GS News - New Tomb Raider Is Xbox Exclusive; 10 Million PS4s Sold

Ironically I only have Tomb Raider for Playstation because it was FREE via Playstaion Plus. I would never actually pay to play it. TBH Who really cares?

Omg, Jess is sexy.

If this game was P$4 exclusive none of you would be having this temper tantrum.$ony fans are the worst.

I don't think we'll be hearing any sales figures on XB1 ever again because the gap appears to be widening and it isn't going to look good being second place.

Jess some of your colleagues at gamespot are completely dumb regarding tomb raider and there knowledge of exclusives

I really hope that Rise of the Tomb Raider will not be an Xbox exclusive, but I'm really apprehensive. I'm an exclusively PC gamer and if it doesn't come out on PC, I won't be able to play it. What sense does it do to release a sequel for a game that was originality on multiple platforms as an exclusive for just one platform? 2013's Tomb Raider was brilliant, a memorable experience, one of my favourite games of all time, and I'm sure it has lots of fans on PC and Sony consoles as well. What sense does it to to alienate those consumers? And let's not forget past games of that franchise, I'm also a fan of the Tomb Raider series since Tomb Raider 2. I feel betrayed and abandoned. The game and the relationship CD/SE have with the fans/costumers should be more valuable to than trying to maybe sell more Xbox One's... So yeah, I'm quite bothered by this news. I fear for the survival of the franchise. Actually, I'm rather heartbroken. If the game doesn't come out on PC it will be total desolation for me. And even if it comes out for PC eventually, I don't get this choice, I don't feel respected as a costumer. Shameful display!

So many hurt butts on here.

SquareEnix went for the quick buck, but doomed the franchise in the long run. You basically cut your fanbase to 1/3 of what it could have been. Smaller fanbase means less money for sequels. I doubt MS will pay for more than just this one, especially since it really wont sell consoles.

In reality though, I would bet this is a timed exclusive.

Not a smart move on Crystal Dynamics Part if this is exclusive to xbox. While I have both they are cannibalizing sales just like Ryse did with xbox one. Not bringing Tomb Raider to both platforms will hurt this franchise. Just my two cents.

'The Next Tomb Raider as an Xbox Exclusive'

I wouldn't know if it's a timed exclusive or permanent for this game.

I do believe Micro$oft had a lot to do with it being an Xbox exclu$ive.

Hopefully, it will just be a timed exclusive.

I do love speaker on the PS4's controller. It adds a little something to the game that you won't get with the Xbox, when used.

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The news is always pleasing. Thank you Jess.

So Sony puts a share ability to upload videos to Youtube, but sites like Youtube and Twitch censor and take down game videos. Why isn't this irony being covered?

Will be interesting to see if the new Tomb Raider can meet Square Enix's ambitious sales targets this time around, whilst only on one platform. I can't see it doing much for the franchise, or Microsoft's image for that matter.

Don't see how anyone is fine with exclusives. They're only meant to bait you into buying a piece of hardware. I didn't think of it as a novel idea, but apparently it is... How about MS, Sony and Nintendo just sell their hardware on the merits of the hardware itself and developers just develop games for whatever they feel like working on? If you have to buy up all the software rights to sell a piece of hardware that's being outsold, is your hardware really that good?

OK screw you Crystal Dynamics.

I think Microsoft made a good move cause it gives them another great franchise. The sad thing is game developers will never satisfy people there will always be people who complain. If you don't like Xbox fine that's your opinion but there are some who like Xbox and I'm one of them. Those who dislike xbox can thank Microsoft for Saints Row cause that franchise started one the Xbox 360 as an exclusive. And for those wondering I support both Xbox One and PS4.

They could have used that money in making first party game like No Man's Sky or similar big indie games.

Tomb raider sequel will most probably stay exclusive to xbox1 but that is because square is in bad shape now financially and everyone knows how rich Microsoft is as compared to sony. I see bleak future for square by keeping tomb raider exclusive to xbox. They could've developed a new IP for xbox1 as Insomniac games did by developing sunset overdrive. this will hurt square future sales of other games both on pc and sony consoles.

On Amazon you can pre-order Rise of the Tomb Raider for Sony consoles meaning that it must be available to those consoles at some point! surely?

It'll come to PC, eventually. But it still pisses me off how they sold themselves out to MS.

so i have this funny feeling that squeinx is going to make another CEO step down after the crappy sales of the new tomb raider game i wonder why i thinks this hmmmm

.... Can't wait for the day that most my major games (on pc) that i play run in linux.... then it's bye bye microsoft!

Today I had a coke zero with Jess' name on it. Needless to say I had a good day :)

This is horrible news, I loved the last Tomb Raider. They're really shooting themselves in the foot.