On 1 August 2013 , Square Enix Europe executive Phil Rogers announced that a new '' Tomb Raider '' game was in development for the eighth generation of video game consoles . Microsoft announced the game during an E3 2014 press conference , with a scheduled late-2015 release . At Gamescom 2014 , the company said that '' Rise of the Tomb Raider '' would be an exclusive for its Xbox series of video-game platforms , including Xbox 360 and Xbox One ; according to Microsoft Studios executive Phil Spencer , it would be a timed exclusive similar to Microsoft 's deal with Capcom and Crytek on '' Dead Rising 3 '' and '' Ryse : Son of Rome '' ( in which both were released for Microsoft Windows ) . This sparked player outrage from players , who blamed franchise owner Square Enix for the decision . Microsoft 's calling the game " exclusive on Xbox for holiday 2015 " caused confusion among the gaming press and players . Rogers explained in 2015 that the Microsoft timed exclusivity was primarily due to the company 's strong support for the 2013 reboot . Crystal Dynamics head Darrell Gallagher said that the partnership could help the team " deliver the best game that they can " . Rogers called the arrangement a " natural " evolution and a " tough " decision
E3 2014
E3 2014
Rise of the Tomb Raider