Did EA mishandle the Titanfall IP?

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BillyBong said:

Azerth said:

but see it from ms point of view they put the money why should sony benfit from it for all we know the money that they got from ms for going exclusive was needed for the game(i cant remember if that was talked about or not)

well.. if that's the case, then wouldn't it be better to keep it as xbox plat exclusive for all future titles.  I'm just saying.. regardless if xbox funded the game, EA sold the exclusivity.  My point is, by going exclusive for their first title, did EA screw up their chance of having a potential "COD Killer" type IP?  I'm not saying any future titles will not sell, just saying their actions could of potentially pushed away sales from the sony plat.  And by ignoring one gamer base, like I said, what makes that gamer base care about the sequel(s), especially if by that point, more titles could be available on all platforms and they will all be fighting for sales.  COD,BF,Destiny,PS2,etc.. it's going to be shooter saturated by the time the next Titanfall releases..

@ Bolded:  Who says MS didn't go for that offer.  It was probably wise of EA and Respawn to not accept such an offer as it ties them to one platform for to long.  Since COD first came out on the Xbox before moving multi-platform, I highly doubt EA screwed up anything.  Instead Respawn must continue to improve their product and make it mass market enough to reach COD type of sales.  It matters not which platform it first appeared on, its more important that polish, features and word of mouth.