Microsoft and Square Enix 'Very Happy' With Rise of the Tomb Raider

Despite relatively low launch sales for Rise of the Tomb Raider on the Xbox One and Xbox 360, Microsoft and Square Enix are "very happy" with the game, according to the game's director, Brian Horton.

Horton spoke with fans on the Tomb Raider forum in a thread concerning our figures for first week sales of the game.

"Microsoft and Square are very happy with Rise and the dev team, thanks for the concerns," said Horton. "Crystal and Eidos Montreal made a game we are proud of and we appreciate the overwhelming number of positive reviews and fan feedback."

"We're looking forward to the Game Awards next week where we are nominated for Best Action Adventure and Best Performance for Camilla. Wish us luck, hopefully it's just the beginning of the recognition Tomb Raider and Lara Croft receives this year. It's cool to see her on top again for the second game in a row."

"We're all fans and for me it's been the honor of my career to be a part of such a fantastic legacy. Next year 20th Anniversary!"

Horton added that the development team is focused more on the positive reviews the game has received, as it is not responsible for how well the game sells.

"The dev team is not responsible for sales and therefore we look to reviews and releasing on time to gauge our performance," Horton noted. "We acomplished these goals. The press considers Rise of the Tomb Raider a high quality game based on the scores. I don't see any of this as a lie."

"I didn't mean to go off topic or patronize, but there was suggestion in the thread that the reported sales numbers reflect poorly on the dev team," he added. "Square/Microsoft are happy with Crystal and Eidos Montreal and the game itself. As to the topic of sales, I'm unqualified to discuss it so I won't have anything else to say on this thread. Much love TRF and happy holidays."

Rise of the Tomb Raider launched on the Xbox One and Xbox 360 earlier this month and will release on Windows PC and PlayStation 4 in 2016.