Lara Croft, The Latest Xbox Turncoat?
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| Lara never was a Playstation exclusive, as many believe |
Lara Croft, who made her debut on Playstation consoles and was a flagship title for Sony during the Playstation one and Playstation Two era, with titles such as Tomb Raider 1-3, Revelations and the less well received The Angel of Darkness on PS2, has flirted with other consoles before and was never a true Sony exclusive, as many fans believe.
The original Tomb Raider title was released on Saturn at the same time as PSX, then she had a fling with the Dreamcast and then after a brief exclusive PS2 relationship, she joined in an open relationship with the Playstation 3 and XBOX 360, with the well received but non vital Tomb Raider:Legend (released later on PS3 via the Anniversary pack), Tomb Raider: Underworld and Tomb Raider: Anniversary. The games were considered fun action romps, but not system sellers.
But everything hanged with 2013's must have reboot of the series. A dark and gritty survival game, taking cues from the immense Uncharted series and focussing on a slightly more personal, cinematic experience. The game won numerous 'Best of' awards and put Lara back on the map, becoming a must buy, even sparking traction on a new movie franchise and a 'Definitive Edition' re-release on next gen consoles. I personally have never been a Tomb Raider fan and yet put it in my list of games of the generation.
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| The 2013 reboot 'Tomb Raider' was released to phenomenal critical acclaim, reinvigorating the series. |
But if this news is true and not a clever play on words by Microsoft (meaning DLC is exclusive or it will just be released earlier on XBOX One), then Lara has just became exclusive to the X-Blender and this would have came at a massive cost. To get a series as anticipated as this must have cost an absolute bomb. It means they would have had to offer an amount so ridiculous that Sony wouldn't be able to match it. Simple. The reports say that Playstation 4s have been outselling Xbox Ones by approximately 3-1 since launch. With a series this big, will this persuade gamers on the fence about next gen to buy XBO over PS4? Will it tempt PS4 gamers like myself to pick up the additional console? This all remains to be seen. This isn't the first time Microsoft has nicked a Playstation Icon, the latest Crash Bandicoot games chose the dark side over Playstation and Ratchet and Clank developers Insomniac have already jumped ship.
What do you think?
Will you be picking up a copy of Tomb Raider on XBone?
Does this change your mind if you were unsure about which console to get?
Are you a fellow gutted PS4 owner?
And the most terrifying thought, how far else will Microsoft go............
Rise of the Tomb Raider drops Holiday 2015 on..........XBOX One.
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