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[K' Dash]

Let's see Respawns response... when they find out.

 

[~Kinggi~]

MS plans to outright buy exclusivity to make up for their lacking hardware and dumbass DRM situations.

They gonna try and brute force success.

 

[Paznos]

My guess is he's wrong.

 

[mrdark]

Well at least it gives another developer plenty of time to come up with a game for the intent of directly competing with Titanfall

 

[Shinta]

Titanfall 2: Still falling

Because in one year, you'll want to shoot more stuff I guess.

 

[Beant]

Doesnt respawn own the IP?

Are we sure he isnt confused about the recent titanfall 1 lifetime deal?

 

[DBT85]

If it's Respawns IP then they will have been the ones to sell it.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

No news on anybody related to Respawn's twitter.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

Respawn just found out about this, right now.

lol

 

[Brown Intruder]

Respawn is probably really really pissed.

respawn own the I.P.... so therefore it would have been them that sold it to microsoft!

if true, i wonder if they bought the studio as well?? a potentially massive franchise under their belts if true

 

[darkwing]

so Respawn never owned the IP?

 

[FStop7]

I guess that's possible but it doesn't seem to fit Respawn's intentions for the IP to be the multiplatform shooter that will eclipse CoD.

Respawn's deal is through EA Partners, no? It wouldn't be within EA's power to make such a deal, so it would have to be Respawn making such a deal as they own the IP, no?

Chris Grant needs to cite a source on this.

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

Wow, this really sucks for PS4 users if true

No it really doesn't. I still do not understand why there is so much hype for this game. What is it?

Why should I get excited about a MP only game that looks way to much like CoD.

 

[Duxxy3]

Holy shit, MS really doesn't want Titanfall to be on ps4.

They most definitely want this to be their new Gears of War in terms of impact.

I wonder how Respawn feels about this, screwed all over again?

If this is EA's doing, without input from respawn, I think titanfall 1 could be the last titanfall.

 

[SgtCobra]

#WarChest #BallmerBallin #GetMoney #EAlaughingToTheBank

Sad for PS4-only owners but a smart move by Microsoft if they want to broaden their exclusive game portfolio.

 

[careless mango]

I don't believe until we have more than one separate source or official confirmation.

 

[mavs]

They would have had to deal with Respawn on this one, they still control and own the IP.

They are only published under EA Partners, EA has control of the physical publishing of the game, which would explain the exclusivity agreement, but Respawn has full ownership of the IP.



No. EA does not own the IP in any way, shape, or form.

I was gonna say...why would Respawn dudes make the same mistake twice. Why even leave IW if they were going to give up control of their IP.

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

Sony own the Demons Souls franchise.
Dark Souls couldn't care less.

 

[Gritesh]

Poor sony fans that don't have a pc... which is like 80% of them. That's brutal moneyhats...

What is this....?

 

[demolitio]

When in doubt, throw money to smooth things out.

Pretty shitty if true but I imagine they had to do something like this. Just keep them coming on PC at least...

 

[level44]

Typical MS.

 

[Timeaisis]

Shcmitanfall 2: This Is Not Titanfall. Published by 2K on PS4/Xbone incoming.

 

[cilonen]

Well at least it gives another developer plenty of time to come up with a game for the intent of directly competing with Titanfall

Mechrise. Only on PS4.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Seems questionable til confirmed.

And nothing from Polygon counts as 'confirmation'.

But if so, probably made the right choice, franchise seems like it will give them some leverage in the Warz.

 

[RaikuHebi]

And it would be Polygon's editor of all people that knows.

(I like him though, listened to him for years on the Joystiq Podcast).

 

[Face it Tiger..]

I need a real source brehs.

 

[jem0208]

If true then wow.


Not sure Respawn would be all that pleased.

 

[chubigans]

This is factually incorrect. Respawn holds the rights to the IP, and the deal was made with EA who has the publishing rights to the first game.

 

[Y2Kev]

If this were on a podcast, it would mean the news were out some time ago so they could record. Which means we'd have heard about this. Unless he is breaking news.

 

[Toki767]

This sounds like it would be major news to just drop on a podcast a ton of people don't listen to.

If this were on a podcast, it would mean the news were out some time ago so they could record. Which means we'd have heard about this. Unless he is breaking news.

The Vergecast is always a live show.

 

[Barzul]

The new Gears if true.

 

[bryanee]

If this is EA's doing, without input from respawn, I think titanfall 1 could be the last titanfall.

But Respawn own the IP.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Probably confusing it with Titanfall 1 exclusivity.

 

[Afrodium]

Good move by MS. Most of their big franchises are getting a bit stale at this point, so it's strategic to be able to promote a new IP at the beginning of the new generation. They probably want this to be their Gear of War for this gen. It's already thought of as an Xbox game, so why not just buy it out and make it an Xbox franchise? MS has the money, and I'm sure they're worried about the One not doing as well as they thought. This is what "throwing money at it until it works" looks like.

 

[Artemis-Thoth]

Poor sony fans that don't have a pc... which is like 80% of them. That's brutal moneyhats...

I have a gaming PC and am skipping Titanfall anyway. It doesn't look as good as the hype train is pushing.

 

[BadAss2961]

Ha, i'm sure an exclusive franchise from EA didn't come cheap.

 

[Odrion]

 

[Steverulez]

Didn't Respawn own the IP? So if MS bought it they must have done so willingly?

Im not convinced this is true. If it is surely MS would just go straight to Respawn and publish it rather than go through EA...

 

[Fletcher]

Good for MS if true. Seems to be a great pick-up. Good thing I'll own both systems so this won't be a problem for me.

 

[Coolwhip]

Let's hope for MS people will buy COD with mechs as much as they used to buy COD then.

 

[VanWinkle]

So they BOUGHT an IP that they aren't even going to publish...

....


...okay.


If they bought the IP, then they would have had to buy it from Respawn, not EA. Seems unlikely.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

What is this....?

a shit post

 

[Mobius and pet octopus]

When does this conversation happen?

 

[FrankT]

If it's Respawns IP then they will have been the ones to sell it.

Doesn't have to be sold. Publisher agreements can be entered into as we see the case with Titanfall 1. I doubt MS bought out full rights to the IP or full out publisher rights from EA.

 

[ThisWreckage]

For the amount of money they likely spent on that they could have opened up several studios.

 

[Doffen]

Typical MS.

Um.. No?

 

[w00zey]

good idea if you are microsoft.

 

[DataGhost]

What? How would microsoft even buy the titanfall franchise if the IP belongs to Vince?

 

[Krev]

Mechrise. Only on PS4.

Mechrise Kingdom

 

[Terbinator]

Perfect.