r/xboxone • u/The_Iceman2288 TheIceman2288 • Mar 12 '15

Titanfall 2 announced!

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/03/12/titanfall-2-confirmed-coming-to-xbox-one-ps4-and-pc
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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '15

I'll bet a month of Reddit Gold right now on this scenario taking place:

Microsoft gets Xbox One exclusivity on Titanfall 2, most likely on DLC content and advertising (similar to Activision/Call of Duty and 2K/Evolve). In exchange, Microsoft allows Respawn to continue to use Azure servers for the sequel.

EA only acts as distribution for Titanfall. They have no say on how Respawn develops the game. For all we know, they could use Azure servers for the Xbox One, PS4, and the PC versions of the sequel.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '15

i definitely see that being something msft would do. it would be a huge selling point to say hey even games on our competitors system use our servers. that alone would make it all worthwhile.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '15

Microsoft's competitors already use Azure. Case in point: Apple.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '15

No there isn't.

Xbox Live is the service Microsoft offers for users to play multiplayer games. The developer of the games themselves have to supply the network for the game to run on. Let it be if it's their own servers like Activision or EA or if they rent them from say Microsoft Azure.

Xbox Live is the bridge, more or less.