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Figgycal on 08 February 2014
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ganoncrotch said:
Figgycal said:
daredevil.shark said:

  • EA's profit-maximizing strategy of releasing the game on the PC and Xbox 360 will inevitably dilute sales of the Xbox One version.

  • The cross-generation release of the game also makes Titanfall look like a mere half-step up from seventh generation consoles.

  • Titanfall doesn't have a single-player mode, meaning the player is required to play online at all times.

  • Considering EA's terrible track record with "always online" games like Simcity, server problems could crush the game's reputation the moment it launches.

Moreover, Titanfall doesn't look much different from Crysis, Halo, or most other modern shooters. The only thing that stands out about the game is its acrobatic freedom and seamless swap from ground-based combat to mech-based combat.

Every point made here is wrong.

It's such a bad article; it doesn't even mention the fact that this offer was also for the 360. And how is this trade in any way different from trading the console in to gamestop for a percent off on the Xbox or PS4.

the last point made says could in it, as in the writer is speculating based on past events. You just say he is wrong, based on?

Okay after reading the second paragraph it's clear you didn't read the portion of the OP how they say it isn't different from trading it in but doing that with a bit of public jabbing at their rivals in the market.

edit from OP

"A pre-owned PS3 sells for $200 to $230 at GameStop . However, GameStop only pays $100 for a 500GB PS3 system. Therefore, all Microsoft is really doing is offering the same trade-in deal as GameStop, but using it as a publicity stunt"

I didn't feel like going through evry point. He's wrong in that Titanfall, as far as we know, is running on Microsoft's Azure servers. And furthermore - an online multiplayer shooter that requires an online connection is expected. It's not like Sim-City, where the game is an offline game that requires an online connection.

Also, I was talking about the promotion that Gamestop ran last holiday season. "Trade in a console or a game and get an extra (however much) % off on an Xbox One or PS4."