Titanfall 3 is not in development, according to Respawn Entertainment. The developer announced and released Apex Legends today, a new kind of team-based Battle Royale title for the PlayStation 4. But there had been rumours over the weekend that this was a kind of stopgap, designed to tide fans over until the next Titanfall game. That’s not true, apparently.
“The world thinks we're making Titanfall 3 and we're not – this is what we're making,” lead producer Drew McCoy told Eurogamer.net. Why not announce it months ago, then? “We're doing a free to play game, with essentially loot boxes, after we were bought by EA, and it's not Titanfall 3. It's the perfect recipe for a marketing plan to go awry, so let's just ship the game and let players play.”
It’s an honest answer, but after the Star Wars: Battlefront 2 debacle, we suppose it’s understandable. Still, fans of the Titanfall franchise are likely to feel slighted – especially after how well received the previous instalment was. But with Respawn Entertainment also working on Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, we suppose there’s only so much it can do – and it looks like Apex Legends is its FPS focus for now.
[source eurogamer.net]
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That's odd to me cos I thought EA said TF3 was in development when they bought Respawn?
Yeah EA said it was in development when they bought them out, and to say there not this is what where releasing clearly proves EA have screwed this device over making a live service MTs game from a franchise people liked and it will now go down the pan. I bet you TF3 will be full of monotiation
"We knew with our reputation that you would immediately write off this quick cash grab to jump on thr f2p p2w br phenomenon if we announced the title and its 'features'....so here it is with no press. Heres a balloon and a high figh emote ps4 players...yaaaaa"
At least they're being honest about it. It still really stings though...
That's really depressing. I thought and still think that Titanfall 2 is one of the best singleplayer FPS's in the last decade. It was an incredible experience.
As a side note, I need to replay that game. I only need one more trophy to get the Platinum, but that dang Gauntlet trophy is a pain in the neck. I just can't seem to do it, and I've even watched tutorials on YouTube. Lol.
That quote is pretty brutal, basically saying they wanted to make TF3 but EA forced them to make this game that they don’t even dare market in the current gaming climate. It will be interesting to see if enough people try it and enjoy it.
Shame, I'd love a Titanfall 3, but can't say I'm surprised.
the moment EA bought Respawn Entertainment everybody knew this was going to happen.
Massively disappointed. Would love to see Titanfall 3. I have zero interest in battle royal games. I don't want Apex to flop, but I don't see it being that popular especially with Battlefield entering the scene shortly.
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