Titanfall 3 Was in Development for Almost a Year Before It Was Canceled

Titanfall 3was apparently in development for nearly a year before it got canceled. The supposed sequel toTitanfall 2didn’t see the light of day despite rumors that it was in active development. EvenRespawn Entertainment’s CEO Vince Zampella wanted the third installment to happensomeday.

Back in 2020, EA seemed to tease thatTitanfall 3was coming. There were also reports that Respawn was already working on the game. But as years went by, both Respawn and EA stopped giving updates aboutTitanfall 3, leading fans to believe that it probably wasn’t coming out. This was also around the same time thatApex Legends, which is alsoconnected to theTitanfalluniverse, became increasingly popular, and Respawn seemed to be more focused on the battle royale title.

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Now,Titanfallfans got an explanation on what happened to the third game. Speaking to THE BURNETTWORK on YouTube, former Respawn designer Mohammad Alavi, who worked on games likeTitanfallandCall of Duty, confirmed that Respawn was working onTitanfall 3for 10 months before it was canceled. The main reason was becausePUBGwas starting to gain traction, and Respawn’s multiplayer team was having a hard time trying to fixTitanfall2’s multiplayer mode. Alavi also admitted that the player base for the mode was dwindling, so one day they decided to pivot and “cancelTitanfall 3ourselves” to start creating their own battle royale map withTitanfall-inspired classes. He didn’t mention the title of the game outright, but one could assume that he was talking aboutApex Legends, which came out in 2019.

Additionally, Alavi said that Respawn used new tech to developTitanfall 3. Although he said it wasn’t going to be a revolutionary game, he claimed that it would be “incrementally better” than the previous game. Speaking further about the cancelation, Alavi said that he will always miss having aTitanfallas he considered the second game his “crowning achievement.” But he also admitted that pivoting was the right call sinceApex Legendscontinues to be a highly successful battle royale game.

Today, millions of players globally are playingApex Legends, and getting familiar with its characters' unique abilities. Although there might still be hope for Respawn and EA to come out with anotherTitanfall, many fans seem to be lowering their expectations, especially afterEA reportedly canceled a single-playerApex LegendsorTitanfallgame.

Titanfall 3was in development.

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