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Forums - Sales Discussion - Rise of the Tomb Raider PS4 sales are off to a rough start.

FentonCrackshell said:
Why are people happy to see a good game flop? That's some spiteful sh!t! I mean, I plan to pick it up eventually but right now I'm playing The Witcher III and I still have Uncharted 4 and Skyrim to go through. It was a very bad move on SE's part to do what it did but I won't celebrate the game underperforming because my console of choice is PS4. That's nasty...

To put it concisely, bad decisions should not be rewarded.



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Square Enix screwed this game with being time exclusive on Xbox One for one year. It's their own fault.



CGI-Quality said:
Pavolink said:

So, releasing as a timed exclusive on Xone was a bad decision according to some sony fans in this thread. It seems like some loves to live in fantasy worlds were everything must be only ps.

I don't see any suggestions of that, so don't spark a needless flame.

Kerotan said:
Hahaha I called it!!!!!! 

SE were such idiots not releasing this on their biggest marketplace at launch. The brand was in a good place and now it's been damaged by this whole fiasco. All for a quick buck. 

I'm not surprised in the least ps4 players didn't rush out to buy this. Most would have gotten their fix from uncharted 4 instead which is GOTY material. 

I'm one of those. After playing uncharted 4 I feel zero urge to buy this and will likely either get it free on ps plus or buy it for $10 on sale in future.

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Don't play the fool game with me.

 

Edit: oh, and there are many other comments but I'm not going to quote all.



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Pavolink said:
CGI-Quality said:

I don't see any suggestions of that, so don't spark a needless flame.

Kerotan said:
Hahaha I called it!!!!!! 

SE were such idiots not releasing this on their biggest marketplace at launch. The brand was in a good place and now it's been damaged by this whole fiasco. All for a quick buck. 

I'm not surprised in the least ps4 players didn't rush out to buy this. Most would have gotten their fix from uncharted 4 instead which is GOTY material. 

I'm one of those. After playing uncharted 4 I feel zero urge to buy this and will likely either get it free on ps plus or buy it for $10 on sale in future.

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Don't play the fool game with me.

 

Edit: oh, and there are many other comments but I'm not going to quote all.

Nothing in what you quoted says "everything must be only ps".

If your point is that the timed exclusivity was a good decision for the game and the IP, then go ahead and explain us why. Nobody managed to find and say that yet, not even SE, MS or CD, so I would love to read this explanation ;)



ABizzel1 said:
It's already listed at $25 or less on Black Friday, no one should buy the game until then.

 

Where? I'd like to know.



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CGI-Quality said:
Pavolink said:

Don't play the fool game with me.

That doesn't back up anything and I won't tell you again to quit trying to make something out of nothing!

It's cute to try to close the eyes at the reality.

 

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Proud to be the first cool Nintendo fan ever

Number ONE Zelda fan in the Universe

DKCTF didn't move consoles

Prediction: No Zelda HD for Wii U, quietly moved to the succesor

Predictions for Nintendo NX and Mobile


Pavolink said:
CGI-Quality said:

That doesn't back up anything and I won't tell you again to quit trying to make something out of nothing!

It's cute to try to close the eyes at the reality.

 

User was warned for this response ~ CGI

Warned for pointing the truth? That won't change what I said.



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Number ONE Zelda fan in the Universe

DKCTF didn't move consoles

Prediction: No Zelda HD for Wii U, quietly moved to the succesor

Predictions for Nintendo NX and Mobile


Listen to me when I say this: Lara Croft is a whore.

-Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light released first on Xbox 360.

-Tomb Raider Underworld had two huge DLC expansions that were Xbox exclusives. I think, but I'm not sure, the they released on that Tomb Raider Trilogy YEARS LATER.

-Tomb Raider Legend was on 360 in 2006. PS3 in 2011.

-Tomb Raider Anniversary released on 360 in 2007. It didn't come to PS3 until 2011.

- The original Tomb Raider came to Sega Saturn, first.

-The series went to PS1 and stayed there for years before going back to other consoles.

PlayStation was home to most of her adventures (and most of her decline in quality, tbh (thanks to annual releases and the horrible Angel of Darkness) but that's because PS1 had virtually no competition.

I don't know how to put this any clearer. LARA CROFT DOESN'T LOVE YOU. SHE ONLY GOES WHERE SHE CAN GET MONEY.

At the same time, she often stars in some stellar games. People need to put their emotions to the side when it comes to gaming. If a good game comes to a platform you own, play it! Stop taking it personally when things don't go exactly like you want.

Jeez.



Pavolink said:

So, releasing as a timed exclusive on Xone was a bad decision according to some sony fans in this thread. It seems like some loves to live in fantasy worlds were everything must be only ps. Man, that would be the worst videogame future anyone can imagine...

Usually you seem really reasonable. So I don't understand this post.

Just because some users are worried that the 1 year exclusivity did more harm than good to the health of the franchise doesn't mean said users fantasize of a world where everything must be only ps. Competetion drives this industry.

I think the PS4 version would've sold more than 120k first month at retail in NA if it had launched alongside the XB1 version 1 year ago. But that doesn't mean I think that everything should be exclusive to PS. I enjoyed the game a lot on my 360 1 year ago and I currently enjoy it a lot on my PS4.



Pavolink said:
Pavolink said:

It's cute to try to close the eyes at the reality.

 

User was warned for this response ~ CGI

Warned for pointing the truth? That won't change what I said.

You twisted what I said into the "truth". I'm not saying everything should be ps exclusive.  just that going against Playstation where the lions share of sales happen is idiotic and SE have paid dearly.  the brand is damaged on Playstation now their biggest marketplace.