As I mentioned, they could buy out of the contract with Microsoft and get the publishing rights for the first game (or sell the IP to MS). Only having one half is kind of useless for both parties.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired Insomniac Games
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Spider-man studio. Poor Ratchet & Clank.
Congrats to everyone though. It was always a close relationship throughout the years so this makes a whole lot of sense.
Congrats to everyone though. It was always a close relationship throughout the years so this makes a whole lot of sense.
They could make a spiritual successor but I doubt Sony would re-use that IP name ever. Maybe in 10 years it might resurface.
Pretty much...
no new non-PS exclusive Sunset Overdrive sequel
no new VR games that won't be exclusive to PSVR
everything else will be barely noticeable if at all. Insomniac tried their hand at building up their own IP's. Yet haven't been as successful as they were with Sony's (Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, Spiderman)
Or, that maybe people are still hesitant about MS as a publisher?
They screwed over the developers for the Phantom Dust reboot, as well as SWERY with D4.
They abandoned a lot of developers to help pay for Kinect marketing (Aces, Lionhead)
They pushed for everything to be GaS - Fable Legends, Halo series, Forza, etc,
Under their care, a beloved studio floudnered, and made basically nothing worthy of note for like 20 years (Rare)
They shut down Ensemble because they were "the RTS studio", and that wasn't the direction they wanted to go, despite not letting Ensemble work on anything but RTSes (They had pitches for everything from racing to MMOs)
They have studios that exist to to never work on new IPs, just like EA's sport studios (343i, The Coatillion, Mojang, Turn 10, Undead Labs)
They basically have an almost EA track level with studios. When a studio gets bought by MS, I generally consider them to have an expiration date, unless they work on one series for the rest of their time. So basically, I just don't trust MS as a publisher. While Phil seems to be saying the right things, it'll be a while until we see results, and if he retires, or otherwise leaves, it could mean a huge disaster, since it seems like he is the only one pushing for things to not be as horrible.
Why? if they want to make a Sunset Overdrive game they can make it.
I hope for a new resistance. Maybe set in Russia during the initial chimeran invasion they could do something really gritty with Russia closing its borders or maybe after the events of 3 where earth's forces mount an offensive on the chimeran homeland.
Although considering the current market a resistance type FPS probably won't be that popular.
Although considering the current market a resistance type FPS probably won't be that popular.
Felt like this happened years ago lol. Always considered Insomniac a Sony party until Sunset Overdrive.
Congrats Insomniac, stability is a great thing.
All the "at least it wasn't on stage" people are laughable. You all would be more hype if they announced this right after a trailer for Spider-Man 2 at E3.
All the "at least it wasn't on stage" people are laughable. You all would be more hype if they announced this right after a trailer for Spider-Man 2 at E3.
That's not really true. This is because of macro business trends, increased competition for content in our new Services reality, and the total financial control over rights and assets vertical integration brings in the media realm.
These studios aren't suddenly impossible to operate independently from a cost perspective. This is happening because studios are an important asset in the greater war going on between major conglomerates over gaming.
Just be honest, you only complain when a developer is bought who won't be making games for Playstation anymore. I loved Insomniac's games for Rift and I loved Sunset Overdrive so while you don't care since you can still play their games on the PS don't act like people who play other platforms have zero reason to be disappointed with this. You're just coming across as hypocritical.
Insomniac, it was one of the reasons they worked with Microsoft.
Now we'll ignore the part where Sony's closed 6 studios in the last decade or so.
I mean frankly Sony has a lot more garbage attached to their name then MS Studios (XGS) does. Also isn't Turn 10 doing something not racing nor forza already.
Ok Fuse xD
And in the future, they will hopefully also create VR games for PSVR and PSVR2.
With enough money from Sony, I am sure Insomniac will make great VR games.
They have two studios, one in North Carolina and the other in California.
Depends on the publishing rights deal they made for SO1. Apparently, the retail PC version was published by THQ Nordic (digital by MS). SO1 seems unlikely but possible maybe?
Imagine having a career as successful as Ted Price
Found a studio, create several hit IPs over the course of decades, retain your independence throughout that entire time and eventually sell you company to another company with which you have had an extremely successful business relationship for many years, probably for a shit ton of money, while not losing any significant amount of creative freedom.
Except for you know one of the best Microsoft exclusive games this gen. Insomniac was clearly willing to work with Microsoft if they wanted to. They had numerous games on Microsofts platform this gen. That's the whole point of them being independent.
It's ridiculous to say that it isn't taking away something from Microsoft owners when they now don't have any chance to get any insomniac games on their system.
It's much closer to a Double Fine than a Playground Games.
That could happen with or without the studio being acquired. Are independent studios impervious to becoming a shadow of their former selves and closing?
What a surprise. A studio that has been making games exclusively for what 15-20 years is bought up by Sony. Sucker Punch will be next.
Where does all the love for SO come from? Game sold like shit.
Where does all the love for SO come from? Game sold like shit.
25 years as an independent studio is an incredible accomplishment, the pay check TP is getting for this has to be insane, INSANE. Well deserved.
Yep, this has to be one of the biggest studio acquisitions $ wise. I would venture and say more than 10 times whatever Sony paid Jason and Gavin for Naughty Dog.
This is a big hit for Oculus. Now Sony have several teams (Burbank -Spider-Man, North Carolina - Ratchet and all the VR specialists too).
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