ArkhamFantasy
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Text book Square Enix strategy.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider Crystal Dynamics FAQ - Confirms timed exclusive for XB1/360
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Text book Square Enix strategy.
Stratosphere
Member
Werd. WIll get it when it drops on PS4. Thanks for helping improve the quality of my PS4 game Microsoft.
Jade Knight 08
Member
same here.
ebullientprism
Member
Yeah but not a lot of people (if any) will stay that mad for that long. 2016 is 2 years away.
In the meanwhile, right now the game is a hot topic and everyone is hearing about how its a big deal exclusive.
I think that in the end, this is going to be a win for most gamers.
This was such a PR shitstain that I don't think anyone is going to think it's even worth it to mislead consumers anymore for short term gain. It was definitely misleading, on purpose, to create the impression that it was a permanent exclusive. I think that the press, and gamers, will now hold their feet to the fire if this happens again with a large game announcement.
And then of course, the game will eventually be playable by others since it's only timed exclusive, so that's a plus.
The only question now is if it's going to PC in 2016, or PC and PS4. I don't think the game will ever release on PS3.
This was such a PR shitstain that I don't think anyone is going to think it's even worth it to mislead consumers anymore for short term gain. It was definitely misleading, on purpose, to create the impression that it was a permanent exclusive. I think that the press, and gamers, will now hold their feet to the fire if this happens again with a large game announcement.
And then of course, the game will eventually be playable by others since it's only timed exclusive, so that's a plus.
The only question now is if it's going to PC in 2016, or PC and PS4. I don't think the game will ever release on PS3.
This has Square Enix written all over it.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Now they can focus on improving the game coming from the sub par 2013 game.
Honestly, if the game looks as good as definitive edition on PS4, I don't mind.
Infinite Xero
Member
It would be so funny if the game gets delayed to 2016.
Dragonborn
Member
As with everyone else that says this, please do give me an example of Sony or Nintendo moneyhatting a timed exclusive like this? And something recent too, if you have to go back 5 years or more, don't.
link1201
Member
Kinda feeling the same way. :/
Handy Fake
Member
I have to admit, this whole fiasco has me questioning just how much effort Squeenix are actually going to put into the other platforms.
This makes me think of the classic line "It's not personal, it's business". It being business doesn't mean people don't have the right to be upset about it. People don't have to just forget about it and be cool with it just because "it's business". It is a bad deal for a lot of people and they absolutely have the right to be upset with the companies involved with the deal. I am a gamer, not a business man. I don't give a shit how much money SE, who spends countless millions developing FF sequels that nobody wants, gets for this deal. Next year I won't be able to play one of my most anticipated games of the entire year and that pisses me off.
Zok310
Banned
Still don't know why they could not make the best game possible on all platforms. Still a big dump on long time fans.
Didn't Tomb Raider Underworld have a controversy where the real/proper ending was DLC only, and forever exclusive to the 360?
fredrancour
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I'm assuming omitting that information from all marketing until some specified date was part of the deal.
It can bring additional financing for games along with development/marketting assistence. This is great on smaller games and efforts, especially if they lack a publisher or the other party is being a problem to deal with (sounds like Sony was a bit too silent with Titanfall assistance for instance) but for something like this is really just calls into question how necessary it really is. Especially given its PS history and the fact that's still leading for game sales.
Dragonborn
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Especially when the best version of TRDE was on PS4. UC4 is going to absolutely dominate
Chobel
Member
That's just PR words.
But why would they improve a successful game?
I agree with you, but I don't see that happening. Especially with less consumers, they'll want to keep it safe, with more TOMBS as false rectifications to the game's shootbang formula.
Yes. The game sucked though, so it didn't bother me at all.
FullMetaltech
Member
Welp. I would of thought SE/ CD would of learned from the EA and TitanFall fiasco. This Q&A just screams like the check just cleared.
Most newer engines tend to actually scale downwards better than ever before. They were never going to start from scratch with the TR sequel, but instead keep building on what they already had.
SE/CD were probably the only ones who returned their call.
semiconscious
Member
damn! one wonders what the announcement would've been like if they had intended to cause confusion
...Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Cross gen? Lol. Keep the game b
SketchTheArtist
Member
They could do so much better. They seem to be doing the bare minimum these days. Along with some questionable decisions (FF13 sequels, putting a fortune into developing a new engine that's missing, showing the same ''next-gen'' trailer twice/three times in a row, etc).
Wishmaster92
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In terms of "cross-gen" i expect the same procedure as Forza Horizon 2 is using. Disappointing if not considering it's a late 2015 game.
Femmeworth
Banned
Copious amounts of bullshit detected.
Let's make a list, shall we?
Benefits to Console Manufacturer:
- Potential increase in console sales through misinformation and/or dat 'feel' of exclusivity
- Potential increase in revenue from royalties due to headstart in game sales compared to competing platform
Benefits to Publishers/Developers:
- Immediate access to cash, development and marketing resources from console manufacturer
Benefits to Consumers:
- Dat feel of exclusivity, also known as, the I-can-play-it-now-while-you-can't-ha-ha phenomenon
Jarod McChicken
Member
For now, I still suspect some kind of non-PlayStation clause in the contract.
In recent interviews, Spencer has been pretty clear that this is the same kind of deal that for Ryse and Dead Rising 3 (meaning Microsoft is investing/publishing the game but not buying the IP). And what did we learn about those two games ? They are coming to PC, 8 months after Xbox One, but not PS4.
I think PC gamers will definitly be ok, but we still don't have a single evidence that the game will end up on PS4.
In recent interviews, Spencer has been pretty clear that this is the same kind of deal that for Ryse and Dead Rising 3 (meaning Microsoft is investing/publishing the game but not buying the IP). And what did we learn about those two games ? They are coming to PC, 8 months after Xbox One, but not PS4.
I think PC gamers will definitly be ok, but we still don't have a single evidence that the game will end up on PS4.
Pandora012
Member
Why are they making it cross-gen?
It's obviously at least PC/PS4. PS3 in 2016 is somewhat more questionable, but not impossible.
Chobel
Member
Shinobi said "nope".
Zok310
Banned
Ya i know, fans of the game tho should consider it an insult, they must really think folks are stupid. What could have possibly prevented this game from being "the best game possible" on XB, PS and PC? Damn insult if they keep touting that "great MS relationship", like what happened to the millions of folks that supported them for 20 years?
Thats what i want to know.
They should have stopped talking after question 2.
Goodacre0081
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bah! cross gen
even Tomb Raider: The Definitive Edition was next gen only
even Tomb Raider: The Definitive Edition was next gen only