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Forums - Gaming - Crystal Dynamics “sympathizes” with Tomb Raider fans on “other platforms"

StokedUp said:
This game won't be coming to to PS4, period, the other platform will be PC. Microsoft are the publishers so are funding the development, putting their own money into it, there not going to do that for it to release on its biggest rivals console and for the game to sell more on that console (which it would) which would just be embarrassing for them as they funded it. I think fans are just clutching straws hoping that it's coming for PS4 but it's simply not going to.

The only slight chance ps4 owners have (which I am) is like with the mass effect 1 scenario, crystal dynamics will have to release a tomb raider collection and include Rise of the Tomb Raider in it.

This is what we call wishful thinking. The people clutching at straws are people that say things like this, completely ignoring all the huge signs that are out there for Tomb Raider in fact coming to PS4 at a later time and instead using the publishing (of the Xbox versions) situation as a reason for why the game can't go to PS. MS has paid tons of money for games to be timed exclusives before, they've paid tons of money for timed exclusive DLC as well, but now that they are saying they are publishing the game on Xbox (which also means nothing more than that they are paying money for it) it can't come to PS? Give me a break.



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I feel sympathy for a studio trying to build their brand not having access to 50% of the console market. The attach rate would have to be insane just to come close to previous numbers, and let's be real, going against the likes of Halo and all the other massive games coming out this holiday, they are in a bad spot, because then SE is gonna look at CD like why your game sell so bad, they are in a lose lose situation.



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Yooka said:
bananaking21 said:

so basically this is the transilation : "we are sorry for being money whores" 

It's just business. I didn't see you complain about SFV, Shenmue III, Persona 5, FF VII remake or any other exclusive deal Sony moneyhatted. A lot more than MS as well.


Because those games would sell like shit on Xbox. Especailly FF VII and Persona.



I sympathize with the future of the series and Crystal Dynamics. This will be the most rebooted IP in gaming history at this rate (already is?).

Btw to the other person neither Shenmue nor Persona are moneyhats or have exclusivity deals, companies willingly skip the XB1.



gooch_destroyer said:
Yooka said:
bananaking21 said:

so basically this is the transilation : "we are sorry for being money whores" 

It's just business. I didn't see you complain about SFV, Shenmue III, Persona 5, FF VII remake or any other exclusive deal Sony moneyhatted. A lot more than MS as well.


Because those games would sell like shit on Xbox. Especailly FF VII and Persona.

Persona and Shenmue never sell well.



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Yooka said:

Persona and Shenmue never sell well.


They keep making more without needing external funding, reboots and without complaining about sales numbers so it sounds like you're wrong. Persona that is.

Shenmue didn't sell well cause it was on Xbox and a dead Sega console. First one did okay on the Dreamcast's earlier life.



lol why are people worried about the future of the franchise or the studio? MicroSony doesn't get these deals for free. The publisher is compensated and in turn the devs are compensated. And it's not like gamers hold a grudge over exclusives. Look at Shenmue 3 or Mass Effect.



the game will come to pc and ps4, probably by next year.



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Another Tomb Raider thread?



Angelv577 said:
"I still can’t announce anything as it relates to other platforms" this quote gives some hope.


Why are you hoping? Phil Spencer on twitter confirmed this is a timed exclusive..... long ago.....