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Xbox 360 version of Titanfall lagging behind due to day one patch

Planned updates to the Xbox One version of Titanfall are directly affecting the release of its Xbox 360 port, Respawn Entertainment founder Vince Zampella confirmed to GameSpot.

ErcsYou4335d ago

Is that what EA told him to say?.. lol

kingdip904335d ago

Gotta move those xbox ones..

n4rc4335d ago

Lol.. Conspiracy theories are always a laugh..

Baccra174335d ago

When Ps3 was released and had practically nothing worth getting, Sony noticed a problem. Instead of wasting money on "next gen" crap, they were buying, instead, PS2 games because the system was backwards compatible. The problem was so bad that Sony took away backwards compatability from future PS3's claiming it was to cut cost, when in reality they did it so that people would have no choice other than to buy PS3 games instead of the cheaper, and better, PS2 games.

I wish to this day I saved the interview where Jack Tretton pretty much admitted this was the cause. The point is, Xbone isn't doing well at all and if this is what it takes to sell the Xbone and make it so people avoid the 360 version then they'll do it. Calling it a "conspiracy theory" like it's some bad label is foolish.

Eonjay4335d ago

Developers have way more experience with last gen consoles and therefore the development cycles are bound to be shorter right now. We are intelligent enough to figure out what their angle is and that actually okay.

TomShoe4335d ago

@Baccra

To be fair, the BC PS3s had the PS2s Emotion Engine guts stuffed inside them, and that made them very expensive to produce.

n4rc4335d ago (Edited 4335d ago )

How so?

Respawn is making a PC and Xbox one game.. Bluepoint then ports all their work to 360..

This argument would be valid if respawn was doing the work, but they arent..

I say its a conspiracy theory because..well.. It is plain and simple.. Choosing to assume everyone lies 100% of the time and there is always some evil plot afoot..

Gee.. Doesn't the insanely simple and obvious answer that they gave make sense to you?

People are always trying to read between the lines when there is nothing there.. And they never learn from being proven wrong, just move on to the next ridiculous claim..

If this was truly their plan, it wouldn't release in the same fkn month Lol.. It would come out down the road..

Their reason makes complete sense.. While the ones floating around here dont

curtis924335d ago

@n4rc do you not at least agree that it benefits XB1 sales JUST A BIT by not having the 360 release at the same time?

You don't think that'd be a convenient thing for MS to push XB1 sales?

Whether or not it's true, you at least have to admit it will help XB1 by NOT having 360 TF same day.

Boody-Bandit4335d ago (Edited 4335d ago )

FYI - Reality is spelled R-E-A-L-I-T-Y and not CONSPIRACY. And there is nothing funny about the cheap tactics MS sinks to trying to entice sales for their "current" bread and butter.

Seriously. It's not like TitanFall is a graphical intesne juggernaut as to why there is such a delay. It's definitely a fun game but mediocre graphically.

This is just another in a long line of stunts MS pulls to attract attention to their latest and greatest. Anything to boost sales.

n4rc4335d ago

Well sure.. It could help.. Assuming people would drop 500 on something they didn't want previously just to not wait 2 weeks for a single game..

If their goal was to boost x1 sales, a 2 week delay isn't doing much IMO.. That's why it doesn't make sense to me..

Its more likely that the lead platform is finished first and they aren't waiting for the 360 port to release the game..

Boody-Bandit4334d ago

"If their goal was to boost x1 sales, a 2 week delay isn't doing much IMO.."

Than why does MS spend tens of million is not hundreds of millions of dollars on exclusive DLC to have it 4 weeks before the competitor?

Oh and next time you get your panties in a bunch and PM someone that obviously struck a nerve with you? Come up with a better retort than this:

"You mean like flat out lying about your games resolution? Oh wait.. That was Sony

Gimme a break man"

Like I said to you in reply this was the lamest PM I've ever received from a member of this site. Do you make it a habit of sending every person a PM that doesn't agree with you? If so how do you find the time to sleep?

MS has been making moves like this since they entered this industry. This delay is deliberate. Anything to entice sales.

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ZombieKiller4335d ago

When is this coming out on 360 anyway?

FITgamer4335d ago (Edited 4335d ago )

I thought they said March 25th, but i saw video on IGN earlier that said March 28th.

ZombieKiller4335d ago

I would take the blue pill because I wouldn't want the RROD.

PrinceOfAllSaiyans4335d ago

Its so they can sell more xbones. I bet the XB1/360 versions both look the same and play the same.

ZombieKiller4335d ago

I agree. I bet a slight drop in framerate for the 360

barb_wire4335d ago

That's the consensus over on GAF too.. March 25th is the supposed release date of 'Titanfall' 360.. yet here we are, less than 2 weeks away from (supposed) release and we've still seen zero images, zero gameplay videos, nothing, absolutely nothing.

It's almost like the game doesn't even exist.

.. EA aren't marketing it, MS certainly isn't. It's all XB1 - the ad I've seen on TV (FXX has shown it 3 times in the last 90mins) is just for the XB1, no mention of the PC or 360.

kingPoS4335d ago

I noticed that too. For the longest while I thought it wasn't coming to 360.

Gateway MT6706 2008

Kiwi664335d ago

of course they'll play the same, the main difference is one will look slighty better than the other

RollinThunder4335d ago

Hopefully im just misinterpreting that they were rushed. :-\

Applejack4335d ago

I'm sure it's only to sell more copies of Titanfall on the Xbox One. That would definitely work but with a very limited gap of just 2 weeks, you can't really expect much.

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‘He Secretly Paid my Dad’s Entire Funeral’ Devs Share Stories, Remember Zampella After Tragic Loss

Stories Of Vince Zampella's Kindness and Greatness Pour In From Across the Industry After his Tragic Death.

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Jin_Sakai22d ago

He seemed like a great person and good friend to many. My condolences to his family and friends.

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Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash

Vince Zampella is the former CEO of video game developers Infinity Ward, the studio behind the wildly successful "Call of Duty" franchise.

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The_Hooligan25d ago

An absolute legend in the gaming world. Thank you for all the unforgettable moments. RIP 🙏

CornholioX25d ago

The one who revived Battlefield 6 and also love for his other games he worked on.

But what the hell with the dislikes here??? Have some respect!!!

shinXseijuro25d ago

I’m with you on this one . Like the guy or not death is inevitable for all of us . Have some respect .

RaidenBlack25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

Da F people disliking here?
N4G users have a reputation online for being twisted .... but this is a bit too much.
Dunno what he did against Sony/PS to warrant all the dislikes.

JEECE25d ago

Pretty sure it's one person with a bunch of alts.

VersusDMC25d ago

It's call of duty/xbox fans bitter that Battlefield 6 took out COD so bad that it is 7th best selling game of the year and on a deep discount.

Redemption-6425d ago

@RaidenBlack

What does Sony have to do with this? Seriously did Sony really hurt you that much? If anything Sony/PS love this guy, he worked on BF6, the franchise Sony/PS now has a huge marketing deal with with.

GamingExplained10124d ago

For those unaware, Zampella only worked on CoD up until Modern Warfare 2 on PS3/360, everyone's just been copying his formula every since.
He also did the insanely good Titanfall 2.

Tacoboto24d ago

Is anyone going to acknowledge that he died a murderer? No RIP or thoughts to the passenger he killed? No? Ok.

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Jin_Sakai24d ago

Awfully to hear and watch. He was definitely speeding out of the tunnel but to think if that stupid concrete barrier end wasn’t sticking out the outcome might have been different.

R.I.P. Vince Zampella and prayers to the family.

__y2jb24d ago

Admins seriously need to look at the downvotes here. Is it all just Obscure creating burner accounts? Is he the one DDOS'ing the site too?

Jin_Sakai24d ago

Yea this definitely needs to be looked into.

1nsomniac24d ago

I was staying out of this, but get a grip man. Calling on admins because someone pressed a down arrow…. Who cares, get over it. It means nothing. Why you all so soft for. Just get on with your lives.

__y2jb24d ago

I guess I thought massively downvoting a respectful post about someone who just died in a horrible way was rather suspicious as people have more respect. But maybe I’m wrong, lots of absolute scumbags out there who will happily laugh at this…world’s a messed up place.

PapaBop24d ago

Welcome to the internet.. you'll have a far better time when you stop giving value to arbitrary numbers.

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LucasRuinedChildhood25d ago

Oh, wow. Burning to death is one of the worst ways to go. That is horrendous news.

Vince's consistency is legendary and everything he worked on turned to gold. RIP.

cloganart24d ago

Why the fuck does a comment like this have so many dislikes?

What is wrong with this website's community?

boing125d ago

Whoa... That's terrible news 😢.

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Battlefield Fans Look to Vince Zampella as the Franchise’s Last Hope for Battlefield 6

The Battlefield community is hoping Vince Zampella will be able "save" Battlefield 6 and the franchise, and his track record shows he can.

Goodguy01170d ago

Hope so. He did a good job with titanfall and apex.

thorstein170d ago

Of course, when I found out they hired him, I knew good things were coming.

Although the article mentions BFV as if it were on par with 2042. I remember people losing their minds screaming "historical accuracy" (hmmmm.... sounds familiar) because a woman was on the cover.

Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko has 309 confirmed kills in WW2. And she wasn't the only woman to see combat.

JEECE169d ago

So many people had their entire impression of BFV from one trailer (or in most cases, what influencers said about that one trailer). Friends would tell me they didn't want to play it because they didn't want to see a guy with a bionic leg running around with a pirate sword in WWII, but I never saw anything like that actually playing. I don't think I would have even known you could play as women if it hasn't been such a big part of the advertising.

And of course, all those people who allegedly care about accuracy skipped BFV and played games like COD and Siege where you can play as a side character from Rick and Morty and run around stabbing people with a pink knife.

NovusTerminus169d ago

My biggest issue was when they changed the Heavy Water mission's history to have a female lead and undercut the story of someone who ACTUALLY did the mission.

There are plenty of stories of women fighting in WW2, and they are great and deserve to be told rather then stealing another's story.

I'm not the fanbase for this or CoD, but if you're going to make up stories in the WW fine, just don't take one that is someone's history and life and steal their valor.

PapaBop169d ago

Pretty much, I've had zero faith in Battlefield for years now but Zampella knows how to make great shooters, I'm cautiously optimistic about Battlefield 6 with him at the helm.

excaliburps169d ago

I hope he does oversee stuff and it's not just a title where he delegates everything.

Green-Smurf169d ago

he will absolutely save the franchise

boing1169d ago

It's shaping up great so far.