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Forums - Gaming Discussion - Bigger Moneyhatted exclusive: Tomb Raider or Street Fighter?

Street Fighter is the bigger franchise and the most popular in it's genre. As someone has said, this will single-handedly tilt the fighting game fans to ps4, as most other popular fighting games (unless moneyhatted by MS as retaliation) are or will be available on ps4. Most professional SF players (Daigo, Poongko etc) use Xbox360 for online matches. But now they have no choice but to either migrate to PC or PS4 if they want to continue their SF career.



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I dont think that SF will be exclusiv. they but out so many freaking version, one will surely come to xbone.



My opinion, RoTR is more expensive, but SFV is more important.

It should cost more to get RoTR to go exclusive because:
- Tomb Raider was an expensive game to make, and presumably RoTR will be as big or bigger.
- Tomb Raider sold majority share on PS3 & PS4, and it's spiritual home was on PlayStation.
- PS4 has a bigger userbase, especially in Europe where Tomb Raider sells best.

RoTR is less important because:
- While PS4 fans will be disappointed, they will have Uncharted 4 to play.

It should've cost less for Sony to get SFV to go exclusive because:
- SF is unlikely to have the production costs of Tomb Raider.
- SF IV sold majority share on PlayStation.
- PS4 has a bigger userbase.

SFV is more important because:
- SF has a big following and e-sport status.
- More people bought SF IV than Tomb Raider.
- People who like SF are not going to be happy with substitutes.
- SF is popular in Japan, so it adds a reason to get a PS4 there, where western games haven't had much impact.



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Well, I think in the general marketplace, TR is the bigger deal here. But I think TR is timed and SF may not actual come to X1. However, one of it inevitable iterations will :).



Puppyroach said:
Well, I think in the general marketplace, TR is the bigger deal here. But I think TR is timed and SF may not actual come to X1. However, one of it inevitable iterations will :).

Well you're wrong because according to VGC SF IV has sold 7.97 million units while Tomb Raider has sold 5.22 million units (with digital sales its over 7 million but then even SF IV has digital sales).



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Kyuu said:
Barkley said:
Tombraider sold 3.5 million on ps3+360
SF4 sold 6.8 million on ps3+360

So i'd have to go with SF5 being a bigger deal.


These numbers are a bit misleading though beause the Fighting genre is on decline unlike Shooting which keeps thriving.

Wait until you see the decline in Tomb Raider.  TR was big on PlayStation, and especially in Europe.



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Good question. 

Even if TR sold more, locking up SF actually captures a more important audience.

The dedication from the serious fighting game guys is the kind that is only matched by the flight/race sim guys. The thousands of hours they'll spend perfecting the game, the hundreds of dollars they spend in extra peripherals, the exposure the PS4 will get at any fighting event where SF V is featured - all represents big business. Tomb Raider will be a one and done kind of game. SF has more staying power, and will keep more people turning on their consoles for a longer period of time. Smart move, even with the PC caveat. 



Isn't the biggest moneyhatt Godzilla? ;-P



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Strangely enough... i dont think Sony moneyhated this one.

Capcom has deep down exclusively on PS4 aswell. I think they are just pooling their resources on a platform they think their games will be sucessful in in both Japan and overseas. Its a clever use of their resources.



Street Fighter V IS a console exclusive.