'Titanfall 2' Might Release On PS4 In Addition To Xbox One

'Titanfall' Prop — IN PHOTO: A prop depicting a character from the video game "Titanfall" is on display before the opening day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, in Los Angeles, California June 9, 2014. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

High-quality console exclusives are extremely important to the two dominant console players Sony and Microsoft. Solid titles generate consumer interest and help drive hardware sales as well. Needless to say, a lot of money is usually exchanged between console makers and videogame publishers while signing exclusivity deals for promising titles. But it seems there won't be any exclusivity deal between Xbox One maker Microsoft and top videogame publisher Electronic Arts for "Titanfall 2."

Blake Jorgensen, CFO of Electronic Arts, hinted the next "Titanfall" game may not be exclusive to Xbox One while speaking at the 2015 Technology, Internet & Media Conference on Monday. Although this can't be construed as an official confirmation of an impending expansion to the PlayStation 4 platform, Jorgensen did mention the game will "probably" have a "bigger footprint" as opposed to it being restricted to a single platform, according to Gamespot.

"Last year it was on the Xbox only; in the future, we haven't yet announced, but we'll probably have another Titanfall game," said Jorgensen at the conference. "It will probably be a bigger footprint than just a single platform."

The sequel to the much hyped 2014 game has been long rumoured, despite the latter failing to generate sales as expected. This is especially true in light of universal critical acclaim it had received following a successful launch. Neither EA nor the developer Respawn Entertainment has revealed the actual sales figures for "Titanfall." This conspicuous lack of official numbers is widely believed to be a tacit acknowledgement that the sales didn't meet expectations. Forbes estimates the sales number could be a little over four million copies.

It's speculated that the lower-than-expected retail performance of the game could be a reason why it might be going the cross-platform route by catering to PS4 owners in addition to Xbox One, but this has yet to be confirmed officially. It wasn't revealed what Microsoft had paid EA for the "Titanfall" exclusivity deal, but it seems unlikely that the console maker will be willing to spend again. This is especially true given the sales performance of the game.

Jorgensen also spoke about the sales figures behind the two major current-generation consoles during the conference. He revealed that a total of approximately 30 million PS4 and Xbox One consoles have been sold to date. It must be noted that PS4 accounts for 18.5 million of those total PlayStation and Xbox sales, according to ArsTechnica.

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