Sales of Microsoft’s new game console, the Xbox One, started strong with some 3 million sold around the world from its Nov. 22 launch to the new year. Since then, though, the consoles have piled up on store shelves.
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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.
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All of these games are pretty much universally praised. Outside of Timeshift I literally own all of these.
XIII, The Darkness 2, Far Cry: Blood Dragon, Timesplitters: future perfect, Bulletstorm are awesome games
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."
Sales for the original Titanfall are being discontinued.
It will be pulled from subscription services on March 1, 2022.
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.
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.
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.
I do agree that Microsoft needs this game if they expect to not fall behind over the summer, especially with Watch Dogs coming out in May with it's PS4 exclusive content. From previous ntkrnl leaks, a lot of big Xbox One games seem to be coming out around the holiday season, and Titanfall is supposed to tide everyone over until then.
It'll be interesting to see if all of the hype was legit or manufactured. However, we won't know if it will until the "shiny shiny new new" vibe wears off and people actually start scrutinizing the game. I'll give it 2 weeks, then start looking at people's opinions.
Piper Jaffray (PJC) analyst Michael Olson says Titanfall will likely help sell about 500,000 Xbox Ones in March, and sales of the game alone ought to be much higher. “Barring any technical issues with the launch, Titanfall is capable of selling 4 million units in March and an additional 4 million units after,” Olson says.
500k X1 in Mach is pretty big. 8 million copies of Titanfall is a bold statement but a realistic one. Considering its on 360 as well.
Either way it sounds like X1 will have a much needed sales boost and Titanfall will sale pretty well.
I am tired of all of these Xbox One needs saving articles just as I was with the PS3 articles last generation
I think Titanfall will give the xbone a much needed spike in sales, but it will quickly taper off to the rate it's selling right now.
The gen's only just started, but clearly the PS4 is a LOT more popular and it's going to stay that way until something drastic happens.
But honestly, I can't see anything MS can do to even just meet the current PS4 demand, let alone surpass it. Even if they brought the price down to $350 (and still included kinect) I see the PS4 greatly out selling it. But shareholders are definitely not going to allow MS to sink more money into the division. They want to see a profit, not lose even more millions so MS's options are very limited.
The xbone is going to do fine this gen, but when I say fine I mean maybe 50 million at the absolute max. It will be profitable for MS, but I really don't see them getting the green light to make another console. I think the xbone will be MS's last console, but maybe that will be a good thing for the industry.
Funny thing here is I have Titanfall preordered. But not for xbox one. PC. It's a great fun game but it's no system seller. Any computer made in the past 4-5 years can run it. WITH a controller.