He didn't even have to hide in the shadows when Microsoft announced the controversial Tomb
Raider exclusivity deal, which is one very unpopular decision that we can attribute to him.
Not exact matches
The game was confirmed to be a Windows 10 and Xbox One exclusive at that time, but it appears that this could be another timed
exclusivity deal here, just as it was the case with Rise of the Tomb
Raider.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed to Eurogamer that Microsoft's controversial
exclusivity deal for Rise of the Tomb
Raider «has a duration».
Rise of the Tomb
Raider was annnounced at E3 last year and is scheduled to launch this holiday season exclusively for Xbox, however the
exclusivity deal «has a duration».
Gallagher didn't announce when the
exclusivity period would end, but he did explain the
exclusivity deal on the Tomb
Raider website.
For more on Rise of the Tomb
Raider, read our thoughts on how an
exclusivity deal could be destructive to the Tomb
Raider brand as a whole.
The Tomb
Raider series was in a bad place before the series was rebooted last year, so why would you want to mess that up with a clearly money - driven
exclusivity deal for the game's follow - up?
They have been trying to take steps forward, and some have worked (Xbox One X is gaining goodwill everywhere), and some have not (the Rise of the Tomb
Raider timed
exclusivity deal probably did more harm than good).
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has told Eurogamer that the Rise of the Tomb
Raider Xbox
exclusivity deal «has a duration».
After speculation that Rise of the Tomb
Raider had become a full exclusive to Xbox platforms began circulating on the internet, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has clarified that nothing has changed from the timed
exclusivity deal from before.
And recently — for those of us fortunate enough not to be locked out by Microsoft's Xbox One
exclusivity deal - we saw Rise of the Tomb
Raider.
Tomb
Raider is too big a franchise - and Rise too good a game - for it all to be brought crashing down by some ill - conceived Microsoft
exclusivity deal.