I think they completely miss the point here. Remedy buying the rights of alan Wake before Sony buying them makes totally sense. Microsoft could have either refused or decided to raise the price of the publishing rights if they had to deal with Sony instead of their old partner.
Sure, like how multiplat Arkham games all sold as well as Spidey too. The secret is just be multiplat, the publisher is irrelevant. Ignore the fact the multiplat publisher's Spidey games never sold as well too.
You're missing out a key factor. Marketing. Look at how at Sony markets their games everywhere.
Your basic assumption is flawed, it wouldn't have been the same game with a multi platform publisher
It can happen, but at least Sony gives it's studios the money and freedom they need. Not every publisher can do this.
2 things: great game quality and big marketing budget. Activision, despite being one of the biggest publisher in the world, cound not provide the same for the ip.
Scandinavia is a very productive region for video games and it's strange that the main platforms haven't stepped in sooner.
Compare the IP during the Amazing Spiderman days vs the MCU days and you'd see why a publisher would be willing to invest a lot more into the project instead of just being a standard movie tie in game.
They did release alongside 1 of the biggest Superhero trilogies ever though. The Dark Knight trilogy was no Avengers, sure, but it's no slouch either.
It's not just about how much money will be invested in this game.
Cut the bullshit, this was debunked so many times now, stop reviving this dead narrative
That's completely not true, as we've heard multiple times from everyone involved, movie right had nothing to do with it. Marvel went to Sony, wanting them to give 1 of their I.P the "1st party treatment". Sony went to Insomniac and let them pick which Marvel character they wanted. Insomniac picked Spider-Man.
