what would you do if TR became a Playstation Exclusive again?

[Moon-Safari]

Originally Posted by Isaac

It would have been possible, but was it worth the time and the money for it?

I mean, it's not like they actually had the time to work on a replay cutscene feature... It's not like it was that hard to reach the actual cutscenes ingame anyway.

yeah ur right about that. The game wasn't too long. It would've been nice to see them all in a row though. If they had more time there would've been a bunch of extra features, I'm sure. But my point is that it would have been possible on the ps3, not if time allowed for it.

[jajay119]

Originally Posted by dinoslayer

i highly doubt that, sony keeps saying the ps3 is the best thing yet but they've yet to prove it contrary to popular belief bluray cannot process graphics and i believe they were having problems with both console because they could have done the same thing for the 360 the way they did it for legend but they didnt so that proves it the ps3 could not handle it letting the cutscenes render in game for replay would add up to a seriously high poly count and the game would be seriously laggy with or without bluray

No one said blu ray processes graphics, it doesn't. Its simply a thinner laser that permits more information to be stored on a disk and enables said information to be output at higher quality, so in effect, in terms of space PS3 could have handled it

[Moon-Safari]

^thanks alot for the info jayjay. u sure know ur ****.




To those saying that Tomb Raider wouldn't sell enough if it was PS3 exclusive...

PS3 LEAD the sales of Underworld. So imagine if Underworld was developed FOR the system and used all of its strengths and looked on par with games like uncharted 2. It would have no problem bringing in a return, especially since Eidos wouldn't be wasting money on countless unnecessary ports. OPEN WORLD, TOMB RAIDER, PS3 EXCLUSIVE! that would be enough to sell a game IMHO. It would represent change and a new beginning... and that's exactly what sold Legend.

and if ur against buying a ps3 (for some ridiculously uninformed reason), get a computer. You probably need a new one anyway.

[dinoslayer]

Originally Posted by jajay119

No one said blu ray processes graphics, it doesn't. Its simply a thinner laser that permits more information to be stored on a disk and enables said information to be output at higher quality, so in effect, in terms of space PS3 could have handled it

did you read my whole post? i said they could have done the same thing they did for legend in underworld for the 360 and went along and did what ever they wanted with the ps3 but they didnt so that proves the ps3 couldnt handle it rendering that much polies in the game over and over again would make the game really laggy with or WITHOUT bluray

moon-safari: all i hear on this thread is "just check he sales 4 underworld" but what about other CD games? and underworld wasnt the best game out there in terms of gameplay >.> if it was you could argue with sales but it was not.

[shadow_fire]

hmm, I'm thinking the more that I read this thread, the more it kinda makes sense to go exclusive.
Like so many people here have said, its better to perfect working with one console. I'm also thinking if it is exlcusive to one console then sony would proberly be more keen to advertise the game....
Like for this new uncharted game its being advertised left right and center here, yet I cant recall them advertising the last three games....

[Rai]

for some ridiculously uninformed reason), get a computer. You probably need a new one anyway

Is not having enough money an informed enough reason for you? I can't afford a new PC either.

You know what exclusive means right? Unchartered is exclusive to the PS3 which means it isn't available on the PC at any rate. If Tomb Raider went the same way then that would mean that PC players would also be excluded not just Xbox players. I don't mean to be rude, but it seems to me that PS3 players or others who are fine with the possibility of a PS3 exclusive are disregarding PC players as well or think that the game would be on the PC so only Xbox players would be left out. The thread title says PS3 exclusive.

So, in my case, even if I could afford a new PC it wouldn't be any good for playing a PS3 exclusive game. I still wouldn't be able to play it. How many fans would TR lose in that case?

[Moon-Safari]

Originally Posted by Rai

Is not having enough money an informed enough reason for you? I can't afford a new PC either.

Well then you can't afford a new Tomb Raider game either so move on. You either get the system or you don't. You need money to play games. Nothing personal.

[Rai]

^ why should I be excluded from playing a game I have up till now been able to play either on a PS1, or 2 or the PC or on my son's Xbox? I like the game, why should I lose out and a lot of others too. PC and Xbox gamers alike? I can deal with not being able to play new brands such as Unchartered, but why should Tomb Raider, which has been on more than one platform from the word go suddenly be only available on one platform. PS3 games may well sell well, but what about the already existing fanbase who don't have a PS3 for whatever reason. Tomb Raider wouldn't suddenly sell better than now just for being exclusive.

And I buy one game at a time thanks and I often have to save up for them. Not that I play many games, so if a Tomb Raider game comes out on the platform I already own then I will save to get it.

[Lara's home]

Originally Posted by Moon-Safari

PS3 LEAD the sales of Underworld. So imagine if Underworld was developed FOR the system and used all of its strengths and looked on par with games like uncharted 2. It would have no problem bringing in a return, especially since Eidos wouldn't be wasting money on countless unnecessary ports. OPEN WORLD, TOMB RAIDER, PS3 EXCLUSIVE! that would be enough to sell a game IMHO. It would represent change and a new beginning... and that's exactly what sold Legend.

and if ur against buying a ps3 (for some ridiculously uninformed reason), get a computer. You probably need a new one anyway.

And those sales alone.. Were they strong enough for Tomb raider to go consoel exclusive?
The answer is no.

If anything, I would guess it would go MS exlusive, since they are actually willing to pay for it. What does MS or Eidos care if it sells a bit less on the PS3. Eidos probably makes more money than if it was Multiplayform, since MS pays them and MS pays them because people would move to 360.

[Moon-Safari]

Originally Posted by Rai

^ why should I be excluded from playing a game I have up till now been able to play either on a PS1, or 2 or the PC or on my son's Xbox? I like the game, why should I lose out and a lot of others too. PC and Xbox gamers alike? I can deal with not being able to play new brands such as Unchartered, but why should Tomb Raider, which has been on more than one platform from the word go suddenly be only available on one platform. PS3 games may well sell well, but what about the already existing fanbase who don't have a PS3 for whatever reason.

Tomb Raider needs to be the best game possible. I'm really not interested in bob and steves financial situations. I'm no elitist, but I chose a strong cohesive Tomb Raider franchise over your penny pinching. More and more people are getting PS3's to play games and watch blueray movies. It only does EVERYTHING and it's only $300. Get on board. if not, then bye. Enough interested people have PS3's to make this game sell with or without you. Sadly, you're not that important.