How can MS let Titanfall go? This is nuts, stupid.
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How can MS let Titanfall go? This is nuts, stupid.
How can MS let Titanfall go? This is nuts, stupid.
They didn't have much choice. They don't own the IP or publish it, they gave Respawn/EA a money hat to make the first, they didn't even get a good deal (imo) on it originally and it was still due to release on PS4 until they paid again to keep TF1 as a "lifetime exclusive"
Unless they had tried to push for the franchise exclusively in the beginning (which is possible) hard to tie Respawn and EA down when it is a hit and they can go bigger the next time round. The amount of money it would take to keep TF2 exclusive - as an Xbox One owner, isnt worth it either compared to what else they could spend the money on
Unless you mean marketing, in which case that seems unclear
Lol what?
It was always just the first game. Also, the more players playing, the better.
Would love to see Titanfall be the first big cross platform play title between PSN and XBL.
It's a stretch, but it would be great for population.
Then what was the reason? If EA weren't paid by MS, then why wouldn't it have been on PS4?How do we still have people spreading this FUD around still that MS kept TF from PS4 because of a moneyhat???
How do we still have people spreading this FUD around still that MS kept TF from PS4 because of a moneyhat???
http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/titanfall-ps4-sony-declined/Then what was the reason? If EA weren't paid by MS, then why wouldn't it have been on PS4?
XBox have it on their official Twitter page with the XBox sting at the start. Playstation don't. Read into that what you will
https://twitter.com/Xbox
It wasn't a lifetime exclusive at first though
If im gonna pour money into something, damn well im gonna keep it out of the competitions hands. All good now though, everyone gets to play.It wasn't a lifetime exclusive at first though
Media teams make those promos themselves (on the HW side). You shouldn't read into who has a video up where. Last time we went through this, some game that we KNEW had a Sony deal wound up on MS's YT page for an entire weekend & ppl were going nuts thinking MS actually had it, when it was Sony the entire time.
Then what was the reason? If EA weren't paid by MS, then why wouldn't it have been on PS4?
It wasn't a lifetime exclusive at first though
It needs to be emphasized here that at the final hour, it was Microsoft that saved the project. We also know that since then, EA and Respawn plan to open up future Titanfall games to more platforms. If Microsoft had not stepped up to the plate, though, the game would have not even been made.
The message Sony sent to Respawn was that they were not ready to talk about it, although they did have ideas, such as bringing the game to the Vita. There was a point where they had told Sony that the situation would be ‘locked in behind the scenes’, but Sony once again did not respond.
Bare with me guys. I'm on mobile. I was under the impression that Respawn approached Sony, was denied, and MS helped with the publishing. I don't ever remember seeing it was a lifetime exclusive. Link me if I'm wrong.
True. But I'm unsure as to why people think PS are going to have the main lead on this, especially after MS helped with the development of the first TF.
Ah, there it is.XBox have it on their official Twitter page with the XBox sting at the start. Playstation don't. Read into that what you will
https://twitter.com/Xbox
More importantly, they took MS's money to just finish the game. That's why it launched barebones and got free modes updates in the following months. Were it not for MS, the game would have never existed.
More importantly, they took MS's money to just finish the game. That's why it launched barebones and got free modes updates in the following months. Were it not for MS, the game would have never existed.
If im gonna pour money into something, damn well im gonna keep it out of the competitions hands. All good now though, everyone gets to play.
Media teams make those promos themselves (on the HW side). You shouldn't read into who has a video up where. Last time we went through this, some game that we KNEW had a Sony deal wound up on MS's YT page for an entire weekend & ppl were going nuts thinking MS actually had it, when it was Sony the entire time.
Doesn't look like source engine anymore. Or at the very least, doesn't look as awful graphically as TF1 did.
Thank the gods.
How can MS let Titanfall go? This is nuts, stupid.
Hope they stuck with Source.
There are plenty of good reasons as to why people think Sony may have the lead on this. There is also the very real possibility no one has the lead on this, and Respawn isn't gonna partner with one of the big hardware guys to market their 2nd game.
It's not...up to Microsoft lol. EA's not going to let the biggest console installed base and a shitload of revenue escape them.How can MS let Titanfall go? This is nuts, stupid.
XBox have it on their official Twitter page with the XBox sting at the start. Playstation don't. Read into that what you will
https://twitter.com/Xbox
You would indeed be reading into it for no reason. Not to comment on any marketing deal myself, but who posts what first doesn't say anything at all. Playstation Europe's account tweeted it out before Xbox did.Ah, there it is.
How do we still have people spreading this FUD around still that MS kept TF from PS4 because of a moneyhat???
It's true, the deal changed from timed to full, Vince Zampella made public his disappointment at the change on Twitter at the time.
I think a sticking point between MS and Titanfall is whether it uses Azure again or not... if MS have marketing they may want that and Respawn might not.
Although given EA and Sony aren't really doing much marketing atm (post-EA Access fallout? I don't know, Disney and Star Wars seems to perhaps have pushed that deal) maybe that will help MS.
It's not...up to Microsoft lol. EA's not going to let the biggest console installed base and a shitload of revenue escape them.
Wich is true. But its not really fair imo to call moneyhat. Because without MS Titanfall wouldnt have been released at all.
They stopped the first from being released in PS completely with money, definition of a moneyhat.
They stopped the first from being released in PS completely with money, definition of a moneyhat.
If you paid to help develop a game, would you stop it from going to your competition? Sony had the chance, they blew it. Ms stepped in and took advantage of something good.They stopped the first from being released in PS completely with money, definition of a moneyhat.
EA just made huge bank with PS and Star Wars, the money is to be made on PS4, shareholders don't give a fuck about MS.
You have to remember that, originally, Titanfall was a timed exclusive, so the plan always was to have it on the PS4.
After que huge waves that it did at E3 2013, Microsoft spent A LOT to have it be a permanent exclusive, but even back then it was pretty clear that it was a one of, and any sequels would be multiplatform.
No, as stated above, MS got the game to be released at all. Exclusivity is small when compared to no game at all. Otherwise, Everybody's Gone To Rapture fits this criteria even better.
They stopped the first from being released in PS completely with money, definition of a moneyhat.
Why are people arguing over marketing deals? Who give a shit? The important thing is more people gets to play one of the best MP games this gen.
According to him its called a Moneyhat. Since ms is known for moneyhatting. It has to be moneyhatting.I'd say there is a certain difference between paying a company a lot of money on a completed game to be exclusive to your platform and putting money into a game to make sure it's finished and then securing the exclusive rights to exclusivity.
EA just made huge bank with PS and Star Wars, the money is to be made on PS4, shareholders don't give a fuck about MS.
According to him its called a Moneyhat. Since ms is known for moneyhatting. It has to be moneyhatting.