Crystal Dynamic’s Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is lastly on PC after 10 years of ready – but there’s a catch.
As noticed by DSOGaming, this all-encompassing model of the franchise reboot, which initially launched for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2014, can formally be downloaded on PC, but solely via the Microsoft Store. Like most comparable releases for different video games, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition packs in all beforehand launched DLC, together with Tomb of the Misplaced Adventurer, single-player outfits, and a assortment of multiplayer goodies, in addition to a suite of graphical enhancements.
Nonetheless, locations like Steam and the Epic Games Store nonetheless solely have entry to the Recreation of the Yr model of the expertise, which incorporates add-on content material with out the visible enhancements.
“The cinematic action-adventure that compelled Lara Croft to develop from an inexperienced younger lady into a hardened survivor has been re-built for next-gen consoles, that includes an obsessively detailed Lara and a stunningly lifelike world,” a description for Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition says. “Lara should endure high-octane fight, customise her weapons and kit, and overcome grueling environments to outlive her first journey and uncover the island’s lethal secret.”
It is unclear why what’s extensively regarded to be thought of to be one of the best model of the Tomb Raider reboot is barely accessible on Microsoft’s digital storefront on PC. Crystal Dynamics’ authentic Tomb Raider reboot launched for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on the tail finish of the console era in 2013. The Definitive Edition arrived just one yr later but not noted PC.
IGN has reached out to Crystal Dynamics for remark.