#RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER PC DEAL PS4#

It might just be the translation of spoken word to plain text, but Spencer comes across as being very defensive about the issue. I don't know where else Tomb Raider goes.' So all I can talk about is the deal I have. What they do with the franchise in the long run is not mine. I'm not trying to fake anybody out in terms of where this thing is. 'I have Tomb Raider shipping next holiday exclusively on Xbox. I can talk about the deal I have.В Yes, the deal has a duration. I can't talk about the franchise that way. I don't own every iteration of Tomb Raider.В I don't own them building Tomb Raider on other platforms. I have a certain relationship on this version of Tomb Raider, which we announced, and I feel really good about our long term relationship with Crystal and Square. My job is not to talk about games I don't own. 'When people want me to say, can you tell us when or if it's coming to other platforms, it's not my job.

Speaking to Eurogamer, Microsoft's Xbox head Phil Spencer admitted that it's the latter. What was unclear based on Crystal Dynamics' phrasing in their announcement, however, was whether Microsoft had secured the game as a permanent exclusive, or just exclusive for the Holiday 2015 release period. On a surface level, the deal sounds like a good strategic move on the part of Microsoft: securing a highly-anticipated game as an exclusive for Xbox consoles in an effort to boost sales - one that bears a striking resemblance to the PlayStation exclusive Uncharted franchise no less.

#RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER PC DEAL PS4#

Refusing to release the sequel on PC or on the PS4 - which has a far greater user base than the Xbox One with 10 million units sold - sounded like the kind of move that would crush Rise of the Tomb Raider's chances of outdoing its predecessor. It was also a decision that didn't seem to make much sense for Square Enix, which has expressed disappointment in the sales of Tomb Raider (despite the game selling over 6.5 million copies to date). Platform-exclusive games are far from a new concept, but when upcoming sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider was apparently announced for release exclusively on XboxВ platforms following the previous game's multiplatform launch, there was understandably an outcry of anger from PlayStation gamers who felt they were being deprived of the game as part an effort to coerce them into buying a Microsoft console.

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