microsoft is officially publishing this game. i find it difficult to imagine a scenario in which microsoft publishes a game for release on their competitor's console. has that even happened in the past few generations (not counting the weird sega/nintendo stuff)? this must be response to sony locking up street fighter v, right?
Aaron Greenberg @aarongreenberg @diosmekemeke Yes we are publishing Rise of the Tomb Raider. --------------------------
Square Enix later released a more clarifying statement to several outlets:
"Yes, Microsoft will be publishing Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox. Microsoft has always seen huge potential in Tomb Raider and they will get behind this game with more support across development, marketing and retail than ever before, which we believe will be a step in continuing to build the Tomb Raider franchise as one of the biggest in gaming."
This certainly seems to suggest we'll only be seeing Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox One (and possibly PC), even though previous reports left wiggle room for the sequel to show up down the line.
Of course, all of that could still happen. But in a world where Microsoft is publishing Rise of the Tomb Raider and Sony's locked up Street Fighter V, this generation of hardware might only be getting weirder.