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Why is Rise of the Tomb Raider not coming to PS4?

PSU writes an opinion piece about the news that Rise of the Tomb Raider being an Xbox One exclusive.

urwifeminder3542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

I don't think they need it Sony has so many games well so I hear.

WeAreLegion3542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

It doesn't matter how many games a system has. A good series that was multi-plat becoming an exclusive for no other reason than money is complete BS.

SlavisH23542d ago

U mean business are out to make MONEY, OMG! here I thought they cared about me :'(.

People sound like children that don't understand how the world works.

Serious though I thought the series was overrated but... That's just my opinion.

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PaleMoonDeath3542d ago

I'd say Microsoft are paying for the development, it would be quite handy really having the financial backing to create a big game like Tomb Raider, yet at the same time.. slightly rude, this was on my radar for 2015 until it was clean swept just 30 minutes ago.

Not all that worried, but it would of been nice to finish what I started with the first one.

LAWSON723542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

Then buy an Xbone, it is simple really. That is what I am doing to play Bloodborne. No need to play the platform game when you own them all.

GryestOfBluSkies3542d ago

its not that simple, or smart imo, to buy a console just for 1 game. especially a game that will likely end up on other platforms.

if you have the money to blow on a console for 1 game, than good for you. not everyone can just go out and spend $400 like its nothing.

NovusTerminus3542d ago

I don't buy a system until I have found 3 games (minimum) I really want for it. So far TR make one for the XO for me, I have Phantom Dust on my radar but waiting to see game play first.

But I can't justify buying a console in my mind for a single game.

Tdmd3542d ago

Not everyone here wipe their asses with money, you know? Some of us can not afford to have and maintain two consoles.

chikane3542d ago

yes cause everyone has the money to buy any system when a game comes out. just like you right LAWSON72

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iamnsuperman3542d ago

I bet it's the marketing. Similar to how Titanfall was done. Microsoft were the only ones to market it. I think that is the deal. Not the development side

cee7733542d ago

But titanfall came to PC as well Tomb raider is not. Marketing cost won't equal PC/ps4 sales its gets deeper than that 😈

Gamer-403542d ago

Why is The Order 1886 not coming to Xbox One? This is a lot of ass...

Destrania3542d ago

We have Uncharted anyway which is miles better, sooo...

LAWSON723542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

Games cannot simply be substituted for because they are part of the same genre and share similar themes. It may make you less concerned to play it but it will continue to be a potentially great game you did not play.

SuicidalTendencies3542d ago

No it isn't. Your fanboy is showing.

SmielmaN3542d ago

I am also way more interested in uncharted's story/characters. I mean TR was a good game with a hot protagonist but it's basically wannabe of uncharted

medman3542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

@Destrania
Uncharted is better, but that doesn't mean I don't also want to play Tomb Raider...I've always owned multiple consoles, but I don't yet own the xbone. I was considering buying one in 2015 along with a wii to go alongside my ps4, ps3, and 360, but if I'm honest it is precisely these tactics from Microsoft (others do it too, but Microsoft has become quite blatant in filling holes in their first party development roster with payed for titles) that rub me the wrong way and make me not want to buy an xbone. For years 360 owners and now xbone owners have been asking "where are the new ip's?" Unfortunately, as with every generation before it, Microsoft shows it's weakness and has no creative, they can only hope to moneyhat their way to success. No thanks. Not for me. As for Rise of the Tomb Raider, the only thing this move has done as far as I'm concerned is assure that the game will lose millions in sales. Even with whatever payoff they got, you're effectively slitting Lara's throat with millions of gamers who were interested in your franchise again after the reboot. Good luck with that Crystal Dynamics. You're going to need it. Gamers have a very long memory for these type shenanigans. Let the suffering ensue.

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It’ll Be Fine, Right? Five Games With Unfortunate Release Strategies

Mark from WellPlayed writes about five game launches that were impacted by unfortunate scheduling.

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jznrpg353d ago (Edited 353d ago )

Zero Dawn sold really well so I’m not sure this belongs. The second game released next to a big game again and it hurt it some I forget what it was though, oh yeah Elden Ring .
But a good game is a good game to me I don’t care when they release personally but they do have to think about it when you want to get more people to buy it.

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The Tomb Raider Survivor Trilogy's Take on Lara Croft Deserved More Recognition

The Survivor Trilogy was a drastic reimagining of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider, and it provokes changes for the character that are truly fantastic.

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isarai466d ago (Edited 466d ago )

Deserves less IMO, i think the 1st in the new trilogy was a perfect 1st step for the new direction. The next 2 games were half steps at best. Not only that, every character in the series including Lara is just annoying and doesn't make sense in terms of motive, like yes they have a motive, but none of it seems proportional to the lengths they are willing to go through for it. The most annoying thing is every one of the games say "become the Tomb Raider" yet 3 games later and we're still not there? No thanks. Then there's the mess of the 3rd game, massive skill tree that serves almost no purpose as there's literally only like 3-4 short encounters in the whole game, and they took till the 3rd game to finally manage some decent puzzles even remotely close to previous games in the series. Nah, the trilogy infuriated me to no end as a long time fan of the series, i hope we get better going forward cause that crap sucked.

Army_of_Darkness464d ago

The first in the trilogy was my favorite. I thought they were going into the right direction with that one until the second one came out and seemed like a graphical downgrade but the gameplay was okay. As for the Third, Graphics were really nice but it was kinda boring me to death with its non-stop platforming and exploring with not enough action! Well, for me anyway...

DeathTouch464d ago

Graphics on the 3rd one were abysmal. It’s more colorful and has more variety, but everything else was a noticeable downgrade.

The more open world with NPC quests was also handled very poorly, to the point I missed Angel of Darkness.

thesoftware730464d ago

I know it is your opinion, but she did progress as a character in each game, she even got more muscular and seasoned.

That is the thing, people first complained that there was not enough platforming and actual tomb raiding in the first and second games. Shadow remedied that and kept the combat elements.

3-4 encounters? huh? did we play the same game? there was plenty of combat and, the skill tree did matter, like being able to hang enemies from trees, set explosives traps on bodies, being able to counter, and that are just a few of the combat skills. The skill tree also had things like being able to hold your breath underwater longer, crafting upgrades, zipline upgrade, and climbing upgrades that all changed how you can approach situations.

Not knocking your opinion, but we definitely had different experiences. I had 98% completion on the shadow.

SoulWarrior464d ago (Edited 464d ago )

Sorry but i'm with him about the low number of encounters, the game throws loads of weapons and skills you're way with a comparatively low amount of places to actually use them, so they felt under utilised.

-Foxtrot466d ago

Yeah...no

It was awful, for THREE GAMES it was "become the Tomb Raider" where she went back to square one after each game. Not to mention after a huge reaction of killing someone for the first time she then becomes Rambo straight after and goes on a slaughter spree without a single other reaction. Her development was all over the place.

She was whiney, weak and in later game a little arrogant and selfish

Oh and the voice actress compared to the previous ones was not as good

Lara Croft deserved better and while they are decent games as they are, we deserved actual Tomb Raider games, we could have had better survival games if they just stuck with the original Lara Crofts origin about her plane going down. Surviving 2 weeks in the Himalayas...I'd have liked to seen that, who knows what mystical threat she could have faced in the mountains or underground some secret concealed cave.

Tacoboto464d ago

I thought Shadow of the Tomb Raider had better gameplay than Rise, but it annoyed me the most of the trilogy when I stopped to think about the story.

It's like they deliberately decided to make her unlikeable and did nothing to make the character you're playing as likeable or have even one sign of humility.

SoulWarrior466d ago

2013 I thought was a fine entry, but Rise and especially Shadow were painfully mediocre follow ups imo, I really didn't like how selfish and angry her character was in those two.

Terry_B464d ago

No. Please forget the crap completely.

northpaws464d ago

First one was decent, played through it twice.
Second one was okay, played through it once.
Third one was really bad, tried twice a year apart, still can't get through the first two hours, it is just really bad.

thesoftware730464d ago

Honest question, what did you find bad about it? the opening 2 hrs of Shadow were fantastic imo.

The opening was very similar to the first 2, what did you find really bad?

Not looking for an argument, just an honest question.

Starman69464d ago

3rd one just didn't feel like a tomb raider game. Possibly because the development was passed to another development team. Big mistake! Microsoft killed tomb raider making the first game a timed exclusive. Never recovered after that.

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Get three Tomb Raider games free at Epic Games Store

Starting today, Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Rise of the Tomb Raider are free at Epic Games Store. The free game offers run until January 6 at 11 AM Eastern. Once you claim them, they’re yours to keep.

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CrimsonWing69845d ago (Edited 845d ago )

They're all solid games, but nothing quite matched the epicness of the first one for me. I think the 3rd one started off strong but once you got to that Peruvian area it took a massive nose dive for me.

lelo2play845d ago (Edited 845d ago )

You got to be kidding!
The first one was great at the time... but this latest trilogy of Tomb Raider games are also great.

LiViNgLeGaCY845d ago

I think he means the first one in the new trilogy.

CrimsonWing69845d ago

I meant the first of the new trilogy.

Furesis845d ago

yeah i remember liking the first one when it came out, so i tried the second one sometime after release and i just could not get into it, i couldn't finish it. So i might try the 3rd now that i got it for free but ehh. But i do remember enjoying the first one, i wonder if i'd feel the same way if i played it today? Better not taint those memories lol

ANIALATOR136844d ago

I was the same for some reason. Never finished the second one. I got like half way through maybe.

ActualWhiteMan844d ago (Edited 844d ago )

The first one of the latest trilogy is a masterpiece

Fishy Fingers845d ago

I'll take a copy of Shadow... Cheers.

Profchaos845d ago

Great games I've played them all on ps4 but it'll be good to finally try shadow on my rtx card.

Double_O_Revan845d ago

Trying to claim them and the store keeps crashing. lol.

gamefreaks365845d ago

EGS has been having issues all day.

RedDevils845d ago

Weird I don't has that issue.

Double_O_Revan845d ago

I finally got it after a while. But it was real bad for a while.

PeeShuter845d ago (Edited 845d ago )

Claim games by going to the website and login using ur credentials. I did the same as i couldnt use epic launcher. Also try reinstalling Epic Launcher I did it and it worked.

Double_O_Revan844d ago

I always go through the website. It was all just down for a while yesterday it seems.

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