Some new details have been trickling through about next month's Definitive Edition of the very popular Tomb Raider reboot, due for release at the end of January for Xbox One. Crystal Dynamics are keen to stress that the upgrades are more than just porting over the higher resolution textures and TressFX hair tech from the PC version of Lara's adventures.

Speaking in an official Q&A session with fans on the official Tomb Raider forums, Crystal Dynamics executive producer Scot Amos said that work on the Definitive Edition "started at the end of the X360/PS3/PC versions" that they later built on top of.

"We now have a new particle system, new lighting work and enhanced shadow-casters, tons of more visual storytelling elements (more debris, more details on walls, more density in the environment for vegetation), upgraded characters (Lara and main story NPCs), and we've also put all of the DLC materials into this version for PS4/Xbox One."

Amos also mentioned how the next-generation iterations will feature support for voice commands via Kinect, saying that they're used "to enhance Lara's actions or as shortcuts into various menus and upgrade screens to reduce some of the user navigation. We also use them for things like switching weapons, switching ammo types, and other such shortcuts."

Finally, Scott mentions that the divisive multiplayer portion has been "rewritten" from the back end, using data from "over 19 million multiplayer matches" from the previous versions of Tomb Raider, meaning multiplayer matches should be smoother and more enjoyable.

http://www.oxm.co.uk/68452/tomb-raider-definitive-edition-to-include-optional-kinect-features/

Kinect is the FUTURRRRR!

lulz, voice controlled menu navigation and ammo switching.

Tomb Raider: Definitive Kinect Edition?

I still will play this game naked on the couch..

Can you fap ?

Oh, so they're putting the changes to multiplayer in this version instead of patching them into the current version? Who do they think they are, Capcom? :p

Seriously, though, nothing I've heard about this "definitive version" sounds like it's worth $60 to people who already played the original.

I think PSLS reported voice commands were comming to ps4 too for tomb raider so everyone can yell Lara SHUT UP!

This it the kind of stuff I want to hear. If Kinnect voice and gesture can be used to access menus and inventory then the face buttons can be freed up for action oriented use and we won't always have three different commands mapped to one button. How many times have I died in cover shooters because run and cover were the same gd button. TR's cover system eliminated that because she crouched automatically but it'll help TR elsewhere and other devs may see the possibilities. Plus it'll make for a more immersive game.

Any possibility she might come out of that cold, cold water showing a nipple maybe? Is that sooooo wrong? It's the next gen and we've all seen a couple. I am not a pervert. I'm just asking for the most basic level of physiognomic realism.

As for TR I'm going to replay a fifth time on 360 to get that last 5gs for yakking at everyone so I'm not sure about rebuying it right away. Maybe at $30-$40. I'll wait for screens and reports on fps, res. and Kinnect tie-ins.

Can we get together and play? LOL J/k