Respawn Denies Rumor on Titanfall Alpha Textures Final for Xbox One “It Doesn’t Benefit Us to Lie”

A few days ago a well known “insider” known on NeoGAF as CBOAT let it slip that the low resolution textures included in the alpha release of Titanfall would actually be final for the Xbox One version of the game. Today respawn firmly denied that rumor, but didn't confirm or deny the other part of it about 16 maps at launch.

[Godmars290]

It hasn't benefited several other devs like Gearbox with Aliens AC, not with the actual game anyway, but it didn't stop them from overselling then under delivering.

Granted Remedy can't pull that kind of crap, but they have been making excuses for one thing or another.

[Blaze929]

i dont know why we've put so much trust in this insiders lately. They've been delivering us more "news" than the news outlets.

[shoddy]

Lying is part of MS jobs subscription

[4Sh0w]

Respawn has done nothing but answer fans and haters questions appropriately. The only people who can even remotely charachterize their very open and realistic public feedback as "lying" is sonyfanboys jealous of Titanfall not being on ps4, if it was on ps4 trust me the same naysayers would be saying how their getting the ps4 version. Respawn has shown alot of patience; if it were me I would have told those naysayers to kiss where the sun don't shine by now. Who needs them anyway the game is going to sell a sh*t ton without a few 'em.

[dantesparda]

What is this talk of "jealousy", what is there to be jealous about? Another FPS, COD clone with mechs, bad AI and only 6v6, all while only running at a last gen res of 720p?! Yeah, Sony fanboys should be SO JEALOUS. I see alot of MS fanboy spewing this crap, but i thinking that they are just projecting and admitting that they are the one's that are jealous. There is nothing special about Titanfall, Nothing! its just fanboys will take any exclusive and over hype it to no end.

[malokevi]

One stupid rumour down, a bunch more to go. Neogaf never fails to outdo itself. What a pathetic scumhole.

[OldDude]

@Shoddy...

And yet, MS isnt the one making the game, nor are they the ones providing the information for this article. Troll...

[nukeitall]

So I am to take this anonymous CBOAT information as fact whereas the actual developer has been nothing but straight forward and very clear cut with the answer.

BUT NO, they are lying some claims here or at least insinuating it.

Looks at the name, looks at past comment history and it is clear, they are all Sony fangirls!

[erathaol]

Its not unheard of for a alpha build to not have all the final textures and lighting. I played a few open beta multiplayer games that had similar lower textures, to help stress test the servers, which had no baring on how the final game would look.

I'm saving my judgement for release, at which point its fair game to criticize a developer.

[4Sh0w]

dante yes its called jealousy, its not a new concept and you only further proved my point. A normal person who doesn't care for Titanfall would feel no need to use the typical "its COD with mechs", "720p blah, blah" nonsense talking points like you did. Titanfalls graphics are great no they are not on par as the best next gen has to offer but regardless intelligent gamers know graphics are not synonymous with quality since graphics don't equal quality games, none of those shots you take at Titanfall translate to your implication that it will be a bad game and therefore "nothing to be jealous of". Now had you backed up your counter point of view with a reasonable response like "Not EVERYONE is jealous, some just have valid concerns like A, B, and C so we are hesitant to believe the hype", THEN your position of NOT being jealous might sound alot more creditable. Furthermore, the hate you demonstrate for the game and the fact that you are here in yet again in another Titanfall thread singles you out by your own doing as a jealous hater.

Edit, exactly nuketail it's not a coincidence it's always the same sonyfanboys who always assume the worst for any news and any studio that partners with micro. If they were making something exclusive for ps4 right now they'd be hailed as Saints, every statement gospel.

[JokesOnYou]

4Show you nailed it, I love the "What makes you think I care about Titanfall/COD with mechs?" type of comments in a Titanfall article. lol, he couldn't sound or demonstrate by his presence that he's more jealous.

[H0RSE]

@dantesparda

"What is this talk of "jealousy", what is there to be jealous about? Another FPS, COD clone with mechs, bad AI and only 6v6, all while only running at a last gen res of 720p?! Yeah, Sony fanboys should be SO JEALOUS."

- that is only one perspective to look at it. Regardless if you think Titanfall looks about as fun as a bag of doorknobs, it is a new IP and it is likely to sell very well. The success of the game alone, could be used as fuel in console debates, particularity when the argument of "___ has no games" arises, which is often does.

You can hate on Titanfall and call it unoriginal all you want, but if it's successful and receives good marks across the board, it will be a success story for xbox players, not PlayStation, and while the community goes apeshit over the new "big thing," PS players can only sit and watch, since they didn't get an invitation to the party, and that alone is enough to piss people off.

The best thing they can hope for is that the game bombs. ironically, if the game bombs, it may not receive a sequel, which means if Sony fans want to see this game come to PS, it will need to successful - it's sort of a catch 22.

[VENOMACR1227]

@Dante is just upset because he is still waiting for greatness. But hey, at least you got 1080p. But who needs games right? You got 1080p, all that matters.

[BallsEye]

so much for neogaf crap. N4G is taking neogaf reliabe as source of news and rumors which is totally stupid. As long as rumor is bad for XO it has a green light and 10000000000 comments on n4g how XO sucks. It got out of control.

[Irishguy95]

I'll take respawns word for it. When devs lie they don't come out and specifically state the opposite of the truth. Respawns reputation would be utterly destroyed if they turn out to have lied about this. First things first, lets see the beta, lets see the launch trailer, lets see the final game.

GearBox did NOT LIE about Aliens AC btw, they just kept the truth quiet. There original trailer was not a lie, not CG or whatever. It was a good looking VERY scripted demo(The gameplay looked like **** btw, if anyone actually pays attention you can see how terrible the gameplay really was).

After they revealed it, they outsourced the entire game and moved onto Borderlands 2. Then they shut up about it completely until release. So technically, they didn't actually lie. They totally misled the customer for sure by not telling us that the game had changed. No one asked them "Why doesn't it look like the first trailer" until the game came out. They got away with it because they kept hush hush about it. Then when the game came out and everyone raged the lead dev got all sad on his twitter because he didn't like hearing that they ****ed everyone over. God I loved that.

So em, yeah. Respawn are specifically coming out and stating that the Alpha has lower res textures. There is no reason not to believe them right now. Unless you trust CBOATS **** and need to have him proven wrong yet again before you stop trusting him

[N2NOther]

A lie by omission is still a lie.

[Godmars290]

Just sounds like you're making excuses for them.

[truefan1]

Respawn has actually been pretty upfront all along, most xbox fans who have been waiting for the game all knew about the ai. Most xbox gamers didn't complain about 6v6, as the staple xbox mp shooters are Halo and GOW, ps4 fans were the ones leading the 34 and 64 player charge. Now textures are being questioned, only a person looking to down the game would try to exploit respawn as liars. Keep it up ps4 fans, ensure that you guys never get Titanfall. You can bet Respawn notices the attention, they are always on twitter probably noticing the positive hype from xbox fans and the negativity from ps4 fans. Microsoft will cut the check to make it exclusive before the year is over, book it. If I'm a game developer the hope and hype I had to make my game multi plat, would dwindle after seeing how a certain fanbase is hoping for failure, just because it isn't on their console.

[notyobizhwispndmymny]

I really hope Titanfall is a huge hit and that as a result MS buys the exclusive rights to all future franchises like they did with Gears. I don't like gamers missing out on any game if they want to play it but the joy of seeing the pitchfork wielding Sony fanboys go ballistic with an outcome like that would be glorious in HD, maybe not true HD but 720p would still be incredibly glorious.

[DigitalRaptor]

Yes, truefan1.

Respawn is going to decide to completely cut off the additionally lucrative PS4 fanbase because of a low ratio of PS4 gamers saying some negative things on the Internet. Do you even listen to yourself before you type?

[dedicatedtogamers]

We'll see in a little while, won't we?

I don't think they're lying.

[miDnIghtEr20C_SfF]

Nope. CBOAT was fed some wrong info to find him out by MS, and only half right this.

I think it's hilarious. Cboat, Cboat... watcha gonna do.. watch gonna do when MS come for you!

[Gazondaily]

Remedy? You mean Respawn.

People claim theor making excuses but its just sofa experts chiming in on things they don't know.

You would think that of all developers, people would give Respawn, a team compromised of the people that gave us the last great Call of Duty game, the benefit of the doubt but nope....

The sad thing is, the press love the game, the people who have played the game whether it be at shows or the alpha love it but this overbearing scrutiny, you habe to wonder whether it on only attracts it because of itd absence on a certain platform and its association with another.

[JasonKCK]

Respawn vs CBOAT

Sorry CBOAT but your credibility has been proven to be worth spit.

I have never seen so much hate and jealousy over a single game.

[tuglu_pati]

CBOUT always talking sh@t. Well i guess now we can question his credibility...

[donman1]

Where there is smoke... there is fire. Resolution/Frame Rate issues with the Xbox720 continues.

[lifeisgamesok]

I don't see how people still believe CBOAT he's been wrong way more times than right

And hopefully the game looks good the gameplay already looks great

[come_bom]

Yep, so true. Cboat is full of crap. He makes about 50 predictions, and probably 4 or 5 become true.

Will people believe me if i make 50 predictions and 4 or 5 become true ?

[BlackTar187]

100% agree. A broken watch is right twice a day

[Fishy Fingers]

Brian Fantana: "They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time. "

[Megaton]

More like 50 predictions and 4 or 5 turn out wrong. You get banned from GAF if you're an "insider" with a remotely poor track record.

[creatchee]

Cboat is as reliable as Pachter, but gets nowhere near as much heat when he's wrong.

[TomShoe]

But when he's right...oh when he's right...

http://fc09.deviantart.net/...

[DragonKnight]

It's possible that what CBOAT says is true, but once word gets out that he's spilled the beans, changes are made if they can be.

[4Sh0w]

lol, I clicked on TomShoe's link thinking it actually had some info on when CBoat gets some surprisingly detailed news right, just a pic of a explosion I see, my mistake, you got me.

Here ya go I read this awhile back from a reddit user who captured some of CBoats predictions sometime after E3:

"He said PS4 will launch in October as a "truthfact,' meaning it's fact. False, middle and end of November for NA/EU.

2) He said there is no final indie solution, and that it will come post launch. False, we got a coherent self-publishing statement at Gamescom, taken into effect immediately; you can tweet or email ID@XBOX to get your independent game on Xbox One.

3) He said indie devs will be limited to 3GB RAM total. False, as said at Gamescom indies will get FULL access to Xbox One and all it's RAM/power.

4) He said indies on Xbox One will be published through the "windows store ghetto." False on multiple accounts.

5) He said PSN will have no paywall. False, it was announced you need to pay to play online with PS4 right after.

6) He said he saw an exclusive Prince of Persia for Xbox E3 conference. False, he got the desert from Halo mixed up with PoP, especially because Master Chief was wearing a poncho to hide his appearance from his enemies. He has since apologized, but this goes to show his position within Microsoft, not even knowing something as big and staple as Halo from PoP.

The vast majority of his "leaks" never end up being proven and/or are extremely vague, and yet people (usually with agendas) take it as gospel."
http://en.reddit.com/r/xbox...

There is plenty more bad predictions a "insider" wouldnt miss but what's even more shady is alot of his bad predictions are edited or never kept track of as much as the few things he gets right.

[H0RSE]

As I said before, he has about the same success rate as prayer...

[christocolus]

I feel really bad for respawn,having to defend themselves against some guy like cboat. Its really sad and annoying.you would expect the devs to know better.right? These guys just pop up from no where looking for attention and not giving a damn what or who their comments affect..Respawn and others shouldnt even bother with the likes of cboat. Imo they are all attention seekers.

[christocolus]

@com bom

I totally agree. The guy is full of crap.

[UncleGermrod]

I feel like he gets some random info, some correct, some wrong, and then he just throws a bunch of s*** at the wall and sees what sticks.

[JCOLE13195]

Really glad CBOAT was proved wrong.

Edit: Disagrees? It's a shame some people actually wanted CBOAT to be right.

[jgrigs09]

Aren't they wrong half the time

[B-radical]

But why would anyone of this fine site want cboat to be correct!?

1 answer man....they dont even lift

[Bolts-N-Rays1109]

They're just jelly Titanfall isn't coming to their console of choice.

[corvusmd]

CBOAT is one of those people that spreads so many rumors that he's bound to be right sometimes....then whenever he says something negative about anything XB1, PS fanboys always talk about he was right about such and such thing....a broken clock is right twice a day.

[BlackTar187]

Dammit i typed the broken clock line above you sorry. You sir were indeed first.

On topic Cboat is so full of it i can't believe he has any followers

[StealthPandemic]

The Fall of Crazy Buttocks On A Train (CBOAT) has begun!

[N2NOther]

He's been wrong quite a few times. And what if he's right about 16 maps?

[Gunstar75]

But, but, but is CBOAT said it, it must be true!!!

LOL!!

[hello12]

16 maps at launch, if true thats more than expected. I thought ten if we were lucky.

16 well worth the price.

[GraveLord]

If they want the COD crowd they need a decent amount of maps. COD Players are used to having about that many maps on-disc.

[XabiDaChosenOne]

Deny yet no proof to support claim? uhmm....

[JCOLE13195]

Well it makes sense to reduce textures for a smaller download, doesn't it?

[SlavisH2]

he is a fanboy let him cry. he'll roll over and fall asleep in a minute :P

[XabiDaChosenOne]

@R0n0rve Irrelevant, I'm asking for footage that backs his statement.
@Slavis Want to stray off topic? Cool.
*Marked as off topic

[Bolts-N-Rays1109]

Don't worry SlavisH2, I marked it as funny.

[MiloGarret]

...and I as Intelligent.

[B-radical]

Lol just wait closer to release....

[Fishy Fingers]

Kobe, where was CBOATs proof?

Developer must prove statements but nameless source doesn't? N4G... There's always a conspiracy.

[Abriael]

Does a developer that makes an official statement on its official twitter account need "proof?"

The burden of proof lies with CBOAT here. And he didn't give any.

[raWfodog]

I believe the actual proof will come in the form of the final release of the game. At that time, everybody will know who was telling the truth and can move onto something else.

[XabiDaChosenOne]

@Everybody I never said Cboat was right but I think its safe to assume that since Respwan is so close to their release date they should ATLEAST have some footage to back their statements.

[ThePope]

So someone spreads a faulse rumor and respawn has to provide proof? Why? They should be able to continue with their plan.

[XabiDaChosenOne]

Same reason why they bothered to respond to the false rumor in the first place.

[JeffGUNZ]

They don't owe you anything. Respawn is not going to lie about something like that, especially when respawn announced around the alhpa that it was reduced to lower the DL size. Perhaps the beta in a few weeks will have the final build in place and we can see then.

[JohnnyTower]

Titanfall must be developed by the military. Seems nobody can confirm or deny anything. Is titanfall even real? Or just some crackpot theory?

[HappyWithOneBubble]

Vid or it didn't happen Respawn. Until then I believe CBOAT lol.

[WeAreLegion]

Something something broken clock...

[XiSasukeUchiha]

Hopefully there telling truth!

[RadioActiveTwinky]

Interesting. It also doesnt benefit CBOAT to lie either He has a reputation to uphold at Neogaf. He also brings both good and bad news.

On Respawns case it would benefit to lie. I mean if they would say yea he is right then the hype for the game would be much, much less then what it is right now.
I am not saying Respawn is lying im just saying there are too many variables.

Also the amount of backstabing, witch hunts, and insane amount of fanboyism at the highest level(Alber Panello, Kevin Dent, Polygon, Adam Ses and Neogaf) is slowly imploding among itself. Its getting too crazy to actually take anybodies word as credible.
We wont know if the res/text are actually that until the game is released. Until then this ride has been one hell of a crazy one.
The internet has really changed things for the industry. For better and worse.

[MightyNoX]

The timeline is this:

- A leaker named Nktrnl on NeoGaf begins outing XB1 game release dates
- Feeling jealous(?), CBOAT drops the 16 maps and alpha textures leak
- Nktrnl, rather ominously, tells CBOAT that he got played like a fiddle
- CBOAT goes underground
- Thuway mentions that CBOAT was purposefully fed false information to out him
- Famousmortimer and GopherD poke holes in Nktrnl's story (the Titanfall bundle etc)
- Everyone thinks this was a controlled leak to oust CBOAT

Until we know some more, looks like CBOAT is on the run.

[RadioActiveTwinky]

Thuway and Famousmortimor also came out on a tweet that said "CBOAT is Fine" They then both said that Microsoft is after Nktrnl.
Even an article on Kotaku is mentioning that micro is searching for Nktrnl to press charges.
Kotaku even revealed that Nktrnl is a good and reliable source for the leaks.
This is why i said backstabing. A rumor is saying that Nktrnl may be a disgruntled ex micro employee that was let go.
Also Famous also said that some devs from Black Tusk Studios jumped ship.
Something is seriously going down.

[mhunterjr]

I disagree. CBOAT doesn't have to uphold a reputation. He ends up being dead wrong quite often, and that's easily attributed to facts changing since his leak. Despite his inconsistency, his leaks continue to be deemed newsworthy.

Developers on the other hand would only see short term benefits to such a lie. It might quell some concerns prior to launch. But on day one, if the textures don't have 4x the resolution of the Alpha, heads will roll on the internet. It would be horrendous PR. The cons greatly outweigh the pros. They'd be much better off being honest.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I think its also becoming clear that CBOAT isn't actually just a person but rather an "account" at GAF used by more than one which is partly why we see "inconsistency".

[RadioActiveTwinky]

He does. He has been leaking info since when the x360 was first announced way back in 05 or 04.

First to reveal RAM upgrade for 360 from 256 to 512.
First to reveal Gears or having to do something with gears
In Neogaf as crazy as that place is you thrive on your rep. Which is why You always hear posters shouting for names to confirm or deny rumors.
As cruel as a community that they are. They have standers to it.

[Megaton]

You seem to be one of the few here coherent enough to form complete sentences while also crapping on CBOAT's rep. Care to elaborate? The only time I remember him being wrong was when he tried his hand at Sony info before Gamescom last year (I think it was Gamescom). Something he has stopped doing, since he's not connected to Sony. He's been consistently on the money about Microsoft, with the exception of Prince of Persia being announced at E3.

[mhunterjr]

@Megaton
I didn't mean to crap on CBOATS rep. i shouldn't have said that he's been dead wrong often. He's also been spot on. The point I was trying to make is that he could lie and no one would ever know. the whole "take rumors with a grain of salt" disclaimer.

@Dlacy13g the reasons for the inconsistency doesn't matter. the fact is, the information posted by the CBOAT account could be wrong or intentionally misleading, and there's little harm to its rep... Mainly because its impossible to prove that it was intentionally misleading. comparatively, the backlash to a Respawn lie of this magnitude would be extremely damaging to the developer.

@radioactivetwinky there's no doubt in my mind that CBOAT is a legit insider. people on that site shout for names, because the mods verify leakers access to sensitive info. that doesn't mean a leaker couldnt say something misleading after being verified. I'm not trying to imply that CBOAT's liar. but, since he's talking about things that could be fluid, there is no penalty to him being wrong. there will definitely be a penalty to Respawn if they are wrong about the texture resolution.

[N2NOther]

@Megaton

He's been wrong more than once. He talked about Mirror's Edge being shown at the MS E3 conference. It wasn't.

There are more, but I'm not in a position to dig them all up, but that right there shows he's not always correct.

I put little to no stock into what anyone says that isn't confirmed. NeoGAF has a weird god-like worship for the "guy" because he's obviously been accurate more often than not so that must be enough. But, he's not always right.

[Hicken]

Oh, man. NeoGAF stops being so "friendly" to Microsoft with its leaks, and suddenly everybody there is unreliable and wrong all the time. It's as if you've all forgotten exactly WHAT that forum is.

A place for developers and industry insiders. If it were just some forum filled with fanboys, why would Penello, for example, bother going there to try to explain or clarify anything?

CBOAT- and NeoGAF in general- has developed a reputation based EXACTLY on being right, and doing so more often than not. There's a reason, though, why he's been around as long as he has on the site, a reason he hasn't faded away or been banned like fakes have always done.

But damn all that. He gets one or two things wrong- but a whole lot more right during the same time- and suddenly he's unreliable. Suddenly he's NEVER been right, and NeoGAF is just a place for Sony fanboys to come up with BS to bash Microsoft.

This persecution complex Microsoft fanboys have is amazing. I'm not used to dealing with such people, so maybe it's the norm, but I'm constantly astounded at how they twist and warp reality so that they always come out to be the victims, so that Microsoft has never actually done anything wrong, so that their own past can't catch up to them. And then they're all gathered together, supporting each other and feeding each other's delusions, making it that much harder to break them of their manufactured insanity.

The blind leading the blind, as they say. Or the inmates running the asylum, to be more precise.

It's the sort of thing I can really only shake my head at.

[mhunterjr]

@hicken
What the hell are you talking about man? I'm not saying CBOAT isn't trustworthy. I'm saying that Respawn has more to lose that him over this matter. What's the worst that can happen to him if he's wrong? Will it affect him financially? no! At worst, fewer people will read his posts. He has absolutely nothing to lose because he is shielded by anonymity... And the fact that facts can change between the time he leaks information and the time the leaked event occurs. Now what if Respawn is caught lying about this? Obviously there would be serious backlash.

We were discussing who would benefit from lying about this. I responded that the effects on CBOATs rep would be minimal, as evident by the fact that when he is wrong, he's still deemed credible.

If it turns out Respawn is wrong, they will be deemed LIARS. It's obviously worse to be considered a liar.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I don't understand how Respawn Suddenly is being "questioned" about their integrity? Vince and crew were stand up guys back when they worked on COD:MW and delivered. Just odd now that suddenly people are trying to implicate they are lying.

There is some odd stuff going on in forums and sites like N4G these days. Suffice to say, I don't put much credence in most of these "leaks" and "insiders" of late. I look on this site and see posts from users like "NewMonday" who spams Xbox One articles trolling them to death. I mean he is the poster child for "troll" and yet he has 8 bubbles on N4G with a CR Rank of 6 and a score of 78630. Conversly I who try to be neutral but do favor Xbox for my console have 6 bubbles a CR Rank of 16, and a score of 236460. I have no idea if the "rank" and "score" even matter but it certainly strikes me funny to see that. And he is not the only one at 8 bubbles with seemingly lower stats. Just an observation from me once I become a bit more curious as to how some of these people have such high bubble counts.

edit: I just really is becoming more and more clear that there are many on these sites with hidden agendas.

[hello12]

Most people asking probably are Sony fans wanting to put down Microsoft, at every turn.

X box fans will be playing a beta very soon we'll know then.

This close to launch the beta/demo will be at full textures and we see how good or bad it looks then.

[Fishy Fingers]

Titanfall is the biggest game, perhaps franchise on the horizon and it's not on their Playstations, I think it's as simple as that.

[LimeyGeeza]

The textures in the alpha were pretty darn low-res, if you'd played it you would know that, there is no way the game will be shipping like that, it looked lower res than a 360 game.

[ambientFLIER]

I'm getting really sick of all these neogaf "leaks" and the cboat bs. Someone needs to silence this guy. That would go a long way to eliminating the daily n4g drama.

[AutoCad]

people still believe this guy after he got exposed to be a fake person created by gaf mods lol

[Mikey94]

My insider knowledge has just confirmed to me that CBOAT is a joke. If it doesn't involve PlayStation then he will talk bad about it. My source as told me to ignore any rumor that has come from CBOAT. Hes a very inaccurate source. Someone that makes 50+ rumors and only 3 come true is not reliable. For all accurate news please Watch sites like IGN, Kotaku, Gameinformer etc... NeoGaf is not a reliable source everyone on there is anti xbox fans. So expect all rumors to come from them.

[cruzngta]

Respawn should just come out and say what the native resolution is already. The game is not far away from being released. If it was truly 1080p I would think they would be proud of their effort at achieving it on the X1 hardware and come right out and say it. I still think it is going to be 720p/60fps and still look real good. The 60 fps will make the game run real smooth and the textures will be good quality. Overall fans will be happy. The resolution will be upscaled to 1080p (they had commented that the sharpening filter will not be used by X1 when their game ships) that right there kind of makes it seem like it will be upscaled because the sharpening filter only applies to the upscaled resolution for 720p native games (cod:Ghosts). They arent saying anything because there will literally be a shitstorm of people scoffing their efforts and more of the same 'X1 has a hard time getting 1080p in games'. If what they said of 60fps being there target above all else than there is no way they are rendering 1080p native due to the problems with the X1 hardware as of late with 1080p. Especially when COD:Ghosts was just 720p and Titanfall looks to be way better graphic wise. That would tell me it would be harder to hit 1080p/60fps for them now.

[ambientFLIER]

It's probably going to be 720P...however, I'd be happy with 900/60. Ryse is 900P and it is widely believed to be one of the best looking next-gen games.

[MaverickStar7]

Unfortunately if they just come out and give answers like you are asking there will just be articles up here saying Respawn is doing "damage control" or "defending". I don't think its even been a week since that last happened.

[cruzngta]

Also Titanfall could potentially be a system seller for MS so Respawn definitely does not want to come out with any disheartening info about the games resolution to take away any of the positives they have going for this game. Most people will be happy with it but if they talk about 720p resolution now it would only take away from the anticipation by fans for the game. They do want to make money at the end of the day and you always promote the good things about your product and not the shortcomings.

[LexHazard79]

So if Titanfall is 720p the hype is gonna go down? I just think just maybe their trying best to try ans squeeze out some more performance and also wasnt it said like month ago that theyre waiting on some drivers.

Regardless of resolution this will be one of the games I get when I do get my xbox one. Heres hoping the game matches its hype!

[daedra]

Sony hired cboat and his minions, sony is evil, yet your all brain washed, you'll see, truth will come out eventually like all of sonys past consoles

[Bearsfanfourlife]

Game looks great I can't wait for this title I have to hurry and beat assassin creed 4 it's a loooong game but awsome

[jackanderson1985]

Odds would say MS found the area of CBOATS sources and gave them an ultimatum of either share false data and let us find the man/woman or be brought to courts. There was huge goings on after your man EKIM got outed as one of CBOATS sources and the storm that followed that. He'll maybe MS (or Sony or Nintendo) are behind it because CBOAT and others like him are bad for business

On the topic at hand. Seriously doubt the textures won't change as game sizes are huge this gen and the alpha was 4gb or something. If they're shipping it with lower textures it'll be ridiculed everywhere by every site practically. Not exactly something an indie company (technically an indie but Titanfall isn't indie) can afford especially as it's a newbie company

[ambientFLIER]

Respawn CLEARLY denied the texture thing and very clearly said that they will be higher in the final build. If they did in fact lie, their reputation would be destroyed on day one of the game's launch. No developer wants that or can afford that. If they simply didn't respond, that's one thing, but they responded and killed the "rumor".

[quenomamen]

You have to have a reputation for it to be destroyed in the first place. This is their " 1st game " not really. But they dont really have a rep , outside being original COD makers.

[jackanderson1985]

yeah but if they get known as the devs who purposely come out and blatantly lie then it'll impact future people funding games or even buying games off them

[MorePowerOfGreen]

Respawn didn't deny a dam thing. Respawn set the record straight.

If I think you're 17 years old and you tell me you're 22 years old you are not denying a dam thing LOL

Deny implies not being truthful when supposed facts are presented and are conflicting. Contextual Meaning: Deny(state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of)

So and so told me you lived in Texas, No I live in California. Not denial.

Denial is: I seen you walk out of your house in Texas and have your mail from Texas, No I live in California.

Get it? It's just the way pro Sony media word MSFT and parties words when pro Sony forces get caught red handed in lies or just general trolling on all MSFT related topic, collectively(imply and suggest the worst)

As if the *supposed insider* knows intimate details in a number of sub departments at xbox and developer studios. Hell the official PR folks have to get back to us after getting the facts from said entities, on some of the info they can share.

[CryofSilence]

There is such a thing as being arrogantly verbose. You crossed that border half way through your comment.

[quenomamen]

So whats the problem its got wack textures ? Like you expect anything from the original COD developers ? Its not like these guys are Naughty Dog or Kojima, besides how else they suppose to hit that 720p 60FPS sweet spot on the X1 ? Hell, Teh Cloud can only do so much.

[Ginesis]

"They" are trying their hardest to shut me up but you can't! Cboat isn't a person but a mod for neogaf

Anyways Titanfall will be an amazing game when it drops and I can't wait for the beta. Glad Respawn responded and just didn't let this linger.

[Grimhammer00]

Just remember that many of you have been asking for yrs to strip sp from largely mp games. The theory is the game will be that much better for its focus on mp.

- what happens if this game gets 8/10 average from critics? Or even 9/10? Anything less than 10/10 means what?

Honestly it's 2014...if this is 1080p/60 on xbone (I'm not expecting 360 to meet those standards), that's just a little sad considering the limited amount of actual human players.

[NeloAnjelo]

Let's judge on release.

Bash EA for their policies and online, bash MS for their lack of 1080p, and even TitanFall for mods.

Will reserve judgement on looks and gameplay until released. Still hate bots though and the twitch shooting.

[Grimhammer00]

I can get behind this philosophy.

[MasterCornholio]

I remember that Square said that Tomb Raider Definitive edition used the same assets on both platforms. But then Eurogamer discovered that some cut scenes in the Xbox One version were in 900P and some alpha effects ran in half resolution.

All I'm saying is that developers have lied to us before with is why I'll wait till Titanfalls out to see for myself if what they said was true or not.

[UKRsoldier]

Perhaps you should look up the definition of an "asset". Having a few select cutscenes run in slightly lower rez does not mean that both versions of the game do not use the same assets. It simply means that those assets are displayed in a lower resolution as needed. But I know, you guys just love catching developers in a "lie"...

[MCTJim]

Been seeing rumors posted that CBOAT is actually an account used on NeoGaf by mods. Is it true?

[KingDadXVI]

Oh, the jealousy and bitterness of some is almost palatable. It is getting so thick that you can almost cut it with a knife and it is only getting more desperate and comical the closer we get to TitanFall.

LOL. The only thing that these rumours and articles are doing is to fan the flames of desire among those waiting to hear those three words for themselves, "Prepare for TitanFall".

Nothing and I mean nothing galvanizes a group of gamers more than to shit on a game that does not deserve to be shit on.

Fan boys your are only making things worse. You are giving this game even more hype than it had and at the same time setting yourselves to look like total bitter fools.

Let the hilarity continue.

[PFFT]

CBOAT is a fool! Another strike for CBOAT! Id rather take the developers word for it rather than some fool who calls himself an "INSIDER". How many strikes has this guy gotten already??? He should quit his day job.

[iR_phantasm]

Xbox fan boys, Sony fan boys, all born after 2000.

[Father__Merrin]

liars & bots

[Silly gameAr]

What is it with this talk of jealousy? What is there to be jealous about? Seriously.

[Tedakin]

I highly doubt Respawn, which is a new company this being their first project, would repeatedly claim the textures are only 25% in the Alpha, would even include it in an NDA to the Alpha testers, then come out after this CBOAT bit leaked and not only adamantly deny it once, but twice if it wasn't true.

"It doesn't benefit us to lie." Very true. And anyone who tries to down this game by simply saying "720p" needs to pull their head out of their ass. That's a fanboy cry to try to belittle what's probably going to be game of the year. Quality of games aren't based on graphics. And yes, upscaled 720p looks great. Would you even know it wasn't 1080 if someone didn't tell you? Super Mario Galaxy 2, the highest rated game of the last gen, was standard def for godsakes.

If you "don't care" about this game why are you taking the time to click on an article about it just to try to down it to people? Cause in the back of your mind, you care, even if you don't know or won't admit it.

[aondaatje]

The fact that the article about an xbox exclusive has come from the dualshockers website should say it all. Hmmmmmmmm a story about a xbox game on a Playstation prefered website. Yep. I believe it.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Just browse the site it's full of this kind of garbage. Just click the name under the "Read Full Story" and mark appropriately.

[beatled]

just like naughty dog with their bullshots

or gears of war

all devs lie

Buddha will forgive

[RealtorMDandDC]

Link: http://www.gamezone.com/new...

It was approved on this website but then it failed.
Link: http://n4g.com/news/1446066...

This person cl1983 ....removed the article stating it was a duplicate and provide this link: http://n4g.com/news/1445845... It's not really a dup article.

The person with this profile ID C11983 changed the article from approved to fail? Why?

[MaverickStar7]

Journalism has become terrible in the 24-7, instant information age. No longer to people wait for at least one or two verified legit sources. Instead people take the word of unknown insiders with unknown sources get things wrong more often than right. Anyone would follows the industry very close can make guesses that seem legit, and might even get one right from time to time.

[MaverickStar7]

Holy crap. Pardon my typos and bad grammar there.

[pop-voxuli]

Damn, the Respawn guys must be having some serious "Buyers Remorse" regarding the xbone exclusive deal.

[UKRsoldier]

Seriously doubt that, seeing as how A: shooters always sell better on the xbox, and B: Microsoft paid them for the exclusivity. So they are probably not losing anything at all.

[pop-voxuli]

Used to sell more on xbox, times have changed mofungo.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

It's a shame that Respawn have to take time out of working on the game to reply to every NeoGAF nerd who wants to start a rumor. They need to just ignore these people and work on the game. I'd love to see MS find these guys who cause more trouble than anything and punish them.

[cruzngta]

720P all day long my friends!!! BUT.......... @ 60 fps - the GOLD Standard. :0)

[n1kki6]

So now people are trying to judge an alpha release? Whats next reviewing games after looking at screenshots?

[cruzngta]

The big question we will have to wait and see the answer to is - Will all the hype that this shooter has generated be enough to compensate fans of the XB1 if they dont get 1080p/60fps and instead are stuck with 720p/60fps (not necessarily bad) - BUT.... The PC able to run this at 1080p/60fps in turn giving them the bragging rights at the end of the day as the definitive edition of the game.

[cruzngta]

Sometimes we can hype somthing so much that even if it isnt up to par for what we should be getting for our hard earned money it is 'Good enough' and we make ourselves content because as consumers we hate to think we wasted our money on something that was so hyped and didnt deliver on all fronts.