Rise of the Tomb Raider Xbox exclusivity deal ‘has a duration’

Rise of the Tomb Raider Xbox exclusivity deal ‘has a duration’
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Microsoft’s Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity deal “has a duration”, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed, suggesting the game could come to PlayStation 4 and PC at a later date.

“I have Tomb Raider shipping next holiday exclusively on Xbox,” Spencer told Eurogamer. “It is Xbox 360 and Xbox One. I’m not trying to fake anybody out in terms of where this thing is. What they do with the franchise in the long run is not mine. I don’t control it. So all I can talk about is the deal I have. I don’t know where else Tomb Raider goes.”

Spencer added that “the deal has a duration. I didn’t buy [Tomb Raider],” he said. “I don’t own the franchise.”

However, he refused to say how long the game would be exclusive to Xbox, stating that “there are certain things I’m just not going to talk about because it’s a business deal between us and [Square Enix]. Obviously the deal does have a duration. I didn’t buy the IP in perpetuity.”

Microsoft announced yesterday that Rise of the Tomb Raider would launch in Holiday 2015 exclusively on Xbox. The announcement angered fans, with many taking to social media to express their disappointment.

Square Enix declined to comment on the announcement when contacted by VideoGamer.com, simply stating: “Coming holiday 2015, ROTTR is exclusively on Xbox – we have no further comment to make at this time.”

Source: eurogamer.net