Rise Of The Tomb Raider Could Be Xbox's Uncharted, Microsoft Says — cinemablend.com

"I'm a big fan of Uncharted and I wish we had an action adventure game of that ilk," Xbox boss Phil Spencer told Eurogamer. "We've started some, and we've looked at them. But we don't have one today of that quality. This is an opportunity." Rise of the Tomb Raider, Spencer added, fills a niche that their catalog. They wouldn't have made the deal if it didn't. "When you think about our portfolio, if it was a sci-fi shooter, I probably wouldn't do that! I've got one of those! Or if it's a Gears competitor, or a Forza competitor, there are things I wouldn't go after. But this is one that clearly fit in our portfolio really well. That's definitely part of the analysis. I want to be a good partner. I wouldn't be a good partner to Crystal and Square if I had a game I thought was directly competitive with this in the timeframe, and I didn't."

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