The sequel to Titanfall will not be an Xbox exclusive, as rumours suggest that EA has already signed to publish the follow-up.
It might have seemed a given but apparently EA was only ever going to be the publisher on Titanfall 2 if it was a major success, and at least according to the first week UK sales that’s exactly what it is.
That of course immediately brings to mind questions of a sequel, which insiders talking to website Polygon claim will not be an Xbox exclusive.
How and why the first Titanfall became an exclusive is a matter of some controversy, with even Respawn apparently only finding out at the last minute – and seeming not to be very happy about the fact.
Around the same time co-founder Vince Zampella also confirmed that Respawn would definitely be making PlayStation 4 games in the future, although he never confirmed Titanfall 2 specifically.
For EA’s part they’ve insisted that the first Titanfall will remain an Xbox exclusive ‘for the life of the title’ but also have never ruled out the sequel going multiformat.
Given that the Xbox One has not been the market-dominating success EA was probably expecting before they signed their exclusivity deal (despite Titanfall itself causing a boost in sales) there seems little reason not to expect Titanfall 2 to be on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
The next question therefore is when a sequel could arrive, and whether the series will start to get yearly sequels. Respawn are unlikely to want that but it is conceivable that EA will try and alternate it between Battlefield, so that you get a new Titanfall one year and Battlefield the next.
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It might have seemed a given but apparently EA was only ever going to be the publisher on Titanfall 2 if it was a major success, and at least according to the first week UK sales that’s exactly what it is.
That of course immediately brings to mind questions of a sequel, which insiders talking to website Polygon claim will not be an Xbox exclusive.
How and why the first Titanfall became an exclusive is a matter of some controversy, with even Respawn apparently only finding out at the last minute – and seeming not to be very happy about the fact.
Around the same time co-founder Vince Zampella also confirmed that Respawn would definitely be making PlayStation 4 games in the future, although he never confirmed Titanfall 2 specifically.
For EA’s part they’ve insisted that the first Titanfall will remain an Xbox exclusive ‘for the life of the title’ but also have never ruled out the sequel going multiformat.
Given that the Xbox One has not been the market-dominating success EA was probably expecting before they signed their exclusivity deal (despite Titanfall itself causing a boost in sales) there seems little reason not to expect Titanfall 2 to be on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
The next question therefore is when a sequel could arrive, and whether the series will start to get yearly sequels. Respawn are unlikely to want that but it is conceivable that EA will try and alternate it between Battlefield, so that you get a new Titanfall one year and Battlefield the next.
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