Lets discuss how badly this game flopped
Everyone here except the hardcore Xbox stans knew the exclusivity deal was HORRIBLE.
Let's revisit a few threads starting with he one announcing the deal.
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/next-tomb-raider-timed-exclusive-to-xbox-one.239649/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/microsoft-admits-tomb-raider-2-is-a-timed-exclusive.239985/
With a nice quote by yours truly
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/rise...-to-pc-in-early-2016-ps4-holiday-2016.339664/
Microsofts bone headed marketing towards this game thought it was a good idea to not only price the bundle at $349 on Black Friday, but make it Best Buy exclusive. It proceeded to get destroyed by the $299 Uncharted Collection bundle (fukkin PS3 games brehs...)
Let's talk about the beyond stupid release date
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/is-r...ady-dead-before-it-even-gets-released.328884/
Really not good business, that shyt got mollywhopped by Fallout 4. But in their defense, it was the only option. What they gonna do? Release it next to Call of Duty
Battlefront?
Halo 5? 
Let's talk about the other misfires
1. Squeenix jumping the gun and announcing the PS4/PC release dates. Now you have a ton of people holding out until the probably "definitive" version releases in 2016
2. Naughty Dog pulling the rug from under them and delaying Uncharted 4. You can tell by Phil Spencers interviews that he wanted to position RoTR to battle Uncharted 4 for the Holidays and all the possible media coming from it. Then ND says "it ain't ready" and delays it causing MS to look stupid.
3. The head of Crystal Dynamics taking to the official Tomb Raider forums and pulling his best Pr move "Sqaure and Microsoft are happy with the deal
, We don't discuss sales
"
I barely take place in discussion these days besides NPD because I don't game much these days but this thread needed to be made.
@satam55 @Rekkapryde @Fatboi1
Thoughts?
Everyone here except the hardcore Xbox stans knew the exclusivity deal was HORRIBLE.
Let's revisit a few threads starting with he one announcing the deal.
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/next-tomb-raider-timed-exclusive-to-xbox-one.239649/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/microsoft-admits-tomb-raider-2-is-a-timed-exclusive.239985/
With a nice quote by yours truly
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/rise...-to-pc-in-early-2016-ps4-holiday-2016.339664/
Squeenix considered the last game a flop and it didn't break even until recently. The remaster of the last game remaster sold on the PS4 a 2:1 advantage over the Xbox.
Lara about to flop harder this holiday season
Drizzy Drake droppin this spring, going plat first week
Drizzy Drake Collection gonna do better #s than Tomb Raider![]()
Microsofts bone headed marketing towards this game thought it was a good idea to not only price the bundle at $349 on Black Friday, but make it Best Buy exclusive. It proceeded to get destroyed by the $299 Uncharted Collection bundle (fukkin PS3 games brehs...)
Let's talk about the beyond stupid release date
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/is-r...ady-dead-before-it-even-gets-released.328884/
Why would they release it on the same day as FALLOUT 4???thats just not good business....
Really not good business, that shyt got mollywhopped by Fallout 4. But in their defense, it was the only option. What they gonna do? Release it next to Call of Duty



Let's talk about the other misfires
1. Squeenix jumping the gun and announcing the PS4/PC release dates. Now you have a ton of people holding out until the probably "definitive" version releases in 2016
2. Naughty Dog pulling the rug from under them and delaying Uncharted 4. You can tell by Phil Spencers interviews that he wanted to position RoTR to battle Uncharted 4 for the Holidays and all the possible media coming from it. Then ND says "it ain't ready" and delays it causing MS to look stupid.
3. The head of Crystal Dynamics taking to the official Tomb Raider forums and pulling his best Pr move "Sqaure and Microsoft are happy with the deal


I barely take place in discussion these days besides NPD because I don't game much these days but this thread needed to be made.
@satam55 @Rekkapryde @Fatboi1
Thoughts?