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[Hixx]

http://www.titanfall.com/news/titanfall-now-coming-to-xbox-360-on-april-8

Now, I want to update everyone on Titanfall for Xbox 360 in development with Bluepoint Games. I’ve been playing the game a lot, and it is fantastic. But we see a few things that can be made even better, so we’re giving Bluepoint a little more time to do just that and deliver an epic Titanfall experience for Xbox 360 players. Titanfall for Xbox 360 will now be releasing on April 8 in North America, and beginning on April 11 in Europe. The game will feature the same 6v6 gameplay, maps, modes, weapons and Burn Cards as the Xbox One and PC versions of the game.

Is this the latest a game has ever been delayed? I thought it was supposed to release next week?

 

[R_Deckard]

X1 version not sold enough yet?

 

[pooptest]

Giving people more time to buy it on Xbone, probably. Gotta get that March NPD up.

 

[StuBurns]

I thought this was coming.

Better for them to wait and make it right.

 

[PhatSaqs]

Cue conspiracy theorists...

 

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Trying to push 360 owners who want TF to buy an Xbone eh MS?

 

[KalBalboa]

Was the 360 a real tough nut to crack or something?

 

[Hyb]

Good idea i think. I had the feeling the 360 wasnt really polished yet.

 

[Courage]

Cue conspiracy theorists...

What issues can they possibly address in 2 weeks?


I could see them trying to push it to 60fps actually.

 

[Shrennin]

X1 version not sold enough yet?

I SERIOUSLY doubt that's it. It would be a horrible business decision to delay a game and stall other sales because of that.

 

[WJD]

Do people genuinely believe the conspiracy theories above or is it just a joke that I don't understand?

 

[DBT85]

I thought this was due out in 2 weeks? the disks would have been pressed 2 weeks ago if that were the case no?

 

[ekim]

Trying to push 360 owners who want TF to buy an Xbone eh MS?

lol@those theories. I rather think this has something to do with sub 30FPS gameplay.

 

[zackmorris]

I thought this was coming.

Better for them to wait and make it right.

I doubt they will be getting much done in that extra week or two, this seems more like trying to distance the game a bit more from the Xbox one version.

 

[Portugeezer]

Not enough experience with Xbox 360 hardware.

 

[feint_ruled]

If EA want to establish the Titanfall 'brand' as the next CoD, they are really going the wrong way about it.

 

[rvy]

Are they gonna pump the framerate to 60 or something?

 

[Vinc]

I thought this was due out in 2 weeks? the disks would have been pressed 2 weeks ago if that were the case no?

Not necessarily, plus they may just need to polish up the day one patch. It probably just failed the certification process.

 

[PhatSaqs]

What issues can they possibly address in 2 weeks?


I could see them trying to push it to 60fps actually.

Im glad you answered your own question

 

[BruiserBear]

X1 version not sold enough yet?

These dumb conspiracies are so dumb.

 

[ArkkAngel007]

How much can be squeezed in there by a couple of weeks? I have a feeling it's going to be a bit later than this if they still have to manufacture copies, unless the game has already been manufactured and they are timing the street date with a Day 1 patch.

 

[TheRealTalker]

you can't do anything significant in 2 weeks


heck the game might already be gold by now

 

[ChoklitCow]

Nooooooo. With my local GameStop not selling D3 at midnight Tuesday, this was my one hope to pick up my physical copy of the game.

Thanks for holding back my Diablo playing, Respawn.

 

[Hixx]

I thought this was due out in 2 weeks? the disks would have been pressed 2 weeks ago if that were the case no?

Maybe just working on a day one patch. Still, it was due to release in 9 days. I honestly can't remember a delay on such a short notice, even if it is only a small one.

 

[zackmorris]

lol@those theories. I rather think this has something to do with sub 30FPS gameplay.

If the game was delayed two months I could see that. But delaying a game 2 weeks to fix a major gameplay flaw just doesn't seem likely to me.

 

[LiK]

Too hard to make it look prettier.

 

[Jack cw]

So we have to wait until April to hit the 1 million units sold? Or are they just waiting to have a better xbox family result by the end of April?

 

[Genesis Knight]

The game has to have already gone gold... How can you delay a game this close to the release date?

 

[LunaticHigh]

I SERIOUSLY doubt that's it. It would be a horrible business decision to delay a game and stall other sales because of that.

The games primary purpose is to sell x1's. Thats why MS Paid for it no? It makes sense for them.

 

[Vinc]

you can't do anything significant in 2 weeks


heck the game might already be gold by now

You can fix a gamebreaking issue in a day. It depends on what you mean by "significant", but sometimes even small things are very significant.

 

[kinoki]

How long does it take from delivering a gold copy to having a retail box in the store? Most likely the games have already been pressed and they're working on a hefty day 1 patch to sort out issues.

My best guess is that they did this out of 2 reasons. The first being the day 1 patch. The second is marketing. We haven't seen as much as a screenshot of this version. They're throwing this version under a Titan, so-to-speak. These extra weeks will be needed to create some awareness that there actually is a 360-version.

 

[Doffen]

you can't do anything significant in 2 weeks

Uhm, yes you can.

 

[titusandronicus]

Are we even going to see screenshots before it comes out?

 

[shiftplusone]

X1 version not sold enough yet?

But we see a few things that can be made even better,

I'd say you're probably right

Spoiler

im so interested in knowing if the game even runs at this point

 

[HORRORSHØW]

if it makes for a better end product, good on them to delay it.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

game must run like shit.

 

[Ein Bear]

I'm really curious to see how this turns out. BluePoint are incredibly talented, it'll be interesting to see what compromises they've made.

 

[dmr87]

X1 version not sold enough yet?

Ding ding ding.

 

[dugdug]

Haha, yeah guys, they're just going to double the framerate in two weeks.

 

[Pie and Beans]

Everything about this version of the game makes the patent-pended insane secrecy of the games industry look more and more ridiculous as it runs on. I can only imagine the thinly veiled conversations the games press have with MS about never having seen it ever/being allowed to report that they have.

Even when announcing the delay its done without so much as a screen or sign of its existence. Perfectly normal! Nothing strange about this situation at all! By the by, can I interest you in an Xbox One perchance?

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Anyone thinking that a serious performance defunct can be overcome by delaying a game a month is living in lala land, even with a day 1 patch.


This is a strategic delay. Nothing more.

 

[curb]

The game has to have already gone gold... How can you delay a game this close to the release date?

To work on the day one patch?

 

[Briarios]

No one has seen the game yet ... That's just ridiculous.

 

[Remark]

STOP FUCKING DELAYING THE GAME DAMNIT!

I just want to play it (((((((((

I will fuckin play sub-30 Idgaf anymore I can't take this anymore ughhhhhhh

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

You can fix a gamebreaking issue in a day. It depends on what you mean by "significant", but sometimes even small things are very significant.

Something "gamebreaking" would not cause a delay this close to release. They would ship and patch it.

Uhm, yes you can.

Like what? Please enlighten us.

Because any performance fix would require far more than 2 weeks of testing. Anything you do to a games code has the potential to break something else.

Im just not seeing a hot fix for the game made without rigiourus testing and that would mean far more than a 2 week (month total) delay.

 

[JB1981]

People saying they delayed it til April to hit 60fps target is just as LOL worthy as the so-called dumb conspiracy theories

 

[muzzymate]

Smart decision if it was coming in too hot. Best make the port as good as possible considering this version will probably be the highest selling version of a new IP. Don't want to cause long term damage to the brand because of a sub-par port.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

Haha, yeah guys, they're just going to double the framerate in two weeks.

If anyone believes this they are out of their minds.

 

[Mechazawa]

I am fully expecting some aspect of this version of the game to be on fire when it launches.

 

[MyLifeIsALie]

STOP FUCKING DELAYING THE GAME DAMNIT!

I just want to play it (((((((((

I will fuckin play sub-30 Idgaf anymore I can't take this anymore ughhhhhhh

Go play cod.. Pretend one of the killstreaks is a Mech. Now you're playing titanfall.

This seems ridiculous a delay for 2 weeks? Well I'm all for games being finished before they are released but i don't know if that's the case here.