Isn't this the same Major Nelson that said "you can't just remove the kinect from XBONE. It's INTEGRATED/INTEGRAL to the console. They're one,"?
I've gotta call bullshit on this. There is no way in hell MS could have paid EA enough to make EA think they were getting more money from MS than they would have been had they released on the PS4, the next gen console will have the hands down largest market share, if for no other reason than MS having limited launch.
Or, MS paid out the ass for this, and it's just another in a long line of costly decisions that they are going to try backpedalling from.
Also, let's assume this really is a timed exclusive: does anyone expect them to admit that? They're banking on the idea that the game is "Exclusive" being a system seller. No way they risk people saying "I'll just get a PS4 and wait for Titanfall."
Also, this is EA we're talking about. The folks that have been chasing Activision's success with COD to the point that they, arguably, bastardized Battlefield, and cannibalized Medal of Honor to do it. With all that they went through to grab the original Modern Warfare guys from activision, and this being the original Modern Warfare guys' first IP for EA, why would EA say "we want that COD install base, so let's get it by limiting ourselves the XBONE and neglecting the more far reaching, consumer favorable PS4."?
I didn't plan on buying a PS4 until they release a PS4 Slim, or whatever they end up calling it (especially after the news of that day one console update for the PS4) anyway, so I'm betting there will be a Titanfall: GOTY edition that doesn't fall under the "Exclusivity umbrella." But seriously, MS has done some stupid things, but there is no way they could have paid EA enough for EA to exclude the PS4. I can't fathom being able to sign over that much money to someone.