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TitanFall (EA/Respawn, PC/XB1/360, Spring 2014, Game Informer Leak, All Info In OP)
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Unprecedented anti-consumer DRM promoting partnership!
Pretty much.
Who knows, they may even do some marketing for an EA Partners game this time!
Waldo Lydecker
Member
Damn that Cloud, it keeps my reminding me of that 'The Matrix' remark from Crazy Ken.
But how does this Cloud work? If your internet connection falls away, how can that cloud take on all those calculations it has to make? Will the game look shitty then? Or will the game stop then? Is this the reason the Xbone was supposed to be always-online, because of the cloud power necessary?
But how does this Cloud work? If your internet connection falls away, how can that cloud take on all those calculations it has to make? Will the game look shitty then? Or will the game stop then? Is this the reason the Xbone was supposed to be always-online, because of the cloud power necessary?
ThisWreckage
Banned
This sounds generic as hell. Is it even going to have a single player mode?
It depends what scale you deem to be "in bed". Willing to work out a nice exclusive window on a game MS wants to money hat? Sure. Going to intentionally gimp all their PS4 titles and make established international sellers like FIFA and Battlefield 4 XB1 exclusive? Hell no.
But then this only makes sense if Sony really doesn't have used games DRM, otherwise it'd be just an ol' fashioned exclusive money hat.
Future PhaZe
Member
Halo didn't drop in popularity due to being a sci-fi shooter, it dropped because they overmilked a genre that is becoming increasingly less popular--which are arena shooters. The fact that H4 added orbital drops and sprinting doesn't change what Halo was at its core.
The only thing we can say for sure about TitanFall is that it takes that same core element of CoD but adds twists, which should be appealing to todays market.
Destiny? We don't have a clue what the multiplayer will be like that for PVP wise. If they go back to team arena concepts like Halo then it's going to have a tough time being more popular than TitanFall, but if its basically a blend of PSO and Call of Duty I think it could end up being the most popular thing going in the shooter space.
The only thing we can say for sure about TitanFall is that it takes that same core element of CoD but adds twists, which should be appealing to todays market.
Destiny? We don't have a clue what the multiplayer will be like that for PVP wise. If they go back to team arena concepts like Halo then it's going to have a tough time being more popular than TitanFall, but if its basically a blend of PSO and Call of Duty I think it could end up being the most popular thing going in the shooter space.
IHaveCandy
Banned
Source Engine? Really?
BigDaddyFatSack
Banned
Nope. Time exclusive title for Xbox One. PC 1 year after. PS4? Forget about it. They already said they're focusing on one console for their first game.
MickeyKnox
Member
Source? I guess they must really enjoy working with tech that's at least one generation behind.
Brad Grenz
Member
Good news! You get to pay for it with your Gold subscription!*
*required to play game
buying it on origin isnt the bad part, the fact that it only runs via origin and EA's lackluster servers is the bad part. They never have issues taking my money, just letting me play.
Yea, that sorta killed that for me too. To be honest this game is so far out it's not something that would get me to buy an xbox one at launch. They need to show more than this (although this sounds nice) and they need to clarify their DRM and used game plans first.
I had a lot of reservations when the Kotaku rumor came, but the screens honestly do look pretty good.
Mr.Wreckless
Banned
If a game only appears on one of the gaming consoles it is exclusive to that console. Since when is the PC talked about as a gaming console?
When games appear on one of the handhelds but not the other its spoken of as a handheld exclusive, even if the game appears on a home console.
A game being exclusive to a console even when there is a PC version has proven to be a big deal, no matter how much people try to marginalize it.
Why would they be announcing a PC version from the outset, then?
Source engine is constantly evolving. It's nothing like the original release of the engine in its current state.
It's also heavily modified. Just like CoD is on the Quake III engine. Even the most recent CoD releases. It looks nothing like Quake III.
BigDaddyFatSack
Banned
Because it is coming out for PC. 1 year later.
Nice job making things up.
The article states the platforms are PC and Xbox One with a release date of Spring 2014.
IHaveCandy
Banned
CoD isn't using the Quake III emgine. It has a very small bit of network coding and other things from Quake 3. Not the same, really.
Not true...
If the PC version fell outside their timed exclusivity deal, why announce it now? What's the point? That could dissuade some of their audience from buying an XBox One.
Karak
Member
Ya agreed. I was originally thinking "oh dear" but its not bad.
New CoDs use an evolution of the very same source code. Just like Source is no longer what Source was when CS:S and HL2 released.
Anywhere to see said screens?
I doubt that without serious moneyhats. Do they really expect an XBO exclusive for a brand new development studio to sell enough to make it worthwhile? PC release would at least guarantee a large audience for that platform. Especially if MS runs into supply constraints, what is this game going to sell a few hundred thousand at best if it's XBO exclusive?
YuriLowell
Member
A hundred thousand at best.
shinobi602
Member
The most shocking thing to me to come out of this is that they're using the Source engine. Who the fuck saw that coming?
Source 1.0 or 2.0? If it's the latter, I don't see how it'll stack up graphically on X1 or PC to other next gen games.
Source 1.0 or 2.0? If it's the latter, I don't see how it'll stack up graphically on X1 or PC to other next gen games.
reddmyst
Member
JohnnySasaki86
Member
If it is indeed 1yr timed exclusive like cboat says, then PS4 will definitely be getting this game.
What interesting to me, is they mention that they couldn't do this game on the previous gen of consoles or without the cloud, but yet ARE releasing it on 360! Contradiction much?
What interesting to me, is they mention that they couldn't do this game on the previous gen of consoles or without the cloud, but yet ARE releasing it on 360! Contradiction much?
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
Yeah, no wonder they got rid of their online pass.
HoodWinked
Member
future setting call of duty my god this is gonna be good
LOL so bitter!!!
Mass Effect
Member
Wait, Respawn is only a partner? They aren't actually owned by EA? Didn't know that.
MickeyKnox
Member
Source can be made to look passable with certain visual styles like Portal or TF2 but it's days as a showstopper for big budget first person shooters passed a decade ago.
CoD was like a vision test for the cg literate, it ALWAYS looked like shit.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Source looks too 'clean' for my tastes, or at least most of the Source games I've played are that way. To those who have seen them, how detailed and non-Source-y are the screenshots?
Strategic Sexy Relationship
Game is going to be shown at EA conference. Does this mean it's not going to be at Microsoft's?
http://kotaku.com/leak-modern-warfare-creators-new-game-titanfall-is-511622481?rev=1370553095
http://kotaku.com/leak-modern-warfare-creators-new-game-titanfall-is-511622481?rev=1370553095
As far as multiplayer FPS go, it couldn't be less generic.
It's probably at both.
Punkster_NY
Member
So it's a timed exclusive. The PS4 already has enough shooters at this point I don't really see the need for another one but the more the merrier.