Rise of the Tomb Raider Still a Timed Xbox Exclusive

"There has been no change to our deal on Tomb Raider," says Phil Spencer.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has spoken about the exclusivity status of upcoming adventure game Rise of the Tomb Raider.

On Facebook, Xbox Australia updated a post from January 2015 to say that Rise of the Tomb Raider is no longer a timed exclusive, but a full exclusive.

"Xbox Australia Update: We cant update the image but Forza 6 should be added here as Xbox One exclusive. And for those wondering; Rise of the Tomb Raider will be Xbox exclusive. Not timed exclusive but exclusive."

But that doesn't seem to be exactly accurate. Asked on Twitter about this very message, Spencer said nothing has changed since he revealed last summer that Rise of the Tomb Raider was only a timed exclusive for Xbox.

"There has been no change to our deal on Tomb Raider," he said. "Same as before when I answered. Timed." In another tweet, he said, "We are working with Crystal Dynamics on Tomb Raider to make it great on Xbox this Holiday; that's our goal and 100 percent of our focus."

Rise of the Tomb Raider was announced as an "Xbox exclusive" for holiday 2015 during Gamescom last summer.