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Titanfall Sequel Currently In Development, And It’s Multiplatform

John-Shepard 26 Comments

Now it's time for the patently obvious news just about everyone predicted.

During a recent IGN interview , Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn Entertainment, confirmed the existence of a Titanfall sequel.

Of utmost importance to PlayStation followers, he also confirmed that the new project, currently in development, will be multiplatform. This means Titanfall 2 is likely headed to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Said Zampella:

"No official name yet, but we're working on that. That's the main focus but we're starting up a second team and doing some smaller stuff too. Small, exploratory, taking it slow! It'll be multiplatform."

As for whether or not the follow-up effort will feature a more robust single-player campaign, we're not sure. It doesn't sound like Zampella cares much about it, saying he "wouldn't have done it differently" in relation to the original title:

"We set out to do it and it was one of our goals. I mean it obviously prohibits a certain group of people playing the game, and as content creators you want to get into as many people's hands as possible. We put some single-player elements in there though, and tried to mix it up. Maybe we could have mixed things up a bit better because some people blew right by it and didn't even see it because there was so much action happening around it. It's tough, because if you hit people over the head with it, it becomes intrusive, and there are people who don't want or care about it. Where does the needle fall? I think it takes a while to figure that out and we haven't figured it out yet."

If it doesn't have a campaign, I'm out, but I'm sure I'm in the minority. If you're familiar with Titanfall , what would you want to see in a sequel?

Related Game(s): Titanfall 2

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Titanfall 2 Might Include A Campaign

Ben-Dutka 10 Comments

Yes, we realize that Titanfall isn't available on a PlayStation console.

However, there's a very good chance that the sequel will indeed come to the PlayStation 4. In fact, I'd say it's inevitable.

And therefore, we reserve the right to report on any news concerning a new entry, if that's all right with the PlayStation faithful. 😉 Anyway, according to a new Game Informer interview with Respawn Entertainment COO Dusty Welch, it seems Titanfall 2 might include a single-player campaign. Well, at least they haven't ruled it out, but a campaign won't be included at the expense of the online multiplayer focus:

"I think that there's a lot of reward in continuing to push the paradigm that Titanfall introduced, which is this always-connected, real live visceral multiplayer universe. We learned a lot, and I think it's up to us to think about how we apply the learning to make the next game even more expansive and more engaging than the first."

Titanfall got plenty of flak for not including a campaign of any kind, but perhaps that may be a standard model in the years to come. Bigger worlds that are often shared appear to be the future trend; ala games like Destiny . Multiplayer is the crux of all FPS success these days, anyway, right? Still, the only way I'd buy Titanfall 2 is if it had a true campaign, so…

Related Game(s): The Last Guardian

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Report: Titanfall 2 Won’t Skip PlayStation

Ben-Dutka 13 Comments

Any gamer who knows anything about this industry kinda figured Titanfall 2 wouldn't stick to only Xbox and PC.

According to an interestingly titled Wall Street Journal article (Sony fans should be pleased), we find out that the Titanfall sequel will launch for both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

As we all know, the original title launched only for Xbox platforms and PC earlier this year, and considering its success, a sequel was inevitable. The currently unannounced project is "in the planning stages," but we may not hear about it for some time. This wouldn't be the first time a franchise had debuted outside of the PlayStation realm; Mass Effect did the same thing. See, Microsoft can afford to grease EA's pockets for the rights to a new IP for a little while, but when the sales potential on other platforms becomes significant, that's it. Multiplatform games make billions, not exclusive software.

Anywho, expect Titanfall 2 to come to PS4.

Related Game(s): Titanfall

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EA Secures Rights To Titanfall Sequel

Ben-Dutka 14 Comments

Will Titanfall or the sequel (or both) eventually come to PlayStation and/or Nintendo platforms?

That's getting more likely with every passing day. According to what a "reputable source" told GameSpot , Electronic Arts has secured the rights to a sequel.

Apparently, the option to land Titanfall 2 was based on the performance of the original title and clearly, the recently released game is doing quite well. We don't have exact sales just yet but chances are, they're impressive. EA won't officially claim the IP just yet but I'm sure we'll hear more about this in the near future. For the record, Titanfall is only available on Xbox and PC platforms, but EA CFO Blake Jorgensen was previously quoted as saying that any sequels could indeed come to other systems.

It really is inevitable. EA simply doesn't do exclusivity and by the time a sequel is ready to go, the userbase of the PlayStation 4 will be too high to ignore.

Related Game(s): Titanfall

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EA: Titanfall Not Coming To PS4, But Any Sequels Just Might

Ben-Dutka 28 Comments

The highly anticipated Titanfall is exclusive to the Xbox One, and publisher Electronic Arts says it'll stay that way.

However, that doesn't mean future installments won't go multiplatform. As for why the first title is exclusive to Microsoft platforms, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen explained it as a "basic business agreement." He elaborated during the UBS Global Technology Conference (as cited by IGN ), and said that it's a "process that's been done through the industry for many years." In other words, it's not uncommon.

Basically, the idea is that you work with the first-parties to "make sure the economics make sense for all sides." But moving forward, Jorgensen said that potential sequels could come to the PlayStation 4 and other platforms:

"So obviously it's the first title that's committed to a single platform."

This wouldn't be the first time a franchise has began its life as a platform exclusive. For example, the original Mass Effect was exclusive to the Xbox 360, but the ensuing sequels came to the PlayStation 3 as well. And let's not forget that EA published those games, so…

As for Titanfall , that's scheduled to launch on March 11, 2014.

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