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aLkaLiNE on 23 December 2016
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jason1637 said:
aLkaLiNE said:

http://gamingbolt.com/dev-explains-why-the-turing-test-is-a-timed-xbox-one-console-exclusive-microsoft-really-loves-the-game

 

Then who who made this deal? They even state the game was initially developed for only Steam. The game came out this August. Has been in development for a little over a year. Well after Spencer was promoted.

 

And also, from the perspective of SE, why on earth would you launch one of the biggest PlayStation franchises (Tomb Raider) on a competing console with timed exclusivity when there is significant amounts of data showing how handily these games sell better on PlayStation? And what kind of support did Microsoft give them? Sure as hell wasn't marketing considering they never had a bundle and barely had tv promotions around that time. 

https://www.google.com/amp/www.thumbsticks.com/the-turing-test-release-date-confirmed-25072016/amp/?client=ms-android-att-us

The Turning Test is a ID@Xbox game so they got resources from MS to make a console version. Like you said it was planned only for PC. If it wasnt for ID@Xbox it wont even have a console release.

I dont work at Square so i cant answer those questions. According to them they should support. Maybe it was because they showed the reboot at their E3. 

Well that's completely wrong, you should at least read the article I cited because they specifically mention ~

 

The Turing Test is going to launch on Xbox One and PC as a timed exclusive- we decided to ask him about the reasoning behind this decision, asking him why a PS4 version was skipped. Philpott explained that Microsoft’s enthusiasm and support for the project led to the choice.

“It’s a timed exclusive on Xbox One, Microsoft really love the game and have really supported our studio get the game to their console first,” he said. “The game was developed on Steam, hence the simultaneous release on PC and Xbox One. We may look to other platforms in the future!”

 

No where in there do they say they weren't intending on bringing it to console. In fact, they were asked directly why PS4 was "skipped" and they said it's because Microsoft showed "enthusiasm" whatever that means.