[b]1-- [/b][url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=873056]CBOAT, who is a very reliable industry insider and leaker, has said it is [b]timed[/b].[/url]
[b]2-- [/b]It will sell poorly on the Xbone. Squeenix already complained about the sales of the 2013 reboot not being as high as they wanted even though it was sold on 5 different platforms.
[b]3--[/b] The 2013 reboot sold better on the Ps3 and Ps4 than it did on the 360 and Xbone.
[b]4-- [/b]It makes no sense from a business standpoint. Cutting off more than half of your fanbase and sales is [i]highly [/i]illogical
[b]5--[/b] Microsoft has a track record of having [url=http://www.ezimba.com/work/140813C/ezimba16923149797500.gif]"exclusives".[/url]
[b]6--[/b] [url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=873749]Phil Spencer has confirmed to Eurogamer that Microsoft's exclusivity deal for Rise of the Tomb Raider "has a duration"[/url]
[b]7--[/b] Squeenix obviously don't want to kill of a newly rebooted franchise, which is what would happen if it was a permanent Xbox One exclusive/
That will be all.
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If it makes you feel better at night then yea it's a timed exclusive.