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[nib95]

MS must have paid a bunch of moolah to get this exclusive.

And quite late in the game it seems. Last time SE did these sorts of deals with Microsoft (with the 360 JRPGs) it never paid off from what I remember reading. Wonder how it'll affect sales this time around.

 

[cebri.one]

What is with this terrible analogy being drawn? It's been drawn more than once now.

Bloodborne is a SCEJ co-developed SCE published SCE owned new IP, always announced as an exclusive title. It is not a sequel to a multiplatform reboot, from a multiplatform franchise, published by a third party publisher, made by a third party developer, owned by a third party publisher, formerly announced for multiple platforms.

Don't waste your time. They just don't want to understand that is not the same.

 

[Nvzman]

Something tells me Microsoft money hatted the shit out of this to compete with Uncharted.

 

[mcrommert]

He signed the NDA about everything. Everything was exclusive.

LAWD

 

[Megatron]

I do understand that, but wouldn't you agree that we as consumers should be able to know what product are we buying? If tis a all-time exclusive then is fine, I don't like it but well can't have it all. My problem is that, as part of their marketing strategy, they are using an extremely deceptive word.

What do you mean what product we are buying? If you're an XB1 owner, do you really care if the game is eventually coming to other systems? If you aren't, then you aren't buying the product at all. I hope this isn't coming across as snarky, I'm genuinely asking.

 

[TheSlySoul]

"Only $800"

You may wipe your ass with $100 bills but don't act like it's totally reasonable and affordable for everyone to own all of the consoles

Although there is an odd logic with video games. People think 400 is too much for a game system, but will pay 600 for an iPad. I am not defending the guy, but it is possible to own all 3 consoles if you budget your money and wait for sales.

 

[GreyOcelot]

This put the game on the map for many gamers...those who have an xbox (who are their market) are happy and have visibility. Wonder what studies have been done on this sort of thing.

why would someone who already has an xbox be excited? they were going to get the game for their system anyway

 

[BronsonLee]

Whatever. This will end up on PS4. I guaran-fucking-tee you that.

Eh, I would bet on a PC version fir-

DidntKnowJack
...I don't know whether to believe you or take this as confirmation it is exclusive forever~!

 

[lawful]

Wait wait wait wait, hold up.

Didn't somebody say Sony stole Tomb Raider 2 from Sega Saturn to effectively bury the system? We're glossing over that right? Yeah glossing, check.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

No, it it must be SALT! That is the correct fanboy response, lol... You can understand people being upset with this, that is not salt, but hey, let the warriors gloat..

Seriously. There are way more "lol salt" posts than actual salt AND IT'S NOT EVEN SALT.

 

[graywolf323]

still annoyed they never brought the PS3 version stateside

 

[140.85]

This game wasn't on my radar at all. Does this game exist in any form besides a trailer at this point? Are people just assuming it's going to be good because of the TR name?

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

lol

That's hilarious, they basically told us to screw off. I sure hope for their sake the game is good enough to make me consider an xbone.

 

[ohlawd]

huh

Yo MS, moneyhat some JRPGs next time

 

[rdrr gnr]

And quite late in the game it seems. Last time SE did these sorts of deals with Microsoft (with the 360 JRPGs) it never paid off from what I remember reading. Wonder how it'll affect sales this time around.

Not that forum posts translate to sales, but this thread is at 60 pages. Another TR trailer might have broken 10 pages -- maybe.

 

[Messofanego]

I mean, this is hilarious. Bayonetta 2 all over again.

 

[LegendofDragoonLives]

Damn props to MS. They have bitchslapped Sony last year making an exclusive game with an iconic, exclusive team like insomniac make a game for them, Ted Price stating it's only possible on Xbox One. This year, they announce Tomb Raider, an iconic game that raised to power through Sony, exclusive fall 2015 release.

God damn.

 

[Rozart]

More dots.

Huh...

 

[shandy706]

Now this mural is a bit awkward...

Here...let me FTFY

 

[mocoworm]

The development team may not have known about this until yesterday:

https://twitter.com/ADovichi/status/498905025956311040

That is a tweet about the death of Robin Williams.

 

[CaVaYeRo]

Haha, now MS updates website, no Microsoft Studios, neither Square Enix now:

http://news.xbox.com/2014/08/gamescom-xbox-one-gamescom-press-release

 

[Curufinwe]

Whatever. This will end up on PS4. I guaran-fucking-tee you that.

Sometime in March, 2016 before the end of the FY is my prediction.

 

[Mononoke]

Don't waste your time. They just don't want to understand that is not the same.

It's salt breh. Clearly despite all the rational posts explaining why this might be a bad business practice...people are just salty. Yeah that's it.

 

[TetraGenesis]

It should be noted in this thread, were some fanboys expect this game to be released on another platform 6 months later (lol, you are in for a huge disappointment), that every 3rd party exclusive is a timed exclusive; if they wanted an exclusive game forever, MSFT would need to buy the franchise. Even REMake, which was a Nintendo locked exclusive, and those guys know how to lock a game, is coming now to other platforms.

The point is that it will probably remain exclusive for at least 3 years; could release on PC before, but this is what an exclusive is, sorry to break reality on you.

And this is not a new move, and every platform holder has done this before. Remember when Soul Calibur 3 was a PS2 exclusive, even though SC2 sold best on the GCN? Same exact thing.

Now, stop the salty tears.

Wow, you are super cool. How does it feel to be so super cool, guy?

 

[NexusGamer]

I'm also fairly confident it is a timed exclusive

 

[Leafhopper]

Wait wait wait wait, hold up.

Didn't somebody say Sony stole Tomb Raider 2 from Sega Saturn to effectively bury the system? We're glossing over that right? Yeah glossing, check.

The Saturn was buried outside of Japan for more reasons than just Tomb Raider.

 

[teiresias]

Holy crap if the development team didn't know about this deal until yesterday!!

 

[rouken]

finally MS had their Bayonetta 2 moment.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Ryse will NEVER be on PS4. That game was published and funded by MS.

It is getting a PC release though.

Watch Ryse 2 be multiplat tho

Spoiler

if Crytek survives

 

[Kweh]

Most importantly, is this going to make this weeks Bombcast or not? When do they record?

 

[jhmtehgamr20xx]

So if this were Rocky, XBO would be Apollo Creed, SE would be Clubber Lang and PS4 is Rocky?

 

[Zoned]

I don't really care about console wars, but when third party publishers says "fuck you" to their avid fans who play on PC, it hurts.

 

[PeregrinSe7en]

The working man's Uncharted.

lol working mans graphics vs 1080p 60fps goodness

Wow, a Kaz Hirai tweet that's actually funny. Today has been filled with megatons.

that account has always been hilarious.

 

[Dragonborn]

I mean, this is hilarious. Bayonetta 2 all over again.

Bayonetta 2 was a much bigger deal though.

So who's publishing this? SE or MS, the thread title says SE but isn't it MS?

 

[TheSlySoul]

huh

Yo MS, moneyhat some JRPGs next time

I would been way happier if they money hatted Blue Dragon 2. I found the Tomb Raider reboot ok. I would have been pissed if I paid more than 15 bucks for it.

 

[AdanVC]

Holy sheitttt. This thread alread has 61 pages. The hype is real!

*Reads OP info*


Oh.... Well damn.

 

[Rozart]

I mean, this is hilarious. Bayonetta 2 all over again.

That has way too many spelling errors for it not to be a joke.

 

[Castef]

Wait wait wait wait, hold up.

Didn't somebody say Sony stole Tomb Raider 2 from Sega Saturn to effectively bury the system? We're glossing over that right? Yeah glossing, check.

COFF! COFF! COUGH!

 

[Paracelsus]

Bayonetta 2 was a much bigger deal though.

So who's publishing this? SE or MS, the thread title says SE but isn't it MS?

Sales wise? Tomb Raider sold six times as much.

 

[DNAbro]

He just said that tweet from yesterday was something else

 

[Damaniel]

SE is free to do what they want, though limiting sales of one of your biggest games to the platform with the smallest number of sales does seem a bit self-limiting. And while missing out on the new TR game is a little disappointing, it's not enough of a 'must-play' title to make me go buy an Xbox One just to play it (the Halo collection, on the other hand...)

I fully expect this game to see release on other platforms at some point, probably through the release of a GOTY edition or something similar. I can wait.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I mean, this is hilarious. Bayonetta 2 all over again.

At least Bayo 2 was explained well. i.e. it wouldn't have been made without Nintendo. You telling me that TR2 wouldn't have been made without MS?

 

[Doran902]

All this means is I won't be playing it.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

More dots.

Seems like he was both against this move and it is a surprise to him.

But how can it be? Surely devs know what platform they are going to be coding for long in advance?

 

[Speedy Blue Dude]

MS is in desperate mode, they NEED to move systems, add that to the fact they have no trust whatsoever to their first party studios and this shouldn't come as a surprise. Still the amount of money, they possibly paid for this, doesn't make sense

Microsoft is desperate and need to move consoles. Yeah... Okay.

I can just imagine the conversations between Phil Spencer and Square.

"WE NEED TO SELL XBOX ONES RIGHT NOW!"

"Why?"

"THE INTERNET THINKS WE'RE FAILING BECAUSE WE'VE ONLY SOLD ABOUT 5 MILLION CONSOLES IN 9 MONTHS"

"Oh."

"BECAUSE WE NEED TO SELL XBOX ONES RIGHT NOW, WE WANT TO HAVE YOUR 2015 TITLE EXCLUSIVE. WE WANT A GAME THAT COMES OUT NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THAT'LL SELL CONSOLES RIGHT NOW!"

 

[lensoftruth]

My mind is blown that people would buy a console for Tomb Raider.

 

[Kemal86]

That is a tweet about the death of Robin Williams.

From three hours before news broke he died? Is he a fucking time traveler?

 

[phalestine]

Huh? My timestamp says 3pm yesterday, which is right about when news of Robin Williams' death broke out.

11:53 AM for me.

He tweeted this, 5 hours after that tweet which leads me to believe it wasn't related to Robin Williams.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

That is a tweet about the death of Robin Williams.

That was posted hours before the news of his death broke.

 

[Messofanego]

Bayonetta 2 was a much bigger deal though.

Tomb Raider sold more, so how is it a smaller deal?