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Insider Reveals How Titanfall Became A Microsoft Exclusive, Sony Was ‘Mum’

"We've heard the story a million times: Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall would only be on Xbox since it suited the game best, especially with Microsoft's Azure servers. Though there was - and continues to be - interest in the PS4 as a console, but Respawn is adamant that Titanfall will only be on Xbox."

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Chaostar3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

We know this story, already.

It was going to be timed exclusive, which is what famous is talking about here. That all changed later when EA and Microsoft mad a deal outside even the knowledge of Respawn themselves (which is worrying) to make the game completely exclusive (kind of).

This article is kind of misleading. People who believe that the game will be console exclusive for any other reason than a monetary deal between MS and EA, I'm sorry but, they're just naive.

gameseveryday3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

No one knew how Sony and MS were dealing with their console strategies back then. As mentioned MS approach them and told them about their X1 strategies but Sony on the other hand were silent about their next gen strategies.

The story also reveals that developers were expecting X1 to take charge in the new gen but it turned out to be the complete opposite.

Furthermore, the article also confirms there are no monsters in the game as reported by IGN a couple of days ago.

Chaostar3724d ago

I was sure most of that had already been touched on but I may have just been making assumptions that I thought were pretty obvious.

Fair enough, it's still a little misleading, kinda got the impression the article was trying to say MS got console exclusivity just because they were more open with their plans.

Hexer10213724d ago

Umm. Did you see the latest Titanfall trailer? It blatantly shows the long legged monster, at the end of the clip, that they were talking about. You may not fight it, but it's in the game.

pompombrum3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

If Respawn were sold on what Microsoft told them, it has to make you wonder just how misleading Microsoft were.. DRM box, mandatory kinect, 24 hour internet checks.. surely Zampella and co couldn't have heard about all that and thought "wow these are going to be popular"

I think it's safe to say even though it wasn't mentioned, some sort of deal took place which is stopping Respawn from making a PS4 port or at least stopping them from announcing one. I mean you look at the game sales figures on the next gen consoles and it seems like a wasted opportunity.

Omegasyde3724d ago

Money talks, Bullsh** walks.

MS payed for it as an exclusive with EA. Despite EA saying months prior about not favoring one console over the other:

http://www.ign.com/articles...

Christopher3723d ago

***As mentioned MS approach them and told them about their X1 strategies but Sony on the other hand were silent about their next gen strategies. ***

Which doesn't make much sense since Sony has continually said that the PS4 was made by developers because they spent so much time talking to them about what they wanted out of it rather than just making that decision on their own.

DoubleM703723d ago

You need to see the new trailer for titanfall.
Also they got a book coming out that explains everything about the game

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

If you think the owners of the IP didn't know about EA dealings that would be nieve. Respawn would have to sign off on a exclusive deal.

Kiwi663723d ago

I thought Respawn approached sony & microsoft not the other way around and that sony just weren't interested with the idea for the game

alexkoepp3723d ago

Industry knows best, if they believed microsoft was going to dominate they are probably right. Just a matter of time.

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Kayant3724d ago

Exactly Zampella and the recent leak of left over files referring to PS3 says it all.

EA have repeatedly said this will be one of their big franchises in rotation with BF and Star wars and if they want it to be successful and a money maker like COD they need as many platforms as possible.

Afterall Respawn were still paying for Azure servers albeit heavy discounted before the revelation by MS that they would be offering XBL compute for free to all devs.
"Most importantly to us, Microsoft priced it so that it’s far more affordable than other hosting options – their goal here is to get more awesome games, not to nickel-and-dime developers"

http://www.respawn.com/news...

UltraNova3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

There is no chance in hell Titanfall getting even close to COD as long its only on xbox and pc. Especially now where the PS4 is surging ahead and the PS3 outselling the 360 worldwide...

I can see this selling anywhere from 8-10 million (instead of 16-20 if it was available elsewhere)
How can it compete with COD's 20 million plus?

What I trully dont understand is that if Zampella and co was so desperate to escape the mega corporate leeches at Activision why did he sign up with EA and then cornered themselves even further by making a deal with MS as well?

UncleGermrod3724d ago

@ultra...Respawn was adamant about owning any IP they make. So while they have signed a publishing deal with EA, the fact that they own the Titanfall IP means that EA can not simply milk it at their own leisure.

That was part of the issue at Activision...they began "outsourcing" CoD development to Treyarch and milking the franchise for everything it's worth, at a time when Zampella and friends wanted to let it rest and explore new IP. This is the reason they would not sign with out first owning their IP.

The problem is that the publishers have other ways of doing what works best for them (clearly a mistake at this point, as they could have bolstered the team and allowed for a multiplat release including PS brand).

At the end of the day, when their contract with EA is up, they can take Titanfall with them, even if they do not plan to work on it any longer, they will not have to watch the corporate fats cats pas their beloved creation around the room like some kind of high class call girl.

Judging by the rap at the end of CoD4, I think pride above all else motivated IW's discontent with Activision, as they clearly did not like the idea of their creation being worked on by other devs and annualized, especially when they were not necessarily reaping all of the benefits. I assume IW is at least somewhat angered by the choice to go full-exclusive with MS platforms for the first release.

At any rate, I am a big X1 fan, and I am very much so looking forward to playing this game day 1. I have PS4, but I think I would have chosen to play this game over xbox live anyways, as that is where I do my online gaming. I still think it sucks that those who have chosen PS4 only this gen (many) are getting screwed and it sucks. Judging from the beta, this game should be a pretty big deal, and it is loads of fun. MS clearly saw the need to lock it down as Sony basically punched them around the entire time leading up the console launches.

-Foxtrot3724d ago

If we look at what EA are like as a company we'll get an idea why it's really an exclusive

EA looked at last gen and saw how much the 360 was selling especially in the US

EA then saw with next gen Microsoft wanted to standardise policies that would greatly benefit EA...DRM, blocking used games, other horrible consumer things etc and they wanted in on that

Once they added the two things together and the fact they thought "MS is obviously going to lead again at the start of this new gen" they decided to do an exclusive deal with MS because they thought about the millions of COD players who play on the 360. They wanted to also convert them

In the end that's why they did it, they basically bet on the wrong horse and thought MS would standardise policies that would benefit their company. In the end they didn't think about the backlash and thought we would just take it. They were wrong and now they must pay the price of seeing all those PS4's and PS3's out there which don't have Titanfall on them...which to them is lost sales, and for EA lost sales is lost money.

brightlight3724d ago

Not to mention how intimate Peter moore and Don mattrick are. Remember they used to occupy each other position at EA/Microsoft.
- for respawn it was a good way to focus more on the game than developing on multiplatforms.
- for EA a great way to make money and they assume that X1 was going to be number one.

In any case, respawn must have had some shares in this deal, since the deal was meant to buy the exclusivity but also to cover the lost sales on other platforms.

Dirtnapstor3723d ago

I'm thinking this was all MS's doing. Most certainly safe to say Titanfall was in the works before the Xbone was really hammered out. They wanted another winning exclusive added to the listed few they have (more Gears please...), seeing as SONY has so many. Respawn just happen to be that IP developer.

truefan13724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

Lol I try not to comment anymore, but I just couldn't resist. Do you ps4 fans even notice how much you flip-flop from second to second. I am going to list them for you.

1. I have heard people say Zampella didn't know about the EA and MSFT deal, and then people assume EA will publish future Titanfall titles. In what world do you get to double cross an owner and still get their business, this isn't the mob. Zampella signed off on that deal, use common sense. Hypocrisy #1

2. ps4 fans on this board allude to lost sales from the ps4 and ps3, well judging by this blog you all hate COD and would definitely hate COD with mechs. I thought you guys believe it's overhyped. Where are the lost sales if you guys wouldn't buy it. Hypocrisy #2

3. Why do the lost ps3 and ps4 sales matter when you all supposedly have gaming PC's and an average PC can play this game. hmmmmmm just pick it up for PC. All these consoles are the inferior version anyway right? Hypocrisy #3

4. Judging based off the reaction to The Order, I though ps3/4 fans are tired of FPS. All we consistently heard was that you guys are burnt out, so where would those extra sales come from? Hypocrisy #4

5. I thought ps4 fans wouldn't pay $60 for an online only game, so where would these extra sales come from? Hypocrisy #5

You can go to any Titanfall article or The Order article stating sp only and see each hypocrisy on my list. It's hilarious. Why would Respawn approach a question mark with the ps4 when they know XBL is the superior console online gaming platform, shooters flourish on xbox, and MSFT offered guaranteed money and dedicated servers.

Volkama3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

"PS4 fans" isn't one single person, there are loads of them and their opinions can be quite diverse. Some might not like Titanfall. Some might love it. Some might have PCs or even XBox Ones.

A few of them are even friendly!

iceman063724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

Well, it's hard to comment too often with one bubble. But, let me take a shot at some of these "hypocrisies".

1)In a world where the publisher get's some control over the published game, which is what publishers often do. No, it's NOT the mob. But, it's not really a democracy when you don't have the means to publish your own game.

2 & 3)In business, every sale counts. Each opportunity (for a business) is a chance to make more money. Sure, there a a vocal group that say that they wouldn't buy it. BUT, there is also a less vocal group that would eat it up. For all of those that have a gaming PC, there are many that just don't want to be bothered by that.

4)It's not just PS fans that have grown tired of FPS's. It's the industry. That's why TitanFall has become so recognized. According to most reports it's doing something different with the FPS genre. Maybe not new...but different...which seems to have invigorated the interest in at least this FPS.

5)PS fans paid "full price" for MAG...an online only game. I'm sure they'd be willing to pay for this...if it is their type of game.

Basically, you should probably NOT be generalizing PS fans. Sure, there are very vocal fanboys from both sides that make it seem like what they say is universal. THEY might be hypocrites. But, they don't represent the entire spectrum of PS fans. They represent a very vocal crowd on a relatively isolated part of the internet. But, you should (and probably DO) know better. As for the last paragraph, I'll leave that fanboy stuff to you and yours.

Tapioca Cold3724d ago

Finally some who believes like i do. Zampella knew alllll about it. And it will never come to ps4

madpuppy3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

You are the most negative, smug and bitter fanboy, just enjoy your one game and accept the fact that MS screwed up and lost this generation by their own hand right out the gate.

accept the fact that MS built a machine that was focused on the general "TV loving" public rather than specifically for the "true gamer". lol

as for Titanfall and Zampella, who cares? COD is a joke that only 13 year old boys or people with a 13 year old mentality enjoy. and Titanfall looks to be more of that with mechs...blah

UltraNova3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

Bubble up iceman06 well said.

As for truefan... chill man! You emit bitterness for no apparent reason...

BlackTar1873724d ago

Truefan,

I want you think about this stat when you lump every PS fan together based on your reading of them on website that houses less then .000000000001% of the user base.

THINK ABOUT THIS

If it is as you say and N4g.com is a place you can get a legitimate feel for the consensus of the 5 million ps4 users then why does COD sell so well on PS platforms?

Surely you have to see the discrepancy in your rash generalizations compared to factual numbers. Now that i hope you read that out load tell me how your entire Posts point even nips at anything but bitter assumption?

GarrusVakarian3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

You try not to comment any more, but when you do you, are still the most bitter person on this website.

Zampella tweeted it himself that Titanfall was only supposed to be timed exclusive, that was the thing he signed off on, if you find it hard to believe that EA and MS would make a full exclusivity deal behind Respawns back then you obviously underestimate MS and EA. Are you calling Zampella a liar?

Anyway, Titanfall isn't coming to PS4 (at least not the first game anyway) so that's why i deicide to buy an X1 after playing the Titanfall beta last week. So... http://img.pandawhale.com/4... Please don't generalise PS fanboys.

Edit: I'm pretty sure you are 'georgeenoob' too.

Freeball3724d ago

Truefan...you are the greatest troll since Mika. Bravo, bravo.

Qrphe3724d ago

>"You PS4 fans"

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T23724d ago

what a waste of your one bubble... every one of your 5 poorly thought out "hypocrisies" was exactly the same

"ps4 fans don't like online only fps and have pc's"

there ya go, I summarized your post for you.

Of course it's still crap, of course some people would buy titanfall just like cod continues to sell millions... Why would Respawn approach a question mark with the ps4?

Gee business 101 isn't your strong point is it?
maybe to capture 60-70% of the market? LOL

KwietStorm_BLM3724d ago

Hypocrisy123456789Trolling101

Let's be real. You don't comment anymore because you can't. And we see why. Give it a rest and enjoy your games.

xavierbigdaddy19723724d ago

That is titanfall 2 is going to the ps4. And you do know titamfall is just a name , all they have to do is change the wording

TruthInsider 3724d ago

Why is Truefan mad at us PS4 owners?

We didn't sell him a $500 Underpowered last gen data mining machine - Microsoft did!

ziggurcat3723d ago (Edited 3723d ago )

@ truefan1

1. he didn't know. https://twitter.com/VinceZa... so there goes that "hypocrisy."

2 & 3. you're generalizing. pop goes that "hypocrisy."

4. the order isn't a FPS. And killzone shadowfall has sold over 2 million copies http://venturebeat.com/2014... so bye bye "hypocrisy #4." edit: and people aren't tired of FPS, they're just tired of CoD, which has been the same game (just re-skinned) for years.

5. i personally wouldn't buy the game because i can't stand multiplayer. i usually void it altogether if a game has that functionality... but there are plenty of PS3/4 owners who would pay $60 for a online-only game.

you speak about hypocrisy/flip-flopping, yet you fail to address the hypocrisy/flip-flopping of the slew of xbox fanboys on this website - after an entire generation of nitpicking over a ~2% difference in resolution/frame rate, suddenly none of those things matter anymore. why? because the stance was immediately changed as soon as you realized xbone isn't as capable.

indies also became cannon fodder as soon as it was known that they prefer the PS4 over xbone... this, after an entire generation of touting xbox as being the best platform for indies.

and now suddenly exclusives matter despite the mantra all last generation being that they didn't matter.

those three examples are just the tip of the iceberg, too. so before you ramble on about hypocrisy, take a long, hard look in the mirror because you're one of the worst offenders on this entire website.

DragonKnight3723d ago

"Lol I try not to comment anymore.."

Correction, you can't comment more than once on any given topic.

"In what world do you get to double cross an owner and still get their business, this isn't the mob. Zampella signed off on that deal, use common sense. Hypocrisy #1"

*Movie voice over guy* In a world where contracts are broad, and binding, one publisher gains publishing rights for a game and future titles. Microsoft, Electronic Arts, and Respawn Entertainment star in... Titanfall: An Overhyped Hope.

"ps4 fans on this board allude to lost sales from the ps4 and ps3, well judging by this blog you all hate COD and would definitely hate COD with mechs. I thought you guys believe it's overhyped. Where are the lost sales if you guys wouldn't buy it. Hypocrisy #2"

Generalization. Plus, you're forgetting about multi-console owners who would want the superior version. And since the Xbox One hasn't been capable of producing games on even equal grounds to the PS4, guess which version of the 4 console versions would be the superior one?

"3. Why do the lost ps3 and ps4 sales matter when you all supposedly have gaming PC's and an average PC can play this game. hmmmmmm just pick it up for PC. All these consoles are the inferior version anyway right? Hypocrisy #3"

Why do any multiplatform games matter if they are on PC? Everyone here has a PC, I would bet most of us game on consoles. There's your answer. Plus, why aren't you asking the people losing the money why the lost sales matter?

"4. Judging based off the reaction to The Order, I though ps3/4 fans are tired of FPS. All we consistently heard was that you guys are burnt out, so where would those extra sales come from? Hypocrisy #4"

The Order has always been well received from day one. It's also not an FPS.

"5. I thought ps4 fans wouldn't pay $60 for an online only game, so where would these extra sales come from? Hypocrisy #5"

Generalizing again, but to answer your question "From idiots."

"XBL is the superior console online gaming platform."

Proof?

"shooters flourish on xbox"

Because you get nothing else.

"and MSFT offered guaranteed money and dedicated servers."

Which they initially charged for. Also, you don't even know how much money MS gave them. It's more than likely that it would pale in comparison to the profit earned from sales.

In the end though, I'm glad that Generic FPS with Mechs isn't coming to the PS4. Sony should concentrate on being unique, not following reskinned Call of Duty games.

TheSaint3723d ago

For someone who doesn't comment any more you sure comment a lot.

Cyanide853723d ago

I'm sorry but do you really think that the vocal people in forums like this is ALL the PS4 owners in the world? Come on you got to be smarter than that?

Sure I'm one of the people that used to love games like CoD but since MW2 I really lost interest in the franchise and I'm stupid enough to buy every CoD thinking that this might be the turning point and this one will be better but it never is, they seriously need to do something innovative with that franchise. And imo Titanfall although it does new things with the FPS genre I don't feel like it's enough to make it interesting to ME.

And to me be it CoD, Killzone, BF I don't know but they all feel the same yes there are big differences between the games as a whole but the basic idea is the same run around shooting people and capture flags or just shoot people and get the highest score for yourself or the team. Now when I look at a game like Destiny for example there is a FPS I'm really looking forward to, I feel that there is something new and exiting maybe not for PC gamers but for me that has been playing on consoles the last 7-8 years it's very exiting and look to be great fun :-)

Hope people understand what I'm getting at and that I don't sound like I'm just contradicting myself :-)

MysticStrummer3723d ago

"I try not to comment anymore"

The truth thanks you for not painfully twisting it quite so often.

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Godmars2903724d ago

For all anyone knows, even after all of this noise, the game could still be a timed exclusive. Be exactly like Bioshock and release a year later on the PS4.

The real shocker there however would be if it does and its at 1080p, which would likely piss off the Pc crowd.

showtimefolks3724d ago

sony kept quite and l,ook at the results, titanfall will be on ps4 in 6-12 months under a new name like titanfall sigma or something

5.3 million ps4's sold through February 8th, not many publishers moving forward will look down on ps4 anymore. choose to do anything on xbox one as exclusive and you will loose out on the bigger install base

Kiwi663723d ago

so are you saying that developers won't make games for xb1 ?

3-4-53723d ago

There is a lot of talk about a game that isn't even that great.

It's tipped the other way towards too much now.

It's a decently fun FPS game, but there is absolutely nothing amazing about it.

* The Titans are kind of cool, nothing amazing.

* Wall running and double jumping is a cool feature, but not enough to make the game good.

It doesn't suck at all, it's solid, but it's getting a bit too much praise and press compared to what it actually is.

( I understand I've only played Beta, but the Beta IS what you are going to experience, just with more stuff. )

I think a Titanfall 2 could be great, but this game isn't nearly what I thought it would be, and I didn't even hype it up much.

It feels like a FPS multiplayer game from like 2002.

memots3723d ago (Edited 3723d ago )

Yeah I'm not sure why every other article and the media talk so much about it, could it be ms at work ? Or fanboy pushing it ? Either this is getting out of hand.

Either way I'm picking it up on Pc in a couple month once on sale on origin.

DOOMZ3723d ago

Microsoft will OWN the Titanfall franchise in time, just watch!

zeuanimals3717d ago

They're gonna have to pay EA a couple billion for it then, because that's how much they want this game and its sequels to make. And I'm pretty sure EA still wouldn't sign off on anything like that, they want the COD killer and they want it to be Titanfall.

princejb1343723d ago

We'll unless you work for EA and have some secret information no one knows about its exclusive
Yes I know it's EA and their greedy but until I hear otherwise it is still exclusive

DeadlyFire3723d ago

MS will never keep Titanfall. EA/Activision are the same monster with two faces. EA played Microsoft for money. They played Respawn for money as well. As stated in 2010...
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Respawn also said that EA, through its EA Partners division, holds exclusive worldwide publishing and distribution rights for future titles coming out of the new studio.
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EA chooses when and where to put Respawn's franchises until their contract runs out of course. EA will not ignore Playstation fans for to long. Seeing how fast the numbers rise up they are bound to break at some point. As Microsoft can only pay so much before investors take their money back.

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MrSwankSinatra3724d ago

Sony should have been working hard on keeping final fantasy XV as an exclusive, instead of worrying about titanfail.

My_precious3724d ago

why? after MGS fiasco? lol they don't even need to do this anymore because ppl already know which platform to play these game

jackanderson19853724d ago

they would have always known... you know console of choice and all that jazz... resolution isn't the be all for everyone

Raccoon3724d ago

its not only about resolution, its also about smoother processing, better price, better 1st party studios, more power, better versions, less crapware, less restrictions and more games...

TheRedButterfly3724d ago

@Raccoon, everything you just mentioned (excluding the price/power) is debatable. IMO, Microsoft has an infinitely better/"smoother" OS, much better first-part studios, and less crapware.

It's called an "opinion," and I suggest you learn to let people have their own opinion without touting yours as fact.

Ju3724d ago

You calling that laggy Metro in X1 smoother? Compared to what? Surely not the PS4 UI.

johndoe112113724d ago

@theredbutterfly

I know that you're entitled to your opinion, but the fact that you can say that Microsoft has better first party studios points to how much your comment reeks of bull$h!t.

T23724d ago

precious brings up a very valid point - why buy rights to exclusives when you can just use that money up front to make a machine that will play the version of the game that everyone will want?

Sony is definitely on a roll right now.

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Summons753724d ago

Difference is Titanfall is a new IP with little fans behind it. Final Fantasy has 25 years of fans behind it and out of 15 games ONLY 3 are exclusive to Playstation... I have no idea where you people get this idea that FF started as a PS exclusive and should always be one...

Multiplat for a series like FF is a good thing because of the collected fans spread out over all systems, it means greater sales, whereas Titanfall would require more money to produce a PS version too making the risk of failure greater.

My_precious3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

titanfall is the way to EA to fight with activition in FPS catalogy, by bite MS's bait mean they loose that chance to activition, and it should be EA to worry about this not sony, they better do something fast or the destiny will grown bigger and faster overtime

Minato-Namikaze3724d ago

You would be correct....... Except sales are falling......

MrSwankSinatra3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

Where in my comment did I say FF started as a PS Exclusive? I don't know why you people post responses without learning how to read first.

Ultimax3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

@Summons75

WTF are you talking about , There's tons of FF games are exclusive to PS Brand originally developed for PS1 / PS2 / PSP and most of them are spinoff's , you need to check your facts before throwing this "3 ONLY" exclusives shaded excuse because you are WRONG .

Summons753724d ago

@Ultimax

I was talking about main Final Fantasy titles....by your logic I'm still right because there are tons of FF exclusives on Nintendo systems too.

Read the comment and think, this was about a MAIN final fantasy title not a mediocre spin off.

Final Fantasy IX, X/X-2, XII are the 3 main Final Fantasy games exclusive to Playstation. I'm not talking about ff7spinoffnumber 872 or Crystal Chronicles. Stop trying to troll because you aren't even following the conversation.

Hicken3724d ago

PS1: VII, VIII, IX, Tactics
PS2: X, X-2, XII Dirge of Cerberus
PSP: Crisis Core, Tactics: War of the Lions

Final Fantasy is a full franchise; you don't get to just discount a game because you say so. Even if we'd like to forget that abominations like Dirge of Cerberus exist, they're still Final Fantasy. And it's because so many games are either exclusive to or played primarily on PlayStation consoles that it's considered to be a PlayStation franchise.

Hell, even the XIII saga on PS3 has thus far more than tripled the sales on 360.

A new IP would do better on multiple platforms. You talk about the money required to make the game, but Titanfall is backed by EA; where's the worry?

DragonKnight3723d ago (Edited 3723d ago )

@Summons: As usual, any time you talk about Final Fantasy, your comments are facepalm inducing.

No one thinks that Final Fantasy has always been a Playstation exclusive, however Playstation is where Final Fantasy became the biggest JRPG ever, and Playstation is what made JRPGs have an incredible boom across the world when Final Fantasy VII came out for the PS1.

More people have bought, and played, Final Fantasy on Playstation consoles than on Nintendo or Xbox consoles. More people associate Final Fantasy with Playstation than either Nintendo or Xbox.

At one point, Sony saved Squaresoft by becoming a shareholder in the company and funding all of the PS1 and PS2 Final Fantasy games..

You seriously need to learn up on your Final Fantasy. But then again, you think the FFXIII trilogy is good so people can take from that what they will.

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TheRedButterfly3724d ago

Don't forget, they lost Kingdom Hearts 3 as well. ;D

MrSwankSinatra3724d ago

Honestly I could care less about kingdom hearts.

ltachiUchiha3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

You do realise that sony isn't the ones hurting right now? If anything, EA is prolly regretting this decision now seeing that the ps4 is selling so fast.

They can forget about titanfall even selling close to COD & Destiny numbers. It will sell but it will lose out on potential sales of around 10 million copies not having it on the ps3 & ps4. Thats alot more profit lost then what MS payed them. If anything, its MS that needed titanfall. This ain't hurting sony one bit.

Edit: Just noticed u were talking about KH3 lol.

My_precious3724d ago

@ltachiUchiha that is correct, the more PS4 base grown, the bigger chance for EA to loose for activition

unless MS's hat is big enough to cover these loss, but hey i hear that MS have 1 bilion bucks to spent for gaming right? and i will be disappoint if EA don't want atleast 2 third of that sweet cake to exchange for titanfall

DragonKnight3723d ago

KH3 is no loss. Nomura has spread out the story of that game to so many frickin' platforms it has no platform identity and no real dedicated fanbase in that sense.

Even still, JRPGs sell better on the PS consoles than the XB consoles anyway so the result will still be the same if it had been an exclusive from the start.

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arkard3724d ago

@redbutterfly I understand the point your trying to make, but less crapware. I forgot all the kinect stuff was AAA quality. And better first party developers? Thats not even debatable.

SoulWarrior3724d ago

@RedButterfly

MS having better first party studios than Sony? That is just not true lol

You only have to look at the PS3 exclusives compared to 360 to realise this.

And less crapware? *stares at various kinect titles*

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Wizziokid3724d ago

Simple really it's all about the $$$$.

EA must be regretting that decision right about now unless the X1 sales catch up to PS4 next month.

Volkama3724d ago

EA are probably quite content in the knowledge that they have a smash hit about to launch, and are well on their way to establishing a new powerhouse IP. That's no small accomplishment.

If they regret anything it is probably that they do not own that IP themselves.

Wizziokid3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

EA are a business and they will know by looking at the figures that they could of potentially doubled the revenue they got from Titanfall if they didn't sign an exclusive deal.

Any smart business person will see that and understand that it's a loss. That's why you will probably see any sequel move over just like games like Mass Effect did.

Plus if they want to take over COD as the leader in sales, they need it on all platforms.

Raccoon3724d ago

^^^we got a fortune teller!!! i mean i hope titanfall sells well so it can evolve into something great but as of right now all i see is blueprint for possible success. if titanfall does not shine on the reviews and have awesome replay value people will flip the page on this MP only game rather quickly!

I need atleast 10 fully exclusive AAA microsoft games with across the board 8+ reviews in order for me to buy an xbox one.

with the attach rate of these 2 power consoles sony and MS will be pumping lots of resources into their 1st party studios and what comes next is yet to be seen...

Death3724d ago

Any smart person would know? As the publisher, EA is paying the development costs for Titanfall. Microsoft made a deal with EA to make the game an Xbox exclusive. The "deal" was surely cash. We don't know how much cash, but it must have been enough to offset the revenue/profit losses making it an exclusive caused.

Volkama3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

Doubling their revenue is a pretty exaggerated claim.

There are a lot of Playstations out there, and a lot of people may have bought the PS version. But at the same time, a large portion of those people also have a 360/PC/One, and can still potentially buy the game on one of those platforms.

MS are paying them in both money and marketing, and we don't know the specific values of either aspect. Hard to say how that weighs up against the number of lost sales, no?

We do know they don't own the IP though, and getting cut out of the picture for Titanfall 2/3/4/5 would hurt more than missing these initial PS sales. EA are a powerful player in the industry so I doubt it'll go down like that, but still... food for thought.

I'll also point you to the recent launch of BF4, and let you ponder on whether EA see any value in a more tightly controlled launch with Microsoft's infrastructure support.

Ju3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

Simple math. Under the assumption that CoD - and we use this as a baseline - sells 50% on PlayStation platforms the total investment or discount from MS must have been in the range to compensate for the revenue lost on those platforms. This can only work if you expect the loss in platform sales to be significant under the 50% market share. Which it surely isn't and with the success of the PS4 it in fact begins shifting towards Sony's favor. Now, no CFO in the world can be happy with that number. No matter what the cash deal is. It would require a subsidy payment in excess of the expected profit margin of that game; which clearly can't be in the interest of any company because it simple renders the business case invalid -> profit expectations in the negative you wouldn't be looking forward to. So, yeah, to make this short, EA can't be happy with that decision. Unless it won't sell at all...which again, is not something you'd be happy about to begin with.

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mhunterjr3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

Why would the be regretting it? The impact of not being on ps4 is minimal. Despite all of its success, the 6.2million installed base is a drop in the bucket when you look at the total market. Chances are, the majority of people who have ps4s also have PCs or 360s to play the game on. If they want the game, they will get it. The impact of not being on ps3 is much larger (over 75million units larger) but MS paid for those lost sales when they made the deal.

EA wasn't caught by surprise by any means.

Ju3724d ago (Edited 3724d ago )

Of course this includes both Playstation platforms - while shifting towards PS4 in the long run.

Interestingly the choice of Source Engine was based on the fact that it can run 60 fps on the PS3...

mhunterjr3724d ago

@ju

They still have an opportunity to sell future installments on ps4. The fact remains the last gen version of this game is going to have the lion share of the sales, So the success of the ps4 has no bearing on how EA feels about the deal. As long as MS covered the potential ps3 losses, they'll earn plenty off of this game. 6milliom or so potential ps4 sales is just a drop in the bucket, especially when you figure ps4 owners have other ways of obtaining this game.

Ju3723d ago (Edited 3723d ago )

Like I said above. Going by CoD - and this is the benchmark - 50% sell on PS3. And this would surely apply to Titanfall as well - comparing last gen only. EA misses out on the lion share of that market; again 50% share.

And going by your assessment - with which I agree somewhat - it surely applies to both next/current gen consoles. The lion share will be on the 360. Unless MS can sell 10M in a day, X1 copies won't - how you put it - have any bearing in this equation, either.

Still, install base isn't necessarily an indication how much you can sell. CoD sold quite well on next gen give the low install base. And proportional I would believe Titanfall will have a higher attach rate on next gen.

pompombrum3724d ago

@Wizziokid

The deal isn't like that though. From what I've read, EA get a set amount of the profits from Titanfall and once that figure is reached, the rest goes to Respawn. The sad reality is that regardless of the exclusive deal, EA run home to the bank laughing and if the game does poorly, Respawn will be the ones to suffer the most.

Qwagy UK3724d ago

I don't see what the big deal is, for me personally I'm not picking this up, don't get me wrong the game is OK but the hype really isn't justified.

MCTJim3724d ago

and the textures are final like he said too....rightttttt /s

Tedakin3724d ago

It was CBOAT who wrongly said that. That had me worried. I was in the Alpha and those were some uuuuuugly textures. They seriously looked like DOOM. When I booted up the beta I let out a sigh of relief. Night and day difference.

MCTJim3724d ago

I agree with that..they were indeed ugly.

GW2123724d ago

Yup, they got better but they're still average at best.

imt5583724d ago

Nope, CBOAT was right. PC version has much better textures than alpha, but XO version is different story.

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15 Underrated FPS Games You May Want to Try

Popularized by Doom in 1993 and still making video game haters gnash their teeth today, first-person shooter games are the best thing to happen to gamers since pizza rolls. So here are 15 underrated first-person shooter games you may have missed.

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Jiub601d ago

Although the late 2000s Turok wasn't my favorite, I would love a new entry. Open world survival with shotguns and dinosaurs. Not sure how we'd get the fusion cannon, but that would be pretty sweet too.

MadLad601d ago

Lol

All of these games are pretty much universally praised. Outside of Timeshift I literally own all of these.

Venoxn4g600d ago (Edited 600d ago )

XIII, The Darkness 2, Far Cry: Blood Dragon, Timesplitters: future perfect, Bulletstorm are awesome games

gurp23h ago

I played them all, they are all good in their own way
I used to be obsessed with FPS games

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An ode to Titanfall: The last twitch shooter I'll probably ever enjoy

Windows Central: "Titanfall 1 is being sunset, taken off storefronts by EA. While the servers remain live for now, one has to wonder just how much time it has left. I look back and pay tribute to the last "twitch"-styled shooter I ever truly loved."

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Respawn Entertainment is Discontinuing Sales of Original Titanfall

Sales for the original Titanfall are being discontinued.
It will be pulled from subscription services on March 1, 2022.

Ethereal882d ago

Physical media. Unfortunately the way games are going these days game servers will eventually be shut down and you can stare at the menu and wish you could play the game again.

littletad881d ago

This is why reading is so important. Nothing to do with digital or physical media. The game, which is online only, is being delisted because of DDOS and other hacker attacks. The case got so bad that only six players in the world log on. For PC. Rather than fix it, they continued to sell the game, broken as it is, and only now just decided to call it quits. But please, go on thinking what you will.

Ethereal879d ago

I'm aware of the DDOS attacks and that this case is not typical. This game would eventually have it's servers shutdown regardless of the current situation so that is a moot point. My comment was in a general sense and that there are instances in which games can be preserved physically when official support ends.

Let's recap your first sentence. I said, "the way GAMES are going these days" indicating a broader stroke than just this game. I agree, reading IS important. I was simply stating the obvious downsides of the digital marketplaces and online only trends in games these days. I could even make the argument that the online only offering which has allowed hacker manipulation has impacted the preservation of this great game. My comment is valid in the general sense and thank you for your permission to continue to think what I will.