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[Vincent Alexander]

That Battlefield 1 trailer was amazing. But in the end, I can't remember the last time a Battlefield didn't end up being pretty terrible at launch. I hope it is great, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Nirolak]

Given three weeks before is FIFA's launch window, it's presumably mid November.

 

[Bits N Pieces]

Luckily all 3 have incredibly different play styles

But yeah Gears 4, Battlefield 1, and Titanfall 2 all in October? Its hard to see how one of these doesn't get overwhelmed. Battlefield is a sure fire hit at this point its just a question if the other 2 can take it.

Maybe Titanfall 2 is November though

Different play styles sure but I only have the one (pretty empty) wallet

Gears it is then, I think lol

 

[ClivePwned]

Titanfall 2 is my most wanted game but EA's on crack if they think it's got a chance against 2 x CoDs and Gears and a few weeks after BF1. Early 2017 FFS.

It's being sent to die.

 

[boujeejamboree]

Money never bought an ounce of time.

 

[Suzushiiro]

There should really be a bigger gap between them. I don't know why EA insists on releasing them both in the busiest, most hectic part of the year.

I'd imagine it's either

A) They think that the audience for the two games doesn't really overlap enough that they'll cannibalize each other, or

B) They have little to no faith in one of them and are just saying "fuck it" and sending it out to die at the hands of the other (and CoD) rather than waste more time/money than they have to on it

 

[PodcastFips]

EA seems to be confident.

 

[WooHooAlex]

Wouldn't be surprised if Titanfall 2 gets pushed to Q1 2017.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Fucking loved Titanfall, but the PC crowd thinned out quick. I can't imagine this will help with the sequel. Fucking stupid.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

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I know I won't be getting Titanfall 2 being so fucking over futuristic shooters.

 

[bombshell]

I'm thinking this decision might be Respawn's. I bet they're relishing the idea of launching at the same time as the new Infinity Ward game.

Oh, that could indeed be a fun scenario. Around 3 weeks after 21st October is the usual Call of Duty release territory.

 

[sh1fty]

Looks like they believe the financial upside will be greater if they release before Black Friday / Christmas as opposed to spacing them out further. Seems fair.

 

[The Elite]

Titanfall 2 feels like it would be better served in Q1 2017.

 

[Alienous]

I'd imagine it's either

A) They think that the audience for the two games doesn't really overlap enough that they'll cannibalize each other, or

B) They have little to no faith in one of them and are just saying "fuck it" and sending it out to die at the hands of the other (and CoD) rather than waste more time/money than they have to on it

Success to them is taking sales from Call of Duty. That's what will get their investors excited. "Call of Duty sold at an all-time low, whereas Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 broke series sales records".

This is their one-two punch, courtesy of Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2. They're going for Call of Duty's throat.

 

[Chris1]

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[Filthy Casual]

Titanfall 2 is my most wanted game but EA's on crack if they think it's got a chance against 2 x CoDs and Gears and a few weeks after BF1. Early 2017 FFS.

It's being sent to die.

Is it confirmed then that you can buy Modern warfare remastered separately?

 

[Acquiescence]

EA doesn't care about your personal time. EA cares about putting out their biggest games during the Holiday season because that's when they sell the most.

Sales are hardly going to be at their premium if there's an overabundance of first-person shooters released in such a small frame of time.

 

[Omnistalgic]

Meh...somebody is gonna get left out me thinks.

That's too much

 

[Compsiox]

Terrible idea. They're both huge shooters. It doesn't matter what the setting is. If both are great, shooter fans will want to play both.

(Myself included)

 

[Phediuk]

So it'll be the Battleborn to BF1's Overwatch.

 

[Chris1]

So 8th/11th November then?

I've always said it'd be smart to go against CoD

But a week later?

Not like this.

 

[Ricerocket]

So it's going up against Gears 4? Stupid

More like TitanFall 2 is going to get battleborned by BF1/CoD.

 

[anothertech]

Good News. Titanfall in 2016 is all I need.

 

[Dougieflesh]

Battlefield 1
COD4 remastered
Gears of War 4
Titanfall 2

Fuck

Poor Gears.

 

[LostDonkey]

I have absolutely no interest in a ww1 game so this is good news to scratch that new fps itch.

 

[Chris1]

More like TitanFall 2 is going to get battleborned by BF1/CoD.

Yea I just realized that in my post above yours

They really should have delayed BF1 till next year and had Titanfall take BF's spot

 

[KinofChaos]

Still seems odd to me to release it so close to BF1, COD, even if they are different it is competing against those games, some people only buy 1-2 games a year. Not to mention all the marketing that will be going on during the fall.

 

[mcz117chief]

Fucking loved Titanfall, but the PC crowd thinned out quick. I can't imagine this will help with the sequel. Fucking stupid.

It might have thinned out but you can jump in today and easily find matches.

 

[Alienous]

Maybe Titanfall 2 will feature Darth Vader.

 

[univbee]

And that, my friends, is why I'm on the "4 games out at once" plan for the Canadian Gamefly-alike.

 

[Neuromancer]

Sales are hardly going to be at their premium if there's an overabundance of first-person shooters released in such a small frame of time.

We'll see. If that was really an issue we'd see a lot more of the big shooters getting released throughout the year instead of mostly in a clump at the end. My guess is all these big games will do gangbusters.

 

[LordBaztion]

The 10 hours BF1 trial will be plenty useful then.

 

[5taquitos]

That Battlefield 1 trailer was amazing. But in the end, I can't remember the last time a Battlefield didn't end up being pretty terrible at launch. I hope it is great, but I'm not holding my breath.

Well Battlefield Hardline (not DICE) and Battlefront (DICE) both had pretty much flawless launches, so my hopes are high for a smooth BF1 launch.

 

[Reckless Onion]

So it'll be the Battleborn to BF1's Overwatch.

lol no

 

[Interfectum]

I don't see Titanfall 2 coming out of this looking too good.

 

[Kill3r7]

Not sure about this. September has become the defacto Destiny month. I want Titanfall 2 to be a massive success.

 

[Big_Al]

Battlefield 1
COD4 remastered
Gears of War 4
Titanfall 2

Fuck

Buying them all, gimme gimme.

I'm also one of the few here excited for Infinite Warfare as well

 

[Deadbeat]

Fucking loved Titanfall, but the PC crowd thinned out quick. I can't imagine this will help with the sequel. Fucking stupid.

Thats the devs fault with their lack of server browser. Also the ass kissing of Azure servers and ignoring other requests didnt help either.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

In for both probably.

TF2 for a good quick mp match or two, BF1 when I have a couple of hours to kill

 

[Chris1]

Call me crazy here but after thinking about it, this might actually work.

BF1 - Oct 21st
Cod IW - Nov 4th
Titanfall - Nov 8th

Titanfall Open Beta 28th October through 6th November, cutting directly right into CoD's marketing campaign and release and I'm betting the word of mouth around that game is going to be amazing if it's anything like the first. This could be another Overwatch vs Battleborn situation

Spoiler

except CoD will actually sell

,but I think that's what they're trying to do here and in a way I think it might work

.. I still think they should get out before CoD but going head to head against them is smart I think.


(To clarify I don't think TF2 will outsell CoD but I do think it's going to steal a huge chunk of their playerbase this year and I believe that's what Respawn/EA's goal is here)

 

[Super_Cobra]

If they include more modes, weapons, content I will probably buy titanfall 2. Titanfall was ok but extremely shallow experience.

 

[Nirolak]

When Battlefield 3 first contended with Call of Duty, Battlefield went up by about 10 million units and Call of Duty went up as well.

 

[#sorrynotsorry]

EA is gunning for CoD. Don't underestimate them. Consumers are not always loyal. They need a lot of ammo to get that wear and tear in on CoD. They're attacking what it used to be with BF1 and attacking what it is now with Titanfall.

Titanfall is guaranteed to review favorably compared to Infinite Warfare. Respawn is the team in the best position to make the next big thing as well - they've done it once and Titanfall 1 was a nice testing ground.

CoD may still be on top after this year, but it's not coming out of this holiday unscathed. That's the point.

We'll see what happens with the inevitable Titanfall beta.

 

[SmartWaffles]

That'll be my game of choice in November.

 

[TakeItSlowDude]

I think Titanfall 2 would be better served with a release in March when there will be little competition and people are starting to get fatigued of BF1. Guess EA really wants to dethrone CoD this year or EA's market analysts are telling them this is for the best.

 

[0racle]

We can all agree TF1 had amazing potential. Its still a ridiculous amount of fun to this day albeit the community is not there any more. Now imagine the improvements they will make on a squeal? it will be remarkable.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

Battlefield 1 is the only shooter I'm buying so it doesn't matter when this releases.

 

[Barrel Cannon]

I'm actually happy about this in a strange way. More likely to run into people who are into the Ttitanfall style of gameplay and less inexperienced players.

 

[pitchfork]

Ain't got time for all this autumnal goodness

Will be there day one regardless..

 

[TheSpecialOne]

Saturate the market before the release of COD in an attempt to poach some of Activision's customers? Interesting strategy by EA and it just might work.