That excitement quickly turned into frustration however when, a few months later at Gamescom, it was revealed that “Rise of the Tomb Raider” would be a console exclusive on Xbox 360 and Xbox One. “With the strength of Xbox and Xbox live, along with the launch of Halo 5 in october, Xbox will continue to grow both fans and profitability”.

Currently, the “Rise of the Tomb Raider” is officially being described as an Xbox exclusive.

“The decision at a studio level, we took very, very seriously”. From that, we can expect a PlayStation 4 release around November. “We knew that it would, in the short-term, disappoint fans”. Rise of the Tomb Raider will see her become the heroine that we are familiar with. “What we saw in Microsoft, which is probably not as well known, is that Microsoft’s passion for Tomb Raider is incredible”, added Rodgers.

Fans of the series should get their holiday shopping money ready as “Rise of the Tomb Raider” ships out holiday season of next year to the other platforms.

He also mentioned that whenever Xbox boss Phil Spencer is near the Bay Area, he goes to Crystal Dynamics to try their games out which shows Microsoft’s passion towards their products. No matter how successful 2013’s Tomb Raider reboot proved to be amongst critics, Square Enix still maintains that the game was financially underwhelming in the sales department, meaning that a deal with Microsoft – and therefore leveraging development costs – should come as no surprise.

Publisher Square Enix has confirmed that the upcoming title will be rolled out first for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 on November. 10, while the PlayStation 4 and PC versions of the platformer and exploration RPG will be rolled out next year. PlayStation 4 owners will have to wait a full year for the game, though they can enjoy the “Tomb Raider: Ultimate Edition” for now.