Not when its surrounded by other good games generating more hype.
BF1 is eating its lunch and this time of year is far too saturated for shooters. Titanfall would have done better with an early 2017 release.
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Cowen downgrades EA's stock as it thinks Titanfall 2's sales will be disappointing
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Not when its surrounded by other good games generating more hype.
BF1 is eating its lunch and this time of year is far too saturated for shooters. Titanfall would have done better with an early 2017 release.
I know I'm the opposite I've got BF1 but I want TF2 but I cant really play two multiplayer games. By the time I do get TF2 it will be dead in Multiplayer.
Based on what? How many million+ games do we get in the spring? Not many is the answer. With respect to FPS games specifically EA released BFBC2 and Hardline. One was a great success the other was dead a few months after release. R1 showed similar legs to Hardline.
Responded in the last page with BF4's current stats of 20,000, but I looked at the Steam Top 100 and only Black Ops 3 and Black Ops 2 are on the list with 9,550 and 3,290 respectively.
That 3 year old game on Origin has a healthier community than all of the CoD games on Steam combined.
Confused Cheeseburger
Member
I think the addition of the PS4 install base will give it a decent boost, but I don't think it'll do BF numbers. I don't think anyone was expecting that. I think word of mouth, curiosity and it's evident quality will make push it beyond the funeral Cowen is predicting. Word of mouth and the growing sentiment toward IW's mp may yet work in the game's favor. People act like titanfall is a nobody, didn't the first game sell 7 million copies?
10 million as of the end of last year.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/05/titanfall-sales-pass-10-million-globally
^ that's unique players, it's 7M sales
Honestly I think the tech test hurt it far more than the release date did, but that's just me. BF and Titanfall are different types of shooters.
Yeah it sold 7 million.
Honestly I think the tech test hurt it far more than the release date did, but that's just me. BF and Titanfall are different types of shooters.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Unique players.
The game will be lucky to do Gears numbers. And I'm talking the new Gears, not the old Gears. Whilst being on PS4 will open up its potential market I'm not sure why PS4 gamers would on the whole care when there so much competition and is an unknown to them.
Dash_Riprock
Member
No shit. Still can't believe EA thought this was a good idea.
That, or they're far more Machiavellian than I thought...
You forgot Destiny. That thing still does crazy numbers it seems.
That, or they're far more Machiavellian than I thought...
You forgot Destiny. That thing still does crazy numbers it seems.
ClosingADoor
Member
Maybe I missed it, but there was little hype for Titanfall 2 the whole time. They should have delayed and release in March or something.
Dougieflesh
Member
I just don't understand this decision to release it there. You maybe make this choice if you got a massive multiplatform fanbase. From my anecdotal evidence, there doesn't seem to be much momentum for the Ps4 release of the game. Hopefully word of mouth carries this game like it did Siege.
You do understand that Battlefield is not Titanfall right? Battlefield community on PC has been around since 2002 and even still the community is weaksauce today compared to something like CS. First Titanfall game on Origin doesn't even have a community. The game is just COD with giant robots and larger maps. Releasing it on Steam and even having 5-10k community for the long term would help it a lot. It would keep the game alive. That 9k for Black ops 3 and 3k for Black Ops 2 are still very healthy numbers. They ensure you will almost always find a game. There is probably like 10 people playing the first Titanfall on Origin right now. And that is with the game being part of the access vault.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Had a look and apparently that is true. Wasn't aware EA ever revealed sales numbers for the game.
Unless TF2 is bundled to hell and back and given away in firesales then it's getting nowhere near that number.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
I hope that Respawn chose the release date, not EA. If this fails, I hope it was on them and not a foolish publisher.
It is such a mind blowing thing that they seriously decided to release this the week after BF1 and before CoD. Just, I want someone from the company to fucking explain the thought process. If it turns out to have hurt it, like a ton of us have been saying since it got announced, why and how did they not see it coming?
It is such a mind blowing thing that they seriously decided to release this the week after BF1 and before CoD. Just, I want someone from the company to fucking explain the thought process. If it turns out to have hurt it, like a ton of us have been saying since it got announced, why and how did they not see it coming?
I seriously doubt that EA picked the date. The coinciding with an Infinity Ward Call of Duty game makes me think that Respawn picked it.
manfestival
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Skipped titan fall 2 for bf1 since I only have time for one right now
DISSESHOWEDO
Banned
I will be getting TF2 in a week. Never had interest in BF and this year's CoD is not my cup of teа. Have my money Respawn!
I think you are the main target audience for this game; shooter fans that aren't really into Battlefield but aren't really into Infinite Warfare either.
SmoothRunningGun
Member
I think sept would have been ok. A shooter right between bf1 and cod is a bad idea. But this means I can get it cheap on black fri.
That's arguably worse. Putting it up against CoD, even if most think it will be a down year is silly anyway, but also the year they're remaking one of the most popular and influential shooters in the past 10+ years?
Edit: Nevermind right after BF1 releases.
SmoothRunningGun
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7 mill but how many were $5 fire sale copies? I know mine was.
Respawn choosing this date would be a ridiculously hilarious display of hubris. I'm really curious how this date came about now.
I wound up with 2 copies of the first game (360 & Xbone). I don't think I paid more than ten for the pair and one was used.
I did the same and I loved BF4. If the PS4 framerate was a locked 60, maybe I would have dove into BF1.
Wandering Robot
Member
It's not really a wonder to anyone, so hopefully EA doesn't do it again.
I wouldn't be surprised if they did it again.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Someone mention in the other titanfall threads, Respawn did pick the date.
I think this game will sell fine. I can't say if it'll sell better or worse than it would if it came out next year (none of us can) and it definitely won't sell as much as Infinite Warfare (outside of a miracle), but I don't think it'll be a huge bomb the way some people seem to think it will be.
7DollarHagane
Banned
It's a pretty short-sighted view.
The game will pick up good word of mouth from thr reviews and it is different than battlefield.
The game will pick up good word of mouth from thr reviews and it is different than battlefield.
privitsan02
Member
Should've come out in September or August, but that would've affected the games polish. Now I love getting games earlier especially if quality isn't compromised but it boggles my mind why EA didn't launch this in January. It worked with Battlefield.
Sent the franchise to its death after a decent start on the Xbox 2 years ago.
Best wishes.
Sent the franchise to its death after a decent start on the Xbox 2 years ago.
Best wishes.
Hardline didn't do great.
But I think an early February launch right after the Super Bowl would've done great business for it.
BUT this is just speculation at this point.
Gears is a TPS.
entremet
Member
It was just overwhelmed with Overwatch earlier in the year and BF1 later on.
entremet
Member
Overlapping audience, though. Only have so much attention.
tearsintherain
Member
Its been said in a few threads that video game sales in the holiday period absolutely dwarf the rest of the year, so I guess the thinking is its better to grab a smaller piece of a big piece of pie. I personally don't agree with it either and you see games like Overwatch, Witcher 3, etc do well outside the holiday period but I could see how Titanfall 2 is viewed as a better shot in the "gift buying time". The chart below includes hardware but I'm sure someone could dig up one that is software only and it'll be similar.
It will probably be a better game when I pick it up in a few months for less than 20 dollars.
What the fuck?
TimeEffect
Member
Last I checked:
~11,000 PC
~26,000 PS4
~36,000 Xbox
These are users online.
I think Battlefield launch was:
~120,000 PC
~120,000 Xbox
~220,000 PS4
~11,000 PC
~26,000 PS4
~36,000 Xbox
These are users online.
I think Battlefield launch was:
~120,000 PC
~120,000 Xbox
~220,000 PS4
31GhostsIV
Banned
For what it's worth, copies were flying out of my local supermarket yesterday. And the game is fantastic and the single player is a real surprise. I think the game will have legs and sell well over the next few weeks.