I’m taking this with a bit of salt because it’s been posted up on a website I’ve never heard of and doesn’t link anywhere trustworthy. But at the same time it seems plausible, and the info apparently comes from Geoff Keighly’s “Final Hours” of Titanfall – so why not take a look.
According to fauxbuzz TitanFall developers, Respawn, got themselves into a bit of a situation creating the game where they simply ran out of money to produce the game on anything other than the Xbox One.
Originally the game was planned to have a single player campaign but that was cut to save costs and then they realised they either needed a cash injection or the game was going to be pushed out on a single platform and incomplete.
They approached the publisher, EA Games, to discuss the issue who then took the problem to Sony and Microsoft.
However Sony weren’t ready to put in a large amount of funding for a PS4 version as it was still a long way from being completed, however they did offer to help fund a PS Vita version which thankfully didn’t happen. Toning down TitanFall to a Vita could have ruined it.
Microsoft on the other hand were more interested as they wanted to launch the Xbox One with a true top tier title and as such they agreed to pump in a lot of finances to help complete the game in exchange for total exclusivity for this version of TitanFall.
In the end this ended up being a bit of a negative for TitanFall as they then forced Respawn to use their Azure data centres as servers which means many people in smaller countries are struggling to play the game as the LAG is heavy.
TitanFall is an awesome game and one that I think breaks a lot of conventional thinking when it comes to shooter games, but what I really want it TitanFall 2 with a full single player campaign and P2P gaming so we can setup some local gaming tournaments.
“The way Respawn saw it, the developer had never agreed to full exclusivity for Titanfall on Xbox platforms, only an exclusive window of up to 13 months. Zampella maintains that the team only found out that EA had turned an exclusive window deal into permanent exclusivity in the summer of 2013, weeks after the game’s spectacular showing at E3. The deal was a complicated one as Respawn wasn’t dealing directly with Xbox. Instead, terms were negotiated through EA, which signed a larger, overarching partnership deal with Microsoft for the Xbox One. In order to make the economics work and keep Titanfall alive, EA needed a first-party publisher to invest. Xbox was willing to step up and save the project, which turned out to be a wise bet. Xbox now has one of the biggest games of the year as an exclusive to it’s platforms, although it lays no claim to any sequels.”
Last Updated: April 17, 2014
Kromas
April 17, 2014 at 10:39
Please for the love of all that is holy (or unholy if that’s what you believe (or doesn’t exist if that’s what you believe)) STOP USING “EXCLUSIVE” IN CONJUNCTION WITH PC AND XBOX. They are not the same platform! Seriously.
Titanfall is not exclusive to Xbox cause it is also on PC.
Sk3tz0
April 17, 2014 at 10:41
lol its exclusive to Microsoft 😛
Kromas
April 17, 2014 at 10:44
That’s like saying Titanfall is exclusive to EA. Microsoft is not a platform.
Maxiviper117
April 17, 2014 at 16:37
Well it just is, they have the publishing rights.
Hammersteyn
April 17, 2014 at 11:07
But the XBOX One is basically a PC
Kromas
April 17, 2014 at 11:22
So is the PS4. Then again it is only a PC when there are no Intel fanboys around since AMD is not a real CPU. 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 17, 2014 at 11:24
Because it’s an APU? :/
Brenz
April 17, 2014 at 11:29
Xbone = PC = Microsoft = Titanfall
Simple relations prove the truth 🙂
Rince the Unhuggable
April 17, 2014 at 11:39
Haven’t seen you in a while 🙂
Brenz
April 17, 2014 at 11:45
Ive been lurking, also internet where I work been so slow it been a hassle for disqus to load, seems a bit better now though.
VampyreSquirrel
April 17, 2014 at 10:40
Trev… I didn’t know you got married. #ForeverSP style.
http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aQqN1GK_460s_v1.jpg
Norm the Horrible
April 17, 2014 at 10:49
#BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 17, 2014 at 10:51
That’s why I put a ring on it!
Unavengedavo
April 17, 2014 at 10:57
This ring?
http://www.iambo.com/blog/archives/2008/05/30/Durex%20vibration%20ring.png
Norm the Horrible
April 17, 2014 at 10:59
HA!
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 17, 2014 at 11:03
Well you have to consumate the marriage. :/
Unavengedavo
April 17, 2014 at 11:10
Now I have this song stuck in my head for some reason O_o
VampyreSquirrel
April 17, 2014 at 11:12
O.o
VampyreSquirrel
April 17, 2014 at 11:09
LMAO!
Rince the Unhuggable
April 17, 2014 at 11:14
Erm… Congratulations. I assume you will be bring the plus half to lunch tomorrow?
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 17, 2014 at 11:22
She’s not a plus half! How dare you call her fat?
Rince the Unhuggable
April 17, 2014 at 11:25
I, I, I don’t believe in lying?
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 17, 2014 at 11:32
Well I wouldn’t want you to compromise your ethics, so SHUT UP!
Rince the Unhuggable
April 17, 2014 at 11:32
*Cough, she/he/it’s a lovely lady/man/thing…
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 17, 2014 at 11:34
We’re planning on having 2.5 kids.
Rince the Unhuggable
April 17, 2014 at 11:14
Eish…
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 17, 2014 at 11:23
Squirrel. Squirrel. SQUIRREL! An hour has passed… tada!
VampyreSquirrel
April 17, 2014 at 11:29
No man… this is cleavage… with a good definition 😛
http://p.bfram.es/cleavage-something-to-look-down-on-and-approve-of-at-the-same-time.jpg
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 17, 2014 at 11:30
That’s years of back pain heh.
Rikus
April 17, 2014 at 10:45
“Toning down TitanFall to a Vita could have ruined it.”
I am not sure I completely agree with this statement Gavin. I haven’t been following Titanfall’s release on the the 360, but the same “toned-down” version can easily run on the Vita. Or is the 360 version really that crappy?
Unavengedavo
April 17, 2014 at 10:56
If this turns out to be a potte kak then this should have been the first sign O_o
faux
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adjective
1.
made in imitation; artificial.
“a rope of faux pearls
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 17, 2014 at 11:05
This all sounds a bit odd. To me it shows Respawn in a pretty bad light, doesn’t look like they can plan or budget their way out of a paper bag.
Mossel
April 17, 2014 at 11:07
And a better engine. Source is creaking.
zeemonkeyman
April 17, 2014 at 11:54
I’m glad it didn’t have a tacked on single player, these games are played for the multiplayer, there’s too many good single player games to bother with them!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
April 17, 2014 at 12:35
Given that the Titanhype was essentially a wet blanket (mmmm all that hype), I can’t help but think Sony dodged a bullet on this one. Let EA and Microsoft eat cake!
Oriono Kodulak
April 18, 2014 at 22:56
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