Moneyhatting is and always will be a shitty practice....as a gamer I can tell you your opinion is horrible and part of what's wrong with the industry.
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Respawn: EA made Titanfall deal, only for one game, will work on PS4 later
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Moneyhatting is and always will be a shitty practice....as a gamer I can tell you your opinion is horrible and part of what's wrong with the industry.
TetraGenesis
Member
Hahaha, I know exactly the one.
It's probably not. I'd love to see this contract. Maybe they're planning a 'TitanFall Black' for March '15.
entremet
Member
Prince Vultan
Banned
Wow... amazed he'd pretty much just say Titanfall's follow up WILL be on PS4 like that.
Must not be happy with exclusivity deal.
Must not be happy with exclusivity deal.
Zombie James
Banned
And then publishers wonder why they get such a shit rap most of the time. Note to Respawn: Make your millions and self-publish next time.
I dunno, not consulting the developer when making a deal with a console publisher is preeeeeety shitty.
Lol no. No one goes to ubisoft.
gioGAF
Member
The worst part is, I think this is what we are looking at going forward this gen. The only way xbone will get the best console version of a game is if it is the ONLY console version of said game.
I don't really care about this particular game, but it is a shame for those who were hoping to play it on other systems (PS4 or WiiU?). As always, this type of deal is a negative for gamers. No one gets anything they wouldn't have gotten, but some people lose an option.
I don't really care about this particular game, but it is a shame for those who were hoping to play it on other systems (PS4 or WiiU?). As always, this type of deal is a negative for gamers. No one gets anything they wouldn't have gotten, but some people lose an option.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
EA better hope the Xbox1 is a hit. This decision might come to bite them ass.
oconnomiyaki
Member
Fired from his own company? EA doesn't own Respawn.
IHaveCandy
Banned
Can't wait for EA to come out with another press release that they're not "picking a side" and how they have a "great relationship" with Sony.
bleachrude
Banned
Ok.
Here's a SERIOUS QUESTION that nobody has answered.
When Respawn BEFORE E3 said that MS was supporting their server costs by givng them ad eal on the Azure servers, was that moneyhatting?
EatinOlives
Member
EA: Sellouts before we even release
Thought they put the game on source engine because it ran the ps3 well. Wonder how much the source engine holds back the game and now they dont even have a ps3 version coming. Really the game does not look next gen at all.
Just crazy.....
It's shitty to fuck over your partner and not include them in the negotiations of their own game...
funkystudent
Member
I mean business is business but fucking over the studio you hired because the last publsiher they had fucked them over isnt exactly a smart thing to do.
But then again EA partners is dead for a reason.
But then again EA partners is dead for a reason.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Clairvoyant Cass time
Jason West left because he saw the writing on the wall. EA made the first timed-exclusive deal behind their backs as well. West got the hell out of dodge because he realized EA was the same old EA.
Jason West left because he saw the writing on the wall. EA made the first timed-exclusive deal behind their backs as well. West got the hell out of dodge because he realized EA was the same old EA.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, I don't think it will be, either. One game every two years at most. Which, if I'm right, means the PS4 won't see a Titanfall title until 2016. :-(
Bethesda are the new hotness for mad cash.
EA Partners works that EA gets publishing rights to the first sequel.
That said the implication here is obviously that they intend to go multiplatform with it for the sequel.
entremet
Member
But the developer in this case doesn't hold the rights to the IP.
GalacticaN7
Banned
Ah, so it's sort of a first "Mass Effect" situation. We'll miss out on the first one, but get the other installments.
That's fine.
That's fine.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
Titan Fall is alternating years with Battlefront and I think.. Battlefield? EA said so. So, if that's true, expect Titan Fall in 2016 at the earliest.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
You can't reclaim the throne when your publisher fucks you by cutting your possible audience in half. I hope they get some of that MS money from EA.
Perfect.
Perfect.
Visualante2
Member
You can have your cold, business oriented world view. But please try to understand that the creators just want people to play their game, and enjoy it. And now they're going to have to take into consideration that PS4 customers won't know what the fuck is going on in future Titanfall games.
IHaveCandy
Banned
Microsoft claims that dedicated servers are a resource all devs are allowed to use for free on Xbox One.
I want Titanfall, but I'll get it on PC. Don't need a bone to play it.
Your twisting it to fit your view. He was probably right at the time about Titanfall, but it was always Titanfall not Titanfall 2. I doubt we'll be seeing the next Titanfall till 2016 at least. Going off EA's shooter rotation, Battlefront is next.
TetraGenesis
Member
EatinOlives
Member
Not really. MS has vested interest in Azure. It could've easily been seen as a move to boost Azure and not so much pre-moneyhatting
What are they gonna do about it? Sue Vince Zampella?
Wrestlemania
Banned
It's nothing like the Bayonetta 2 situation. That's Nintendo paying for an exclusive that wouldn't have been made without them. This is, it appears, MS paying, or at least coming to some arrangement, to actively stop a game coming to other platforms, which is really shitty.
Can you imagine if EA had sided with Sony and there was all of the EA exclusivity on PS4 instead of XB1, it would be a bloodbath....
EA are saving Microsoft.
entremet
Member
Only the first game is exclusive. Video game sequels always get better.
KaiserBecks
Member
Why are you guys assuming MS wouldn't want to moneyhat a sequel as well (if Titanfall turns out to be super successful, that is)? Them not having a deal for multiple titles only ensures a stronger basis of negotiation for EA/Respawn next time.