Microsoft Will Publish Rise Of The Tomb Raider

A Microsoft executive has confirmed that Microsoft will act as publisher for  Rise of the Tomb Raider for Xbox One. This news gives us a finer details of The Rise of the Tomb Raider's timed exclusivity deal for Xbox One, but also rises the questions about how future ports to other systems will be handled. Microsoft's agreement to act as publisher could mean it will handle marketing and distribution costs, which possibly could be a responsibility it has taken to help broker the exclusivity deal in the first place. The real question is how long the exclusivity period will last. The Rise of the Tomb Raider is set for release in Q4 2015 for Xbox One.