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Tomb Raider on Xbox One and PS4 is 1080p, sells for $60

Crystal Dynamics confirms launch details for upcoming Definitive Edition of action game; every strand of Lara's hair will be "physically active."

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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition confirmed this weekend for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will run in native 1080p for both consoles, Crystal Dynamics has announced. The developer also shared various launch details, including price. The new version of Tomb Raider will sell for $60 on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

The game is described as "fully rebuilt" for the new consoles. It features an all-new Lara model "created to take advantage of the power of next-gen consoles," as well as TRESS FX technology that promises to deliver "realistic" hair simulation and motion. Every strand of Lara's hair will be "physically active," Crystal Dynamics said.

What's more, the Xbox One and PS4 versions of Tomb Raider will feature updates to the game's shader and lighting systems. Updated sweat, mud, and blood material effects are promised.

Regarding the gameworld, Crystal Dynamics said trees, foliage, cloth, weather, and lighting have all been updated. All texture resolutions have beefed up four times over, the developer said. Destructibility of the game environment has also been "enhanced for added depth and realism," though no specific examples were provided.

Concerning on-disc content, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition will feature the original game, as well as "all" of the previously released downloadable content. Digital versions of the Dark Horse Tomb Raider comic book, a mini art book from Brady Games, and the Final Houses developer videos are also included in the package. Preordering nets you a special art book packaging featuring never-before-seen concept art.

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition launches January 28, 2014. For more, check out GameSpot's review of Tomb Raider from March 2013.

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Oh dear, all I can say is $60 for 20hrs gameplay. It was not enough to make me get the PS3 version and is an insult with a next gen price tag. I'll sit this one out and return to the series if the next one is more than 40hrs long.

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Lol , i guess you don t buy a lot of game with 20 hrs not being enough .

Full price for next gen is an insult tho . They just ported the PC version to next gen .

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This game kinda sucks anyway. I have it on PC and its story completely conflicts with its gameplay. She nearly cries because she sees a dead body, then not too long after she's killing armies of people in really brutal ways. I mean, seriously?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Yea you go kill 25 people with a submachine gun like within 10 minutes of watching people die and crying about it. The fact that the story created a rift with the gameplay wasn't even what made me stop playing. I stopped playing within 2 hours because this is just a sad attempt at Squeidos trying to change Tomb Raider to match the "standards" of Uncharted. But they need to understand Tomb Raider fucking invented Uncharted (Well, okay, Indiana Jones did).

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Uh, what else would it sell for?

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don't know why, but as far as it's under square enix, i don't like Lara

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This is why I moved to PC gaming.

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We want to milk you, so buy our "new" renovated ultimate awesome game! we are sure that most of you have this title on the current gen but what the hell!, all her hair is "physically active" also see in detail Lara's niples arise as she traverse in cold water! so buy your copy now! don't miss this opportunity.

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Hadn't played tomb raider so this is perfect for me

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PC has had all this and tomb raider is only $8 right now, JOIN US lol.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> What do you mean "join" you. Pretty sure everyone posting on here is probably posting from a PC and I'm sure most enjoy PC games as well. Just because we choose to game on a console sometimes doesn't make us opposed to PC gaming.

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@xen0f0rm @aborgraffiti PC which can game != PC which can post comments, automatically. General computing also != gaming., So, silencio please.

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He meant join us in getting the game for much cheaper & not getting ripped off.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Well, it's not for everyone...besides, you know what a wasteland it might become if just anybody started to game on PC. lol =p

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@justerthought @demonkingx5 I'm confused so what you're saying is even though we have open, upgradable, different, unique experiences we aren't... unique?


Communism = Consoles (everything is equal, the same, bland and a bit boring)

Capitalism = PCs (not necessarily fair, but better, progresses faster, and everyone is unique)


If you didn't care about gaming enough to keep at least somewhat up to date on gaming and technology I really doubt you are browsing Gamespot or would even take the time to reply to this comment.

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We know but it came over as dumb when most console owners have a PC as well for general computing. That's the trouble with the master race. The fools think they are doing something special making them think they are unique. We choose to go the console route rather than continue upgrading the PC because it's less fuss and the closed system provides a more consistent eco system.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> I was just joking around, I guess you caught feelings though.

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So it is Tomb Raider HD and it is $59.99? They are really limiting their sales...

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I was severely disappointed by this announcement. Though I really enjoyed the game, I was expecting some news on a sequel.


So what happens when this doesn't sell a million copies in a week? Is Square Enix gonna start their bitchfest again about how it underperformed like they did earlier in the year when TR, Sleeping Dogs, and Hitman: Absolution all had good numbers but Square Enix complained about them not selling well? Which was ridiculous.

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$60 for a graphical rebuild? Sign me up :V

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@Psychikos

The 'graphical rebuild' bit is bullshit. The master is built on a PC using a scaleable game engine using high resolution assets as a highest common denominator. Each platform simply takes what it can via the specific dev kit (SDK). Nothing is rebuilt. The PS4 dev kit just takes more from the PC master than the PS3 dev kit did. Treating us like idiots is an insult.

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Ohohoho, touchy touchy. I wasn't making fun of anybody, I was just saying from the perspective of someone who's already played the game on last gen consoles, this news doesn't warrant excitement.

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Or get the superior PC version for $10 from Gamersgate.

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Is a great game, I play The PC version, but not at full power, I had the settings set to high, but anything higher than that will slow down the game in my PC, and especially since there are to more settings after the (high) setting in the game. I believe that Ultra, and extreme settings after the (high) settings. I have 32GB of Ram plus a Intel Core i7, 3.4GHz with a turbo boost to 3.9GHz . my problem is my video card which is good, but not good enough to run games at maximum setting, like ultra or the extreme settings.

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<< LINK REMOVED >>

You are proof that the PC uses a sledge hammer to crack a nut due to it's inability to fully utilise the available hardware power. I guess it's time to buy a bigger sledge hammer and upgrade to that fancy new GPU. I walked that treadmill for years before jumping to console. The slight drop in quality was worth the benefit of a closed static system that is 100% reliable and far less fuss.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Absolutely incorrect. It isn't the "PC's" inability to utilize the hardware. The games are designed to run on bad machines with very little power - not to run on PC's where they can actually take advantage of the resources.


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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> yep, why is switched to console as well.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> 32 gig of ram? Jesus, I have 16 and I barely go over half.


But it could be TressFX being an AMD only thing.

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Tressfx is a major performance hit in this game, I just keep it turned off, the hair looks just too weird with it on anyway, it's suppose to be realistic but it occasional starts jolting around in unnatural ways that make it look bizzare.

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I'd recommend this to anyone who did not play the last-gen version. Hell, I might even play it again.

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-every strand of Lara's hair will be "physically active."


Should I assume she doesn't wax?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> LOL

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It has updated mud, so I'm in.

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[sony fanboy]But teh Xbone can't run games in 1080p liars1!!11!!1! [/sony fanboy]

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[Xbot] But my system sucks, can I get a ps4? Oh there is none? I guess ill stick with crappy xbone

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Tomb Raider on PC is 1080p+, 60fps+ and sells for $12.49.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> it's $10 on steam during vgx sale and $8 on gmg

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<< LINK REMOVED >> How much does the PC that runs it sell for? Yeah.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Well it sold for about 1000 dollars 3 years ago so, not much.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Mine was $500 (stock HP Desktop), I bought it last year & it also has a 1 TB HDD. Runs TR at 1920x1200 at 60 hz (my monitor only does 60 hz) and it never gets framey.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> 400 quid. Look at you trying to be all clever and hating on PC, awww you!

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<< LINK REMOVED >> your TL:DR was too TL:DR

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@justerthought @fillup0 @mattcake @Tiwill44 Actually... your statement may have been valid if you said it 5 years ago. Nowadays all games can run on really old hardware (probably because of consoles and the fact that computers have been "fast enough" for a while). So no upgrades are necessary, the computer will run just fine for as long as a console lifecycle or longer and still play all the newly released games.


TL;DR You're wrong... Don't post if you know you don't know your shit.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>

That will last u about 12 months if you're lucky, then you'll be pricing the next GPU, CPU or RAM upgrade because the new games will be running like shit. My PS4 games will be running great for years. I wonder how many PS4 games I can buy for the price you're going to pay for that new GPU. CPU and RAM. It's a good job the PC games are cheap or the platform would be dead.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> $500-600

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@mattcake << LINK REMOVED >> <- This is practically a PC since you can install Windows on it and it has Steam. It costs $500, and don't forget that the online is free so it's actually much cheaper than an Xbox One, and even cheaper than a PS4 in the long run.

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600$

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@mattcake @Tiwill44 You could build one for less than the cost of an Xbox One that would play Tomb Raider at 1080p/60FPS. So... yeah...


To beat the price of the PS4 you would have to buy two games.

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Looks like they are trying to boost sales by sliding this into the dead zone between the launches and Infamous/Titanfall. Nice plan, wrong price.

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