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kurasakiichimaru on 01 January 2016
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Hiku said:
kurasakiichimaru said:

Ehh what devs are there that could actually restore Tomb Raider to its classic reputation other than Naughty Dog? I mean tell me?At this point, Tomb Raider will be a frozen IP because the damage has been done thanks to the holiday exclusivity they did last year.

So let it be a frozen IP in that case. There doesn't have to be a Tomb Raider game every other year.
Also I don't think it needs to be restored to its "former glory". From what I hear it's a good game. It was just the marketing deal that gave it a poor perception and sales.

It's not about exclusivity, though.It's just fixing brand perception. If Square sells Tomb Raider or Crystal to Sony since they get to do with games up their alleys.

Teaming up with Sony, while it would do better than with Xbox, would still not be a good thing. Especially after all the flack SE got for teaming up with MS. You don't want to touch that right now. Sony already have their own Uncharted, that doesn't need to compete with another similar game. I'd rather them invest in something totally different in that case. Kojima, for example, was a great move, and it made sense because he needs funds to start up his first project on an AAA scale. They got Street Fighter, and they seem to have some sort of time exclusive deal with FF7 Remake. Keep going with the diversity.
And acquiring Tomb Raider is a gamble right now before we know how the game will perform on Steam and PS3/PS4.

No one really cared for the xbox version because it wasn't where the fanbase was.

Why should it be bad? Tomb Raider is originally a Playstation game. People have connections with it. And ND seems to have the magic touch anyway and the acclaim. They can't seem to make a mistake. Plus a Nate/Lara crossover is more likely if Sony buys Tomb Raider at discount price thanks to its flopping and a higher chance of becoming a dead IP. 

Kojima imo is the bigger gamble considering he has no IP's attached to him. Plus we don't even know how long it will take him to finish the game thanks to his smaller team.