Rise of the Tomb Raider Will Arrive in 2015, But Only on Xbox

6:13 PM EST 2/5/2015

Rise of the Tomb Raider, the sequel to the 2013 reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise from developer Crystal Dynamics and publisher Square Enix,”wil launch in holiday 2015, exclusively on Xbox," according to Microsoft. However, Xbox's Phil Spencer later revealed to Eurogamer that Microsoft's controversial exclusivity deal for Rise of the Tomb Raider is not indefinite. “Yes, the deal has a duration. I didn't buy it. I don't own the franchise.... Obviously the deal does have a duration. I didn't buy the IP in perpetuity.” But he won't say when it will end. “There are certain things I'm just not going to talk about because it's a business deal between us and them,” Spencer said.Read more