Tomb Raider's Surprising Journey from Sega Saturn to PlayStation

Ever wondered how Tomb Raider, a series that's kind of a big deal on PlayStation, first made its debut in Japan? Well, it wasn't on a PlayStation at all! Instead, the game that made Lara Croft famous started its journey on the Sega Saturn. Shawn Layden, who used to be a big shot at Sony, still can't believe that the Japanese market got Tomb Raider on Sega Saturn first. He was really eager to bring Western games like Tomb Raider to Japan and make them available on PlayStation. Unfortunately, that didn't happen quite as he planned.

The creators of Tomb Raider, Jeremy Heath-Smith and Adrian Smith, had other ideas. They signed a deal with Sega, and Tomb Raider launched on the Sega Saturn in Japan. While it eventually did come to PlayStation in Japan, it was a bit of a surprise that it started somewhere else. It's like when you think you're going to get the last slice of pizza, but someone beats you to it. That's kind of what happened to Shawn Layden with Tomb Raider. But hey, it's all part of the gaming world's interesting history, right?

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