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Rise of the Tomb Raider PC listed as January 29 on Amazon France
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Waiting until March/April would be a huge mistake. There are a ton of PC/PS4 owners, and they will get their fill in March with Uncharted 4 since the TR reboot basically follows the Uncharted formula. The beginning of February seems like a good spot to have enough breathing room before U4.
Not that surprised judging by some post history.
More sales guarantees an extended userbase and non-timed multi-platform sequels (hopefully).
Seriously, does it run bad ? I mean 30fps to me is by no means ideal but I can play just fine.
Wanna know what's even funnier? A last gen game version outsold a current gen exclusive
But sure, the 'usual suspects' crawl out and try to downplay the inclusion of the Xbox360 version of Tomb Raider. Yeah, okay...
DamonForever
Member
Hmm, releasing it early on PC might get me to get it Day 1 (at somewhere with good discounts). If they want to continuously delay it til March or April, then I can delay my purchase longer too.
It's up to you SE, the earlier you release, the less annoyed I am.
It's up to you SE, the earlier you release, the less annoyed I am.
NeoRaider
Member
Not sure what are you trying to prove? You like it??
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Well....Curious to see if this hits that soon.
Wouldn't be opposed, personally.
Uh....I wouldn't place my bets on this, lol.
Wouldn't be opposed, personally.
Uh....I wouldn't place my bets on this, lol.
NeoRaider
Member
Lol, please no!
I think that Microsoft is only publishing Xbox versions, and SE is publishing it for PC/PS4.
Also game was found in Steam database few days ago.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Then Microsoft must really hate the Tomb Raider franchise.
Walker_Boh
Member
Then the game will sell like shit on the PC as well. Then again this is MS/SE we are talking about, not one decision about ROTTR has been a good one.
Nabs
Member
"Rise of the Tomb Raider (Pre-Purchase)" is already in the Steam Registry. Sorry.
The game has always been announced as coming to Steam.
http://tombraider.tumblr.com/post/124843126455/square-enix-announces-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-for
http://tombraider.tumblr.com/post/124843126455/square-enix-announces-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-for
Green Yoshi
Member
I'm sure they want to release it before Uncharted 4.
Marvel
could never
Lol, it's fine.
Die Squirrel Die
Member
This is the PC version what does Uncharted have to do with anything?
Green Yoshi
Member
I know many people that own a PS4 and a PC.
The sooner, the better. Really loved the game on XBO, can't wait to replay it on PC. The team deserves more credit- they put out a great action game with much better puzzle design elements, and are getting closer to creating a TR game that old school fans could potentially love. The hubs were huge, and there was a ton of fun exploration and collectibles to scavenge for. I liked it. A lot! Can't wait for more people to play it.
The only people I know who don't own both are ones who only buy Madden and COD as their only games each year, maybe throw in an extra sports title or two... I'd agree that the target audience for Tomb Raider who have a gaming pc most likely also own a PS4.
March 18 does sound like an ideal release date, just like releasing the same day as Fallout 4.
DarthWalden
Banned
Yeah, because they launched it on the exact same day fallout launched and in between BO and SW
Ninja Sharingan
Banned
Touche. I find putting tomb Raider against one of the best selling arcade racers and dance games. It's not like just dance has sold poorly for the last 6 years straight. El ohhhh elll
SolidSnakex
Member
I just think they were counting on an Uncharted vs. Tomb Raider battle for this year. The press would've been talking a lot about it which would've been free marketing. They could've also used quotes in commercials from sites that said TR is better than Uncharted. That delay was a major curveball.
Yes, although it's largely due to the fact that it was released the same day as Fallout 4. And some have brought up questionable decisions like how the TR bundle was exclusive to Best Buy and only sold in the 1tb variety.
You've got a poster with Laura as their avatar and the person who only posts positive Xbone spin, so go figure.
LARA NOT LAURA!!!
Would be weird if the first non mobile game on the win 10 store is a 3rd party game.
I know. It's just funnier.
The game already has a pre-purchase sub in the Steam db. https://steamdb.info/sub/74693/
Shit, put it up against anything else you wish to.
Won't be pretty either way.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Day 1 on PC or PS4. Whichever comes first.
Just didn't want to buy it for my Xbox One. Under-powered being the biggest reason. Second reason is I think they really did a disservice to a lot of fans with the deal.
Just didn't want to buy it for my Xbox One. Under-powered being the biggest reason. Second reason is I think they really did a disservice to a lot of fans with the deal.
Ninja Sharingan
Banned
Yup it sold real bad. Hope it find a market on other platforms
Considering it's a cross-gen game I wonder about the system requirements even though they are meaningless 99% of the time. I doubt they will bother to make the PC version scale as low as the 360 version, it's not really needed at this point with the Xbox One being already entry level in the PC gaming world.
My expectations :
R7 260/360 + Any recent I5 (Sandy and up) for an Xbox One-matching experience.
VRAM could be an issue though, it's difficult to predict VRAM usage by looking at screenshots but it's entirely possible 3gb of VRAM are needed for the same textures used on Xbox One. A 750ti should provide the same experience aside from textures perhaps.
If 3gb of VRAM are truly needed as I suspect then a 4gb 270 will more than suffice.
Regarding requirements I can see the following turning out true :
Windows 7/8.1/10 64 bits (64 bits OS mandatory)
Intel I5 760 / AMD Phenom X4 955 as minimum CPU specs listed, not necessarily "needed".
GTX 660 / Radeon 7850 as minimum GPU, a bit steep considering it could already outmatch the Xbox One but this seems to be the norm for AAA games these days.
6gb of RAM
2gb of VRAM minimum
Directx 11
Considering this will most likely be a game part of AMD's Gaming Evolved program it will have relatively steep recommended requirements.
I7 3770K / AMD 8350
GTX 780 / R9 290
8gb of ram
3gb of VRAM required.
Directx 11/12
My expectations :
R7 260/360 + Any recent I5 (Sandy and up) for an Xbox One-matching experience.
VRAM could be an issue though, it's difficult to predict VRAM usage by looking at screenshots but it's entirely possible 3gb of VRAM are needed for the same textures used on Xbox One. A 750ti should provide the same experience aside from textures perhaps.
If 3gb of VRAM are truly needed as I suspect then a 4gb 270 will more than suffice.
Regarding requirements I can see the following turning out true :
Windows 7/8.1/10 64 bits (64 bits OS mandatory)
Intel I5 760 / AMD Phenom X4 955 as minimum CPU specs listed, not necessarily "needed".
GTX 660 / Radeon 7850 as minimum GPU, a bit steep considering it could already outmatch the Xbox One but this seems to be the norm for AAA games these days.
6gb of RAM
2gb of VRAM minimum
Directx 11
Considering this will most likely be a game part of AMD's Gaming Evolved program it will have relatively steep recommended requirements.
I7 3770K / AMD 8350
GTX 780 / R9 290
8gb of ram
3gb of VRAM required.
Directx 11/12
TerryLee81
Member
I wouldn't get my hopes up
chromatic9
Member
Yes good point. it could get overshadowed somewhat in the U4 hype. I'll be buying a PS4 for Uncharted 4 and really looking forward to it. Would be better to play Rise of on my PC before.
opinions on PC market and console market differ quite a lot plus you have the school of thought saying these two games releasing close can generate hype/sales but I'd say they'd still want to avoid U4 hype even if its just PS4 vs a low key PC release of Tomb Raider. Usually I'd say PC and console market don't interfere much and we don't know if PC was even ready for Nov 2015. They usually out source PC and Playstation versions of Tomb Raider