SCi hedges bets on PS3; plans new Tomb Raider instalment

SCi Entertainment, parent company of UK publisher Eidos, has revealed that it intends to bring its flagship Tomb Raider franchise to PlayStation 3.

Tucked away in the company's end-of-year financial report this past week was a note on its intentions for the Sony next-gen format.

"We have not planned any releases on the Sony PlayStation 3 platform in the 2007 financial year. This is consistent with our policy to launch titles on a new platform when the platform reaches a commercially viable installed base," it said.

"Therefore we are not adversely affected by Sony's recent announcement that the European release of the PS3 has been delayed until early 2007. Our PS3 products in development are planned for release from the 2008 financial year onwards."

"Our 2008 products will include new versions of Tomb Raider (including a PS3 version) and many of our other key franchises. We also plan new franchises, including completely new products from both Crystal Dynamics (developers of Tomb Raider) and Io Interactive (developers of Hitman and Kane & Lynch)," the publisher noted.