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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Greg Howson

Why is Tomb Raider selling better on PS3?

Lara Croft

Am I the only one a little surprised to see that the Tomb Raider Underworld is selling better on PS3 than 360? Yes, you could argue that 360 owners have simply too many games available at the moment - including exclusives like Gears of War 2 and Fable 2 – and that Lara has to join the queue. Plus 360 owners do – as a stereotype – prefer their shooters to their platform puzzle games. But PS3 owners have got exclusives like LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2, as well as access to most of same third party games that 360 owners have. So why has Lara proved more popular to PS3 owners than 360?

Could it be brand loyalty, after all Lara was the gaming star of the PlayStation back in the '90s? Well, her and Spyro, but mainly her. Or maybe PS3 owners are a more refined bunch who prefer leaping around sunken temples and solving block 'n switch puzzles to chain sawing each other in Gears 2. Heck, who knows? Any Tomb Raiding PS3 owners care to spill the beans?

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