There was a slight scare recently, as avid Tomb Raider fans discovered a Facebook post by Xbox Australia, which stated that Rise of the Tomb Raider was not a timed exclusive, and was, in fact, a fully exclusive Xbox One title. This information contradicted what Xbox boss Phil Spencer had said about the project previously, which caused some already disgruntled Lara Croft enthusiasts to ponder whether the terms of the exclusivity deal had changed.
However, according to Spencer, that isn't the case. Stepping in to clean up the mess once again, the man many call 'Mister Xbox' said "there has been no change to our deal on Tomb Raider, same as before when I answered. Timed." We guess it doesn't get much clearer than that.
Unsurprisingly, there's still no official word on whether Lara's latest will actually end up leaping onto Sony's console, but we reckon that you've at least got to risk reading between the lines in this case. Take bets on when you think that the release will show up on PlayStation 4 in the comments section below.
[source facebook.com, via twitter.com, gamespot.com]
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Well, we still have plenty to play on PS4 until this eventually arrives...
Is @get2sammyb on holiday, or something?
It'll show up when people have stopped giving a damn. I say 5-6 years, just like Mass Effect 1. This was an incredibly dumba$$, scumbag move by SquareEnix.
March 2016
well even if it never comes to PS4, we have Uncharted to satisfy our action/adventure/tomb raiding itch
still I hope it does come to PlayStation at some point for all those Tomb Raider fans who DON'T own multipule systems
@Gamer83 I heard it was Crystal Dynamics who made the decision to partner with Microsoft to fund the game not Square after all while CD is a subsidiary of Square they still have their own managment team who make the decisions
still that may or may not be true
@Gamer83 I wonder if you would say the same if the move was from Sony, probably not.
@FullbringIchigo
I've heard that too. If that's the case, then Crystal Dynamics can rot in hell and won't ever get a single cent from me again, even if the game eventually comes to PS4.
@Faruko
Look through my posting history or ask anybody else who frequents here what I would or wouldn't post before making dumb assumptions. There's few people here as critical of Sony as I am.
@Faruko what @Gamer83 says is true...he's pretty critical of all consoles actually...he's definitely not a blind fanboy
Of course this will show up on PS4, it's just a case of when...
My guess is spring 2016 as the exclusivity only seems to be for 2015 and Squenix will want to get this on the console with the biggest install base asap...
@Faruko What @T7L3RB says is true @Gamer83: has criticized Sony for doing the same thing, I think it was when SF 5 was announced. I agree with him too exclusives are stupid if I was a game developer I would want my game to be played by as many people possible.
Anyway @Faruko I would appreciate it if you wouldn't call people out in the future, if you want to do that take it somewhere else please.
Uncharted has TR beat for story, but I greatly enjoyed Tomb Raider's gameplay over any of the Uncharted games or The Last of Us. It's very... arcadey. Lara can pretty much survive a fall from skyscraper height unharmed and can pull herself up ziplines in the wrong direction at 60mph. Great fun, and I can't wait for the sequel
Pretty bummed that this isn't coming to PS4 same day as Xbox One. Tomb Raider is definitely in my top 10 favorite games of all time and I want to play the sequel ASAP.
"Take bets on when you think that the release will show up on PlayStation 4"
Would help if we knew when the game was releasing on X1. Last I saw it still didn't have a date, only 2015. Since we're now near the end of May I guess we can narrow it down to "last half" of 2015.
I still think 2016 - for Microsoft's consoles, not Sony's. How many videos of actual gameplay have they shown of this game since last E3? Maybe 1? Feb/March works for me.
@Gamer83 I actually really appreciated mass effect 1, because I couldn't get into me 2 without it (tried) and me3 was in my top ten games of last gen.
@rjejr I'd say it will release near the end of this year in time for the holidays. and knowing Square, we'll get a "definitive" edition with more content and some dlc 6 months to a year later.
@ztpayne7
Mass Effect 1 is a great game so I'm sure there's some other gamers like you who appreciated it but I'd also say it probably wasn't a huge seller. The same will happen with Rise of the Tomb Raider.
Couldn't care less about it coming to PS4. The last one wasn't great and Uncharted is a much better series anyway.
@Gamer83 Why is it a scumbag move? Business is business. The objective is to make money. It stinks if you don't have an Xbox One, but such is life. I'm not arguing it being dumb, I just don't see how it's a scumbag thing.
@Jaz007 You have a good point also business is business it's dumb but I guess what MS offered them is alot more then they would have got if they released it multiplatform to begin with.
@Wesker
Very good.
I don't know how long it will take to get ROTTR on PS4.
Don't understand the logic in alienating what is currently a much larger user base no matter how afraid they were of Uncharted. Funny how now because of it's delay they may come out close together anyway and I know which I'll be buying and It won't have Lara in it.
I probably won't buy this even if it still comes to Playstation.
A shame but cannot say i'm fussed. Came over from MS for something different after two gens of Xbox.
who cares if it does, well, for me anyway. I didn't enjoy a tomb raider game since the first two games when they hit the PS1. After that I didn't get into them anymore.
Look at it this way, Xbox One gets it first, if the game sucks then the Playstation fans dodged a bullet, if it's awesome, then all the playstation fans will know that it's awesome and get it when it hits the playstation.
I will die laughing if this game hits PS4 when Uncharted comes out.
Once it's flopped hard on the Xbox ONE it will come to the PS4 next year
If I had to guess, it will probably come out 6-12 months later.
Cool, but I will be buying my copy 2nd hand, from Craigslist or something. Il play it, but in a way that they don't see a dime from me.
As per the rules discussion of pirating is against the rules here. -Tasuki-
No thanks, I've been EXTREMELY against this game ever since the bull deal was announced, after MS flat out lying on facebook about it and SellOutEnix's treatment to PS fans with crap like Spelunky Z I'm no longer interested in buying this game.
MAYBE 3 years down the line pre-owned but as of right now, not happening.
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