Should the PS4 and Gamers Boycott Tomb Raider?

[disgruntledgamer]

The selling out, misleading and lets face it downright lying to consumers needs to end. Should the PS4 or Gamers simply Boycott Tomb Raider under principle now.

Sure Tomb Raider isn't really an exclusive, but that doesn't change the fact Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix sold out and purposely tried to mislead people into buying MSs shitty system to play a game that they don't need to buy their shitty system to play, and did everything under the sun to try and avoid the question outright.

Luckily MS has sung this dance before and game journalists were ready, but that doesn't make it any less of a sell out or wrong.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I'm pretty sure it's a matter of time before it goes cross-platform.

 

[nomotog_v1legacy]

Can you really boycott a game they don't want to sell to you? They kind of know a lot of people won't be able to buy it...

 

[Tony2077]

well its timed so meh and who knows if it will be any good

 

[Foolery]

How can you boycott a game for a system you don't own? You weren't going to able to purchase it in the first place, if you only own a PC or PS4.

 

[Bonk4licious]

I'm pretty sure it's a matter of time before it goes cross-platform.

Microsoft confirmed that recently, so yeah.

I mean, it's pretty messed up, and this sort of thing is currently ruining the industry. I wouldn't be against it, but then again I would probably just boycott consoles in general since they cause these sort of things...

 

[synobal]

Is it a boycott if I wasn't going to buy it anyways? I didn't think the first one was very good and have no idea why the gaming community was praising it as much as they did.

 

[NuclearKangaroo]

PC are also gamers dude, like, why only mention PSbros

anyways, that might give the wrong kind of message, as in "look at how few copies we sold on PS4 and PC, maybe not making it exclusive wasnt such a good idea"

i dunno

 

[Batou667]

I'm going to boycott Batman vs Superman, because apparently it's a theaters-only timed exclusive. Once again the DVD-buying demographic get treated like second-class citizens

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

I'll buy it on Steam when it's $5 or something. There's no way in hell that I'm paying full price after this. Or half the price. Fuck 'em.

 

[disgruntledgamer]

I'm pretty sure it's a matter of time before it goes cross-platform.

How can you boycott a game for a system you don't own? You weren't going to able to purchase it in the first place, if you only own a PC or PS4.

I thought this was common knowledge and I was clear, but apparently it needs to be said. It was confirmed TR was just a timed exclusive I suggesting a boycott anyway.

 

[Longing]

if you want it right now, buy a xbone. If you don't want to, wait for the game to come out on your preferred platform. I don't remember there being that much outrage every time a pc port comes out much later?

 

[Foolery]

I'm pretty sure it's a matter of time before it goes cross-platform.

How can you boycott a game for a system you don't own? You weren't going to able to purchase it in the first place, if you only own a PC or PS4.

I thought this was common knowledge and I was clear, but apparently it needs to be said. It was confirmed TR was just a timed exclusive I suggesting a boycott anyway.

Ohhh, sorry, missed that bit.

Hmm. I guess people could boycott if they really wanted to, but this is nothing new in gaming business practices.

 

[Outcast107]

I just love the hatred that's going on within this forums over this. Keep it up Escapist, you doing me so proud that we can't handle any bit of news at all.

 

[Rozalia1]

Buying Uncharted and making Tomb Raider's sales look lesser is likely the best thing you can do to that end.

I have yet to play the other tomb raider (got it free), but I definately won't get this one. Uncharted however is within my radar especially now, I want Tomb Raider even with their avoidance of direct battle with Uncharted to just be humiliated...why? They cheated me of a match, dueling games like don't come around all the time maggle.

 

[Zhukov]

Oh chill, they confirmed that it's just a timed exclusive.

It's coming out on one platform before the other. Not the end of the world.

I mean, sure, if you want to scream boycott over that then feel free, it's your money. But... meh.

 

[XMark]

Just don't pre-order it. And then wait for the XBoners to play and watch the reviews and word of mouth to see if it's a good game or not, then make the purchase decision accordingly.

 

[shrekfan246]

I mean, sure, if you want to scream boycott over that then feel free, it's your money. But... meh.

I'm not really sure there's a limit to the level of insignificant things people will still cry "Boycott!" over.

OT: I doubt it'll even be necessary, unless Rise of the Tomb Raider gets far better sales than Tomb Raider did, the Xbox sales should be proof alone that having a limited initial release was a silly idea. Never forget that this is the publisher which considered three million sales in the space of a few months to be a failure and disappointment.