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[hawk2025]

Do we have any info on how pre-orders are tracking?


That could help shed some light on why the information came out.

 

[Conduit]

Heh all the "insiders" were pretty adamant in here that it was 6 months for PS4 version.

But ya, such odd timing announcing this now lol

IIRC, some insiders said it is timed exclusive, not a "6 months exclusive".

 

[BriGuy]

Heh all the "insiders" we're pretty adamant in here that it was 6 months for PS4 version.

It could have been prior to the delay of Uncharted for all we know. It's hard to draw the line where Microsoft's investment ends and SE's incompetence begins.

 

[Kagari]

Didn't you say the timed exclusivity was 4-6 months? Think it may have changed recently?

It still applies to the PC version. Around the time of Uncharted's delay I'd still heard it was both but it must have changed within the last few months.

 

[Seth]

Honestly, ill forget about it by the time it comes out on ps4. unless they markets it heavily and gets my attention again. Probably woulda bought it pretty soon after release and it came out for ps4. I have no interest in buying games for my xbox one that i could get on ps4.

 

[ohlawd]

At most, expect DLC to be included.

ahh yeah

I know the One gets the game way earlier than PC/PS4 but you're paying potentially more since DLC won't be included.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

I hope Nixxes does the PC port.

 

[TechMaster]

wow a one year wait for PS4 owners, I doubt many will be interested by the time it comes out

 

[2 Slice Toaster]

I'm sure they'll slap "Definitive" or something else in the title to make PS4 owners feel better about the wait, wouldn't worry.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Damn that's pretty long.

Knew it. I always thought it would either not come to PS4 at all, or if it did, it would be something like late 2016.

 

[purpletentacle]

I have no problem waiting for the PS4 version. Too many games to finish between now and then.

 

[Tyraniboah]

Would prefer to wait a year to get it on ps4 honestly

 

[DottyHead]

Will people still want it on ps4 when it releases. It will be hard to rebuild hype after so long.

 

[bombshell]

Seriously 1 year :-( Oh well I pass. It would be awesome if Sony releases as part of PS Plus on the release month just to screw with Square.

Sony does not decide what goes on PS+ without the publisher's consent and the publisher is compensated for it.

 

[InsaneTiger]

Hey, it gives them a year to fix all the inevitable bugs and glitches!

Hooray Patches!

 

[Spinluck]

Perfect, I can enjoy Uncharted 4 and its online long before I get on this.

This year I'll have plenty to keep me satiated, I'm never going to give in to these shitty timed exclusive deals.

 

[BluenoseGames]

Will people still want it on ps4 when it releases. It will be hard to rebuild hype after so long.

I think they have to put it in December and have a discounted price.

 

[Tommi84]

No surprises here. I can live for 1year more without TR

 

[Yurikerr]

way more PS4 owners than X1 so I don't think it'll hurt that much.

But how that impacts the number of pre-orders of the XB1 version?

If i understood your first post, the announcement was meant to entice people that are interested in the game to buy at launch. But what i'm seeing is PS4/PC owners saying that the will wait.

X1 owners that wanted the game probably would/will get the same the same way.

 

[Loudninja]

Knew it. I always thought it would either not come to PS4 at all, or if it did, it would be something like late 2016.

Not sure why you though that considering everything that is coming to the PS4 from SE.

 

[Primethius]

It still applies to the PC version. Around the time of Uncharted's delay I'd still heard it was both but it must have changed within the last few months.

So... what I'm getting from this is that they really don't the PS4 version to go up against UC4.

 

[mp1990]

Interesting, I wouldn't bet on a 1 Year exclusivity for this one, but it makes more sense than releasing at the same period of Uncharted 4, which i assume would sell more than ROTR. I really dislike the reboot, so I'm not excited at all for this one, but I'll maybe jump into it when it gets cheap.

 

[AwShucks]

Thanks Xbone users for beta testing for me.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Granted, everything could be delayed, and much of it might if 2015 is anything to go by, but right now Holiday 2016 sounds like a really terrible time to launch the game.

 

[CSX]

Wonder if they will go ahead and include all the dlc on PS4 version lol...

 

[Jomjom]

I'm guessing on PS4 they'll do DLC plus toss in the first TR for preordering.

 

[Somnia]

Still getting the XB1 version this holiday. Will play it first before Fallout as Tomb Raider will probably take 12ish hours tops and Fallout 4 will consume me till early 2016.

I'll double dip on the PC version if Rise is good on a steam sale though.

 

[RedAssedApe]

well at least its coming?

Knew it. I always thought it would either not come to PS4 at all, or if it did, it would be something like late 2016.

sure you did lol

 

[Draft]

Most likely timed to coincide with Super Street Fighter V for the Xbone. These publishers aren't dumb.

 

[Ghost Slayer]

Who will care a year later?

TR fan who don't have Xbone or PC I think?

 

[Sola Scriptura]

It still applies to the PC version. Around the time of Uncharted's delay I'd still heard it was both but it must have changed within the last few months.

It changed because they realized how many players were willing to wait it out for PS4. They're trying to force players' hands to go XBone. It's a move of desperation. I would imagine that, under the original terms of the deal, they had no intention of revealing the PS4 release date over one year in advance of actual release.

 

[Wynnebeck]

1 year? LOL Watch all the people who won't care with that ridiculous 2016 Holiday lineup coming. Terrible move by Square Enix. MS got them good.

 

[hawk2025]

Knew it. I always thought it would either not come to PS4 at all, or if it did, it would be something like late 2016.

lol

 

[derExperte]

Honestly, ill forget about it by the time it comes out on ps4. unless they markets it heavily and gets my attention again. Probably woulda bought it pretty soon after release and it came out for ps4. I have no interest in buying games for my xbox one that i could get on ps4.

So you won't buy it for X1 now because it'll release in a year for PS4 which you will ignore. That doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

[Withnail]

Maybe they think announcing it now means they can pick up some PS4 and PC pre-orders during Microsoft's forthcoming marketing blitz.

Announced earlier than I thought, but the PS4 version was never in doubt. Despite some posters vociferously arguing otherwise.

 

[Ke0]

How are preorders looking for it?

 

[EGOMON]

Yeah no thanks

 

[Jigorath]

Microsoft's gotta be pissed with Square announcing this BEFORE the game even launched on Xbone lol.

 

[madjoki]

Windows 10 only is a shame, not interested in upgrading so early. Will play it later on.

I think it means Windows 10 as in Windows Store and Steam. Not that it requires Windows 10. (Based on wording on press release)

 

[DNAbro]

Most likely timed to coincide with Super Street Fighter V for the Xbone. These publishers aren't dumb.

are you trying to say that SFV is coming to Xbox?

 

[Loudninja]

Most likely timed to coincide with Super Street Fighter V for the Xbone. These publishers aren't dumb.

I don't see the connection.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Perfect, I can enjoy Uncharted 4 and its online long before I get on this.

This year I'll have plenty to keep me satiated, I'm never going to give in to these shitty timed exclusive deals.

So I take it you have no interest in the Final Fantasy VII remake?

 

[Chamber]

At least SE manages to avoid UC4 on PS4.

They'll have way more to compete with on PS4 in Holiday 2016. I hope that wasn't the motivation.

 

[jhmtehgamr20xx]

The logic revolves entirely around Microsoft.

They tried being as ambiguous as possible in order to make it sound like a full exclusive.

Gamers saw right through that, so that plan failed.

Now they are intentionally telling that it is a one-year exclusive because they came to realize how many players were willing to wait it out in order to play it on PS4. This is a calculated move designed to force the hands of such players into biting the XBone bullet.

That doesn't mean it's wrong. It's just business.

At the end of the day the only thing really separating PS4 and XBO are their exclusives; you need exclusives in order to give your platform an edge. By the time RoTR comes out on PS4 no one will care about it, the game will be old news, especially in the wake of the PC version no less.

At the same time, no shame on Sony for securing SFV exclusive; you have to be fair and see where MS was coming from regarding this RoTR deal. It was almost entirely based around UC4's release.

 

[MisterR]

Not sure what's SE plan on releasing PS4 version in Fall 2016, good luck selling it. They should wait till early 2017 if they can't release it earlier.

Good news about this is it will sell like shit and i'll be able to pick it up for 20 bucks or so in January.

 

[Gurish]

One year later? fuck that

It's gonna bomb on PS4 unless they will price it for something like 30$.

 

[Parsnip]

Truly shocking.
Was always in for the PC version so nothing has changed for me.

 

[brickarts295]

I'll be fine with PS4 GOTY Edition with all DLC included (if there are any to be honest XD)
Are they making multiplayer again?

The timing of this announcement confuses me... I figured they'd wait till next year to announce the release date on other platforms.

The timing is fine, if your a huge Tomb Raider fan, you would rather buy the Xbox One and play it in a few months rather than wait a few more months for the PC or even a year for the PS4 version.

 

[Nephtes]

The timing of this announcement confuses me... I figured they'd wait till next year to announce the release date on other platforms.

 

[sammyCYBORG]

I would wait for PC but I know I'll get spoiled by Giant Bomb GOTY podcasts so I'll double dip on PC when it's real cheap.