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BMaker11 on 22 December 2016
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jason1637 said:
BMaker11 said:

Like I said, we have nothing but speculation regarding RotTR when it was announced, but all the signs point to it being multiplatform. Not under "blockbuster exclusives" on the Xbox site, but instead, coupled with multiplatform games. No "play it first on Xbox" at the end of the trailer, when they did it for all exclusive games, timed or permanent. 

Then, it was announced at Gamescom 2014 (not at a Square conference), 2 months after E3, that it was an Xbox exclusive. Proof

Then, it was clarified after the fact that the exclusivity "has a duration". Proof

Exclusivity doesn't get announced after the fact like that unless either A. a deal was recently made or B. the other platform's version is cancelled.

It was announced just a bit over their month after their E3 http://press.na.square-enix.com/releases/492/square-enix-annnounces-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-destined-for-windows-10 Forbes said it was announced at Square conference which was wrong my bad.

Also Square said the deal was made based on how MS supported Tomb Raider DE so it would also make sense the deal was made before Phill became head.

http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/5/9104411/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-xbox-exclusive-microsoft-support-square-enix

Umm.....that first article you linked is from 2015. Rise was announced in 2014 (your second link even says that). The press release was when a PS4 release was finally confirmed. And the deal with Microsoft was made because MS approached them because they wanted something "of the quality of Uncharted, which we don't have" or however Spencer said it. At least, that's what I understand when I ignore the spin.

First off, was it how they supported the Definitive Edition or the original release? The article says the original release, so you're giving a conflicting message. Secondly, it sold overwhelmingly better on PS3 and PS4. You think they ignored that, especially when the game had millions of sales but was still considered a "failure" up to a certain point? Because Microsoft was "supportive", SE jumped ship and went exclusive when they have extremely lofty aspirations for the game? That doesn't make sense.