So, Rise of the Tomb Raider is Xbox Exclusive now?

[Nackles]

When I think about the new Tomb Raider being an XBone exclusive it feels like somebody took my heart and dropped it into a bucket of boiling tears... and at the same time, somebody else is hitting my soul in the crotch with a frozen sledgehammer.

Hopefully this will invoke PS to find an exclusive counter.

 

[Bingo]

Xbox One is being outsold by the PS4 right now, and Microsoft has money they can throw at the problem.

Upsets like this can help turn the tide. I don't like it, and it isn't going to make me buy am Xbox One, but it is a good move for everyone involved. Even if it bothers PS4 only players.

It isn't a good move for SE. Personally, I'll be buying any SE game I want used for some time. I'm pissed.

I was considering picking up an XB1 for Sunset Overdrive if it was as good as it looked, but after this shit I'm just going to upgrade my video card.

And I don't want PS to respond. There's no joy for me in denying a game to players with a different console.

 

[Cpt Blackadder]

as the duel console owner here smiles that he's got his toes dipped in both camps

 

[Ridge]

It isn't a good move for SE. Personally, I'll be buying any SE game I want used for some time. I'm pissed.

I was considering picking up an XB1 for Sunset Overdrive if it was as good as it looked, but after this shit I'm just going to upgrade my video card.

And I don't want PS to respond. There's no joy for me in denying a game to players with a different console.

Nobody is denying anybody anything. We all could buy an Xbox One and play Tomb Raider to our hearts content.

This is a decision that makes sense from the developer/publisher side. With every game they release there is a chance that it could fail. Nowadays it is common for one failure to close a studio. So reducing the risks involved with making a game is absolutely critical. If SE can make a large portion of their money back from Microsoft for making the game an exclusive they have every right to make that choice.

I agree with the concept of speaking with your wallet. Feel free to boycott(deny yourself) all the SE or Microsoft products you want. But try to do it maturely. Right now you should like a child lashing out because their feelings are hurt.

 

[Ciel]

This is a decision that makes sense from the developer/publisher side. With every game they release there is a chance that it could fail. Nowadays it is common for one failure to close a studio. So reducing the risks involved with making a game is absolutely critical. If SE can make a large portion of their money back from Microsoft for making the game an exclusive they have every right to make that choice.

Then they can use that money to develop on the PS4... which they probably already have done and are done with...

 

[Oberon]

I think we can move these 3 topics to the general forum now and delete this sub forum since it is Xbone exclusive.
Haze? Im delegating...lol

 

[iamthenight90]

SE gave us sleeping dogs remake and said イライラさせる. its japanese for piss off

 

[Haze]

I think we can move these 3 topics to the general forum now and delete this sub forum since it is Xbone exclusive.
Haze? Im delegating...lol

If you want to Obs. I do feel this will only be a "timed" exclusive as they have been squirming their way out of saying it's JUST for Xbox.

 

[Oberon]

If you say so mate,will leave it up to you then

 

[Bingo]

Aaaaaaand, it's a timed Xbox exclusive. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...b-raider-xbox-exclusivity-deal-has-a-duration

It'll be coming to the PS4 and PC, probably three to six months after XBox One.

Next time, SE, why don't you freaking say that, instead of spouting some BS about 'our valued PS and PC players can still play the old game'.

 

[Haze]

Aaaaaaand, it's a timed Xbox exclusive. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...b-raider-xbox-exclusivity-deal-has-a-duration

It'll be coming to the PS4 and PC, probably three to six months after XBox One.

Next time, SE, why don't you freaking say that, instead of spouting some BS about 'our valued PS and PC players can still play the old game'.

I knew it would be! Real crappy move by both SE and Xbox. But happy we get to experience it.

Ciel, are you feeling happier now?

 

[iamthenight90]

im still not

 

[Haze]

im still not

Still not... happy?

 

[Nackles]

Still not... happy?

I am. Dead Rising 3 - PC. Titanfall - PC. Tomb raider - timed. Now if only Forza was on PC I would have 0 interest in XBone.

 

[Cpt Blackadder]

I knew it would be! Real crappy move by both SE and Xbox. But happy we get to experience it.

Ciel, are you feeling happier now?

Why is it a crappy move by MS ? They aren't going to let SONY have it all their own way and competiton like this only makes each company work harder to "outdo" the other, with the end result we as gamers get better games.

You know SONY are now saying to Naughy Dog, " how much money do you need to make Uncharted 4 amazing so we can shove Tomb Raider up MS arse! "

It's busness, whether we want to admit it or not

 

[Bingo]

It is a business. But there's a big difference between building and funding your own exclusives, like Halo or Uncharted, and going out and paying big bucks to make sure existing games, already far along in development, particularly sequels to best selling multi-platform games, and making sure nobody else gets a chance to play them, except with your hardware.

Nintendo is funding Bayonetta 2, and it's an exclusive, because if they didn't then it wouldn't have been made. Whatever SE claims about their disappointment with ONLY selling 7 million copies of Tomb Raider, I doubt that's the case here. Couple that with the disingenuous announcement and press release, and it's bad business that will leave a bitter taste in many fans mouths.

People wouldn't put up with it when it was Blu Ray vs Hi Def, or VHS vs Beta, and those got sorted pretty quickly, but for some reason it's become part of gaming culture and nobody seems to question it. Want to watch Avengers? Then you should have bought a Hi Def dvd player in addition to your Blu Ray dvd player!

 

[Oberon]

Yep,it is indeed timed,another source for confirmation:

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has admitted to Eurogamer that this exclusivity won't last forever. Asked if there is a limited period of time covered by the deal between Microsoft and Square Enix, Spencer replied, "Yes, the deal has a duration. I didn't buy it. I don't own the franchise."

What he wouldn't say is how long the game will remain Xbox-only. "It's not because I'm trying to be a headfake on anybody," Spencer said. "It's a deal between us and the partner. People ask me how much did we pay. There are certain things I'm just not going to talk about because it's a business deal between us and then. Obviously the deal does have a duration. I didn't buy the IP in perpetuity."

Source

 

[Ciel]

I knew it would be! Real crappy move by both SE and Xbox. But happy we get to experience it.

Ciel, are you feeling happier now?

Indeed I am. I expected this, but my frown has been... turned upside down so to speak. Now I will just duck out of everyone's way and let the world bicker.

 

[Haze]

Why is it a crappy move by MS ? They aren't going to let SONY have it all their own way and competiton like this only makes each company work harder to "outdo" the other, with the end result we as gamers get better games.

You know SONY are now saying to Naughy Dog, " how much money do you need to make Uncharted 4 amazing so we can shove Tomb Raider up MS arse! "

It's busness, whether we want to admit it or not

Because I wanted to play the game

 

[Cpt Blackadder]

Because I wanted to play the game

So buy an Xb1 Simples

I wanted a PS4 first but couldn't get hold of one day one, so got Xb1 instead. Glad i did as now i have both i have to say the games and the console are awsome