Titanfall exclusivity proved to be (quite) pointless

[BillyBong]

J_Allard said:

BillyBong said:

It's funny that somehow a game that's been hyped up the wazoo since last year all the way up to launch date by both MS & EA has remained relatively quiet since post launch date.  Since when did MS & EA ever NOT brag about numbers and sales?  For MS, if it was a system seller as they believed, you wouldn't be able to stop them or the media about how much this "exlusivity" paid off for MS 1 week after release..  Likewise, EA would be touting that they have this awesome COD killer on their hands.  Exactly how long did it take MS to talk about "fastest selling system.." "selling over 1 mil in 24 hrs".. etc, etc.. and yet they are super secret about how well titanfall did for their system almost 2 months since launch (XB1)?  Same thing with EA.. how long before they started saying "8th generation, EA sells most titles.." etc. and now it's.. crickets.. crickets?!  Seems to me the numbers weren't so great.. hence the silent treatment from both companies surrounding actual HW & SW sales figures.  And onto your point.. Sony can make an announcement about Infamous because maybe it met their expectations from a sales point?  You don't think EA and MS would not do the same if Titanfall had met theirs?

Spin it all you want, but from MS standpoint.. paying for titanfall exclusivity and still not beating Sony in March = MS FLOP.  EA betting on Titanfall exclusivity with MS this gen = EA FLOP. 

Looks like a duck.. smells like a duck.. quacks like a duck.. hey it must be a duck!?!  OMG..

Why do people keep dragging MS into this sales number hush hush conspiracy nonsense? I can see EA or Respawn being placed in it, but why would MS talk about the sales of a game they didn't publish? If EA isn't talking sales numbers, why would MS go over their head and talk about them? I know there is never much logic put into conspiracy theories, but c'mon guys.

Regarding EA gloating, I only ever remember them "gloating" about Madden numbers back when it used to sell really well. I don't buy EA games or follow many EA games, but idk, do they constantly gloat about sales numbers? All I ever found for BF3 or BF4 were investor calls. The onus is on you guys making the claim that EA always gloats about sales immediately after release to provide some actual proof.

Then again, conspiracy theories never really rely on proof either. Carry on.

oh right.. so MS bought the exclusive just because.. had nothing to do with trying to push their hardware.  lol.. either titanfall pushed their hardware, which MS can comment about, or it didn't.. which seems to be the cause, because the PS4 still outsold XB1 in March.  They gambled hoping that titanfall would sell the xb1.. hell, it was a common marketing scheme since the unveiling of Titanfall and that it was only on Xbox.  what other ammo did MS have against Sony?  fact of the matter is, for both MS and EA, they banked on Titanfall moving product, period.  If titanfall on xbox was a success, wouldn't you expect to hear something about it, especially after 2 months already?  MS would be making claims of "we sold so and so.." instead of "we shipped so and so..", "we've got 10 mil mintues logged in twitch..", "players have shot so and so bullets."  That's BS marketing spin to advertently dodge the real question... how much did Titanfall help push your product? 

Titanfall a success?  For Respawn definitely.  For EA, meh.  For MS.. no way jose.