By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Sony - inFamous Second Son Leading Titanfall In Social Metrics, EA Sorry For Not Bringing Titanfall To PS4

starcraft on 14 March 2014
Blood_Tears said:
starcraft said:
One thing people ignore is the fact that Titanfall would be a near non-entity if Microsoft hadn't sunk what clearly amounts to tens of millions of dollars worth of marketing into it.

Its all well and good to say that it would have sold millions on PS4. But ultimately Sony is neither known for its shooters, or its ability to market individual games as well as Microsoft. If Titanfall had been multiplat or Sony-exclusive, it just wouldn't have ever become as big a deal.

The whole argument is a giant, irrelevant what-if!

How do you know that it wouldn't have been just as big though?  Doesn't that contradict your "what if" logic. I believe imo that it would have been just as big because then EA would have marketed accordingly to fill their shooter hole that Medal of Honor now gives them. Since EA won't do an annual release of BF along with MoH flopping and with a lot of negative reception of performance for BF it would have provided EA a little cushion for the backlash they continue to get for BF.

Add this to other 3rd party games that either get direct marketing from their own publishers or MS/Sony doing cross marketing on their behalf. (Exclusive logo on commercials etc.)  A game doesn`t have to be exclusive to a be a big deal. If the game or franchise is great it will blow up on it`s own merits like CoD, AC, BF, Batman etc..

Ultimately you're trying to prove a negative.

The fact is we're here, now, and Titanfall is a massive hit due to Respawn's good development and Microsoft's huge, expensive and highly effective marketing.  If you think EA could ever have matched Microsoft's marketing then, with respect, I'd suggest you're misunderstanding their logistical and financial position in the market.



starcraft - Playing Games = FUN, Talking about Games = SERIOUS

Around the Network
starcraft on 14 March 2014
NiKKoM said:
starcraft said:
One thing people ignore is the fact that Titanfall would be a near non-entity if Microsoft hadn't sunk what clearly amounts to tens of millions of dollars worth of marketing into it.

What? Look at what EA did with FUSE.. clearly EA could have done it alone..

Holy crap.

I literally had to look up the game you were talking about - that thing sank like a stone...



starcraft - Playing Games = FUN, Talking about Games = SERIOUS

Dark_Feanor on 15 March 2014

Dodd has downgrade to the most pathetic PS4 fanboy.

He is a nobody, he has no inside knolage from any major player. His posts are just wishifull thinking and FUDs with no basis.



Farsala on 15 March 2014

I think Titanfall> Infamous in US pretty easily. As most FPS> most Infamous like games... But comparatively I think infamous second son is doing quite well and titanfall would also have done well to be on PS4. Lastly, most people who buy xbox one probably already liked fps so it should not push HW as hard.

Imo: 500k XB1 March NPD is a great success
400k decent success
300k hardly boosted
200k obviously failed or february was indeed adjustments.

Infamous and PS4? I have no clue with stock issues and various other factors.



coolguy on 15 March 2014

I hope EA chocks on these lost sales that they could have made on a ps4 verison of titanfall.



VITA 32 GIG CARD.250 GIG SLIM & 160 GIG PHAT PS3

Around the Network
crissindahouse on 15 March 2014

Man will I be happy when people will stop to compare Infamous with Titanfall and start to compare Game of Thrones with the Simpsons.



JoeTheBro on 15 March 2014
Dark_Feanor said:
Dodd has downgrade to the most pathetic PS4 fanboy.

He is a nobody, he has no inside knolage from any major player. His posts are just wishifull thinking and FUDs with no basis.


And your post isn't wishful thinking and FUD with no basis?



Links

mornelithe on 15 March 2014
crissindahouse said:

Man will I be happy when people will stop to compare Infamous with Titanfall and start to compare Game of Thrones with the Simpsons.

Game of Thrones would need to run for at least 20 more years to be in the conversation.  Great series, no doubt, but it's got nothing on the Simpsons.

And yes, I did just compare Game of Thrones to the Simpsons, just for you ;)

lol



Dr.Henry_Killinger on 15 March 2014
cusman said:
I doubt that inFamous Second Son will sell more than the XBO version of TitanFall, let alone more than the PC + XBO + X360 versions.

If nothing else, than simply due to being a bundled software on XBO. Even Knack managed to get over 300k sales in Japan due to being bundled with the PS4 there.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if inFamous manages to be a 2+ million seller for the PS4.

MS doesn't have unlimited TF codes, they still have to pay EA for the game.



In this day and age, with the Internet, ignorance is a choice! And they're still choosing Ignorance! - Dr. Filthy Frank

Dr.Henry_Killinger on 15 March 2014
starcraft said:
Blood_Tears said:
starcraft said:
One thing people ignore is the fact that Titanfall would be a near non-entity if Microsoft hadn't sunk what clearly amounts to tens of millions of dollars worth of marketing into it.

Its all well and good to say that it would have sold millions on PS4. But ultimately Sony is neither known for its shooters, or its ability to market individual games as well as Microsoft. If Titanfall had been multiplat or Sony-exclusive, it just wouldn't have ever become as big a deal.

The whole argument is a giant, irrelevant what-if!

How do you know that it wouldn't have been just as big though?  Doesn't that contradict your "what if" logic. I believe imo that it would have been just as big because then EA would have marketed accordingly to fill their shooter hole that Medal of Honor now gives them. Since EA won't do an annual release of BF along with MoH flopping and with a lot of negative reception of performance for BF it would have provided EA a little cushion for the backlash they continue to get for BF.

Add this to other 3rd party games that either get direct marketing from their own publishers or MS/Sony doing cross marketing on their behalf. (Exclusive logo on commercials etc.)  A game doesn`t have to be exclusive to a be a big deal. If the game or franchise is great it will blow up on it`s own merits like CoD, AC, BF, Batman etc..

Ultimately you're trying to prove a negative.

The fact is we're here, now, and Titanfall is a massive hit due to Respawn's good development and Microsoft's huge, expensive and highly effective marketing.  If you think EA could ever have matched Microsoft's marketing then, with respect, I'd suggest you're misunderstanding their logistical and financial position in the market.

EA can meet and exceed MS marketting skills. Even if some of their games flop, its usually because they were all over hyped, and the backlash turned them into oblivion. The only reason MS was driving the TitanFall Marketing was so that they could focus on making it appear exclusive to XB1.



In this day and age, with the Internet, ignorance is a choice! And they're still choosing Ignorance! - Dr. Filthy Frank