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Forums - Gaming - Square Enix confirms: "Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity does have a duration but we aren't [allowed] discussing those details at this time"

ktay95 on 10 December 2014
Barkley said:
I'm still trying to figure out why this game is crossgen when it's launching holiday 2015.

Guess they werent expecting such a quick transistion to the 8th gen, even MGSV is a cross gen game =(



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Angelv577 on 10 December 2014

At least its hope for those ps fans that really want to play it.



bananaking21 on 10 December 2014
Mike_L said:
bananaking21 said:
this is pretty much known by now. anybody can tell this is a timed exclusive.

Yes. We knew it was a timed exclusive but we didn't know whether the game would end up on PS4 or just the PC.

With Square Enix's confirmation and "but it's shh at the moment" and Microsoft's lack of a clear announcement like "Rise of the Tomb Raider will never come to other consoles" I really think that the game will come to PS4. Maybe even early 2016?


square said it before though. people just didnt wanna believe it. 

 

Does the exclusive to Xbox have a duration? Is it timed? How long is the duration? Can we expect a PlayStation 4 or PC release in the future?

Yes, our deal with Microsoft has a duration. We aren’t discussing details of the deal, and are focused on delivering a great game on Xbox One and Xbox 360. 

this was four months ago..... 

http://tombraider.tumblr.com/post/95495143805/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-faq



Dark_Feanor on 10 December 2014

5 years, the same as Mass Effect... or PC 6 months later.



The Fury on 10 December 2014
TheGoldenBoy said:

It's an exclusive they get for the next holiday season. That counts for something at least and I'm pretty sure they're going to bundle it as well so it'll help boost sales by a decent amount.

I'm sure they have other exclusives for that period, surely (I mean isn't Halo 5 meant to come out next year?). They could have done a bundle deal as well anyway, they did with Ass Cred Unity (you got that and Black Flag too with the console a good deal). The deal hurt the game's and the company's reputation. Those on PC and PS4 will spent their money on something else that holiday period, they won't buy a entire new console for 1 game, especially if they know it's only a matter of time before it comes out on at least the PC.



Hmm, pie.

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Burek on 10 December 2014
Dark_Feanor said:
5 years, the same as Mass Effect... or PC 6 months later.

Maybe more like Plants vs. Zombies -- 6 months, and then free for every PS4 owner a month later.



Yafea on 10 December 2014

I think it's coming to the ps4 in 2016 because the Tomb Raider franchise will turn 20 in that year and SE will pull a "20th anniversary edition." Or something like that.



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jlmurph2 on 10 December 2014

Square said this like the day after it was announced. Why is all this old news popping up again?



bananaking21 on 10 December 2014
jlmurph2 said:
Square said this like the day after it was announced. Why is all this old news popping up again?


fanboy wars? 



DerNebel on 10 December 2014
jlmurph2 said:
Square said this like the day after it was announced. Why is all this old news popping up again?

Because SF V isn't coming to Xbox