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Xbox老大Phil Spencer向Eurogamer确认了《古墓丽影：崛起|Rise of the Tomb Raider》的独占协议“存在时间期限”。
但是他拒绝确认这个有效期时长多久。
以下为Spencer访谈全文：
“当人们想要问我这款游戏什么时候能够登陆或者是否能够登陆其他平台时，我只能说这不是我的工作。我的工作不是讨论我们不拥有的游戏。我和我们昨天公布的这个版本的《古墓丽影》有着某种关系，这是我们可以声明的，我也对我们跟Crystal工作室和SE的长期关系感到非常满意。”
“我了解这种反应。如果我是一个PS玩家，我的感觉就是这个系列就这么走了。但我没有买这个IP，我没有买下这个工作室，这不是我的东西，就像《丧尸围城》和《Ryse》一样，我们以后可以看到这个游戏会怎么样。我们不拥有《古墓丽影》的每一作。”
“我们对他们在其他平台上开发的《古墓丽影》没有所有权。我不能像那样谈及这个系列。我只能说我目前拥有的协议。”
所以，这个协议是什么？
“我可以保证《古墓丽影》在明年假期档独占登陆Xbox，是Xbox 360和Xbox One。我不想以其他形式来愚弄大家。他们今后怎么对待这个系列不关我的事。我无法控制它。所以所有我能谈的就是我所拥有的这个协议。我不知道《古墓丽影》今后会驶向何方。”
独占协议有期限吗？
“是的，这个协议存在时间期限。我没有买下这个游戏，我对这个系列没有所有权。”
你能告诉我们这个期限有多长吗？
“不能。这不是因为我想欺骗大家。这是一个我们和合作伙伴之间的协议。人们问我微软付了多少钱。这里自然有些事情我无法谈及，因为这是我们之间的商业协议。但显然这个协议是有期限的，我没有永久买下这个系列。”
访谈原文（点击进入原网页）
Microsoft confirms Rise of the Tomb Raider Xbox exclusivity deal "has a duration"
"I don't know where else Tomb Raider goes," Phil Spencer says.
By Wesley Yin-Poole Published Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed to Eurogamer that Microsoft's controversial exclusivity deal for Rise of the Tomb Raider "has a duration".
However, he declined to confirm how long that duration is set for.
Last night, during its Gamescom press conference, Microsoft and Square Enix made the surprise announcement that Rise of the Tomb Raider would launch holiday 2015 exclusively on Xbox. That, Spencer confirmed, means Xbox One and Xbox 360.
But the wording of its statement caused some to wonder whether the game would eventually launch on other platforms. Spencer wouldn't speak for Square Enix on this, but did compare the deal to that it had for Xbox One games Dead Rising and Ryse, which will also launch on PC.
Spencer's comments confirm Square Enix, owner of Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics, is free to do whatever it wants with the game and the franchise after the exclusivity deal ends, including releasing it on other platforms.
Here's our conversation:
"When people want me to say, can you tell us when or if it's coming to other platforms, it's not my job," Spencer told Eurogamer. "My job is not to talk about games I don't own. I have a certain relationship on this version of Tomb Raider, which we announced, and I feel really good about our long term relationship with Crystal and Square.
"I get the reaction I see. If I'm a PlayStation person all of a sudden I feel like, the franchise has gone. I didn't buy the IP. I didn't buy the studio. It's not mine. Where this thing will go over time, just like Dead Rising or Ryse, we'll see what happens with the game. I don't own every iteration of Tomb Raider.
"I don't own them building Tomb Raider on other platforms. I can't talk about the franchise that way. I can talk about the deal I have."
So, what, exactly, is that deal?
"I have Tomb Raider shipping next holiday exclusively on Xbox. It is Xbox 360 and Xbox One. I'm not trying to fake anybody out in terms of where this thing is. What they do with the franchise in the long run is not mine. I don't control it. So all I can talk about is the deal I have. I don't know where else Tomb Raider goes."
Is there a time limit on the exclusivity period?
"Yes, the deal has a duration. I didn't buy it. I don't own the franchise."
Can you tell us how long the duration is?
"No. It's not because I'm trying to be a headfake on anybody. It's a deal between us and the partner. People ask me how much did we pay. There are certain things I'm just not going to talk about because it's a business deal between us and them. Obviously the deal does have a duration. I didn't buy the IP in perpetuity."
Angry gamers have directed many of their comments towards Square Enix, accusing the publisher of selling out and alienating their PlayStation and PC owning customers.
"Our friends at Microsoft have always seen huge potential in Tomb Raider and have believed in our vision since our first unveil with them on their stage at E3 2011," wrote Darrell Gallagher on the Tomb Raider tumblr. "We know they will get behind this game more than any support we have had from them in the past - we believe this will be a step to really forging the Tomb Raider brand as one of the biggest in gaming, with the help, belief and backing of a major partner like Microsoft."
