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Titanfall Will Stomp Japan on March 13th, but Without the Xbox One Version

Electronic Arts announced today that Titanfall will be released in Japan on March the 13th, only two days after the United States and at the same time as the European launch. Since the Xbox One still has no release date in the country, the Xbox One version of the game remains TBD.

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zeal0us3773d ago (Edited 3773d ago )

I'm not sure that an PC and Xbox 360 only version will sell that well in Japan.

AngelicIceDiamond3773d ago (Edited 3773d ago )

When's the X1 launching in japan?

iamnsuperman3773d ago (Edited 3773d ago )

Well we don't really know when those delayed regions are getting the Xbox One either. So with that in mind and the fact this comes out without the Xbox One version I am going to say late next year at the earliest (I assume around TGS)

nategrigs3773d ago

after march 13th is my guess

Sarcasm3773d ago

Probably somewhere in 2014.

Although I truly believe it's a lost cause there.

gaffyh3772d ago

Yeah looks like it might launch much later than PS4 in Japan.

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Mikey322303773d ago

... they wont.

I am still glad i have my 360 for this game though.

'tis a shame that it wont come to PS4 :/

Ricegum3773d ago

Yeah, picking this up for my 360, as will a lot of people I think. Ain't no one buying a £430 console for one game.

M-M3773d ago

@AngelicIceDiamond

He doesn't have an Xbox One, and maybe he doesn't want one.

nukeitall3773d ago

@unrel:

Titanfalls is likely one of the few console movers next year. Watch the console sales increase, similar to how Metal Gear Solid 4 lifted sales of PS3.

Ricegum3773d ago

You seem to forget that Metal Gear Solid wasn't featured on the PS2 (or PC for that matter), so the choice was never there. I think it'll sell some systems no doubt, but I genuinely think 360 gamers will be happy to just stick to that version.

DOMination-3773d ago

Isn't the 360 version basically a different game made by some no name devs? kinda like wii ports back in the day? Lets face it X1 and pc are the only versions worth playing

Ricegum3773d ago

It's not a different game, it's just being developed, with Respawn's support, by another unconfirmed developer. Sure it obviously won't be as good as the Xbox One version, but I really doubt it plays much different.

Beastforlifenoob3773d ago

LOL @ all these noobs who are hating on the XBX1

I was a ps2 gamer and when the ps3 came out everyone hated me for getting a ps3 rather than a 360... I WASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS RIGHT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOBS

HammerKong3773d ago

its an exclusive buddy ,will you curse MS to bring exclusive's to xb1 ,so what's shame in it that if it is coming on xb1 and not on ps4 .you all ps fanboys land on xb article to bash xb1 ,its shame on you that you gamers are still raging this fanboy wars ,can you please stay on your ps4 and stop writing shit about xb1, be happy bud and have good time playing games on your greatness ,ia'm having both consoles and none of them are greatness to me ,for me both are just consoles on which i play games,shame on you that still you are pissing on some one's other's property ,if you want to play this game on your 360 so please keep it to you,we dont want to hear.

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joab7773773d ago (Edited 3773d ago )

Sony left a few doors wide open for xbone but they simply don't walk through. They announced a Nov. 15th launch and MS responded by releasing a week later. Then PS4 launched in North America first to establish a base on MS' s home turf. MS responded by doing the same...instead of launching 3 months ahead of PS4 in Japan. I dunno. Now this. They should launch Titanfall and xbone on the same day in Japan. Or they could have thought ahead, had them make a lost odyssey 2 and release as a bundle in Japan. Theres no rpgs for the fans at launch...someone coulda capitalized. Though I get my fix with DCUO...its amazing...can't believe I never tried it before.

princejb1343773d ago

hmm idk japanese are crazy over giant robots
it might actually do well

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blackpanther253772d ago (Edited 3772d ago )

very true they love all types of mecha

mikeslemonade3773d ago

It's gonna sell like a drop in the bucket. Considering Halo 3 sales to this date has only sold 130,000 units in Japan. Halo is a more popular series.

http://www.vgchartz.com/gam...

princejb1343773d ago

not every likes halo you know
many people such as my friends and even myself bought halo 3 because of the hype
in my opinion is a terrible game

CrowbaitBob3772d ago

You're forgetting the mech effect. My first thought is that it's not going to do well in Japan either, but there's something about mechs and giant robots that the Japanese seem to really go crazy for. If there were some kind of panty sniffing mini game included it'd sell billions.

Skip_Bayless3772d ago

Lost planet 1 on 360 100,000
Lost planet 2 on PS3 200,000
Armored Core 5 on PS3 240,000
Armored Core 4 on 360 20,000

Mind you those are more centered around mechs and made by a Japanese developer.

Home-Console games generally don't sell well at all. The game has to be really specific like a MGS, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy. Armored Core 5 is the only exception but that came late on the PS3 with a respectable install base.

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TBONEJF3772d ago

Don't think they are too many gamers playing on PC'S in Japan plus don't think not too many will have a XB1

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Eonjay3773d ago

Titanfall may be the first cross generational game to sell more on a newer platform than an older one.

WildArmed3773d ago

What makes you think that?

Just by pure numbers, and a 20% attachment rate:
Xbox 360 has 80mil
Xbox one hopes to have 5mil (guess)
PC has idk, 100mil+?

The odds of the game selling better on 360 n PC are much higher than Xbox One.

Eonjay3773d ago

Thats absolutely true, but so far the Xbox One Preorders are much higher than 360's. Even the PC has higher preorders than the 360.

GrizzliS19873773d ago

did you just say PC has 100mil potential buyers? are u high?

be lucky if 15% of those are actual gamers in the market for this type of game.

or else every game ever released for PC would be hitting 10mil in sales easy.

Eonjay3773d ago (Edited 3773d ago )

No is said "preorders". More people have preordered Titan on PC than on 360.

WildArmed3773d ago (Edited 3773d ago )

@Grizz

Reading comprehension would go a long way here.

No one said potential buyers, I was talking about the PC gaming market. There are over 100mil PCs capable of gaming out there. I don't know how you find that surprising when you have last gen consoles closing in around 80mil.

http://www.cinemablend.com/...

I stand corrected, 1 billion gamers would wide. Now, let me know when you are done being high.

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WildArmed3773d ago

Ah, I see. You may be right, I haven't looked at the preorder numbers. But that sounds promising if true.

AngelicIceDiamond3773d ago

Either way That's good for the Japanese market. Or the ones that care for the Xbox or Titanfall all together.

The reception over the game has been positive but I dunno if I can say the same for the console.

Grimhammer003773d ago

My fear is that too much is sitting on this games shoulders. If turns out to be average....or even good, the MS gaming sphere will implode!

robtion3773d ago

Pretty obvious the game will do well. Its basically cod with mechs and increased mobility. It will sell well with the mp shooter crowd who buys x million copies of cod each year.

Not my thing, unless there is a strong so campaign.

Ju3773d ago (Edited 3773d ago )

This game doesn't have a campaign. I am not so sure. This could be Xbo's Warhawk. But who knows. The biggest fear is, the visuals will be lacking. It might look good on videos, but it's the same CoD team, and its an old engine (based on source engine). Sure, it'll be CoD on steroids, and I kinda like Ghost, but tbh, I also have two other (next) shooters which makes me question why I got that one, too, because this makes it quite visible how far CoD is behind...it p...es me off, that MS payed this game off, yet again. It's a shame, but then, I also think it's quite overrated. We'll see when there'll be actual gameplay.

Jubez1873773d ago

I had no idea this was coming out for 360. Different servers from Xbone?

mhunterjr3773d ago

Different game altogether... Developed by a different team...

Ricegum3773d ago

Same game, it's just being developed by different developers, with Respawn's support.

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15 Underrated FPS Games You May Want to Try

Popularized by Doom in 1993 and still making video game haters gnash their teeth today, first-person shooter games are the best thing to happen to gamers since pizza rolls. So here are 15 underrated first-person shooter games you may have missed.

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Jiub587d ago

Although the late 2000s Turok wasn't my favorite, I would love a new entry. Open world survival with shotguns and dinosaurs. Not sure how we'd get the fusion cannon, but that would be pretty sweet too.

MadLad587d ago

Lol

All of these games are pretty much universally praised. Outside of Timeshift I literally own all of these.

Venoxn4g587d ago (Edited 587d ago )

XIII, The Darkness 2, Far Cry: Blood Dragon, Timesplitters: future perfect, Bulletstorm are awesome games

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An ode to Titanfall: The last twitch shooter I'll probably ever enjoy

Windows Central: "Titanfall 1 is being sunset, taken off storefronts by EA. While the servers remain live for now, one has to wonder just how much time it has left. I look back and pay tribute to the last "twitch"-styled shooter I ever truly loved."

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Respawn Entertainment is Discontinuing Sales of Original Titanfall

Sales for the original Titanfall are being discontinued.
It will be pulled from subscription services on March 1, 2022.

Ethereal868d ago

Physical media. Unfortunately the way games are going these days game servers will eventually be shut down and you can stare at the menu and wish you could play the game again.

littletad868d ago

This is why reading is so important. Nothing to do with digital or physical media. The game, which is online only, is being delisted because of DDOS and other hacker attacks. The case got so bad that only six players in the world log on. For PC. Rather than fix it, they continued to sell the game, broken as it is, and only now just decided to call it quits. But please, go on thinking what you will.

Ethereal866d ago

I'm aware of the DDOS attacks and that this case is not typical. This game would eventually have it's servers shutdown regardless of the current situation so that is a moot point. My comment was in a general sense and that there are instances in which games can be preserved physically when official support ends.

Let's recap your first sentence. I said, "the way GAMES are going these days" indicating a broader stroke than just this game. I agree, reading IS important. I was simply stating the obvious downsides of the digital marketplaces and online only trends in games these days. I could even make the argument that the online only offering which has allowed hacker manipulation has impacted the preservation of this great game. My comment is valid in the general sense and thank you for your permission to continue to think what I will.