What do you guys think about EA acquiring Respawn? Source: www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171109006677/en/EA-Acquire-Respawn-Entertainment

@ViperChief117

6 жыл бұрын

Downward Thrust wrong I'm a Sony fan and knew about TitanFall. Bought TitanFall 2. This looks like a disaster.

@walpol3

6 жыл бұрын

Downward Thrust it had to be bought for titanfall 3 to be released. Now they have enough funding. My concern is the frostbite engine EDIT: www.reddit.com/r/titanfall/comments/7c0hqo/ea_forces_all_their_studios_to_use_the_frostbite/

@ThreesixnineGF

6 жыл бұрын

You deserve the capital punshment for this title, DT!

@Xenophelia_Thick

6 жыл бұрын

Didn't buy either Titanfall game because I sick of fps. EA buying out Respawn will most likely means the death of Respawn.

@accelerator8558

6 жыл бұрын

they wont Respawn anymore

There really is no future. Titanfall 3 will be a microtransaction plagued mess and if previous sales are anything to go by Respawn and Titanfall will be shut down like visceral and others.

@JahonCross

6 жыл бұрын

edwin serrano ain't that the truth😰

@quinnwhiteley1096

6 жыл бұрын

edwin serrano also the fact that the free DLC will turn into $20 paid and season passes.

@jriibzmodus4792

6 жыл бұрын

It was nice while it lasted

@DrWub

6 жыл бұрын

SirCreepsAlott but they also made dead space

@7salvation7

6 жыл бұрын

You know.. to some degree I feel this the gaming community’s fault. Respawn did everything that ppl cried out for. Delivered on a amazing FPS, free dlc, no pay to win and everyone put their money on the same yearly exhausted COD and battlefield. Respawn might have gone under without this deal from lack of sales to keep them afloat.

I think it's fairly obvious that EA set this up from the start. Titanfall 2 was released at the worst possible time so as to guarantee low sales and force Respawn into a financially precarious situation so that they'll be forced to take the deal with EA to save the studio financially. I mean why else would you release an FPS in between COD and Battlefield unless you're trying to fail deliberately. Just a conspiracy theory. Don't mind me.

@johnluca3865

6 жыл бұрын

theomegarose this is legit exactly what I was thinking!

@jsetch43

6 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Why get out of bed with Activision and end up with a mistress like EA ? They say gamers never die, they just respawn, but in this case they've signed their own death warrant !, 2 think anything else is sadly delusional !.

@jcaashby3

6 жыл бұрын

It is something to think about. The release date basically killed Titanfall 2 from succeeding. DId EA think that 3 FPS releasing in a 3 week span ..that all 3 would be a success? COD and BF were clearly going to be 1 and 2 ...leaving TF at 3rd in sales between all three.

@SrMano

6 жыл бұрын

Dude, that was also exactly what I was thinking!

@joshuaspencer4529

6 жыл бұрын

theomegarose Solid theory

The future is: Respawn will be closed after Titanfall 3

@debilman9065

6 жыл бұрын

One of the remenents of the real infinity ward

@bladewolfvii6383

6 жыл бұрын

or straight after the starwars game without even finishing tf3...

@connorbranscombe766

6 жыл бұрын

Well when you release 2 pretty mediocre games idk what you expect

EA and Activision are killing everything in the gaming industry

@doomedbringer

6 жыл бұрын

Ethan Furtado except no one wants the prices of game to rise, which they haven’t to match how much more AAA games cost to make now. So no one wants game prices to rise? Ok that means more micro transactions

@blair5475

6 жыл бұрын

AAA games don't cost much to make now, that's bullshit.

@sugar5374

6 жыл бұрын

slipspacer88 Erm, but games are costing significantly less than e.g. 7 years ago. Add the growth of players to that and you will get only one result: Games should become cheaper or release free DLCs instead of what's happening now.

@iamwritingrightnow8217

6 жыл бұрын

Blair battlefield 4 cost 100 million dollars... Destiny 2 has a budget of 500 million dollars Compare that to the first ea game ever made which cost 8000 dollars.

@EzioTheProphet

6 жыл бұрын

Dont forget Ubisoft

I picked up Titanfall randomly for $20 and it was the only game I wanted to play over the summer

@xspt5019

6 жыл бұрын

TF2 is really good, but not as good as your food reviews...

@preasidium13

6 жыл бұрын

Malvo McVeigh it's a shame, especially for a small company like respawn. I can't really blame them for signing with EA to get the money and resources they need.

@DJLuckeyLu

6 жыл бұрын

Malvo McVeigh You could buy a few skins if you REALLY wanted to support the company. I bought it when Origin had it for 50% off during Christmas '16.

They will kill the Titanfall Franchise and squeeze the last cents of it. RIP Respawn Entertainment. One of the best developers out there

@hulkman245

6 жыл бұрын

Yun Chun they wont really be missed. How many people actually still play titenfall

@Adler2935

6 жыл бұрын

Cantthinkofaname it is normal economy that you lose like 80% of player base over time. To keep the game alive you have to get constant new players in. But Titanfall 2 is literally one of the best shooting games with the worst marketing. Players are leaving like any other game but only a few new players are generated.

@theguywhoonlyleavescomment8234

6 жыл бұрын

SirCreepsAlott Titanfall 2 was mediocre? Geez, I guess good games have never existed then.

@theguywhoonlyleavescomment8234

6 жыл бұрын

SirCreepsAlott You not liking it doesn’t make it mediocre. For example, although I understand the appeal of The Witcher 3, I don’t have much fun playing it I but I don’t go running around telling people it’s mediocre because it would not be an objective statement. If you’re just going to reply that Titanfall 2 was objectively bad you’re going to need serious evidence to back that up.

@theodoreschantz1171

6 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, Titanfall is overrated. However, "jet packs are annoying" is entirely subjective.

I guess rip Titanfall, remember Visceral

@Upucuk

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, Titanfail was a really boring game. Just like a second one.

@bryonmwalter

6 жыл бұрын

SirCreepsAlott shut up no wanted visceral to go away because they were the ones who made dead space now we Lloyd most likely never get another.

@preasidium13

6 жыл бұрын

lol, visceral was already dead before EA killed them. In fact, visceral devs said that EA's major fault was not killing them sooner. It's better that money goes to a company that's actually alive and growing.

@controlledbyblueyandbingo

6 жыл бұрын

Why was Titanfall never a good franchise

@luisgonzalez2373

6 жыл бұрын

SKILLDEX Did you even played the game?

Get ready for microtransaction Fall. (Lootbox drops from the sky)

@jriibzmodus4792

6 жыл бұрын

Lenny Wright NOOOOOOOOOO

@hippiebrother3

6 жыл бұрын

Lenny Wright Protocol 4: Rip off the pilot

@CrystallizedBlackSkull

6 жыл бұрын

*Looks at the box* This isint my Titan "Oh yeah you have to pay for a Titan first"

@SpartanK4102

6 жыл бұрын

That sounds familiar....

@thefool8224

6 жыл бұрын

You expected a golden titan, but it was a shitty weapon reskin

Well, I better say good bye to all those free DLCs.

@beansncheese9127

6 жыл бұрын

The Crazy One it was good while it lasted. now where gonna have to play 40 big bucks for a overpowered titan and horrible loot boxes

EA, Activision,Take Two, etc.......they are all working hard to kill videogames and they will if things keep going on as they are right now.

@giltyakhtar

6 жыл бұрын

We need another game crash,like seriously

@nomadikmind3979

6 жыл бұрын

I say let them, we need a reset so that devs actually put passion back into their games

@jcaashby3

6 жыл бұрын

Disagree. They are working hard to make money. MORE money. And consumers are buying the extras. How many figures have been released showing companies making 40-50% of there income of........MICROTRANSACTIONS!! I say blame the people buying and not the seller. Because if people stopped buying they wouldnt have it in game anymore.

@tito3213211

6 жыл бұрын

I think its the buyers who are killing games. If you don't agree with a game then don't buy it. Developers make games for money, and where they're is no money is where they won't develop.

@joshuaspencer4529

6 жыл бұрын

Game Station You really think micro transactions are gonna kill games?

Press F to pay respects

@cybersilver5816

6 жыл бұрын

Seeker 1904 F

@GRAFITTI000

6 жыл бұрын

F

@illxnati7196

6 жыл бұрын

GRAFITTI000 F

@ilovesanrioandmcr2031

6 жыл бұрын

F

0:45 I dont think anyone was excited more like depressed

I think that if this deal goes south Respawn can only blame themselves, given EA's past history in regards to similar deals with other studios. I mean, I want to think that this'll be a great union, but the past tells me not to get my hopes up.

@Bird_Dog00

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how much say Respawn had in the sale. I heard something about EA having a first buyers right.

@BinBintheRiceCake

6 жыл бұрын

I dont know, I cant really blame respawn as they were jammed betwern call of duty and battlefield. So it was inveitable sales would be low.

@sixravenx

6 жыл бұрын

Bird_Dog Nexon offered to buy them at $455 million, (the group that developed the mobile TF game) but EA had the right to match the offer before Respawn could take it (not sure why, must have had a contract signed with EA). I'm not sure why they couldn't reject Nexons offer and continue to be independent but partnered with EA, but I'm sure they had their reasons that we'll probably never know

@JustaGuy_Gaming

6 жыл бұрын

The main problem with how business work these days are the people at the top. They really don't care about the company they run. They have job security in huge severance packages if they fail and large bonuses to give themselves in a risky venture works. Worst of all no matter how bad a CEO does, even going so far as to embezzle from a company they always seem to find work at another company no questions asked. In Respawns case it's a pretty simple practice of the current people in charge sell the company for a huge sum of money and more than likely won't even be around in 5 years time to see how things go. Even if it fails they'll be rich enough to not really care.

@victorpleitez8867

6 жыл бұрын

You can't really blame Respawn, chances are they had no choice in the matter. Titanfall 2 is good sequel game that EA screwed over in favor of another game, or perhaps maybe they thought people would go out and buy 2 fps games all within a week of each other, which is just so stupid and greedy of them. Chances are the studio was struggling to stay afloat cuz of the lower sales and needed that extra cash.

The serial killer has got another victim

@lamichka

6 жыл бұрын

The infection spreads.

I actually felt my heart break a little when I heard this news... hopefully they prove me wrong

@sherrattpemberton6089

6 жыл бұрын

Same here. It is a very small forlorn hope

@beansncheese9127

6 жыл бұрын

Deathstar Player i couldn’t agree more

Why would people be excited by EA buying their favorite company?

@danielmortari8827

6 жыл бұрын

Cause who cares about microtransactions

@CinnamonMuffinz

6 жыл бұрын

More resources, potentially larger reach the next time a game is released. Respawn might be able to use the Frostbite engine too.

@jodiepama9359

6 жыл бұрын

"Respawn might be able to use the Frostbite engine too." Oh god I hope not. It may look very good, but a significant part of why Titanfall is so smooth is because it runs on Source.

@sugar5374

6 жыл бұрын

CinnamonTea I hope they don't. Remember the last time a game was forced to use Frostbite; Andromeda happened.

@CrystallizedBlackSkull

6 жыл бұрын

Last time they used Frostbite on an FPS Massive Glitches happened

I really wish Microsoft were the one to acquire Respawn instead

@giltyakhtar

6 жыл бұрын

Karl Schweinfurth remember Lionheart studios?

@giltyakhtar

6 жыл бұрын

Lionhead

@Reyma777

6 жыл бұрын

If MS bought Respawn, they wouldn’t likely invest too heavily into Titanfall, due to it overlapping heavily with Halo and Gears. Also, Respawn already has contracts with EA, which would of made them hard to buy for MS.

@Ahmadabdal_

6 жыл бұрын

I have a ps4 and even if have to agree I just can't bare to see titanfall go to ea

@CannabisTechLife

6 жыл бұрын

Microsoft has the lowest market share in terms of consoles sold. This means that they would have to offer much more money than EA offered and would be more of a risk for them. Seeing how poorly Microsoft has doubled down on exclusive support this generation and the coming one, I can't see how Respawn would take it seriously, unless they were in danger of closing which no reports have hinted at.

Its dead. They killed it. They will kill again. (c) Ross Scott on EA

It's very ironic that a company that separated from one of the most money hungry and copy paste franchise producer agrees to be bought by the exact same copy paste based company with a different name. Naughty Dog, i swear if you sell yourself to Ubisoft i'll drown myself in bleach

@ArcturusOTE

6 жыл бұрын

Akselino the great They're with Sony, I don't think they're gonna be in much trouble

@manafon5398

6 жыл бұрын

did you hear Andrew House the CEO of sony playstation left the company last month and they replaced him with someone who's in favour of microtransactions? Sony's games ain't gonna be the same for too long...

@alexyou3233

6 жыл бұрын

Akselino the great Ubisoft has gained a bit of respect from me. They stopped the yearly releases and made a new and unique AC. Activision and Ea and the real cancer companies.

@kriskater

6 жыл бұрын

TLOU already had micro transactions.

@HeavySandvichGuy1

6 жыл бұрын

Ubisoft is doing better now WD2 was awesome ACO is awesome R6 is still getting support and free DLC I've heard that For Honor is much better now

but first bioware will by close afther that, this one will by next

@NitriumOxide

6 жыл бұрын

Yep. Anthem looks like a Destiny wannabe. I guess that could work for them though given Destiny's massive success. If it doesn't... well, RIP Bioware, it was nice knowing you.

@MrRobot-0

6 жыл бұрын

Nitrium Oxide worse anthen must be wath destiny promised to be, ho is a way more higher milestone if it want outdo destiny

@accelerator8558

6 жыл бұрын

We all know at this point bioware is almos gone when anthen fail bioware will face his end, destiny is a pile of garbage and the Halo devs will suffer for that soon

@mdd4296

6 жыл бұрын

If they didnt suffer for Detiny 1. Then they are totally untouchable. It's Activision. They have a "way" with consumers.

@MrRobot-0

6 жыл бұрын

Activison have its ow private lobotomized fanbase ho call themselves gamers, moast of the games wont want anythig to do with actvision (AKA the devil) nowadays.

This game is very cheap nowadays, Don't hesitate, it's an awesome game !!!

Well considering that EA has literally shutdown every single studio, I feel confident that Bioware wont be around to see 2020, that it has ever gotten I going to assume that Respawn will get a lot of initial support from EA, then it'll be forced to make games with impossible to reach expectations, then it'll be delegated to support team to make other games, then we'll get layoffs and then Respawn will be shut down.

EA set up Titanfall 2 for failure to buy Respawn at a discount. That stupid launch window finally makes sense.

@RightHereAndNowDLife

6 жыл бұрын

arenkai Yes, someone else sees this! From the moment I saw that date I always thought it was strange and extremely unfair, but EA was gunning for the long run of a future acquisition.

@trundlethegreat6285

6 жыл бұрын

awful bc I feel the game could have done really well if released say around Christmas, they could have cashed in on the cod train wreck that was infinite warfare

@Razatanx7

6 жыл бұрын

arenkai Yup first they sabotaged them, then buy them out, sad thing is in seven years they could’ve been as big as EA, Actibitches or Ubsoft.

This would be fine if profits were correlated with the quality of the games released. But sadly they aren't, uninspired games that exploit their customers are what are currently raking in the money.

We were nowhere even close to "excited" if you look at reddit the community immediately said their eulogies for the franchise

We now call down giant loot boxes from the sky.

RIP RESPAWN 💔 Really enjoyed titanfall 2 ( from the core of my heart)

Spyglass: Pilot, your titan will be ready in 30 seconds... ..... Spyglass: Pilot, your titan is ready, call it down when you are ready... Spyglass: Command authenticated, Standby for lootboxes.

@just13rain

6 жыл бұрын

Wufei Chang *angry Joe voice* "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUU-"

@HeavySandvichGuy1

6 жыл бұрын

Pay 5$ to get Titan 30 seconds earlier

If Titanfall 3 is added to EA's yearly cycle, making it a Battlefield-Battlefront-Titanfall pattern, then I think Respawn has a chance to do great things. The twist in the tale is talk of Respawn working on a Star Wars game, which might pump the brakes on Titanfall going forward. Either way, I hope Respawn maintain their top talent and a healthy portion of creative control. Those guys running with a big budget Star Wars game does sound exciting. Let's just keep an eye out for those filthy loot boxes, eh?

Well might as well not bother with Titanfall 3 because we all know what will happen to it now that EA is in charge of it.

I'm more interested in the current Respawn leadership. If they bail to form their own new company again then that's when I'm calling the end of days for Respawn as we know it.

Smackers...Dealio... Flanders.....

This is exactly why I subbed for! Your distinct business-wise point of view, great job Loke

TF2 sold better on PS4 than Xbox or PC according to VGcharts, so I have doubts on the pint you made about Sony consumers not being aware of the game

@SamuriLemonX18

6 жыл бұрын

Rameet Sandhu ?

I love that you flat out called it microgambling without any further reference. Slow clap initiated.

rip titanfall

Omg thank you! This is the best and most detailed explanation of what's actually going on over there instead of everyone just seeing the EA logo and freaking out. Understanding what's going on actually gives me a lot of hope for Respawn

I was unaware of most of the things involved in this deal. but thank you for an excellent break down of the deal and future implications.

Titanfall 3 will be the black sheep of the series just like how dead space 3 was.

@k3nnykid

6 жыл бұрын

may be, i hope not

Beautiful! Thanks a lot!

when I get a job you will be one of the first I give to on Patreon, love your work dude keep speaking truth to power

great video thanks for getting some light on it.

there is potential that EA could do the EA thing with the 140 Million bonus and set the requirements to achieve the bonus so high that it is unobtainable. For example if Respawn makes a 100 million dollar game every year over the next four years EA could say that Respawn did not qualify for the bonus because Respawn didn't make 150 million dollar games.

I like the financial analysis of this video, it really puts things into perspective for me. Love the unique and scientific approach of this channel!!!

yea boi hit me up with that titanfall 1 soundtrack

Basically every Respawn games is going to have Microtransactions.

Thanks for shedding a professional light on that matter (which most vids don't/can't). I have a follow-up question though: Doesn't the agreement entail that EA can't shut down Respawn before said 5 years have passed and the performance is evaluated?

Thank you for your work D.T.

Would have been interesting if Respawn Entertainment would have been acquired by Valve and current/future Titanfall games would be on Steam with modding/workshop support the game would have a great player base also the Titanfall games uses the Source Engine after all ;P = Valve.

@MrBenpa

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah...Now THAT would have been really nice! TITANFALL.....The Card Game.

@ArcturusOTE

6 жыл бұрын

MrBenpa There was actually gonna be a Titanfall card game, ofc it was canned, I'm dead serious look it up

@grrr1351

6 жыл бұрын

Yayo' Ariowibowo Titanfall mobile mmo

as always, well done

So basically... Titanfall 2: Pinnacle of the modern day fps.Titanfall 3: Call of Duty clone full of microtransactions and season passes.I am so sorry I missed this game, RIP. :(

We all know that EA wanted TF2 to fail in sales. This way the could buy Respawn

Keep in mind that they did post saying "Anyone who is a fan of Respawn should trust us that what we are doing what we think is best for the future of Respawn"

Rest in peace, respawn entertainment

I wonder if EA would force them to use to frostbite engine for Titanfall 3

Wuz cracking guys, DT here

just wanted to say I love your videos keep doing this great job.

What's cracking? Dealio? Dudes and dudettes?

@play4thrill42

6 жыл бұрын

Glad I wasn't the only one that caught it... Seriously tf is up with his language in this video?

@michaelmilburn911

6 жыл бұрын

Kyros Droztamyr Only mathematicians are allowed to use the word rad when describing angles, any other use is off limits in my book

@TdogplaysCOD

6 жыл бұрын

We have been transported into the 90s

Titan has FALL 2 stEAl without any RESPAWN left

Best piece of gaming journalism of all 2017 right here.

Kinda worried by this

another one to the waiting line for firing squad.

initially i thought "well then they will get spurred to make a great, long lasting game" on the other hand as you said it, if the sales are bad they might as well make dlc, MT and loot boxes

The thing is that in order to get more sales EA might push them to release yearly sequel and turn in to COD method

So where does Vince Zampella head next? Ubisoft?

anyone saw that he kept shooting friendly in the gameplay?

But that is just business I mean even when I go to work I get bonuses based on performance

We weren't excited, we were worried

I'm gonna miss you so much ion and monarch.... it was great while it lasted. 👍😢

Rest in piece Titanfall, you were a great Video - Game - Franchise!

Honestly, this is where we as gamers need to stand up. DO NOT BUY RESPAWN'S NEXT GAME. I don't care who you are: Do not fall for the commercials, the bells and whistles, or the hype. Let EVERY COPY sit on the shelves and ROT. Don't pre-order, Hell don't even read reviews. It's time these publishers learned that THEY ARE NOTHING WITHOUT THE PEOPLE THAT BUY THEIR GAMES, and that they NEED to give us our money's worth for $60. Period.

He “titanfell”. I get it.

My first thought was microtransactions. Unfortunately, it looks like this is the future in gaming. Hopefully they can implement it in a way that’s consumer friendly. I guess that’s the best we can hope for. Good luck Respawn.

Depends almost entirely upon how many games EA wants respawn to make. if they want say only 2 in that timeframe, that doesn't restrict their creative freedom that much, but if they want annual releases of Titanfall with microtransactions so extensive you could shift the Pacific ocean into non-existence, well let's just say that we're going to have some serious problems with every game being Titanfall 2 in a different case.

The letter "B" in EA stands for being a good company

What I'm more worried about is that all the payments end in 4 years. Meaning that after the four years respawn can do what they want, which will more than likely be against EA's wishes. This means that In four years, the company will more than likely close as EA will sack the studio.

This will either launch the Titanfall | series into the success it deserves or send it to a certain grave - I hope this game gets the player base they deserve and it doesn't become pay to win... Call in your Titans and standby pilots 💖/💔

i want titan fall 2 to have atleast 10,000 players everyday, for the quality of titanfall 2 thats a minimium

Should I pick up the second one I enjoyed the first and its really cheap rn

@aolmonkey

6 жыл бұрын

Jul Mdama yes tf2 is one of the most missed gem out ,is way better then cod

@snowysclips2443

6 жыл бұрын

we could even play together but it is definetly worth it

@julmdama4848

6 жыл бұрын

Alright thanks you two I'll probably pick it up here soon

The problem is people buy loot box games and loot boxes. No fixing that

Just another game i wont buy oh well.

Is that assassins creed black flag music in the background?

Well that’s unfortunate

RIP Respawn. You will be remembered.

sucks bc titanfall 2 was actually a really good game, big improvement from the 1st, I figured the third will be even better but who knows now

To who goes that money? The shareholders of the company right? So most of that money goes to the founders and investors and a bit to the employees who got some shares, right? So it seems to me that the employees only have their jobs at risk and the mayor shareholders will push them to make fast money.

Sad times

A small player base... 2000+ player actually connected on PC. Even BF1 has less player online right now... On PC of course.

UGG microtransactions and loot boxes are not gambling, you have guarranteed value, even at a small level, but when you gamble, you risk losing everything.

Well Respawn, it was a great ride while it lasted. Good luck to you, you're going to need it!

Great video mate ! Quality content.

I need to watch more episode of shark tank

The sad part is their gonna be closed B4 then so they don't have to pay them

Titanfall is going to have a ton of microtransactios now, probably bring back season passes as well.

Respawn sound like a smart bunch, the CEO especially. He's not afraid to play with the big publishers. We have to remember that EA did in fact publish Titanfall 2 and they couldn't force any of their anti-consumer practices onto the game. If Respawn can stand their ground we may just receive a decent Titanfall in the Frostbite engine.

Oh, the puns.

rest in piece titanfall

Titanfall was great, but Titanfall 2 was amazing. I hope they don't fall down the same path Visceral did. *rip* I just hope for the best.

Don't know why everyone always disses the first Titanfall. That game was amazing! I poured 300 hours into it, and every second was an absolute blast. Great game.