Wow, a lot of people are upset
. While I didn't like the original 2013 that much (thought it looked too drab and the story was horrible X(, but the platforming and combat was great
), it was a solid game, so seeing this come to X1 only will limit its audance to just that platform.....
You know, it really is funny
. It's like Microsoft are in a way saying FU to Sony lately with there 3rd party exclusives. First we got Sunset Overdive only coming to X1, which is made by Insomniac, you know, the guys who have been making games for all Sony platforms since....1997 :l. Granted, that is the case due to Insomniac wanting to own the Sunset IP (as they wouldn't if Sony published the game), but point still stands.
Now, we have Tomb Raider, an IP that very closely linked to PlayStation (with the original series being huge hits on the PS1), having a big tittle in the series exclusive on Microsoft. Again, the situation for this does make sense (for Microsoft to have an Uncharted-esc game to compete with UC4 next year and for Square-Enix to have a safety net for the game due to its very likely insane budget), but still, it paints a picture here.
I just hope moves like the ones above pay off for all parties involved; these aren't bad moves at all....but it does feel a bit like a kick in the face for those who love these studios past work and IP they work on, not being able to play that on the platform many link them with.
One good thing is that we know Tomb Raider 2 will be a hit
. Microsoft 'buying' this? Then they will advertise this thing like crazy and it will look amazing on X1 (this being exclusive now, Crystal Dynamics will be able to optimize the game for the X1, making 60FPS or at least a stable 30FPS very likely
).
