a huge deal, mass effect trilogy came to ps3 and I think most people were over the first game anyway, titian fall will not be they only good game to come out on next gen, no need to fixate

[True_Samurai]

keyword "could" not will ;-)

[solidsheep]

Hell will freeze over before EA turns its back to a revenue stream.

[Majin-vegeta]

Lol looking at how much the PS4 sold and how much it will sell you think EA won't want too??

[medman]

You're getting disagrees because nobody really cares about TitanFall on PS4. The PS4 will have plenty of stellar exclusives not available on the Xbone, just as the PS3 has had this gen. Not to mention it's available on the PC, so it's not truly a Microsoft "exclusive".

[NewWhiteFeather]

No, it's not an Xbox One exclusive. It is truly a Microsoft exclusive.

[dale_denton]

all good, their lo$$

[NateCole]

Its a really really big loss for them though.

This was EA's chance to beat Acti's COD's sales wise.

This was THAT franchise that could have done it. Now they have completely botched its roll out this gen.

The impact of this decision will not just affect the sales of Titanfall for its first iteration but its sales for future iteration.

Establishing a brand new franchise you want to be a best seller will require being on all platforms. That's what Ubi did with AC and now Watch dogs. Acti with COD and soon Destiny.

If ever a future Titafall comes to the PS4 it will find Destiny and Watch dogs established on the PS4 and a host of top PS exclusives to compete with.

There is no question the PS4 will lead and will most likely continue to lead. Basically they screwed up.

[forcefullpower]

@nate

Your bang on with this they just screwed something that could be huge. The only saving they have is that the pc crowd may help it but with so many new shooters coming out it may get lost in heap.

[dale_denton]

Nate, everything you just said was on spot. bubble.

[MIDNIGHT 21]

disagrees are from people who at one time made sensationalistic claims about their favorite system having something they really wanted (because hey lets face it TITANFALL looks really compelling ) BUT they are so proud of their favorite system that when the truth of the matter comes out they are not getting it ,and these claims are so one sidedly ridiculous LOOK both systems will be GREAT these companies are not in the gamer biz ,they started that way BUT to continue "feeding the machine" its now about money FOR BOTH COMPANIES! so if you see games you want on the system that may not be your favorite then go buy that system ! im an XBOX guy all the way but that didn't stop me from playing masterpeices like uncharted and heavy rain ! plus whats with you guys if the PS4 is so great and has so much more and is the best why are you all on N4G? lol shouldn't you be on that new system rather than trolling or obsesivly watching what XBOX is up to since they are totally sinking their own ship lol logic says maybe you should buy both instead of hating so bad it really makes us all look like a bunch of bi****s as a whole and I know we really are all pretty good people ? yea??

[DestinyHeroDoomlord]

Your disagrees says it all haha ( 2 paragraphs wouldn't hurt though :p)

[AngelicIceDiamond]

@Gus I'm guessing the disagrees are from the earlier announcement when EA stated Titanfall is an exclusive to X1 and all the Sony fans went berserk and started bashing the game.

And now your agree count is evidence that PlayStation fans really do want Titanfall and the disagrees are just the general hypocrisy from Sony fans from there earlier reaction from EA previous statement regarding TitanFall's exclusivity.

[Sleepless]

Totally agree. Titanfalls articles are full of Ps4fanboys....and thats not because they dont care about Titanfall. They know they care, but its hard to admit.

Hey but as they always like to say....I can play it on PC. (Favourite shield)

"Like if for console players playing with K/M was in the same league"

Now you can start the disagrees...I know you are there

[Jaces]

I've already got my PC version on preorder. :D

[Blackdeath_663]

will get it on pc eventually but if truth be told i don't quite understand the hype

[Jaces]

Neither did I until I played it, got that chance earlier this year at Gamescom. Waited in line 3 more times 3 hours total waiting....it's something you have to play to understand. Blistering fast combat, mechs running all over the place, the whole parkour aspect is a blast and opens the game up to more areas and strategies.

It's really a treat and much more than CoD ever was. Think Warhawk and CoD had a kid and his pet was a mech, that and it's so much more refined and smooth than both.

[mercyless9]

titanfall has strong dev team working on it (guys frm mw1 mw2) ,it means a lot to MS like halo or gow franchise so its a dealbreaker for their nex-gen console against ps4 so theyre heavily focusing on it. and its on PC only coz most of em run on windows lol

[reaperofsouls]

Not interested in titanfall as it is just like an overrated , overhyped COD multiplayer clone with mechs in it.

[hardcorehippiez]

me neither , im looking forward to h hour more than anything but of course i'll play lots of others while, waiting starting with bf4 and killzone sf . Titanfall if it comes ill try out if not oh well

[donman1]

Looks like i will be playing it on the PC then. Otherwise WiiU/PS4 for my console needs.

[BX81]

@lonchaneytv I hope so. I would rather pay for expansions than have a new game every year. There is not enough investment into a game when it releases every year. Cod 4 was well spaced, it needed one more map pack IMO.

[seedaripper1973]

I wonder if EA would like tomato ketchup with the words they are about to eat??

[GraveLord]

"Microsoft paid us a truckload of money"

[aviator189]

Probably, but it seems as though microsoft also aided them with development costs of the game and marketing, which most likely took some pressure off of ea and respawn during zampella's/west's legal clashes with activision and in their process of forming a new studio and creating a brand new ip.

[OrangePowerz]

Not sure about that, Respawn seemed kind of surprised by the fact that the game is now fully exclusive after EA made the deal behind their backs.

[pompombrum]

This pretty much. When Microsoft let publishers know of their DRM box, I imagine EA were the first to want to jump into bed with them.

Still, Microsoft have a proven record of working with studios, just have to look at the Gears of War series for this proof.. they took a great game and made it into an iconic series.

Having said that though, I have to wonder how much releasing it on the PC is going to cost them. If I was Microsoft, i'd be pushing for pure Xbox One exclusiveness. That would have been huge however I see no reason why I'd pick the Xbox One version over PC especially seeing how very few of my friends are investing in an Xbox One at this stage.

[NateCole]

It looks lit it was EA's way of softening the blow of not being on the leading last gen HD console and leading current gen console.

Being on PC will soften the blow for them somewhat

[MadLad]

Let's just hope it doesn't end up being Windows 8 exclusive. While they will be shooting themselves in the foot considering, much like XP, I see Windows 7 being the gamer's OS for a long while, with this being a largely Microsoft backed game I do see them using this as a way to try and get people to upgrade to 8.
I will not be one of those people if so. I think the game looks good, but not that good.

[DestinyHeroDoomlord]

The first gears of war was on pc too

[pompombrum]

^^^ But came out a fair bit of time after the Xbox 360 version.

[showtimefolks]

Patcher said MS covered the cost of the game selling on ps3/ps4. So let's say Titanfall would have sold 4 million copies on ps4 than MS paid that amount

i don't like MS paying or even sony paying for 3rd party stuff, because that money should be invested into their internal 1st-2nd party studios

people who are not getting xbox one like me(don't have time for 2 systems, still haven't gotten my ps4 yet lol) can still play it if they want on a pc

[OrangePowerz]

Given how EA is pushing the game as the next CoD killer I would expect them to aim higher for PS3 and PS4 combined sales more in the region of 7-10 million.

[showtimefolks]

orange

i was only giving a random number example wise, i know EA is much smarter and would have known that Titanfall will sell atleast 6-10 million on PlayStation

so that's one hefty check MS wrote, yet its still playable without a xbox console.

[JasonKCK]

I would bet MS cashed in it's Mass Effect chips. Back when EA bought Bioware MS published the first Mass Effect and let it go to EA without a fuss. MS could have used it's army of lawyers but they didn't.

[Hicken]

What could they have done? They published the first game, but didn't own the IP. How would they have had any legal recourse to prevent the game from going to other consoles?

[LordMaim]

Their publishing contract was up. There was no back room deal.

[JasonKCK]

Hicken Dude!!! Please stop following me around "every day" Stop spamming me PM's when you run out of bubbles, stop stalking me, go find someone else to troll. I have blocked you, ignored you, and you still follow me like a shadow. I am not here for YOU!

Your attachment to me is annoying. LEAVE ME ALONE!!! Do you understand?

[JasonKCK]

I said "I would bet" not that it was fact. Obviously there is a deal going on because MS got the first game exclusive. No one knows but EA and MS, which again makes what I said just an opinion. Just like when people jump and say "MS is paying them" with zero evidence.

[Hicken]

Then you would lose that bet. Yes, there was a deal, but the fact that the developers were caught unawares says it was late into development. The most likely result of that is MS signing checks.

By the way, people say that so often because it's happened. And because it seems as likely an answer as any when suspicious and/or bizarre things happen surrounding their games or consoles. They paid their way into the industry, and are paying to keep themselves there.

I don't "spam" you PMs because you blocked me after one comment where I pretty much proved your comments all lies and BS. You claimed some crap about MS responding to the RROD within months, and I PROVED you wrong, and you blocked me in your butthurt.

I don't "stalk" you, because most of your comments are too stupid to respond to. In fact, I've responded to TWO of your comments a total of FOUR times(three comments, one edit) over the past two weeks. If you call that stalking... well, we both already know you've got problems.

I don't really care if you've ignored me. You make a comment, and if I feel like it, I'll respond. Don't want that to happen? Stop letting your idiot show.

You're here as an Xbox fanboy and troll, which is obviously not for me. But you spreading lies, BS, FUD, and all the other WRONG you fill your posts with is annoying. Don't bitch at me because your comments are retarded. Educate yourself, and I won't have reason to call you out.

[ALLWRONG]

Hicken got caught :D

[DestinyHeroDoomlord]

Hicken just owned you

[JamieL]

@ jason
Don't worry man, ol' hick's just a chick
The Stalking and talkin $hit’s, constant
He doesn't get it, not even a little bit.
Don't worry about him, he anit worth it.
Can't argue with a fool, or a complete tool.
He acts like a child in the yard at school.
You can't even challenge him to a duel,
safe behind a screen, nothing we can do.
Just don’t let his childish @$$ bother you.

[MoveTheGlow]

Seriously, they basically said that in the article. We'll see this over and over this generation - no dev studio has the Cell to blame or anything, exclusives will mostly be based on moneyhats. That's not necessarily a bad thing - the kind of money that both MS and Sony will pay out to these companies is the money that helps a game be developed, polished, and tested.

What I love about many of these exclusives though is "And PC" being tagged on. The architecture for both systems translates really well to PC - I've got a PC ready to go, and if you've got the cash, so should you this gen.

[KILLERAPP]

I wonder how EA feels now that PS4 has sold over a million consoles in 24 hours.

[GusHasGas]

They probably feel kind of happy.

Ea is also developing exclusive PS4 content. Who knows if an EA game which is exclusive to the PS4 is on the way?

[TKCMuzzer]

There probably won't be a game exclusive, Sony tend to get content exclusive, their more likely to invest the money in their own studios than throw it at EA.

[asmith2306]

My @ss they are happy about it. They under estimated the PS4 in my opinion. No publisher is willing going to say no to a console that sells over 1m on launch day. Then again, how were they to know :)

[MorePowerOfGreen]

I'm sure they knew it would do well and was thought of in the deal. Probably got much more cash from MSFT than what they would of made on a decent amount of consoles sold which not all those owners would buy the game.

XBOX will beat those PS4 numbers in the US alone on launch day and then sell that many consoles at the launch of the game.

They probably don't feel much considering Sony doesn't have the type of online infrastructure on par to XBL cloud compute.

[R3ddBuddah]

Just stop.

[MysticStrummer]

Too bad the biggest gaming market doesn't have the necessary online infrastructure either.

[finbars75]

lol. You might want to check your preorder numbers Green 3:1 ratio is no joke. In the US there done especially after two dissapointing announcements today with region lock kinect and no Twitch Tv until next year which are pretty big deal,especially the thousands of gamers who wanted to stream cod ghost and other games. I cant even see them outselling the PS4 in 24 hours even with there world wide launch or half ass world launch. I cant even imagine the numbers once EU and the rest of the world get a hold of the PS4 the numbers arent going to lie.

[TKCMuzzer]

@MorePowerOfGreen
What is wrong with you? I know your an Xbox fan but you come out with some of the most ridiculous comments ever. If there are people like you playing on online many more will switch over to Sony just to get away....

On another note, you may want to stay away when the PS4 launches in Europe, your not going to like the numbers that come your way....

[Jughead3416]

You aren't being realistic. Do you even know what you're talking about?

[SpideySpeakz]

"XBOX will beat those PS4 numbers in the US alone on launch day and then sell that many consoles at the launch of the game."

Bookmarked for reference.

[Holeran]

Do you really believe the drivle you are writing?

[OrangePowerz]

Let`s start at the beginning. EA jumped onto the MS train when MS was doing the DRM, that was around the same time that EA was so nice to dump their online pass.

Xbox One started production after the PS4 and they release in more countries at the same time so that means there are less units available for launch because the amount of units is split up between more countries. Even if the Xbox one would sell more in the US, it`s just one market while Sony has the rest of the world. we have seen this gen that you can have higher world wide sales without being 1st in the US.

If you would play online games on both 360 and PS3 you would know that playing them is identical on both systems. Play a game like BF or CoD online and you will notice there is practically no difference in online play. Titanfall has no cloud features, what EA and MS claim is that the game uses the cloud for the AI but that`s the same that has been done in any online game (as example since the first MMO ever launched) that has NPCs that those are done on the server side because you would never do the AI calculations on the client side in an online game.

[LordMaim]

I honestly don't even know where to start disagreeing with you, that's how much trouble I'm having with what you just said. It's staggering, really. I suppose for that you deserve congratulations, of a sort.

[Mr_Luke]

nvm, EDIT cause i was commenting to a troll (MorePowerOfGreen). Waste of typing, damn.

[pacostacos]

they prob. don't care between the one, 360, and pc, plus w.e microsoft paid to make it exclusive on consoles they'll get their money ten-fold

[FITgamer]

Pc and 360 sales don't factor into the money that could of made on PS4, that's money made regardless. The only way it's beneficial to EA is if Microsoft paid them more money to keep it exclusive than they would of made off PS4 sales. The only way it's beneficial to Microsoft is if the game pushes enough Xbox One console sales to put a dent in what they paid EA, if it doesn't then it's counterproductive.

[HardcoreDaBoss]

they dont care because they made a lot of money off misrosoft.

[stuna1]

Their probably working on a sequel already lol.

[THC CELL]

This https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[SpinalRemains138]

All publishers are out to maximize profit of course, but EA and Microsoft change the rules all too often.

I haven't played an Ea Game in many years and I'm proud to say so.

[iiwii]

Same here. I simply don't buy EA products.

[TKCMuzzer]

Correct, third part publishers should be about the customers, its up to first party studios to sell the consoles...

[kingdom18]

The last EA game I played was Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, ah so long ago.

[kewlkat007]

Apparently EA doesn't need your money..

http://n4g.com/news/1397318...

Other peeps continue to buy..

[DestinyHeroDoomlord]

Not even second hand?

[Minute Man 721]

EA sucks anyways anyone seen Madden or NBA Live on PS4?

[Jughead3416]

Madden didn't look all that great to me. I would love to see 2k make NFL games again. Their graphics and animations were always better than EA

[Sodeadly123]

I can't even fathom what a next gen 2k game would be like. I think my eyes would explode.

[TheFallenAngel]

They probably killed more then 60% sells from ps4.

[TKCMuzzer]

EA have thought short term, they have taken the backhander and banked it. They had no idea how popular the PS4 would be so took a risk. What ever Microsoft paid them it won't be enough to cover the loss of sales from the PS4 version. EA screwed the gamers and Microsoft screwed EA.
Whatever EA says it was not a 'business decision' , no competent company would slash their potential customer base in half if it was for 'business'.

[pompombrum]

I bet a lot of people said the same with the original Gears of War initially too. I think it's a great long term movie actually. Microsoft will be getting behind it as it's the first real potential system seller.. let them help turn the game into the next Gears of War series then profit from it in the future with PS4 versions of the sequels.

[DeadlyFire]

I bet they do the same thing they did with Battlefield. Push Respawn to rush out a sequel like they did DICE. So they can expand the game to its full sales potential. I know Respawn is independent, but still. A publisher with eager pockets for money will say anything to get their attention.

[Trekster_Gamer]

Maybe 30%.. Smart move going with Xbox One. More fun to play online, the biggest difference this time around Microsoft is actually taking steps to weed out the jerks and immature brats you normally have to contend with. Sony has DONE NOthing in this regard!!

The Mighty XBOX ONE is almost here!

[ziggurcat]

actually there's a nice little grief report button if you click on someone's profile on PS4...

nice try, though.

[DestinyHeroDoomlord]

*sigh* kids these days >_>

[skazwaz]

It wont suprise me in the least to see a ps4 version really really quickly if day one ps4 sales are anything to go by. A smart business would have worked an escape clause into any contract incase the hardware wasnt competitive at market.

[ltachiUchiha]

If the ps4 continues this surge sales wise across the globe, look for alot of 3rd party exclusives down the line like the ps2 dayz. Games like Devil May Cry, Shinobi, Onimusha, FFX, & many others will be a given because of the ps4 selling like crazy. If sony sold 1 million in 24 hours in the US alone, a region microsoft had on lock with the 360. I can only imagine how EU & Japan will be like at launch.

[Perjoss]

looking forward to playing this on my PC!

[Holeran]

Terrible business decision on the part of EA.

[Schizoid]

yeah these deals were probably made before any reveals and it turned out they bet on the wrong horse

[ElementX]

Of course while a sequel could appear on PS4 people should stop talking about day one sales. Traditionally the Xbox has sold more shooters than the PS platform. Even exclusive shooters on PS3 sold fairly poorly considering the number of consoles sold. You have to look into more than console sales, such as the number of games purchased, the genres of games more frequently purchased, and more importantly the cost of developing the title before you can say EA lost a ton of money on potential sales.

[2pacalypsenow]

the real answer is

"MS payed us to make it exclusive"

[ElementX]

The difference is MS pays for exclusive games so developers can develop for other consoles if they want. Sony buys developers so they can never work on another console unless they leave the company...

[LarVanian]

Lol I love how you make Microsoft sound so saintly and care free while Sony is strict and dictatorial. I haven't heard any of Sony's first party studios complain once about not being able to develop on other platforms. In fact most of them seem very happy with the freedom they get from working with Sony.

[DeadlyFire]

Woah buddy. There is only one who does not buy Developers and that is Nintendo.

[IIZANGETSUII]

There you go, where are those guys saying "oh dont worry itll come to PS4" "its not a timed exclusive" "oh its EA definitely coming to PS4" "give it a year or two" well its clear now that Titanfall 1 will never come to PS4.

[HugoDrax]

Sucks for people who can only afford to get one console, but why do Sony fanboys care if this game comes to PS4 or not? I know one thing, I'll be enjoying this game at launch. I'm even considering getting the collectors edition :-)

[IIZANGETSUII]

I know man, that's my case, im getting a PS4 but i would really like to play this game, looks so fun but i'll have to wait until the sequel comes out.

[classic19]

they can keep that titanfall, bf4 is the best looking shooter well fps i mean. titanfall is cod with robots in wall jumping with jet pack lol, how is that the most next gen looking game?.

[ATiElite]

Remember when GEars became a X360-PC only game and then gears 2 3 and G:j became X360 exclusive!

This is pretty much what's about to happen to Titanfall.

[HugoDrax]

Good point! Money Talks!!!! and Microsoft has a ton of it..

[Pandamobile]

Gears was ported to PC years after it was on Xbox 360 to pilot Games for Windows Live, which turned out to be a miserable failure.

[AceBlazer13]

wats there to explain they paid, done deal, simple business. all i gotta say is ea best as hope titanfall is damn amazing otherwise they just crippled the success of the series on other platforms.

[kingduqc]

why would anyone play a fast paced game not on pc anyway?

[dillhole]

Glad my PC has a decent Graphics card.

[Crossbones]

EA Sucking M$ real hard lately.

[BOLO]

And coughing up quarters too.

[Mithan]

Who cares, its all about money. Sony would of done the same thing. DUH.

[Strikepackage Bravo]

Right, if they had money.

[strigoi814]

well i think its better to speculate Epic Games will be non exclusive anymore to Microsoft right after they put money on titan fall..

[cabbitwithscissors]

EA went behind Respawn's back to do an exclusive deal with Microsoft for titanfall. I'm guessing Respawn wasn't happy and told EA to take a hike if the situation wasn't rectified and in the end gamers win :)

[SonyAddict]

EA are the scum of the EArth!.

[bligmerk]

This means MS only bought the publishing rights to the first title Titanfall 1. It means EA has the IP rights to Titanfall 2+. Titanfall looks good but its also stretching the Unreal Engine 3 to the max and not quite reaching nextgen graphics effects. EA knows that and they probably have been developing Titanfall 2 on Unreal Engine 4. Will not be surprised to see it for the PS4 in two years.

[christocolus]

Cant wait to play this game.

[josephayal]

i cannot W8 for the PS4 version next year

[Belking]

I bet you can....lol Dont worry bro, you guys still have that shooter called killzone. You obviously dont care for that one. Can't really blame you though.

[tjg59]

Don't really care for fps or ea(no more ncaa) so don't effect me anyways

[GodGinrai]

Thanks for coming into a titanfall (FPS) thread to announce that. move along now.

[solidjun5]

"It made sense" is not really an explanation. Just say "Although we are a third party company, MS paid us to keep it exclusive."

Gamers aren't stupid.

[Psychotica]

I just hope they don't handicap the PC version to make the Xbox One look good..

[HaVoK308]

The real reason is simple. It's money. And there is nothing wrong with that. Unless of course, you are a socialist/communist.

[ziggurcat]

"Well, you see.... MS threw a *lot* of money at us... I mean, a *lot*..."

seriously, if people think that it's anything other than money, you're fooling yourself, and no amount of cloud talk should convince anyone otherwise.

[cell989]

I'm not really interested in this game anymore, the hype for this game has died for me. I'm sure it'll be a fun game but meh not worth a $500 investment

[GiantEnemyCrab]

I wish this game had a single player campaign as well.

[Thomaticus]

EA shouldnt have made a deal to make this first game exclusive. It's good for MS, but not as good for EA. I like the game, but it's not going to get me to buy an Xbox just to play it. I really don't mind waiting for the sequel.

[brianunfried]

Hopefully the sequel will have a single player campaign or offline multiplayer at least.

[monkeyfox]

EA basically took money from MS for exclusivity, which is fine however that does mean that EA don't have at least half of their "customers" best interests at heart.

C$£ts... Cant wait until EA and activision get knocked down from their perches... Its coming.

[darkvenom]

Why the hell would I play any other titan fall if I won't be able to play the first one? No thanks EA I won't be buying any future titan fall games.

[ricochetmg]

Since its on 360 I don't consider it to be a system moving title.

[unjust75]

They business aspect I respect and understand. What doesn't make sense to me is the fact that it's coming to PC and 360. If you made it an exclusive with directing it towards Xbox one then why is it on other platforms. This is what aggravates me. So you want to alienate PS4 users, but not PC or 360.? That's dumb. I guarantee that KZ or LOFus 2 won't come to PC or PS3. So if you want to make an exclusive make for the console you sold the idea on rather than just playing childish antics.If Titanfall sequel ever makes it to PS4 no one will care because it will take 2 to 3 years to make and by then there will be other titles PS4 users will care about and that series will have hyped down. Poor marketing scheme EA. Oh and if I want to play the game on my PC then you really haven't sold the idea of making me buy an Xbox one.

[unjust75]

Wait, Titanfall has no single player campaig? That is really dumb. Maybe they will sell it with micro transactions just like Killer Instinct.

[Bobby Kotex]

Why the hell does this need an explanation? Obviously it's the money.

[Rowco147]

Pc it is then. Is xbone 720pm

[punisher99]

"EA Explains Titanfall's Exclusivity on Xbox and PC"

Meh. No problem. I was planning on getting it on PC anyway so I can enjoy it in glorious 1080p.

[S2Killinit]

wasnt really excited about this. even if it comes out for PS4 it will be old news by then, espeically since Im probably going to be busy playing first party games from NG or Santa monica studios. In the meanwhile, If i really wanted this i would have got the PC version

[ground_beef]

The thing is, we have to wait to see if the game is any good. I mean I was so hyped about a few next gen titles, especially killzone and knack, turns out that almost all of the next gen titles are getting poor reviews, I didn't expect that to be honest. I'll be getting the ps4 for sure, and I am also sure that xbone and ps4 are both gonna be amazing. I am also sure that buying a next gen system is a must for any gamer. But the real question is should people buy it now, or should they wait for a few months. Personally I'll wait, but as I said I will buy a next gen system for sure, just not now.

[ground_beef]

Also I really don't get why people are defending or attacking titanfall. None of us had the opportunity to play the game yet, so it could be an awfull game or it could be a system seller. To be honest, so far, I don't feel like titanfall is an innovation, or a groundbreaking, never before seen gameplay in the videogames industry. But again I can't say that for sure. I might be wrong or right. Anyways so far there isn't a game that's ground breaking or truly "next-gen" about the ps4 or the xbone, that aside though, both next-gen consoles are a must buy according to your preference, my preference is ps4. So buy a ps4 or xbone (or both if u can afford it), just not now, there's no urgency to buy now.

[jay2]

Nah, they gave you lots of $'s.

[blahblah123]

Vince is not turning over an IP to anybody, that's one of the things he fought Activision for in the first place in the IW spat. EA is just paying bills. They bankrolled Respawn after the IW lawsuit. I'm sure he wasn't all that happy about the MS deal, but it cost EA a lot of money to start a new studio without any immediate promise of return. It’s just business.

I don't know why people are so up in arms about this. It’s going to sell like 10:ONE on 360 anyway.

Buy it on PC. It's a Source game. You won't need a Titan to run it.

[DoggyBiscuit]

EA I'm not buying that stupid excuse just say M$ pay u a ton of cash to make it a exclusive

[GodGinrai]

Who cares what excuse they give? it is what it is. Its called business.

[punisher99]

@The realness:

If they call themselves explaining the exclusivity, then they should at least have the decency to be upfront and honest about the reason, otherwise they should not say anything at all.