Rise of the Tomb Raider Xbox exclusivity cost Microsoft $ 100 million

Recently, a very interesting story surfaced on the network about the game, which was one of the first to enter the "war of exclusives". It turns out that Rise of the Tomb Raider's annual Xbox exclusivity cost Microsoft $ 100 million.

This became known thanks to the resume of Fabieno Rossini. Fabien previously served as strategist and corporate director for Square Enix.

Excerpt from the resume of former Square Enix strategist and corporate director Fabien Rossini

Build relationships with platform holders. Worked on a $ 100 million Rise of the Tomb Raider deal with Microsoft.

ReleaseRise of the Tomb Raider took place in November 2014 on Xbox 360 and Xbox One. In January 2015, the game debuted on PC.