Lol who does that? Hey this game looks pretty cool, so therefore I'll go buy this other game that kinda reminds me of it instead.
Rise of the Tomb Raider timed Xbox exclusive for Holiday 2015 (No PS/PC, SE publish)
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Lol who does that? Hey this game looks pretty cool, so therefore I'll go buy this other game that kinda reminds me of it instead.
So this is another Titanfall scenario?
Game is exclusive to X1 and gaf embarrasses itself. Some time after release a long form article comes out mentioning the fact that the game wouldn't have been made unless Microsot stepped in and paid for development. Still tears and lots of denial.
That's my guess anyway.
Game is exclusive to X1 and gaf embarrasses itself. Some time after release a long form article comes out mentioning the fact that the game wouldn't have been made unless Microsot stepped in and paid for development. Still tears and lots of denial.
That's my guess anyway.
If not, dirty move microsoft. You should be ashamed of yourself.
You're new to GAF, man. That was a parody post.
FlyStarJay
Member
the game has to be timed exclusive, cannot be full exclusive cause what about a sequel? ps and pc fan would get lost in the story not knowing what happened. so either timed exclusive or the franchise is now full exclusive
Naughty Dog must be estatic - zero chance of cannibilzation right there.
SE are gonna get hammered by fans on PC and Playstation though on forums/social media - and there "our friends at MS" release couldn't have been worded better to attract attacks. I really wouldn't want to be in their PRs shoes right now.
For myself while dissappointed - this looks like the very definition of a moneyhat at this point - I'm just surprised at the timing. Holiday 2015? What good will this deal do by then? On current trends and going by the sales split between Sony and MS for the reboot and looking at current trends this is just consigning the game to moderate sales.
A truly odd deal that makes zero strategic sense for SE I can see. I mean MS need to try whatever, exclusives, back EA Access, anything to differentiate; but what we're SE thinking with this deal?
SE are gonna get hammered by fans on PC and Playstation though on forums/social media - and there "our friends at MS" release couldn't have been worded better to attract attacks. I really wouldn't want to be in their PRs shoes right now.
For myself while dissappointed - this looks like the very definition of a moneyhat at this point - I'm just surprised at the timing. Holiday 2015? What good will this deal do by then? On current trends and going by the sales split between Sony and MS for the reboot and looking at current trends this is just consigning the game to moderate sales.
A truly odd deal that makes zero strategic sense for SE I can see. I mean MS need to try whatever, exclusives, back EA Access, anything to differentiate; but what we're SE thinking with this deal?
Natureboy99
Banned
to skip PS4, a console selling 2-3 times as much as Xbox, not to mention PC, is a huge pile of money. That must have been one HUGE money hat.
I have always hated the money hat strategy. It has no future. Wouldnt you be better off buying STUDIOS or developing first party? Tomb Raider will come to PS4 later, so a lot of gamers won't care, especially with the super crowded 2015 release calendar.
First party exclusives are the only true exclusives. Money hatting only work when you have the lead.
Sorc3r3r
Member
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
...and this is why I own an xbox one. Interesting choice for an exclusive! Definitely came out of left field. I enjoyed the first one, so I'll at least rent this one.
TheSlySoul
Member
Sure, but Sony showed off the game at E3. My only guess is they were going to make it and SE decided in the middle of development to cancel publishing. MS decided to do it for platform exclusivity.
Black Republican
Member
honestly, publishing doesnt matter 100% but CD or MS should come out and say something like this strongly:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=365700&page=24
the reason they havent is probably because its its next gen console xb1 exclusive, then eventually PC and maybe even 360 (unless SE strictly said it will be nex gen powered only, no 360/wii/ps3 etc)
Good point, i think we're all a little heated and should wait a few more weeks/months for proper clarification
Scorpion Soldier
Member
Most dissapointing announcement so far. I'll propably own an Xbox One as well by the time this comes out, but still...
The Smoking Bun
Banned
Good riddance I say. Please Microsoft, take all the shitty corridor shooters away from the PlayStation brand so they are forced to invest in more unique stuff like Bloodborne and No Man's Sky.
Unless Human Revolution 2 is a true sequel in the Deus Ex format, you can have that too
I wish they would take all of Square Enix, just buy them out, NOTHING they make is worth it especially the god awful Final Fantasy games they churn out
Exceptions to this would be FF XV and Life Is Strange which honestly could be crap
Sony should buy the Final Fantasy IP and DONTNOD
Unless Human Revolution 2 is a true sequel in the Deus Ex format, you can have that too
I wish they would take all of Square Enix, just buy them out, NOTHING they make is worth it especially the god awful Final Fantasy games they churn out
Exceptions to this would be FF XV and Life Is Strange which honestly could be crap
Sony should buy the Final Fantasy IP and DONTNOD
Dragonborn
Member
Sure I was, if they hit the right price as I said, many times ($299). What makes you think I wasn't? My overly negative attitude for the console aside.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
lol
This thread is fairly entertaining. It's mind boggling to read all these posts by armchair experts on the gaming economics.
You will be able to play it on PC and maybe PS4 after its exclusivity period is over. The way it was worded clearly implied it was an holiday exclusive. Dead Rising 3 was announced as an holiday exclusive and it's now coming to PC too.
You will be able to play it on PC and maybe PS4 after its exclusivity period is over. The way it was worded clearly implied it was an holiday exclusive. Dead Rising 3 was announced as an holiday exclusive and it's now coming to PC too.
Nightengale
Member
It's not being a killer app, it's about excluding a game from a different audience + neutering the growth potential of a strong franchise.
A world where Tomb Raider bombs a a franchise means that Square Enix has less fall-backs franchises to make money, and that means less AAA-games from SE, only mobile.
Leafhopper
Banned
Yup, I think people forget that.
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
So from what I've gathered.
Microsoft is publishing Rise of the Tomb Raider. Not moneyhatting. This most likely means it's not a timed exclusive, but an exclusive.
Big jab in the face of the fans, but I think it's a good move my Microsoft though. That's a BIG title.
Microsoft is publishing Rise of the Tomb Raider. Not moneyhatting. This most likely means it's not a timed exclusive, but an exclusive.
Big jab in the face of the fans, but I think it's a good move my Microsoft though. That's a BIG title.
Garrett Hawke
Member
#SorryNotSorry
Why do people keep saying No Man's Sky is the same thing? It is absolutely not the same thing. That game is coming to other platforms. Rise of Tomb was coming to other platforms, and now it is not. Hence why people are a bit upset.
I bit my lip and gripped the PS4 controller pretty hard when they announced this. I dug the reboot because of how brutal the game treated me throughout the adventure. Now Microsoft have found a way to bring that punishment into reality. Yes, I'm hurt, and more than a little turned on. They're withholding because they know I've been a bad... bad boy. And the PR release that reminds me I can still play Tomb Raider through the lesser, downloadable game this December... I'll be there, with a naked rosy behind and SE holding the paddle.
I loved that game ;_;
ChosenPredator
Banned
To the people that keep missing this link.
http://news.xbox.com/2014/08/gamescom-xbox-one-gamescom-press-release
Square not publishing...
yeah, definitely not timed exclusive seeing that now lol
Same here, all bases are covered.
matrixman92
Member
in your opinion. The last Tomb Raider was one of the better games I have played in the last few years. Thankfully I own an xbox one and ps4. This will be a must own game for me
The game is being published by MS: http://news.xbox.com/2014/08/gamescom-xbox-one-gamescom-press-release
ShinobiFist
Banned
Might come to PC...Who knows. I just found it odd I didn't see SquareEnix as pubs.
If Square was willing to fund this then they'd probably still be publisher.
Sony and PC*
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Grundle: The Awakening
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BronsonLee
Member
Eh, I don't know...Disney likes Sony and all, but that would take a LOT of money.
I don't remember them showing it at E3?
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
Ugh. DLC exclusives, whatever.
But this timed exclusive crap on third party games is garbage and needs to go. Microsoft should spend that money on games that wouldn't otherwise get made.
But this timed exclusive crap on third party games is garbage and needs to go. Microsoft should spend that money on games that wouldn't otherwise get made.
So why is blood borne exclusive?
To the people that keep missing this link.
http://news.xbox.com/2014/08/gamescom-xbox-one-gamescom-press-release
Square not publishing...
It's on Amazon too http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KVRNIQU/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Hmmm
Titanfall like scenario then?
A LOT of people not paying attention to this, lol.
thekiddfran
Member
This is confusing as hell:
every little bit helps I suppose. unless you spend more than you take in.
Microsoft moneyhats a game from appearing on another console. As for the second part, ill be selective: Sony gets exclusive Japanese games because the Xbox sells like crap in Japan.
ProvenDeadly
Member
What questionable tactics??? Did they cheat in some way? Did they sabotage Sony? Or did they just give Square money aka publishing their game?
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Because it's extremely exciting when a third party multiplatform game that has been that way for years becomes a 1st party exclusive? I guess the money that fans have spent over the years to make tomb raider a age old franchise should get in hippy circles and sing and dance praises right?
Like what?
sometimes i game
Member
This is some bullshit.
I don't want to own 2 consoles that are so similar to play third party content.
-1 sale, Tomb Raider.
I don't want to own 2 consoles that are so similar to play third party content.
-1 sale, Tomb Raider.
Portugeezer
Member
Titanfall is exclusive to XB1?
Dragonborn
Member
So essentially what you're saying is this is only making Microsoft fanbiys happy?
Am I getting this right?