eerik9000
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LOL. Of course. Why would have Microsoft's passionhatting changed anything? The game being well into development was announced a year before the exclusive deal.
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LOL. Of course. Why would have Microsoft's passionhatting changed anything? The game being well into development was announced a year before the exclusive deal.
I assume you mean ROTTR? Because if so, I don't understand this post. Cause what does sales numbers have to do with your feelings towards the game?
JackAubrey
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Woah so much passive aggressive.
Thanks man, it's shame really. I just think that the PS4 and X1 will only have a handful of true exclusives that will break the 1 million quota.
I can't imagine the PS4 version being a big deal. I always find these late releases after timed exclusives to come out with a whimper, especially as people buy XB1's and upgrade PC's and pick this up on the cheap before the PS4 version even happens.
Plus, it'll be up to SE to market it themselves since Sony won't and MS have already done their part.
Haunted
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It's probably in the contracts that S-E won't use such language for an XB1 exclusive.
But shenmue was never Playstation exclusive. So it's pretty shitty now as an xbox owner that a series that has always been multi (street fighter) and a series that has been on xbox before (shenmue) is now fully exclusive to playstation.
My point is ps4 owners get to eventually play tomb raider. it's only a timed exclusive... so I don't like to see some of these moaning posts.
Dash_Riprock
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So....who's gonna be the first to be fired at SE?
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Geez, that doesn't sound great. Shame, the game seems to be great. I will definitely buy the PC version (don't own an XBO). Hope it does well overall.
Ghost Slayer
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Unless people wait for PS+ instead, they wait for a year so they can wait longer
Triggerhappytel
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i bet it debuts with more then 48k sales though. lol.
ShogunDarius
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The problem with the PS4 launch next year is that Sony is bound to have a much better exclusive line up next year compared to this year, not that this year isnt hard to beat sony first party has been underwhelming this gen.
The ironic part in all this is, they'd have been better off if they were PS exclusive this holiday rather than Xbox just because of how sparse sony's line up is compared to how strong MS is.
ryanofcall
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Huh, would've gotten it along with fallout 4, but I'll have to wait for ps4 edition
ZombiePlatypus
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Somehow I suspect the consequences and burden are gonna fall onto the wrong party in this case.
Unknown Soldier
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I hate to rub if in, but this tweet was too good:
Isn't Fake Kaz a Gaffer? Guy's amazing, I wanted him to know that.
digoutyoursoul
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They didn't harm the PlayStation 2, look at Grand Theft Auto
I'm sure all the Dreamcast owners in the US who didn't get to play Shenmue 2 because Peter Moore used a moneyhat to get it cancelled are playing the world's smallest violin for you.
Also neither SF5 nor Shenmue 3 are fully exclusive to PlayStation.
Good luck Square Enix, you are going to need it.
What a terrible deal all around.
And I don't see many PC gamers rushing to buy a late game at full price even with visual enhancements and DX12 support. I know I will but I'm probably in the minority, and I can't blame anyone for waiting for a sale to send Square Enix a message.
Likewise, it is not going to be easy for ROTTR to stand the comparison with Uncharted 4 amongst PS gamers, in my opinion it would have been wiser to release it before Uncharted 4.
What a terrible deal all around.
And I don't see many PC gamers rushing to buy a late game at full price even with visual enhancements and DX12 support. I know I will but I'm probably in the minority, and I can't blame anyone for waiting for a sale to send Square Enix a message.
Likewise, it is not going to be easy for ROTTR to stand the comparison with Uncharted 4 amongst PS gamers, in my opinion it would have been wiser to release it before Uncharted 4.
Do people really believe this? How does the "wouldn't have been made" line square (pardon the pun) with the "we're making a trilogy" line? I don't see how both can be true unless either MS paid for both TR2 and TR3 up front.
I don't know if he is or not, but it seems accepted here that he is despite the fact I've never seen any proof of it.
But yeah he makes some hilarious tweets.
Ghost Slayer
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Of course it didn't harm PS2, it sold on PS2.
IbizaPocholo
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This is what happens when you launch a game the same day as fallout 4 and days before a star wars game.
Unknown Soldier
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RotTR will be fine in 2016, the Steam version is early 2016 and PS4 is November 2016. Staggering the releases sucks but if word of mouth about the Bone version is positive (and it is), people will pick it up when it's out for the platform they own.
Huh? TR2013 eventually crossed 9 million sold, including the Definitive Editions. Initial sales were disappointing but it went on sale a lot on Steam and ultimately had a long tail.
Huh? TR2013 eventually crossed 9 million sold, including the Definitive Editions. Initial sales were disappointing but it went on sale a lot on Steam and ultimately had a long tail.
We'll see how it does WW but I'm feeling vindicated for doubting the deal ever made sense.
It's a shame for the game as I liked reboot but deserved as a poorly thought out business strategy.
SE knowing chose to limit the game to the platform with smallest install base for the reboot and smallest WW install base. That alone was a poor move.
Then they went for crowded holiday release which was also a mistake.
Cherry on top was MS having deal for Fallout and scheduling launch for same day. Madness.
Just a string of bad decisions from the start IMHO.
What a hammering for franchise in UK for sure and I'm not optimistic for other regions.
It's a shame for the game as I liked reboot but deserved as a poorly thought out business strategy.
SE knowing chose to limit the game to the platform with smallest install base for the reboot and smallest WW install base. That alone was a poor move.
Then they went for crowded holiday release which was also a mistake.
Cherry on top was MS having deal for Fallout and scheduling launch for same day. Madness.
Just a string of bad decisions from the start IMHO.
What a hammering for franchise in UK for sure and I'm not optimistic for other regions.
MMaRsu
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Different times m8
Marketing the PC release is not going to be too difficult nor costly : they will focus on the tech and AMD partnership.
What marketing angle is left really ? PC gamers are not cavemen, they know about the game already so no need to remind them of what it is. Square Enix and AMD should just put the emphasis on how better it can look on PC.
I have high hopes for the PC version, even if Nixxes are probably not working on it.
digoutyoursoul
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Did you read what I was responding to? He said timed exclusives harm franchises
statham
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exsqueeze me, baking powder
Unknown One
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Never compare anything to the PS2 console wise, PS2 is a monster.
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... maybe it's time for a reboot? With tombs n stuff.... I'd buy it!
SmokedMeat
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Probably so.
Anecdotally I went to pick up my copy on Friday at the Microsoft Store, and when I told the employee I was picking up a preordered game he went, ""Fallout right?"
Poor Lara's buried under a pile of shooters and open world games.
digoutyoursoul
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True pal but what he said came across as a blanket statement if you know what I mean
I think he was talking about now in the current multiplatform or die market, not 14 years ago when the most successful console ever was dominating the market.
Ghost Slayer
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