Is Titanfall the XB1′s Last Throw of the Dice?

After what can only be described as abysmal January sales figures for the Xbox One Microsoft must be hoping, nay praying, that Titanfall provides a massive and sustained sales boost for the console. We have seen in the last generation that three home consoles can live side by side and garner good sales, so why then at the start of this generation are Wii U and XB1 sales so terrible? Is the market shrinking or have Nintendo and Microsoft failed to create compelling products?

[Gazondaily]

No not at all. There's a lot more on the horizon.

But then again, Sony have held their cards close to their chest and they could potentially deliver a knock out blow. It's still early days. I think this year's E3 will speak volumes.

[insomnium2]

If Titanfall fails to do a serious bump into X1's sales it will be a serious thing.

Now that we've seen xbone's decline in sales in USA (as I predicted) there is only Titanfall before MS have got to drop either Kinect or price of the xbone. After the pricecut the xbox business is bleeding money like a mofo and I don't think there will be a next xbox. Balmer retiring really left the xbox business exposed and vulnerable to the vultures that is the investors.

Frankly I have no doubt Titanfall will be a good game and the sales of it will be great. The only and the biggest problem is that it is not exclusive to xbone. Making xbone THE only Titanfall console in the world would've been big. That is one BIG opportunity wasted MS. Seriously that is a big eff up if I ever saw one.

[Gazondaily]

Well MS would have been conflicted. They assured PC fans that they would support the platform strongly. Not having Titanfall on PC would be a spit in the face of all PC gamers.

[DeathOfTheFanBoy]

I have 2 friends who are buying xbox one's purely because they want to play Titanfall on release day, otherwise they were waiting for a price drop... I'm sure they aren't the only one's with a similar mindset.

[Eonjay]

Well, considering that its the only exclusive (besides Project Spark) that has a tangible release window... the pressure is there. And it will remain there until at least E3. In US, there is hope, but globally, the game would have to shift over 1 million Xbox Ones just to keep up and withstand Sony launch in its third largest market this Saturday.

It would have to basically sell more copies than COD on Xbox One and pray that every PS4 exclusive flops and that the PS4 factories implode and stop producing units... for the rest of the year.

[thereapersson]

Why don't we do what we did with the PS3 and... oh, I don't know... maybe have a little PATIENCE? The systems only launched a few months ago. The glut of killer-apps hasn't arrived yet for either the PS4 or the One, yet we are seeing end-of-generation-caliber articles for the new systems already.

To rely on any one game to determine the fate of a system this early in the current console race is really quite shortsighted, and just really bad form in general.

[n4rc]

Can people stop with the "doom and gloom" crap..

These arent competing for the only spot available.. Sony selling more doesn't make Xbox a failure.. Its sold better then any Xbox before it so why now is it failing?

Simple answer..it isn't

I do t want to generalize and call people kids.. Tho it would make sense, but some of you just don't know how business works.. The fanboy mentality doesn't come into play

[ManyFishToFry]

It is in Microsoft's best interest to keep PC gaming relevant and this game will not be on Steam (Valve is trying to push Linux instead of Windows). Home computers are on the decline and Microsoft Windows is still their bread and butter. Even though they likely won't get revenue from PC software sales most PC gamers still use Windows as their main operating system.

Suggesting this could be their last throw of the dice kinda of shows the way journalism has gone south. It's these types of headline news that garners most of the attention. Yes January sales were bad for the XBox One (and every other platform aside the PS4), but let's be honest here, they have sold over 3 million units in a matter of a few months. They also have a $500 system out there fighting against a $400 system and lots of software is still to come for the XBox One. This isn't the same situation as the Wii U with a lack of software.

[harrisk954]

I think that Titanfall will sell XB1s... the question is how many. I don't think as many as MS is predicting. The 360 version comes out 2 weeks later.

[Nocando]

I agree, that would have been money well spent. Then again, how do we know MS didnt try and go that route and were turned down? I have to admit that the XB1 being thoroughly thrashed in every market gives me an uneasy feeling that this could be curtains for the Xbox brand.

[Nine_Thousaaandd]

I agree, that fact 360 and PC owners can purchase it as well, Titanfall won't push X1 sales much further. Should have made it completely exclusive to X1...they eff up big time, and yet another dumb move my Microsoft. And then, the parity between all 3 platforms, no reason to drop $500 to play a $60 game with possible microtransactions, if you own a 360 and PC.

[Kribwalker]

@eonjay
There's also plants vs zombies garden warfare out in a week which is fantastic. I've game tested it a few times and it's brutally fun. Think of team fortress 2 character customization levels with insanely fun gameplay

[HaveAsandwich]

i know i said it before, but if titanfall can't move an ms console, than what can.

[Death]

I know ignorance is bliss, but this is absurd. The Xbox One is selling very well. The PS4 is selling better currently, but that doesn't make everything else a failure.

[SITH]

Do this sony kids. Everything you said about the ps3 doom crap, apply it here with Xbox one.

[insomnium2]

@sith

Considering the track record MS has there is actually merit to bring these points up unlike it was with PS3.

MS made their bed with the DRM fiasco. There's no way to get that trust back. No way to recover from that. Sony never did anything similar. They were cocky for sure and brought a 600 dollar console to the market but they actually lost money (200usd) with each console sold so.,....

[Death]

Still with the DRM? All consoles use DRM. The original plans for the Xbox One allowed users to rip all their retail disc based games to the HDD and not need them in the drive for verification (a form of DRM). Instead of using the disc to verify you owned the game, your library was compared with the library you had registered with the Live servers. This prevented people from ripping rentals and their borrowed games from friends. The verification was done once every 24 hours. That is what you are so scared of. Instead we do just like we did in the early 90's and place the disc in the drive when we want to change games.

[sinspirit]

@Death

You mean you are paying full price for what the point of a PC is, without the lower cost games that a PC has? And you must have a 24-hour check-in on top of that? And you can't remove the hdd to replace it in case you run out of space on your mandatory DRM system? And the system is already so big I doubt anyone wants to have an external hdd taking up even more space.

Is it hard for you to switch discs? Why are you complaining when most games are going to have a digital download anyways? If you don't want discs you have either option rather then one option. If I'm going to have discs then let me use them like expected. If I want a download then I'll download it. It's not like the discs weren't going to be much more then just access to the digital download anyways. They should have just made you swipe a card onto the system if they were going to make you go out of your way to insert a disc every time when discs aren't necessary for that method.

[DoubleM70]

It's one thing people don't realize is that the PS brand always sales good it normal. Even the $599 PS3 sold well seven years ago.

I just don't get when people say XB1 exclusive. Microsoft supports 3 platforms. XB1, 360 and PCs. They all run off Microsoft OS. They make money off all 3 platforms.

[MarioAna]

I agree but "on the horizon" means that between now and then the gap could become alarmingly large. And big gaps in sales could affect 3rd party offerings and hamper MS ability to create deals like they have in the past with early DLC etc. At the very least they would have to pay more for such deals and that's not what the division needs at all.

[gamertk421]

To some degree, but those exclusives have happened before, and Microsoft is not shy about ponying up the cash when they come across the proverbial golden goose. I don't know how the WiiU situation can even be compared to the Xbox. Let's give it a year and re-assess shall we? BTW, I own both XB1 and PS4, but no WiiU, and they are both fine machines.

[SmielmaN]

That's correct. If third party debs have loose exclusivity agreements they may be able to change them prior to launching their game. I doubt any developer wants to be in the Bayonetta 2 situation where you make a chunk of change for exclusivity but lose waaaaaay more because there aren't many systems out there to support your game.

[Blaze929]

Lol @ this submission's description

"After what can only be described as abysmal January sales figures for the Xbox One"

o_O?

http://news.xbox.com/2014/0...

"We are incredibly humbled and proud to see Xbox One continue to be the best launch of an Xbox in our history."

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"so why then at the start of this generation are Wii U and XB1 sales so terrible?"

o_O?

"Comparatively, Xbox One consoles have sold at a rate of 2.29 times faster than Xbox 360 in the U.S. in the same timeframe for the first three months on the market."

"January NPD Group figures released today revealed Xbox* sold the most games across all console platforms in January with 2.27 million units sold, making up 47 percent of software market share."

http://news.xbox.com/2014/0...

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47% software market share? Damn near half? From Xbox ALONE?

lol I'm not sure why people, erm, "journalist" keep seeming to think Microsoft is hurting or in a bad position when this is in fact, the best Xbox launch of their entire history. If anything, aren't they on track for doing very good business?

What exactly is the problem here with them doing everything better than before, at a $499.99 higher price point than any competitor? Isn't this, GOOD news and GOOD standing for Microsoft?

unless of course if you all seem to think being in #1 place, is what classifies as "good business" for a corporation. Investors: "You've made $1,000,000,000 dollars since launching Xbox One but my god if you aren't in first place, you have failed!"

[Gamerx1]

http://www.worldsfactory.ne...

[n4rc]

Yup.. Making $1,000,000,002 suddenly steals all your competitors revenue apparently.. Lol

I'd love to know what all these people do for a living to have such a twisted view of the business world..

[Ju]

Revenue != Profit

[reaperofsouls]

is the Xbone now the Abone since amazon is buying it

[Blaze929]

@CapraDemon - "is the Xbone now the Abone since amazons buying it"

and this, is why rumors need to stop being posted. Gullible people actually believing it.

[n4rc]

Considering ms themselves called it ridiculous, which it is... I would have hoped that stupid rumor wouldn't catch on

[HolyDuck]

The embarrassing and sad thing is that people post rumours, and then other people think using rumours as an insult is insulting, which it really isn't because the rest of us know it's a rumour. Bless them.

[cyber_daemonx]

@Blaze, the way the bone is selling at the moment, it may well be more than a rumour. Watch this space....

Might as well rename it the ex-bone lol.

[SmielmaN]

Ok, the rumors of selling off Xbox are true as they were reported last year by a business site (if someone cares to find the website please post).

MS will vehemently deny this as it would be a huge black eye to their brand and potential loss of sales and/or stock price and possibly exclusive deals they may be working on.

Also, MS needed to dominate at least one market which is why they focused so hard at North America for stock and available tv features. Now that they have lost that initial big start they were hoping for in NA and are being outsold almost 2-1 by their direct competitor you can bet the ppl holding the big shares of stock are saying "why are we investing so much money in something that doesn't bring back the returns we want?" I think you just have to look at the changes the Xbox brand was making towards the last couple years of 360: 1) kinect and obvious huge focus on casual market because of Nintendos Wii success. Relying on 3rd party developers to release quality games and just paying for times exclusive DLC. 2) xbone trying to bring in a digital shift and DRM stranglehold. If not for serious backlash by their core consumers they wouldn't have changed. This tells me they didn't want the consumer to physically have software that could be transferable without paying them again. Is that because they didn't want to pay Sony for Blu ray tech/supplies? Or just be able to control all content completely so your basically paying $60 to rent a game? I'm not sure. 3) investment made into purchasing Kinect outright and thinking that it is the future of gaming. 4) focus on trying to provide tv service.

To me that looks like someone there doesn't know what the real identity or focus of the Xbox is and they are trying to latch onto fads or gimmicks. Kinect is a Smart tv style app to me, in regards to tv control, and a toy for children that can't operate a controller. There have been many changes over the last year or so withing the Xbox division, with regards to personnel, and that's not a good sign. So if the xbone fails to meet internal goals then they will revisit their shareholders option of selling off the division and recouping a large amount of money and focus on another market. To think that because a company has money that they are willing to keep investing a billion dollars to make 5-10%?

You have to think about what they have put out. 1.2 billion for the rrod deal, constantly spending on DLC that is proving to not be effective in swaying ppl from PS products, now the titanfall exclusivity. Let's think how a company would price a exclusive deal: before PS4 is released EA gets the money hat from MS to keep it off PS platforms. So, how much would a company want to not sell it's game to 80+ million ps3 and a ??? pS4. 50-100 million? Now let's say within the first 6 months ps3 sold 3.5 million titanfalls at $60 ($210 million) and if it came out for PS4 maybe 1 million ($60 mill). So, what sense did it make for EA to make that deal? At this point, it looks absolutely stupid unless MS paid about half of that. And if MS paid $130 mill for exclusivity that's the cost of a few AAA games. How much sense does that make? This is what investors look at, and the lost sales by staying a third party exclusive is what EA will be looking at. Just some good for thought, so whoever wants to PM me now with their trolling can be sure that I will read it, laugh, and ignore you lol

[Edsword]

It's all about market share though if the PS4 continues to out sell the XB1 by 2:1 it won't be long before MS cannot lock down 3rd party exclusives and might even lose some bigger titles, especially from JP developers. The longer PS4 out paces XB1 sales the harder it will be to turn that trend around. Sony was able to beat MS in worldwide sales last gen, but there is little to no chance for the XB1 to do that. Simply put, Europe is nearly lost and JP is definitely lost for the XB1 already. On the surface it may seem like a stretch to say the XB1 could fail, but if you really look at what is happening, it's not such a stretch at all. MS has to at least match PS4 sales stateside soon or it's going to be a very tough upwards climb from here on out. Enter Titanfall, the first really big "exclusive" for the XB1. MS is hoping this game turns around the trend sooner than later. Obviously if the game sales a few million on XB1 and a significant and sustained bump in sales results then the goal is accomplished. However, I just don't see that happening with the game on 360 and PC. I might be wrong, but I don't think Titanfall is going to turn around fortunes for the XB1.

[DC777]

I agree with Ed here. This isn't Ninty with a ton of 1st party exclusives. The 360 sales will keep people from upgrading if they can get the same game graphics or not. I don't think all this beta footage helps either as it looks like an OP COD and I don't see that not becoming boring quickly.

Unlike PC and NWU XB1 competes directly with Sony for 95% of the exact same software sales. Competing with your own last gen console just makes it that much worse.

[SmielmaN]

Exactly ed.

[Ra3030]

You say......."There's a lot more on the horizon"
What moves does Microsoft have? They do have some great games but that's not working so far. Removing the Kinect would just be a way of saying "yes everyone was right it was only a gimmick". And a slap in the face to all who layed down $500 plus tax for the real X1. Remove the disk drive? That's I think is a bad move and they would be beaten up daily by Sony fanboy saying "we told so! DMR, this is what they wanted in the first place" . Not to mention you'd lose blu ray play which you really need if your a all in one media play for the living room. They really can't cut the price making around $18 per sell at the $500 price. Maybe I'm wrong about Titanfall being a console seller but I just don't see it and if that's what Microsoft wanted and we all know it was it was insane to release it on the 360 and PC. It's just a bad move. Microsoft will get little if any boost in sales when the releases in the markets they have yet to do so in. If we break down the sales for the X1 to this point we'll find that of the 3.5 million "which is great" IMO. But we'll find most of that number comes from the first 5 weeks. All the X1 hardcore fans got it at launch or by Xmas since then sales have been flat and in business this is more than a little problem with share holders in the board room. What plays do they have? I'm not looking for a debate I just want to hear what people have to say. I think if things don't change and soon I really think Microsoft will sale off the gaming division. And that might be a good thing for the X1 idk.

[cyber_daemonx]

Spot on. Now the core fans have bought it, sales have dropped off sharply, as was expected. The Kinect is the albatross round the neck and the price is the concrete overcoat so to speak. Bit like the WiiU really. What can M$ do? Looks like they are in a hell of their own making.

[kingdip90]

It being tax return time in America will bump xbox sales. I am sure microsoft will attribute that to titanfall as most gamers will buy that given the option. Whether the rise in hardware numbers continues beyond this next month or two will be the big question.

[creatchee]

@Septic

There is no single game that could be released on any console that could be a "knockout blow". That's not how gaming works.

[Akuma07]

COD exclusive to one console would definitely be a knock out blow.

[Akuma07]

But nothing with anywhere near the levels of hype that Titanfall has.

[Kevlar009]

Titanfall isn't exclusive to X1 so I don't believe it will have the impact many expect (certainly not the potential of something like Mario Kart 8 on WiiU).

Not that it won't be influential, but there are a lot of 360's and PC's already in place

[Ju]

I agree. It will improve sales. But at same time, I don't think it will have that much of an impact. PS4 will get inFamous and Drive Club as well. I can't see how MS can bounce back. A more expensive and less powerful console will be a hard sell. It might have it's moments - Titanfall being one of it, Halo another - but in the long run, Sony will always be the better and cheaper machine.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Were Xbox sales really that bad? I was under the impression that it's selling well, just not comparable to PS4. What were the actual numbers?

[nutcrackr]

Supposedly 141k for xbone in January. This compares with the ps3, ps4, 360 which were about 250k first January after release.

[GenericNameHere]

To put it to perspective, the PS4 sold NEARLY HALF Xbox One's sales. To put it to another perspective, the Xbox 360 sold LESS than the Wii U. I ask, which is more shocking and unexpected? Also, I forgot to mention this is NPD, aka US numbers. I'll give you a moment for this occurrence to process completely in your head. I forget the exact numbers, but NeoGAF had it in their NPD results thread for January.

The PS4 by itself beat the Xbox*. Might we have another PS2? Too early to tell, but the signs are there.

Anyways, as for Titanfall, I have no doubt it will help boost Xbone sales. I predict ~500K Xbone's sold for the entirety of March in the US. Titanfall for just Xbone at... ~880K. For the Xbox 360 version, ~750K? I personally think the Xbone version is gonna outsell the Xbox 360 version, just because of that one week delay, plus the constant push on the Xbone.

If for some reason, Titanfall isn't the "REVOLUTIONARY" and "GAME-CHANGING" game the media has been touting it as, and it fails to sell 1M on both Xbox 360 and Xbone combined, then I'll be darned. Cross out Titanfall on the Xbone chalkboard, and wait for the next "*insert game here* will save the Xbone!".

PS I'll save this prediction. If I'm way off, I'll give someone bubbles. I hope I am able to predict better than Pachter can.

[mkis007]

I don't think it would be possible for the 360 version to be outsold by the xbox one version. You are talking 80 million consoles vs 3.2 million...Even with it's delay I would bet 360 version outsells it for the month just on sheer numbers alone.

Now what makes wonder is if the 360 version could entice someone to double dip and sell them on upgrading to xbox1...

That lack of " I have to buy an xbox one to play this game I really want" is troubling though. It will boost sales at the very least...by how much?

[BG11579]

How could they be bad, there are only 2 next-gen consoles in the market right now.
That is why it is a problem.
47% in the Us may not seem bad. But people are not taking account major factors here. The PS4 has a limited stock release, yet it still sells more (double per weak) and without a major game.
People could speak of the profit, but there is also the fact that MS is pouring money in order to compete with the PS4 through exclusives, very costly exclusives.
The Steamboxes should start to come out this year. We could see the Xbone in the same situation as the 360 but this time with the Steamboxes and without the ROD. That have to have enough sales numbers before that happen or else they could have the same situation as for the WiiU. Okay, I'm exagerating for this last part...

[Reeze]

Correction, there are three CURRENT-gen consoles in the market right now.

We are in the 8th generation; that means it's current.

And two consoles? Come on. Don't be that guy. Nobody likes that guy.

[hkgamer]

Definitely not, but this game should be what improves its sales. I think if it doesnt help xbone outsell the out of stock PS4 that month or 2 then the xbone will be in trouble this year.

Just saying for the year, MS and Sony has a long way to go.

[Bathyj]

No, thats alarmist. I think Titanfall will be a huge game, probably this gens Gears of Wars saleswise. Their only problem is those sales will be shared out over 3 consoles but it will still sell Xbones, its very much aimed at their target demographic.

I admit though, if its not huge even MS will start to hear the warning bells. They need it to be big.

[AnEwGuY]

Keep in mind, by the time Titanfall releases, we're only a few short months from E3...where I'm sure they'll reveal the next Halo, as well as other exclusives they've been sitting on. The people who've been calling MS/X1 things like "finished", "dead", etc. , are the same people who foolishly thought the same thing about Sony, after their horrendous PS3 launch, or the 360's RROD fiasco. I'm actually seeing Sony as being vulnerable, since they've not had a consistent physical presence at retail since launch. To average consumer, it might look like the X1 is the "only game in town".

[Ricegum]

Haha just no. It's funny because I've noticed the opposite, never a mention of the Xbox One. People know what to expect with Sony. They are keeping their cards close. Sony's PS4 is selling amazingly pretty much on muliplatform games alone, which says a lot. So when their AAA games are released, expect some pretty big numbers. People say that Microsoft can turn it around with their heavy hitter exclusives, but ignore the fact that Sony obviously have their own big exclusives.

[christocolus]

in time i believe Ms will turn things around.for now they are doing good with incoming exclusive ips and titanfall will surely help push sales temporarily but they need a more permanent solution, they need to find a way to get the price down to $399 or less asap, get the white version out and maybe a bundle without kinect if rumors are true they are already working on this and hopefully gamers should be expecting an announcement in a few months maybe before e3.

[CrossingEden]

Yes let's conveniently forget about:
Quantum Break
Sunset OverDrive
Below
D4
Fable Legends
New Gears
New Halo
while also ignoring the fact that the xb1 is selling better than the 360 did when it launched. Let's conveniently forget these facts so that the author can write a stupid article.

[Gamerx1]

Compared to whats coming to PS4 that is ain't that impressive:
DriveClub
Deep Down
Planetside 2
Final Fantasy 14
The Order 1886
Infamous: Second Son
Uncharted 4
The Last of Us 2
MLB 14 The Show
Everyone's Gone to the Rapture
Rime
Shadow of the Beast
Daylight
Everquest Next
Bound by Flame

[annus]

The article was about this being the last big thing MS can rely on, not for sony fanboys to wave their 'look at me' stick.

[ALLWRONG]

Half that list isn't even announced yet, no screen shots, gameplay videos, trailers, or even target renders. It's just a fluff list. MS has actually "shown" more games coming soon, and not just talked about games 3-5 years from now.

Nice try though.

[DiRtY]

indies, free 2 play and some games you even made up by yourself. Well done sir!

[DigitalRaptor]

@ allwrong and @ DiRtY

It really goes to show how truly and markedly ignorant the Xbots are when they have no idea that these games exist, have been announced for a while and are coming to PS4. What is worse, is I actually have to post proof.

DriveClub - http://youtu.be/uYwd9Mx3tfs
Deep Down - http://tinyurl.com/ocwqzry
Planetside 2 - http://tinyurl.com/ospjgvt
Final Fantasy 14 - http://tinyurl.com/peojlqb
The Order: 1886 - http://tinyurl.com/pp6e4t5 http://tinyurl.com/ouedzgp
Second Son - http://tinyurl.com/ph6gf9k
Uncharted 4 - http://tinyurl.com/qgt6rhj
MLB 14: The Show - http://tinyurl.com/nfdgmkv
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture & Rime - there's chance that these games will make 2014, but if not, http://tinyurl.com/pkw5jat , that's hardly 3-5 years away. xD
Shadow of the Beast - http://youtu.be/vXy8UBazlO8
Daylight - http://youtu.be/GSYdvUaOsQs
Everquest Next - http://tinyurl.com/nl3rlxd
Bound by Flame - http://tinyurl.com/nvlp7xy

You guys are SO insecure that more PS4 games have been announced, that more are in development, and that more will be released in 2014. Regardless of their development status, PS4 will always have the most and best diversity of games on any next-gen platform ranging from AAA, to indie, to MMO, to free-to-play, to Japanese and any other category you can imagine.

The funny thing is, this list is pretty anaemic compared to what exclusives are ACTUALLY coming out on PS4. You'd have to damage control your asses off even more if only you knew.
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"It's just a fluff list. MS has actually "shown" more games coming soon, and not just talked about games 3-5 years from now."

Why did you put "shown" in speech marks? Is that cause they actually HAVEN'T shown more games coming soon? Is that cause those games aren't coming out until 2015 either? Go on list them, make your own "fluff list" and then it will be embarrassingly easy to break down into games we know aren't coming out until 2015 at the earliest.

[Nocando]

I think both sides need to just stop with the lists.

[Akuma07]

Then MS fanboys shouldn't wave their "But what about these games" denial lists.

[halfblackcanadian]

Why does a game need to save the console less than 6months in? Lets step back and be reasonable. Both consoles will do fine. PS4 will lead in sales for the next good while. Xbox may never catch up entirely but will do just fine. There's more opportunity for MS to surprise than Sony (Sony has an amazing stable of developers but we generally know what they're going to deliver)
I bought XB1 first myself (use Skype a lot, like the initial announcements much better (Tomb Raider will have to scratch my Uncharted itch), and like the controller better. I'll get a PS4 down the road, likely.
Sad I can't play Infamous.

[DEEBO]

titanfall is so fun! it sucks that MS paid for this multiplatform game to be only on xbox.
I could see if MS studios came up with the idea but this respawn&EA game so there is no reason sony should have to miss out on this gem.

COD better be glad this is only xbox because this is the COD killer!

[Spinal]

It really is the CoD killer. Been playing beta like mad on PC. Its a shame its not multiplat cause CoD would have a chunk of their customers taken away.

I've pre ordered it for my PC so im good to go.

[DEEBO]

I see that i hurt some feelings but if people were true gamers they would see that titanfall is a great game.

I love the ps4 but that doesn't mean i can't play other games.
but just playing the beta of titanfall for a day and playing full games of battlefield&COD,titanfall is the better game

the open beta end for the x1?

[PsylentKiller]

I've been playing it on the XB1 and I love it. And remember that CoD has the timed exclusive deal with MS so a lot of people buy CoD for the Xbox. Titanfall is going to be stealing those players away. Maybe CoD will still sell like crazy but Titanfall will most likely be the most played game on Xbox live. CoD averages a out 30,000 players at any given time in the XB1. Those numbers will drastically drop when Titanfall releases.

[pakua]

I don't understand what the PS4 has over the Xbox One. Neither have any decent games at the minute. Xbox One is overpriced, hence why the PS4 is selling more.

Gamers have obviously stopped caring about what else a console can do, I remember it was only a few years ago that added 'extras' were seen as a triumph in console gaming. The world has gone anti-MS for no apparent reason. I own both consoles and to be honest I wish I would of waited, they both suck at the minute for games.

[Gamerx1]

Right the PS4 has:
-bigger library
-better games (based on reviews. 19 games with a 75 or high MC review vs 9 for the XB1)
-better controller
-more powerful
-PS+ Free games
-Free 2 play games (dont required PS+)
-Free access to apps such as netflix, hulu, etc
-Vita remote play
-Better 1st party, 3rd party and indie support
-cheaper

[pakua]

Obvious Sony fanboy, keep trying to justify your purchase through the approval of others. You could make an equally as long list of support for the Xbox.

Plus the controller is certainly not as good as the XB1, that is your own opinion. Not a fact.

I did say that BOTH the consoles had awful games at the minute. You're just a typical fanboy who refuses to believe that anything can be done better on the Xbox. Idiot.

[Benjaminkno]

I agree.

Neither console is worth the price of admission.

WiiU isn't either, but more so than than the others imo.

Pc is all you need... and a 3ds

[Spinal]

Pakua is telling the truth. I havent bought my PS4 yet cause the new consoles just don't have games to warrant it. I have a beast PC so multiplats will always be purchased there.

The only game I want to play on PS4 right now is Infamous but buying a console for one game is not the right mentality for me. I was gonna buy the PS4 with my March work bonus but i think im gonna hold off.

[Saito]

You're hurt.

[dansdooz]

lol, this article, the guy is so deluded. pages of news re titanfall, one article ive seen for second son...hype is huge and titanfall is gooood!
ps4 is a good machine and selling very well, the xbox one might not be selling at the same rate but for gods sake do these guys have nothing better to do?

[purp13m0nk3y]

I agree the hype for Titanfall is huge. And with good reason, it looks like a blast.

But here is the thing. It's not an Xbox1 exclusive. Most X360 users will buy on 360 rather than shell out for an Xbox1. PC users will just buy on PC.

It would be different if the Xbox1 version of the game was the definitive version and was in some way mind blowing and "must have", but sadly it's not.

It's not a big enough jump visually over the X360 version, for 360 users to feel they "need" to upgrade.

I can see it (Titanfall) selling well. But it's not the killer app that MS need to move some serious Xbox1 numbers.

That need to be (a) an Xbox1 exclusive and (b) something that looks and feels properly "next gen".

[BoneBone]

Doom Doom Doom! Sick of fanboys dooming. Everyone is doomed. Nintendo has been doomed for the last 100 years. Xbox is doomed and will be bought up by Amazon, and Sony as a company struggle to make a profit year after year and will be bankrupt in 2 years.

In algebra, doesn't three dooms make a positive?

[lemoncake]

Couldnt agree more this sites stories just get worse and worse and are not representative of the real situation, dont think I will bother coming here anymore.

[mhunterjr]

Last throw of the dice? Terrible sales? What are folks talking about. These consoles haven't even been out for a year!

First of all, the xbox isn't selling poorly. It's in 13 territories... THIRTEEN. You can't really Expect it to keep pace with the console that is available in 50+. Granted demand is higher for the PS for anyway, but when you spread supply so thinly, you can expect shortages.

As for the sales, the ps4 is selling amazingly well. Well beyond anyone's expectations. So how can you use that characterize to Xbox ones sales as terrible? It's meeting sales projections and is one of the fastest selling consoles ever. That's like calling an Olympic sprinter slow because he lost a race to Usain Bolt.

As far as 'rolling the dice' MS has a number of exclusives on the horizon. They've got a ton of regions they have yet to release in. They've got bundles, then they've got price drops, then they got subsidies. Some might argue that Sony will just maneuver to match w/e MS does. Maybe, but there is no benefit to reducing price when you already can't meet demand. I wouldn't expect to see a Sony price drop until their sales start to slow... Which won't be for a LONG time.

The ps4 out sell the xb1 this gen? It's looking that way. But does that mean the xb1 is doomed to failure? Give me a break.

[mmc-007]

in all 13 territories the PS4 is out selling the xbox one.

[mhunterjr]

Like I said, the ps4's demand is undoubtedly higher... still doesn't change the fact the the xbox's sales are limited by the number of places it's available.

[LexHazard79]

He doesn't think it would have made a difference, but just pointing out PS4 is available in more places! Im pretty sure XB1 would be sold out too if it was in 50+ territories!

[mantisimo]

Japan says. "Hi".

Oh sorry no , it actually won't.

[reaperofsouls]

@ mmc-007 that is correct

" in all 13 territories the PS4 is out selling the xbox one"

@ mhunterjr those only 39 territories collectively only represent a small fraction of PS4 sales.

consider vgchart globals sale for 8th feb
PS4 total = 140,308 of which
ps4 NA = 66302 = 47%
PS4 uk = 19622 = 14%
ps4 germany = 7609 = 5.5%
ps4 france = 12418 = 9%
therefore NA +uk +germany+ france thats just 5 out of 49 countries = 75% of PS4 sales for 8 th feb so obviously some of the remaining 25% will be allocated to other european countries most of which xbones are also present in. so in conclusion this disproves the whole " well the xbox 1 is only available in 13 countries argument"

[Dumb_username]

It's only been four months and people are expecting Microsoft to fail?
Go on keep fueling your hate and jealousy, it only makes me think less of the PS community.

[Castle333]

What are sony fans jealous of though? The cloud and kinect? or that amazing fighting game called fighter within? or whatever it's called.

[xReDeMpTiOnx]

I understand where people say wait and see but the problem with Microsoft is they usually start of strong and then fall flat for most of the generation or a big portion of it. And the big problem being now is Microsoft didn't get the big boost like they had last gen with a year advance on ps3. They are starting behind and that's not good.

[dale1]

the 360 will get it and the pc so theres multi options to play it.its not a go out and buy the system as you have alternative options,if ms had it only on x1 that would help £450 for a game and console which can,t hit 1080p the hardcore won,t pay and the casuals don,t play that much online any way.i think ea could of damaged this ip more than they know.ps4 must of sold a total of 6 million by now with ease and japan hasn,t had there launch yet.thats a lot of hardcore there missed

[MajorMayhem70]

Nope

[aondaatje]

All these flamebait articles are funny. I dont come to n4g for gaming news (because there are much better sites for unbiased news about games and gaming) I come here just to read the comments have have a good chuckle and maybe bait some Sony ponies if im in the mood. Anyways, if u want proper gaming news u had better go else where because n4g doesnt have it :)

[notyobizhwispndmymny]

Same here man. The level of bias is so glaring. They don't even try to cover it up. Expect 1000+ articles of how Infamous Second Son is the best thing since slice bread in March. How the 1080p makes it feel like you are closer to God and how anyone that doesn't see that is an Xbot.

[DanteVFenris666]

At least sony gives us ponies :) seriously though everyone's comments are sided from one to another including some people below. Xbox isn't winning so any site is going to have a stronger ps4 bias. People like to start arguments and challenge each other when there is no threat mechanisms in place(like over internet). There's nothing wrong, I have to deal with games like Titan fall being treated like the holly grail so you guys can deal with infamous being a great game. If Xbox made an exclusive that was good I would credit them. There main exclusives just all encompass the same genre. Even the one that doesn't fable has never been as amazing as the first one. If Xbox made an exclusive skyrim type game I would totally be on that, but right now all there games are trying to pick on cods success. I just prefer games like infamous more, I prefer fable more then this titanfall. And when these games get hype it frustrates me because that means games I want to see be made and get a profit aren't getting as much attention.

[mantisimo]

As N4g is an aggregate site it has exactly the same news stories as other gaming sites it just has many more sony supporters than xbox supporters.

Funny that 8 years ago 'twas the other way around.

It does have lots of flamebait titled articles though for any system.

[mmc-007]

same here, but i'm here to reality check xdrones! :D

[Chrisgamerguy]

The x1 is not selling terrible.

[S2Killinit]

Dont think MS is in trouble but titanfall isnt really the game they are hyping it up to be either

[Bolts-N-Rays1109]

XB1 isn't in trouble at all. The damn thing has been out for 3 months... I just got my XB1 and I love it. The only things I have a problem with is going to a seperate app to see my friends list and send messages. It would be nice to have the guide button back, but I'm starting to get used to going back to the home screen to do everything. Titanfall is going to be the game to play on XB1 here soon. You'll see fewer and fewer people on the BF and COD servers.

[Gr1mmyshadows]

umm why are people talking as if these consoles have been released for years now. they're only a few months old, how about giving it 2-3 years before making articles this dumb. There are plenty of games down the pipeline that are going to boost sales

[donscrillinger]

WHO EVER WROTE THIS WAS A HATER PERIOD .THE BOX IS WHERE ITS @.AN must have system

[TheRedButterfly]

- _ - This is getting pathetic (not that it wasn't already)… Desperate author is desperate.

[DanteVFenris666]

Can someone explain to me what's the difference between these mechs and kill zone 3s? No idea why kill zone 3 wasn't hyped like this when it had the same thing. For some reason all xbox fps seem to be hyped more.

[kewlkat007]

At the end of the day is all about software sales for profits.

People are forgetting last gen consoles have the most market share.

If Titanfall manages to sell some xbox ones Microsoft will not complain. This is not a Halo or Gears type of ip in the sense of exclusives.

If it sells well on 3 Microsoft platforms then they can choose to make part 2 for just xbox on and PC at some point to sell more consoles in the future, if that is the plan.

Guys I've said it many times, until last gen development cease, more games and price drops you will not see a major shift in nextgen console sales.

They are loosing money on next-gen hardware at this point so software sales on 3 platforms can only help. I'm sure it will

[reaperofsouls]

http://justgif.com/120934/p...

[sammyspam]

The results after release will be interesting to say the least. I don't think it's a last roll of the dice though, the Xbox One hasn't reached that point just yet.

[Max-Zorin]

Gotta love gaming journalists. They're hilarious. The next Gen just started and everyone is jumping to silly conclusions.

[jhoward585]

Titanfall is kind of repetitive, but a great game nonetheless.

I think TF on the x1 is a clear sign that holding down on exclusive isn't going to be enough to win the hearts of gamers.

A price drop is heavily needed....

E3 is MS last chance to prove they have what it take to compete with Sony.

[NeloAnjelo]

Early days yet. But MS paying to keep games off the PS4, getting DLC first, and exclusive advertising isn't enough. MS needs to use their money instead to develop their own games in house. Based on the last two gens this isn't the case.

Sony are timing their exclusives smarter and have many big AAA... Announced and Unannounced

[TristanPR77]

Why Titanfall will not help the xbone:

1. The game will be available on 360 so those with a 360 can get it without buying an xbone.

2. Those who want to experience the best of the game will get the PC version.

3. Sales of the game will not make a significant boost on the xbone since they will be distributed among PC, 360 and xbone.

4. Titanfall is a good game but is not a game changer, not the mega big game some people believed to be.

5. Not every gamer likes FPS.

I predict Titanfall will sell very good but it will not change the xbone position in the market, in fact, after Titanfall, there nothing good or espectacular coming to xbone so the decline will continue.

[xkevmandc]

now people are saying amazon is buying the Xbox. Lol why because of Sony problems. And don't know what Sony is gong to do about the PlayStation. Well I will be buying a xbox1 next month.

[assdan]

This would be an incredibly pathetic gen if their lost throw of the dice happened 4 months into the gen. Especially considering that the xbox one, while not near the success of the ps4, is still selling well.

[Relientk77]

Wouldn't that be their first 'big' roll of the dice. Xbox Ones first big IP exclusive

[REDBEARD]

As long as the games come, I am sure Nintendo and M$ can make profits off their software. Only fanboys care about the console wars, which is really pitiful.

[H0RSE]

"Last roll of the dice?" The console hasn't even been out for 3 months yet... It's like going on 1 date and claiming, "it's just not working out..."

[zoks310]

People said the same about the wiiu and the vita, "just wait, it's only been 3 months, sales will get better"..... Fast forward 1 year later and it turns out people were right all along to write off the wiiu and the vita, their sales have yet to pick up and they are struggling to stay valid.
Do you really think that people are also wrong about the next failure, the XB1?
Last week the ps4 sales in the USA alone outsold the XB1 world wide. Total world wide for last week the ps4 outsold the XB1 4:1 ww.

[H0RSE]

Define "failure." Seems as though you are talking in business terms, which simply do not concern a number of gamers. I'd like to think that those who purchased an X1, are not basing their level of enjoyment it gives them on how well or not it is selling, in the same regard how those with WiiU's and Vita's enjoy their devices, regardless how things are fairing from a sales/business perspective.

That being said, The X1 is fairing well, just not as well as PS4. I don't see signs of "abysmal failure," only premature notions based on a mindset of "all or nothing," in the sense that if something isn't immediately selling like hotcakes, then it must be a failure, coupled with the idea that if something isn't doing exceedingly well, it isn't doing well at all.

This sort of mentality is what helps to stagnate the games industry in terms of innovation and variety, and why sequels and the "same old, same old" keep being regurgitated - Publishers are aiming for the "sure thing," rather than take a chance with something new, that may or may not draw a profit. Even a number of the big new IP's coming out, are using well known aspects from already established franchises, resulting in many of them not really feeling new, as opposed to simply a different take on the familiar. Independent developers and programs like Kickstarter, are a godsend to counter this trend.

[Geekman]

You know, if people spent 500 bucks on a console, the polite thing to do would be to not cast doom and gloom for something that's been out for 3 months.

[AO1JMM]

Silly fanboys

They just came out.

[greenlantern2814]

No. And no 1 game this early in a generation should be seen that way. Considering a lot of Xbox fans are Halo fans that very well could be waiting for some Halo on xb1 before they buy it.
However TF will not be the system seller some think it will be, because it can be purchased on PC (and you don't need a very powerful rig) or 360. So IMO many people who wanted this for xb1 already got the system.

[mediate-this]

Why are people so ridiculous on this site, ps4 is selling great does not mean x1 needs to sell neck n neck, it needs to sell units thats it, as long as they are selling good then thats good. X1 is selling good ps4 is selling really really good, no problem in second place. The real winner is the one who makes profit off consoles sold, and not selling at a loss on each console..

yes micro fumbled out the gate, they need to really show they want to improve. Tf wiil sell, it will move consoles. It wont put micro ahead, but who cares, micro is going to be playing catch up and thats good for gamers

[Gunstar75]

Oh the drama....

This time last gen, the competition hadn't even been released yet, yet we already claiming winners and losers.

How little we learn

[zoks310]

Let me make this very simple, the XB1 is a $500 console, software, no matter how compelling, won't help it until the price is reduced.
Anyone expecting a bump from TF is ignorant.
TF is aimed at the same casual crowd that play COD, FIFA, Madden, and nba games. Those same people will not pay $500 to play COD and they won't pay $500 to play TF.
XB1 is screwed until the price is reduced to $399.
Many of you will be disappointed in the next few weeks.

And Kinect stays, removing Kinect to lower the price is like removing the X and shoulder buttons, or adding a second stick to the PSP.
Kinect is too intergrated into the xb1, ms can't remove it.
For them to lower the price means they will have to make a sacrifice and just sell the console at a lost.

[Trekster_Gamer]

Dumbass flamebait articles like this go hand in hand here at news for sony gamers!

[MultiConsoleGamer]

The system has been out for just under two months.

[SwiftArsonist]

N4G continues to feed Sony fanboys, they hungry for anti-xbox news articles. Little kiddies, research stealth marketing, cause that's what this people are doing.

Where are the articles where Sony reports a $1 billon dollar loss, they are not here at all. But that does not fit N4G agenda. Its pathetic and any real gamer would do research before believing whatever this people deem as news worthy

[Father__Merrin]

Xbox1 has had a terrible month simply terrible sales, it cannot keep up like this

I believe titsanfall will do well, on the off chance however remote IF IT DOESNT I predict Xbox1 will be a banana console and the last dice has been roled

there are nervous times for one owners, I wish I could help them

[choujij]

While I don't necessarily think it's curtains for Xbox, I do think Microsoft's time of running the Xbox division has reached its end. I think if it isn't sold to another company, the amount of consumer dislike towards this machine will continue to slow its sales down until it actually is deemed a failure.

[Dubaman]

Are there seriously doom articles for the the Xone already? Getting a little sad, guys.

[Azzanation]

Why does everyone believe a system sells because of one game.. Is everyone forgetting Halo? There number one franchise that generates an average game sale of over 8 million copies? The next gen Gears of War 4. Those are the games people brought the 360 for and they will buy an XB1 for them as well. Just like Sony with there exclusives. This Article is pure flame bait only trying to down play the XB1 and praise the PS4.

[DoggyBiscuit]

The PS4 got everybody ass hurting and the raping just won't stop, disagree all u want to the truth hurts

[neomahi]

Evil things could happen to me for saying this but: This is Microsoft's LAST ditch effort to save a fatal mistake. With Steve Ballmer leaving and a new CEO set to take over Microsoft, Microsoft's ego has always gotten the best of them. Bill Gates father was a lawyer and taught him the mentality that, if you're not first, you're dead last. Microsoft doesn't want failure associated with their name and the rumor that the new CEO wants to shed Xbox and the rumor of Amazon buying the Xbox Brand make sense. Xbox One doesn't have a prayer. They've lied not only to the gaming community and lost its trust, but others are now thinking: Well, what is Microsoft like in their other divisions. Microsoft's 180 made front page news that week in my city newspaper that well over a million people could see and the talk of the city was Microsofts turnabout. Even if they weren't gamers, it was the subject and if Microsoft could be trusted at all.

So, Titanfall. Really? First, EA is about to face the same thing as Microsoft. Two peas INA pod that have been working tightly together while Nintendo and PlayStation are left at the wayside over EAs bias'. So, why not get an Xbox One? Well, first off, if you have an Xbox 360, why upgrade when your 360 is capable of 720p? Pretty much the same red as the Xbox One. Secondly, if you have an Origin account on your PC, you can save yourself nearly $600 and pay ten percent of that for a better experience on your PC. Third, Yeah, Titanfall is inevitably coming to PlayStation. I don't think respawn of Vince Zampella is really all that interested in being so narrow minded. EA bet on the Microsoft horse, and that horse is dying of cancer. Respawn made money off the sales they could have gotten from the PS4 version, which they probably underestimated now thinking they could have gotten more. But, Zampella got his money although, now he wants people to play his hard work. As many as possible so, PlayStation will see Titanfall 2 and a retitled Titanfall. Zampella won't let Microsoft own his IP for that very reason. The Xbone army is dimishing. I'm seeing online sites around where I live posting their Xbone not necessarily for sale, but they want to trade for a PS4. Gamers will be shocked and amazed as The Order: 1886 the way Uncharted 2 turned the tides for PS3. The Order is the game nobody ever really saw coming, mark my words.

So, get it on PC or wait for Titanfall 2 on PS4. But, not Xbox One. If it doesn't sell well, EA knows there's a hype built, but when gamers in all vote with their wallets, EAs hand is forced to recoup their money and you'll see Titanfall 2 rushed to market for PS4 or Titanfall will find its way to PS4 within eight months of release. Don't buy it for Xbone.

[Flames76]

Lets see the Xbox One has sold 3.5 million consoles in under 3 months in only 13 countrys and has the number 1 pre order game right now titanfall.Also when you add up game totals PS4 7 million and Xbox One 10 million it speaks for itself.I know all the sony fanboys are scared because titanfall is almost here.They are doing everything to try and stop the sales just never gonna happen its just to big of a game.Also it will move systems

[clouds5]

Omg all the oracles here... Everyone seems to know the future. In this market anything can happen. Why don't you just chill and enjoy some games instead of trying to predict something that is unpredictable? In many ways it's the press that influences what people think with their stupid articles. Don't take these guys too seriously and if you have fun with the wii u even though it's supposedly doomed and a horrible console, don't feel bad about yourself.
Gaming news has died. It's all about clicks and numbers now.

[mechlord]

This is utter bullshit.
Im a SONY hardcore fan (but i dont define myself as fanboy tho) but i cant stand this; It only takes a small misstep and its all doom and gloom. Cmon people...by these same standards the ps3 was dead 1 second after launch...we all remember how that ended, right?
Yes, it didnt sell like a motherfck*er, but is it dead because of it? It's the frickin 1st year!

[MarioAna]

Strange how some say this is a CoD killer. It might end up being a better game but then many are, in sales figures they are dreaming. Just take a look at pre-order numbers and it's not going to sell half of what CoD does on the 360 alone.