It’s been nearly five years since the release ofTitanfall 2and fans have been yearning for aTitanfall 3for years. And both EA and developer Respawn are fully aware of it. But while they have acknowledged the demand, Respawn seems entirely focused on its battle-royale gameApex Legends, which recently began its eighth season and celebrated its second anniversary. With how popular and successfulApex Legendsis, it’s easy to assume that EA is ensuring that Respawn focuses all its efforts on it and not get side-tracked with another project, but that apparently isn’t exactly the case.
Speaking with IGN, EA’s chief studios officer Laura Miele, who has been with the company for nearly 14 years, mentioned Respawn and theTitanfallgames, explaining that it’s ultimately up to Respawn whether a newTitanfallgame happens or not. It’s Respawn that has full control of the franchise and its future, with Miele adding that she doesn’t believe in instructing developers on what they should be making, suggesting that she wants to provide the teams more freedom in what they create.
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“That team will determine what the future holds for Apex and Titanfall. I don’t believe in directing or telling games teams what to create, it has to come from the player community, and the inspiration and motivation of developers.”
That being said, if Respawn does one day decide it wants to makeTitanfall 3(assuming development hasn’t started already likesome rumors have been claiming), EA does still have the final say on any potential projects. Miele says that there is a lot of creative autonomy at EA, but it has certain values and principles that can’t be compromised.
All in all, it can be reassuring to know that Respawn isn’t being strong-armed and, considering Miele stresses the importance of listening to players and trying to give them what they want (citing examples likeSkate 4and theMass Effect Trilogyremaster), EA would hopefully greenlightTitanfall 3if Respawn ever does want to do it. However, Miele also says that being player-focused doesn’t mean pleasing them 100% of the time. After all, EA and BioWare only recently decided toshut down development onAnthem, choosing to instead allocate its time and resources to the likes of the newMass EffectandDragon Agegames, which naturally upset fans.
At the very least, Respawn certainly hasn’t forgottenTitanfall.It’s been long established thatApex Legendsis set within theTitanfalluniverse, though this has led to fans wanting to see moreTitanfall-related content added to the battle royale like certain weapons and even Titans themselves. Unfortunately, Respawn has already shot down there ever beinga wall-running feature inApex Legends.
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