BronsonLee
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No, it was on Microsoft's one. That I'm pretty sure of.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider timed Xbox exclusive for Holiday 2015 (No PS/PC, SE publish)
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No, it was on Microsoft's one. That I'm pretty sure of.
Portugeezer
Member
Tomb Raider Sigma then?
Because that's never happened before...
There was a Mass Effect 1 for Sony?
IAmRandom31
Banned
Is there even a franchise on the Xbox platform that has been there since the OG Xbox besides exclusives like Halo?
Don't think there is a real comparison possible here. Tomb Raider has always been on the Playstation brand.
You can expect hatred and fire from this sort of announcement.
This is an entertaining hypothesis!
Castef
Banned
With the exception of places where the PS4 is and the X1 isn't there's no lock on anyone playing this game. It's easy to get the means, and it'll probably come out eventually elsewhere. Simmer down now.
I didn't know I was going to dine on fanboy tears all today, but here we are.
They are...delectable.
overdrivex
Banned
just like titanfall sigma, am i right
But if I'm an Xbox-only player I'm automatically a fanboy because.....
The only people "hurting" (talk about first world problems) are the fanboys in this thread who either already own an Xbox One (which I call bullshit on) but won't buy the game because of principles (which is fanboy bias) or are being pushed away from the system even more now that the system has a game they want to play (which is more bullshit fanboy bias).
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
ME Trilogy (that included it) was released on both PS3 and 360.
Well they are coming up with first party stuff like Scalebound. So if they have the extra cash, why not go after a major IP especially if Square Enix was offering to sell it for some low number?
Fushichou187
Member
Yeesh. That's potentially a great grab for next year's holiday season; I say potentially because we don't know how the game will actually turn out (I really enjoyed the first one).
Still, with exclusives like Bloodborne, and to a lesser extent The Order, hitting next year, you had to feel like MS needed a headline grabber with a top shelf brand. Looks like they got it. I'm really surprised SE went the exclusive route-- even if it turns out to be timed-- seeing as how it didn't really pan out for EA and Titanfall.
In the end, it's good news for Xbox One owners. I'm genuinely happy some of you are super excited about this.
Still, with exclusives like Bloodborne, and to a lesser extent The Order, hitting next year, you had to feel like MS needed a headline grabber with a top shelf brand. Looks like they got it. I'm really surprised SE went the exclusive route-- even if it turns out to be timed-- seeing as how it didn't really pan out for EA and Titanfall.
In the end, it's good news for Xbox One owners. I'm genuinely happy some of you are super excited about this.
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
Banned
Just stop. No one needs that drivel. There's no salt; its a discussion on the bizarre choice by SE to alienate millions of potential customers simply because MS threw a lot of money in their direction.
rise was at ms and the sequel to the arcade game was at sony i think
Solaire of Astora
Death by black JPN
Leafhopper
Banned
highly doubt it if MS is publishing it.
No
The trilogy I think.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Lol, take Destiny for example: PS exclusive in Japan, probably because the XBO isn't even out there, and the X360 has sold like 1.6m units.That's a very candid and innocent point of view.
No.
So it's not a candid and innocent point of view, it's fact.
Castef
Banned
Grand THeft Auto games on PS2, for instance. Also MGS2.
I don't know why people focus on "Sony fans".
As a Tomb Raider fan I'm not happy with this decision because it's going to cripple the series sales, it was going to become huge hit after the reboot, but by making the sequel exclusive and shunning away the biggest fanbase it's only going to bite them in the ass. It's a step back, it pisses of fans who own PS4 and PCs and they will lose interest in the series (especially the casual fans).
When FFXIII was announced for X360 I was happy because it meant more people were going to play the game, on the other hand RoTR not being on PS4/PC means less people are going to play the game.
It's not about being a fan of this or that console, it's about being a fan of the franchise, there's a reason a lot of people are angry over all the Tomb Raider fansites, especially when they bought the Definitive Version to support the sequel.
As a Tomb Raider fan I'm not happy with this decision because it's going to cripple the series sales, it was going to become huge hit after the reboot, but by making the sequel exclusive and shunning away the biggest fanbase it's only going to bite them in the ass. It's a step back, it pisses of fans who own PS4 and PCs and they will lose interest in the series (especially the casual fans).
When FFXIII was announced for X360 I was happy because it meant more people were going to play the game, on the other hand RoTR not being on PS4/PC means less people are going to play the game.
It's not about being a fan of this or that console, it's about being a fan of the franchise, there's a reason a lot of people are angry over all the Tomb Raider fansites, especially when they bought the Definitive Version to support the sequel.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Interesting strategy MSFT employs. Of all games to buy exclusive (timed?) rights for.
It's a perfectly reasonable estimate of lost revenue if RotTR is a permanent Xbox exclusive based on the performance of TR 2013.
CecilRousso
Member
Hey Mr. Spencer, how is that whole thing with "we're gonna take PC gaming seriously" going? 
Yeah, not until the Trilogy collection, I think.
I'm still shocked they're putting out a 360 version in late 2015.
Because that's never happened before...
after bioware got bought by EA.
A.D. Skinner
Member
Mass Effect gets thrown around every time Microsoft gets a 3rd party exclusive.
These game journalists who love their click bait are just being vague on purpose because when they're vague and also hint that their information may not be exactly correct or what their information even means, people interpret it in many ways, argue with each other, and all blame for incorrect information and assumption is not blamed on the so called journalist, but their vague info. That same information will also be praised if it turns out to be true in any way, then somehow they'll become an insider or a trusted source themselves when they really know jack shit.
I'm out until Crystal Dynamics, or Microsoft say something more themselves.
These game journalists who love their click bait are just being vague on purpose because when they're vague and also hint that their information may not be exactly correct or what their information even means, people interpret it in many ways, argue with each other, and all blame for incorrect information and assumption is not blamed on the so called journalist, but their vague info. That same information will also be praised if it turns out to be true in any way, then somehow they'll become an insider or a trusted source themselves when they really know jack shit.
I'm out until Crystal Dynamics, or Microsoft say something more themselves.
Dragon Puncher
Member
Because that's never happened before...
Guess ps4 owners can look forward to playing Rise of the Tomb Raider in 5 years..
Dr Mayonnaise
Member
I imagine if it is being developed by CD and Microsoft it will come to PC just like DR3 and Ryse did
You guys are embarrassing yourselves. It's most likely timed. If you don't like missing out on games then you have to buy all consoles and platforms.
This is going to be a common problem this generation. Many have gone over to PS4 thinking Xbox was going down in flames and suddenly The X1 is running full speed with updates, features, and exclusives. Like games? Don't want to miss out? Buy all the consoles. MS is fully invested in Xbox and they're going to stop making, publishing and investing in games.
This is going to be a common problem this generation. Many have gone over to PS4 thinking Xbox was going down in flames and suddenly The X1 is running full speed with updates, features, and exclusives. Like games? Don't want to miss out? Buy all the consoles. MS is fully invested in Xbox and they're going to stop making, publishing and investing in games.
king picollo
Member
I never thought Tomb Raider had that much of a following to garner this kind of reaction.
Yeah an probably around 5.5 million fans unhappy than only owns PC/PS4
BronsonLee
Member
There sure was! I played it and beat it again on there. It came out after Mass Effect 2 though, IIRC. It took them quite a long time to port it over.
Osiris was at Sony?
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
That can't be right. If it was being developed by MS it would have been exclusive out the gate.
CyberPunked
Member
Considering Microsoft is publishing, a PS4 version is probably out of the question. What about PC though?
Vroadstar
Member
WOW!!! the fanboyz huh? countdown for you begins 3...2....
TheSlySoul
Member
Oh yeah, you are right.
So they developed the game before knowing who was going to publish it?
What an odd way to go about it though.
Castef
Banned
Let me understand, please, because this is going to be REALLY interesting: so you think that a game like Deep Down is developed just for Japan?