Of course with Rise of the Tomb Raider, developer Crystal Dynamics will have had more time to wring the pixellated beauty juice out of the Xbox One’s black and green fruit but that’s a glaring uncertainty. That is what you were promised, after all. That’s not going to matter if you’re only here for the game’s mechanics, but when you’re shelling out for ‘the best version’ of a game, you want to make sure you’re buying the best version of the game.
But were they right?Īccording to a report on Rocket Chainsaw and confirmation from Tomb Raider Executive Producer Scot Amos in a GamesRadar livestream, they were absolutely correct to pick the PS4 version of the game over the Xbox One edition as while Sony’s machine reached a lofty 60FPS at 1080p, Microsoft’s console bottomed out at 30FPS. Half of the reason why Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition’s PS4 sales eclipsed the Xbox One sales by miles is because gamers were told that.
Rise of the Tomb Raider Announcement Trailer via Tomb Raider on YouTube Rise of the Tomb Raider on PC and PS4 Will Be The Best Version However, on current-gen consoles, there’s a massive difference between the two as 69% of the first week copies of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition were on PS4, with a measly-by-comparison 31% of sales on Xbox One.įor a game that has had trouble shifting copies from the beginning of its most recent reboot, limiting Rise of the Tomb Raider to just one platform is only going to cripple the franchise’s chance at future success. On last-gen, things were a pretty even split if you look at Tomb Raider’s week one sales, with 50% of copies being sold on Xbox 360 and 42% being sold on PS3. What’s key is the way in which Tomb Raider got dragged back into the black. And I know I’m not alone in thinking this.īut the problem is, not enough of us thought like that upon the game’s release and so even with first month sales of 3.4 million copies, Square Enix initially labelled the game a disappoint and it took a year, 3 million more copies sold, huge discounts and a next-gen rerelease for Tomb Raider to reach Square Enix’s lofty expectations. I love its cast of racially and gender diverse characters, I love their back stories, I love the way the game puts me in Lara’s (probably rather soggy) shoes and makes me feel like the most vulnerable young explorer and a brave, face-melting badass all over the course of one adventure. I own three copies of the game including Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, I bought the recent comics meant to bridge a gap between 2013’s Tomb Raider game and Rise of the Tomb Raider’s events and I’ve waxed lyrical on what I want from the next Tomb Raider game. Now I loved 2013’s Tomb Raider as much as the next gamer. That’s not flamebait, that’s a statistically supported fact. Without PC and PS4, The Tomb Raider Brand Won’t Survive
But do PC and PS4 really need Rise of the Tomb Raider and where does the Tomb Raider franchise go from here? Read on after the break to find out. And although the chatter of secret big money deals and sales and console wars clutters up the highways, we will eventually have to accept the fact that Rise of the Tomb Raider is going to be exclusive to Xbox One and Xbox 360 for whatever unspecified amount of time. An exact release date will be announced in the very near future.From the disgruntled masses of PC and PS4 fans to the deafening cheers of Xbox One supporters, convinced they’d finally landed a blow to the PS4’s unstoppable success, to the critics and unaligned gamers who simply asked ‘wait, what?’, the announcement that Rise of the Tomb Raider will be an Xbox exclusive come 2015 has been the talk of the town. PC players may be able to embark on her next epic adventure sooner than expected.įor now, you can either follow or add Rise of the Tomb Raider to your Steam Wishlist. It was later revealed that this was a timed console exclusive, meaning PlayStation 4 owners will have to wait a year to continue the adventures of Lara Croft. Rise of the Tomb Raider was originally announced as an Xbox exclusive. And Square Enix is yet to reveal any more details about the upcoming PC release. Steam doesn't get any more specific than the month of January though.
A January release would certainly qualify for this given release window.
Square Enix previously said that Rise of the Tomb Raider would be available on PC early in 2016. Rise of the Tomb Raider will be coming to PC in January, according to a Steam listing. Rise of the Tomb Raider will be released on PC sometime in January, according to a Steam listing, though no precise release date is given.