Rise of the Tomb Raider Timed Exclusive for Xbox

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Carl2291 said:

Even if it is co-developed, a deal was done to get From Software on board. 

The example could be expanded to other developers too, though the overall point remains the same. Each of the big 3 platform holders do this with 3rd parties. This isnt a Microsoft only thing.

A deal was done to make a PS4 exclusive game

Here, a deal was done to keep a multiplat game from being multiplat.