Something is wrong between Square Enix and Microsoft ? Tomb Raider

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Sharpryno said:

tokilamockingbrd said:

Um. It makes sense for them to launch during Holiday's 2016. If they launched during the spring they would be going up against UC4. I doubt they are.allowed to release it during the winter (within 2 months of XB1 release). So it come down to.a.summer or fall release. They obviously see the fall being more profitable.

You act like its Sony's choice haha.  Whats it going to take, 4 days to beat Uncharted? 

No.

I am acting like Square has an agreement with MS for timed exclusive. Once that "time" is over they can release it whenever they want.

Its a simple concept really. Lets use movies for an example, Lets say Tomb Raider = Divergent, and UC4= The Hunger Games. The movies target pretty much the same audience but one is much bigger than the other. The makers of Divergent would be idiots to launch the same month as The Hunger Game, in fact they would want to launch a completely different time of year to ensure it is not overshadowed. (Which is why Divergent launch almost 6 months away from the Hunger games).

Square would be idiots to launch the game up against UC4. I honestly think this is why they struck a deal in the 1st place with MS. They figured it would get more attention as a console exclusive. They could at least get more sales (and MS money) on the XB1, and then launch TR on the PS4 not up against UC4. This backfired on them big time when UC4 was delayed. There only options were to launch it near UC4 (and get the same result they tried to avoid in the Holidays) or just push it into the Holiday release lineup for 2016 and hopefully give PS4 owners a compelling reason to buy the year old game. (lower price + extra content should help it sell at least respectably)