HellofaMouse
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why make a sequel at this point? why not a new ip? change the setting up a bit..
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Titanfall has nearly 8m unique players, sequel will not be exclusive to any platform
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cartoon_soldier
Member
Yea, but to even get there they would need good sales. TF accross XB1, X360 and PC might be 3 million around in sales then
Zeyphersan
Banned
What's that?
It is a new IP. They could change plenty. I just hope they don't give in to people moaning about having no Singleplayer. I really want them to explore how to do the MP and SP mix correctly.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I just want a 20 hr single player campaign tacked on. That is all I wish for.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Yes, absolutely.
Triggerhappytel
Member
They just made a new IP; you might be familiar with it. It's called Titanfall.
thelastword
Banned
8 million and nobody is playing on PC, the game was basically being given away recently too.
GayForMaster
Banned
Hate to burst your bubble, or any others that believe this is coming to PS4 but non exclusivity to any platform doesn't necessarily mean it'll come to PS4. It could also additionally come out to iOS, Android and 3DS. Heck, Titanfall wasn't even exclusive... Remember? It came out to PC.
inb4 pc is a microsoft platform
MeachTheMonster
Banned
Still the best shooter I've played on current gen. They deserve the success, I look forward to Titanfall 2
I H8 Memes
Member
Are they saying that they sold 8 million copies? Because I find that very hard to believe.
Sounds like they are counting people that played timed demos as well.
Sounds like they are counting people that played timed demos as well.
HellofaMouse
Member
no they are saying 8 million unique accounts, whether it was an origin account or live account, that played the game. this would include the people that played it when EA had it free for 48 hrs on origin.
Because it makes money, and EA likes money.
old manatee
Banned
I reinstalled the pc version recently and tried to get a game of hard point going and after a couple of days of trying I uninstalled.
iclash
Member
I'm sure it will come out to platforms like the PS4. Titanfall didn't do well enough for Microsoft, it wasn't a significant system mover. EA and Respawn would be crazy to limit the sales to one console platform, MS would have to throw truckloads of money their way to make it exclusive again, and I don't see it being worth it to MS.
Marky Mark
Member
Wasn't the full game with all DLC, like, $13 on XBLM for a short while? I meant to pick it up again as I didn't buy the season pass in the first place but completely forgot to do so before it went back up to full price.
I wonder how many other people were in my position where they had bought the game at full price without the season pass, maybe bought one DLC pack and then decided to just rebuy the whole game with all DLC since it was cheaper to do that than to buy the remaining DLC separately.
But then numbers of "unique players" wouldn't be inflated by that scenario so maybe not...
barneystuta83
Member
So many misinformed views here, relating to the development of this game.
The OP should link to http://www.finalhoursoftitanfall.com/ and every gamer should buy it. It is an excellent read and insight into game development in general, and some of the challenges this game faced from the offset.
Anyway, 8m unique players, even across multiple platforms, is a great achievement for a brand new online only IP like this.
Destiny, as of November, had 9.5m. That is without the PC of course, but it does have the PS4 and PS3. And, dat marketing budget.
Destiny maybe deemed a bit of a critical "flop", commercially though it has done incredibly well. Bungie, an established developer with a great track record of an FPS, was always going to bring in the pre-orders. It was also Sony taking MS's darling Bungie, the Halo creators. That creates hype.
While the people at Respawn certainly have the track record, the development 'brand' was new.They also had a team likely 1/4 of the Size when compared to Bungie (if not much smaller).
And yet, Titanfall is critically considered a great game, outscoring Destiny pretty much across the board. That was how it was reviewed back in March too, before additional content was added.
People call out things like "Titanflop", I mean, come on. I think Respawn are genuinely delighted with what they have created here, on a critical and commercial level, and I very much look forward to a sequel.
The OP should link to http://www.finalhoursoftitanfall.com/ and every gamer should buy it. It is an excellent read and insight into game development in general, and some of the challenges this game faced from the offset.
Anyway, 8m unique players, even across multiple platforms, is a great achievement for a brand new online only IP like this.
Destiny, as of November, had 9.5m. That is without the PC of course, but it does have the PS4 and PS3. And, dat marketing budget.
Destiny maybe deemed a bit of a critical "flop", commercially though it has done incredibly well. Bungie, an established developer with a great track record of an FPS, was always going to bring in the pre-orders. It was also Sony taking MS's darling Bungie, the Halo creators. That creates hype.
While the people at Respawn certainly have the track record, the development 'brand' was new.They also had a team likely 1/4 of the Size when compared to Bungie (if not much smaller).
And yet, Titanfall is critically considered a great game, outscoring Destiny pretty much across the board. That was how it was reviewed back in March too, before additional content was added.
People call out things like "Titanflop", I mean, come on. I think Respawn are genuinely delighted with what they have created here, on a critical and commercial level, and I very much look forward to a sequel.
Rats Off To Ya
Banned
ReplacementPelican
Member
Didn't it have a few 'free' weekends on PC? I'm sure this helped the number.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
... Compensation?
travisbickle
Member
Pretty nonchalant way of talking about an 8-month old game selling a million in a month. Does COD do that 8 months after release?
Let me save everyone a few bucks and pull up this post I had 6 months ago summing it all up:
TomShoe said:
You could add
Vince Zampela says next Titanfall won't be exclusive
then
Vince Zampella says next Titanfall might not be exclusive.
yeah right! the creators of call of duty wouldnt have help without microsoft lol
asking too much?
well PS4 missed out on some Titanfall action due to that sudden MS deal, maybe have atleast ps exclusive skins?
or i should just be glad its even happening and dont say anything?
im sure my request wasnt unreasonable.
EA said they weren't funding the game any more, so MS stepped in with cash to get the game finished. You can post sarcastic responses all you want but it's not going to change the truth. Without MS there would be no Titanfall.
why took them months to announce the exclusivity? and why EA published the game not MS?
NumberThree
Member
Those quotes aren't saying that a sequel won't be exclusive. They're saying the current deal with Microsoft is only for the first game and the sequel will not necessarily be an exclusive.
The sequel will totally not be exclusive, though.
The sequel will totally not be exclusive, though.
RyanPierre
Member
Terrible thread title. Makes it seem like an announcement, but it's actually just saying nothing has been decided yet.
I believe the game was pretty successful and u get they want to keep IP mentioned but without knowing how they're counting this metric its kind of meaningless. In particular are they counting people like me who created account to play for free for 48 hours? I suspect they are which completely muddies the waters.
It was always timed exclusive from the minute it was announced, MS just locked up perm after seeing the hype and I guess to shut up all the insiders saying timed.
Triggerhappytel
Member
It would be impressive, but they're not talking about sales; they're talking about the number of people who've played it. That likely includes trials, rentals, borrowing from friends, alt accounts, etc.
Exactly. Hardly a confirmation but still I would be surprised a little of the sequel did not end up on ps4 at launch
yurinka
Member
It's kinda fun to see Titanfall and Destiny announcing 'unique players' instead of units sold. Clearly they do it to make sound second hand / rent players as units sold and make their numbers sound more important.
Btw Respawn, I basically prefer to play single player campaign, so please add a proper SP story campaign through DLC or for Titanfall 2.
Btw Respawn, I basically prefer to play single player campaign, so please add a proper SP story campaign through DLC or for Titanfall 2.
ebullientprism
Member
Not in every region. Asia has few hundred at peak. Off peak the highest populated playlist is in double digits. Everything else almost single digits or worse. DLC is a flat zero.
Unless you wanna give away a significant ping advantage the game is dead.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Best multiplayer game I've ever played. Can only imagine how much better it could have been with more time and resources.
Id be surprised if Microsoft didn't lock the sequel down.
Id be surprised if Microsoft didn't lock the sequel down.
GravityMan
Member
If the game actually had great sales, then Respawn would have announced those numbers, not unique players. I'm thinking a lot of people bought the game secondhand and it only sold 2-3 million total across 360/X1/PC. 2-3 million is not that impressive these days for a heavily marketed AAA game.
I also suspect that most of those 8m players only played the game once or twice and then shelved it.
I also suspect that most of those 8m players only played the game once or twice and then shelved it.
Respawn want to share the sales numbers, which they have said on this very forum that they are happy with, it's just that they can't. It's not up to them it's up to EA, and EA don't publicly post the sales numbers of any of their games any more, not just Titanfall.
I can see them trying, Titanfall 1 was excellent and going by the support TF1 got, TF2 is going to be even better. MS would be silly to at least not try and get it locked down, if Halo5 turns out to be another Halo4 with a huge drop off in player numbers they'll probably try even harder. But I'm not sure if they will succeed.
open_mouth_
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An Xbox One exclusive goes and moves 8 mil units. No wonder they jumped at the chance to focus their efforts on one next-gen platform. I wouldn't be surprised if they stick to this sweet deal they got going with Microsoft for another iteration, at this rate. Simply incredible.