Phil Spencer: "Tomb Raider Deal Still Same as Before...Timed"

[Legend11]

Protendo said:

Legend11 said:

The biggest difference is that gamers on other systems are getting completely screwed and the SF deal while RotTR is just a timed deal.  In the end both companies are giving millions of dollars to the companies developing the games.  The only time an exclusive deal is a good thing for everyone is when the game would have been cancelled or never made with the added money.  Does anyone really think a new Street Fighter game wouldn't have come out without Sony's moneyhat?

Capcom stated that Street Fighter 5 was to risky in it's current financial state before the deal took place. We would have *NO* Street Fighter 5 if it wasn't for the deal. That is one less game anyone gets. The Tomb Raider deal just takes away a game from an audience. Two different scenarios.

Do you remember how long it took between Street Fighter 3 and Street Fighter 4? The situation is much worse for Capcom this time.

Risky?  The game and its derivatives sold over 8 million copies.  I really find it hard to believe there are people out there that think the game wouldn't have been made without Sony stepping in to help fund it.  C'mon Son get real, how much would a fighting game cost to develop, we're not talking Call of Duty type budgets here.