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TitanFall passes the 3 million mark in sales

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I had huge expectations for TitanFall and while the game itself is a lot of fun I still feel it fell short of what is expected of a lead title for a platform. However having said that it would be harsh to call TitanFall a failure especially with the latest news stating that the title has now passed the 3 million sales mark. TitanFall is available on the Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC however  2 million of those sales were  purely Xbox One sales (with another million or so on PC and Xbox 360), as measured by VGChartz. That is quite incredible seeing that the Xbox One has only sold 5 million into retail. It’s no surprise that TitanFall is the top selling title on the Xbox One at this time and hopefully this success is going to give Respawn the budget they require to make the TitanFall game I want to play in 2016.

Keep all the game mechanics, add some great new multiplayer game modes and most importantly give us a solid single player and co-op campaign which properly capitalises on the great lore of the TitanFall world. As with all unofficial figures we have to take these with a pinch of salt but either way they won’t be that far off.

It’s also looking up for Respawn with the Xbox One about to be released in a large swathe of new countries and you can expect TitanFall to be front and centre of a lot of those marketing campaigns.

Last Updated: August 5, 2014

78 Comments

  1. Alien Emperor Trevor

    August 5, 2014 at 07:58

    But didn’t they pour $100 millions into developing & marketing this game? It really doesn’t sound that fantastic.

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      August 5, 2014 at 08:01

      Also, VGchartz. But if these numbers are close to accurate, then it’s not a complete failure, but it’s also not a success either. Their marketing budget (both EA and MS) were insane for this game.

      As I said earlier, will have to wait for official numbers, rather than fanboi guestimates (or thumb suckery)

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      • CAE9872

        August 5, 2014 at 08:48

        Yeah my sentiments as well…I would be disappointed if those are the sales figures for this massive game. I have obviously not played it and many reviews seem to indicate game is very good, but “throwaway” i.e. not overly invested in the world per se as quick fire, no SP campaign, etc.

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        • ALightningBoldt

          August 6, 2014 at 04:42

          It is a competitive multiplayer shooter. It is not supposed to have a single player. It is not throw away for ppl like myself who love that type of game. I’ve been playing since the game came out

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          • CAE9872

            August 6, 2014 at 06:58

            I wasn’t criticising the game itself – by all accounts it is excellent (I enjoy multiplayer shooters as much as the next person). But I have heard and read that various game critics think it isn’t meaty enough – true or not I cannot say as I haven’t played it.

            However, that wasn’t my point – if I was EA I would have wanted a bit more sales is the point. 3m isn’t a lot for what many people consider the best game so far of this gen. Hence I wonder to what extent EA regret making it exclusive – did MS pay them enough for exclusivity to make up the lost sales from current gen install base? We shall see…

          • ALightningBoldt

            August 6, 2014 at 08:35

            It has about a 40% adopt rate on the xb1. That’s pretty good. Not sure if that includes bundles or digital copies either. And yes it is the best game on current gen so far

          • Victor Inman

            August 6, 2014 at 15:34

            I am in total agreement with you. I am a multiplayer only player. I had 30 games for my 360 and the single player campaigns get played by my children. I may have played up to an hour of single player on maybe 3 titles. TITANFALL is an awesome game in my opinion and the reason I waited to buy my XBOX ONE. The other titles that were out I already had on 360.

      • ALightningBoldt

        August 6, 2014 at 04:40

        It was successful in being a great game. That’s what matters.

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        • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

          August 6, 2014 at 06:38

          From a gamer perspective, sure, but sadly the world doesn’t run on rainbows, candy floss and jellytots. It’s all about the benjamins.

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          • ALightningBoldt

            August 6, 2014 at 07:46

            Why do you care about the number sold or how much money they make?

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            August 6, 2014 at 08:00

            Because the more profitable a game is (the happier the investors will be) AND the more likely a decent sequel will be made or new IP will be produced. A game might be excellent, but if it doesn’t keep the developers in the black, they go the way of Crytek, THQ or the Dodo.

            Take Spec Ops the Line – Arguably the best game of 2012 – yet financially the game was a failure. Being a commercial failure has no bearing on quality. The Call of Duty games are good example of this – the titles are a huge success, yet technically they are a mess.

          • ALightningBoldt

            August 6, 2014 at 14:28

            So you care because you are worried about the future of the franchise? Ok.. well respawn made an excellent game in only two years, they are a very talented studio. They will have more resources for titanfall 2. Yes a sequel will be made, and yes it will probably be on PS4 if that is what you are worried about.

    • JunkieJI

      August 5, 2014 at 08:48

      Yeah, and that’s disappointing because I’m still enjoying the hell out of the game.

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    • ALightningBoldt

      August 6, 2014 at 15:45

      I haven’t heard anything about what their budget was or how much they spent on PR or how much profit they made. Are you just assuming here?

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  2. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    August 5, 2014 at 07:59

    I got all excited and then I saw “numbers from VGChartz”. I’ll rather wait for official numbers, either from EA or Microsoft or even estimates from the NPD and its UK and European equivalent.

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  3. Admiral Chief Dovahkiin

    August 5, 2014 at 08:06

    I’d appreciate a solid SP experience.

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      August 5, 2014 at 08:20

      tee hee.

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  4. Hammersteyn

    August 5, 2014 at 08:10

    I bet we’re the only country that doesn’t get a Titanfall XBOX One bundle, you know, because of that other guy.

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  5. CAE9872

    August 5, 2014 at 08:25

    Ummm is it just me or are those numbers not all they cracked up to be. One sales very good but I would have just expected more overall given hype, etc. Clearly COD need not lose any sleep.

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  6. Jonah Cash

    August 5, 2014 at 08:33

    Just like Killzone on the PS4, this sold well because of the limited number of games available on the new Consoles!!! That is the only reason that this sold 2 million and why Killzone sold so well on the PS4…. Hell even I played Killzone….

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    • CAE9872

      August 5, 2014 at 08:38

      It DOES look pretty! You sorted out your issues with Telkom?

      I am a trophy whore and need to play a friend in co-op seasons and then complete a season in friendlies (5 games I think!). And you only friend playing the thing still…

      PS – you clearly addicted to the thing as you have been to div 1 in seasons! Bloody hell I am going to have my ass handed to me! I got out of div 10 last night.

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      • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

        August 5, 2014 at 09:05

        Hey I still play Killzone. Actually just downloaded the co-op mission packs. They’re pretty awesome.

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        • Jonah Cash

          August 5, 2014 at 09:08

          Yeah, the game was pretty, but not worth a second run through in my opinion. Traded it in on my new Lara and she is way prettier than any other!!

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          • CAE9872

            August 5, 2014 at 09:12

            Errr a new Lara???

          • Jonah Cash

            August 5, 2014 at 09:13

            Tomb Raider definitive edition…. She is definitively the most beautiful thing on this planet!!

          • CAE9872

            August 5, 2014 at 09:17

            They say she does – that flowing hair!

          • CAE9872

            August 5, 2014 at 09:17

            PS – hope the wife ain’t the jealous type!

          • Jonah Cash

            August 5, 2014 at 09:44

            Hahaha!!! The wife has questioned me on my Lara infatuation and I didn’t crack!!
            It is the wife’s Bday on Thursday, might just get her a Lara costume somewhere then it can be like my birthday as well 🙂
            Hahaha

          • CAE9872

            August 5, 2014 at 09:57

            ROFL…so your wife is a Leo; as am I. B’day on Saturday! Hmmm you have given me an idea!

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            August 5, 2014 at 09:17

            I just don’t like how the characters move in MP (Tomb Raider). It fees like they’re floating, yet get stuck on the weirdest of things. Otherwise, the PS4 version is pretty.

          • Jonah Cash

            August 5, 2014 at 09:42

            It has Multiplayer????? Oh hell no!! I won’t play Lara in anything else than single player!! She is mine, hear me MINE!!!!

        • CAE9872

          August 5, 2014 at 09:09

          I will play it soon-ish! I FINISHED Warframe – 100% of all trophies. VERY satisfying and damn that game is fun. I must give some Forma to the clan by the way so we can build a Solar Rail.

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          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            August 5, 2014 at 09:18

            But first… the power stations in the basement needs to be built!!!

          • CAE9872

            August 5, 2014 at 09:19

            We have what feels like a gazillion of the things! But yeah I suppose we do need more of them!

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            August 5, 2014 at 09:23

            By the way, I started building my Zephyr last night! Should be done tomorrow. 😀 Also got 100% trophies (now waiting for the next update to add even more trophies)

          • CAE9872

            August 5, 2014 at 09:32

            Yeah I expect the next update will add some more trophies. I think upstairs has a barracks which is almost finished. I have my Rhino completed and love him!

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            August 5, 2014 at 09:23

            We need to rock the game again – just my schedule has been pretty shit of late.

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            August 5, 2014 at 09:25

            Yeah, we have a shit load of power stations… :/ I still wanted to expand the top level, but I’ve forgotten what I wanted to put there.

      • Jonah Cash

        August 5, 2014 at 09:09

        I had 5 division 1 titles on my PS3… And now on the PS4 there just aren’t enough players yet, only 778 000 or so playing online seasons and only 21800 in division 1 and they are crazy good!!
        I phoned f&@$#)* Telkom yesterday and their systems couldn’t apply changes, will try again today!! Going to an unshaped line again, the shaped uncapped line is horrendous!!

        I will help you get those trophies!!

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        • CAE9872

          August 5, 2014 at 09:11

          Well it was my first games online! And somehow I managed 3 snatch and grabs in a row! I run around like a headless chicken but somehow manged a goal or two and just hold on from there. I play as IFK Gothenburg so team low rank and hence I get matched with low-ranked players :)…which is where I duly belong!

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          • Jonah Cash

            August 5, 2014 at 09:14

            Fifa is all about practice makes perfect!! Just keep at it and you will get there!!

    • ALightningBoldt

      August 6, 2014 at 04:35

      No the reason it did well is because it is an amazing game for competitive multiplayer shooter lovers like myself. Best game on any current gen system so far imo.

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      • Jonah Cash

        August 6, 2014 at 07:27

        I am glad it is a good game, just don’t think it brought anything new to the genre…. Destiny is bringing something new, and Evolve is also bringing something new. As I understand it Titanfall seem to have lore, but in the multiplayer it won’t ever shine. I think they should really make it more like Destiny, and add an always online single player / co op story line, or for us older folk just add a single player story!!
        I’m not bashing it, I just don’t see the point really…

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        • ALightningBoldt

          August 6, 2014 at 07:50

          It brings a lot of new concepts to the genre. .. You obviously don’t play it. At the very least it takes the best parts of different games and mashes them together to create is something that is greater than its parts

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          • Jonah Cash

            August 6, 2014 at 07:53

            I live in South Africa and we were blocked from this game…. and I own a PS4 so no I don’t play it. Would like to give it a shot!! I really thought that they would sell better, it was supposed to topple COD and I don’t see that happening…
            Glad it is good, maybe one day I will get my hands on it!! Cheers…

          • Hammersteyn

            August 6, 2014 at 07:54

            I think the sequel might release on all platforms if I remember correctly

          • Jonah Cash

            August 6, 2014 at 07:55

            That would be cool, I would like to just try it at the very least… But like I said, if you got Evolve and Destiny then I don’t see why you would need this!!

          • Victor Inman

            August 6, 2014 at 15:49

            Destiny’s multiplayer, if the Beta is what is expected, doesn’t come close to TITANFALL.

          • ALightningBoldt

            August 6, 2014 at 15:54

            I agree. The pvp was terrible in Destiny imo. It could be that titanfall has ruined other pvp shooters for me by setting the bar so high though haha. The pve was not bad though, even if it did seem a little too much like borderlands

          • Jonah Cash

            August 6, 2014 at 16:00

            You do know that Titanfall is the full name and not an abbreviation to a much larger name??? COD is in uppercase because it is actually Call of Duty… Titanfall isn’t “That it took a numpty failing at lost legends” or something… Just saying…

          • Victor Inman

            August 6, 2014 at 15:46

            How was it suppose to topple COD? When COD has been out for years and has a huge fan base. I’m not a big COD fan, but I bought the modern COD type games just to add to my gaming library. I play them in rotation with my other games, the same with Madden. TITANFALL is a good mix of what it was made to be, something a bit different.

          • Jonah Cash

            August 6, 2014 at 15:55

            Hey as I said I am happy it is a good game!! There can’t be enough good games out there!! Before Titanfall hit the whole internet was going gaga and saying that it would be the game to get all the COD players to rather play Titanfall… It would seem that the internet was wrong… Who knew???

          • ALightningBoldt

            August 6, 2014 at 21:22

            Not exactly wrong. It would much rather play titanfall than COD, battlefield, or any other shooter. Haven’t touched ghosts or BF4 since March. Same with my friends who own both. Obviously I don’t speak for everyone though

          • Hammersteyn

            August 6, 2014 at 07:54

            As far as I can recall the biggest difference to say COD is it has robots,jetpacks and grunts for easy kills to sooth people into not rage quitting

          • ALightningBoldt

            August 6, 2014 at 08:04

            Play the game and you will understand the differences.

          • Hammersteyn

            August 6, 2014 at 08:16

            I would but they boycotted my console of choice. Have seen a lot of let’s play videos though

          • ALightningBoldt

            August 6, 2014 at 14:16

            Well please suspend judgement until you actually get some hands on with it. To people like me who play the game everyday, when people say it is COD with Mechs and jetpack they sound either very uninformed or very stupid

          • Jonah Cash

            August 6, 2014 at 15:57

            Hahahaha!! We are aloud our opinion even without ever having touched Titanfall, that is the beauty of the internet!! And we can be dead wrong, but that alone won’t make me change my mind….. I hope that I can play Titanfall someday, but it would seem that they don’t really give a shit about SA!!

          • ALightningBoldt

            August 6, 2014 at 16:21

            You are definitely are allowed your opinion. However, an informed opinion is much better than repeating what you have read on the internet. I could really simplify Destiny by saying it is just a rip off of halo and borderline but I choose not to because that is an oversimplification. I’m suspending judgment on it even though I was not too impressed by the beta. You are allowed your opinion and so am I. I have played a lot of titanfall and it is very different from COD imo. Just giving you another perspective (from someone who has every call of duty since mw2 and who plays titanfall daily) aside from the haters on the internet

          • Jonah Cash

            August 6, 2014 at 16:32

            As I said I would like to give Titanfall a go, it looks like a fun game above all else!! A game must be fun to play or I won’t even touch it!! I will buy a ONE, as soon as they have the inevitable slim model I will be there… I know that until then I can’t really judge!! Have a good one!!

          • ALightningBoldt

            August 6, 2014 at 16:46

            There is no shortage of fun in titanfall haha. Make sure you get it when you eventually get a xb1, it really is a great game. You have a good one too!

          • Hammersteyn

            August 6, 2014 at 16:17

            Um no, I’ve seen enough and read enough to make my own decisions. That’s what reviews are for. To help us decide which games to buy. And no I don’t just consider this websites reviews by the way.

          • ALightningBoldt

            August 6, 2014 at 16:36

            Well the reviews were widely positive so there’s that. And most that I read have said that it is more than just COD with mechs so not sure how you came to that conclusion. You are welcome to your opinion, I’m just saying I don’t think your opinion is accurate.

  7. Rince

    August 5, 2014 at 09:35

    So Tomb Raider sells 3.5 million copies and is labelled as a failure, this sells 3 mil, success?

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    • CAE9872

      August 5, 2014 at 09:58

      Relativity

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    • Sageville

      August 5, 2014 at 10:07

      I loved TR, didn’t realize it was a failure…

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    • Gavin Mannion

      August 5, 2014 at 12:07

      No one besides the idiotic beancounters would classify Tomb Raider as a failure

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    • Pieter Kruger

      August 5, 2014 at 12:29

      Neither Tomb Raider nor Titanfall is a failure, both excellent games!

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    • ALightningBoldt

      August 6, 2014 at 08:33

      It sold 3.5 million in the first four weeks on the last gen consoles which have a much larger install base. Square said it failed to meet sales expectations. TItanfall has about a 40% adopt rate on the xb1. That’s pretty darn good.

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  8. FoxOneZA

    August 5, 2014 at 09:52

    The numbers from SDF show that Titanfall only sold as much as Octodad.

    Vgfartz is teh fakez Gavz!

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    • ALightningBoldt

      August 6, 2014 at 05:53

      Yet titanfall is an infinitely better game. Do you see how the number sold does not equal quality?

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  9. Sageville

    August 5, 2014 at 10:02

    Every Titanfall article is just another reminder that MS hates us… also of THAT guy responsible for the MS finger….. hate that guy….

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  10. ALightningBoldt

    August 6, 2014 at 05:22

    If titanfall is a failure then I’ve been enjoying the hell out of a failure since March.

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    • CAE9872

      August 6, 2014 at 07:00

      Failure is in the eyes of the beholder – according to Square, Tomb Raider was a big failure when it sold 3.5m. Whether a game is good or not, is irrelevant to that particular argument; many excellent games sell badly; and we have many bad games selling well – look at Amazing Spiderman 2 => top 10 in UK the other week and by all accounts a terrible game.

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      • ALightningBoldt

        August 6, 2014 at 08:25

        First of all, no one knows how much EA was targeting. Second, are you referring to when tomb raider sold 3.5 in 4 weeks in March 2013 and square said the game failed to meet sales expectations? That doesn’t sOund like them calling it a big failure to me. They even took the time to port it to the current gen system and sell even more copies (I was one of them).

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    • Hammersteyn

      August 6, 2014 at 07:51

      Well only EA can decide that. Take into account the PR budget and development costs for this game and 3 million might be not enough. I’d still like to give it a whirl sometime

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      • ALightningBoldt

        August 6, 2014 at 14:23

        You definitely should try it if you like that kind of game. Also there is no shortage of people to play with (at least on xb1) and titanfall 2 is pretty much guaranteed so I’m not sure why ppl care how much $ EA made off of it.

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  11. ALightningBoldt

    August 6, 2014 at 14:36

    I haven’t heard anything about what their budget was or how much they spent on PR or how much profit they made. Are you just assuming here?

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