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

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Legend11 said:

Protendo said:

Legend11 said:

Microsoft is helping to fund development of Rise of the Tomb Raider. There are articles from the game's developers basically saying that Microsoft brought in additional talent to help with development of the game.  They could have easily screwed gamers on other platforms like what Sony did when the original Tomb Raider 2 when it became a PS1 exclusive but they  chose not to.

No. The game was already funded.

Microsoft just payed to cockblock Sony, nothing more.

Microsoft is helping to fund the game.  Could it have been made without their funding?  Of course just like a new Street Fighter game could have been made without Sony funding.  There's no difference between the two games other than gamers on one console getting completely screwed over.

Microsoft used that as an excuse after Sony said they were funding capcom because of capcoms  bad financial state. Remember that capcom was putting themselves up for sale to see who would buy for a little while, not that long ago. Microsoft probably sweetened the deal for square but I doubt they helped them develop the game. 

As I said.....they did the same thing with bioshock. It's how they work. I wouldn't be naive enough to believe sf5 won't have successors within the same gen either, just as I am not naive enough to believe microsoft when  they leave a bad taste in people's mouths and then take Sony's statements and use it as a coat of armor for themselves.