Eidos released their annual report for 2004 and in it they made a brief statement regarding the next installment in the Tomb Raider series.

"Our Crystal Dynamics Studio in the US is making exciting progress in the development of the next Tomb Raider game which will be unveiled this Autumn and is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of the current financial year. Following the internal transfer of the Tomb Raider franchise from Core Design to Crystal Dynamics, Core Design has been refocused and restructured. A number of the new concept ideas and pre-production works, for both platform and PlayStation Portable (PSP) application, are being developed in this studio."

Eidos reported a net loss in comparision to last year, but is optimistic that they will experience a turnaround in the future.