Right now, though, all we know is that Rise of the Tomb Raider will be launching exclusively on Xbox during Fall 2015. In other words, this petition may turn out to be pointless because the game's coming to PS4 and PC in time anyway. Then, when that exclusivity runs out, they get a second wave of sales through the PS4 and PC versions. They get all of the marketing help from Xbox to make an initial splash, plus whatever other money changed hands to make the partnership happen in the first place. Timed exclusivity is, in a way, the best case scenario for Square Enix. That seems to be the case with a lot of 'exclusives' from third-party publishers. It could be that this exclusivity period is finite and the PC/PS4 will receive the game six months or a year later.

That's assuming, though, that the game is never released on those platforms. The downside is that Rise of the Tomb Raider will miss out on potential sales from PS4 and PC. I'm sure they'd hype the hell out of Rise and make sure everyone knows it's exclusive to Xbox. Think about how much money they threw around promoting Titanfall this year. Now that Rise of the Tomb Raider is only coming to Xbox, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics can count on a lot of marketing help from Microsoft. The emphasis on 'support' and 'backing' highlights one benefit to exclusivity. We know they will get behind this game more than any support we have had from them in the past - we believe this will be a step to really forging the Tomb Raider brand as one of the biggest in gaming, with the help, belief and backing of a major partner like Microsoft.' 'Our friends at Microsoft have always seen huge potential in Tomb Raider and have believed in our vision since our first unveil with them on their stage at E3 2011. 'Today’s announcement with Microsoft is one step to help us put Tomb Raider on top of action adventure gaming,' Gallagher said on the official Tomb Raider Tumblr.

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