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Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired Insomniac Games
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Rather want to see that Killzone trilogy Remaster for PS4 from Bluepoint.
Good for Sony and Insomniac. Sony won't kill their creative ability.
I bet it cost them a good chunk of money being that they had branched out and grown.
I bet it cost them a good chunk of money being that they had branched out and grown.
Yes I'll admit Xbox/Microsoft hasn't done well in the past. I could see why people might be worried. But now that they place more importance on Xbox Live accounts and GamePass I think things will be much better. They know they can't run a subscription service on multiplayer GaaS type games alone.
Though I wouldn't blame Rare's problems on Microsoft alone. Since they joined Microsoft they did release another Conker, Banjo, etc. Them sucking had nothing to do with Microsoft. And their refusal to do sequels and constantly try out new genres has been Rare's big thing since long before Microsoft joined the video game market.
Also they haven't just floundered. Viva Piñata was a huge success for them. So is Sea of Thieves. Not that I care about a pirate GaaS.
Insomniac will continue to make additional projects outside of Spider-Man. They're not going to turn their satellite studio in Durham into a secondary resource factory for Spider-Man only. Honestly, I think the more likely scenario is that their Durham studio will make some flagship PSVR / PSVR2 titles...like Ratchet & Clank (ala Astro Bot).
I wouldn't mind if MS can pull it off. I want them to get Kojima with that "warchest" if they can.
They are a top quality studio with a fantastic track record. It's more than worth it IMO.
Well they bought a studio that was basically just making exclusives for them already. This is most similar to Microsoft buying playground games. It seems unlikely that this will result in more PlayStation games from Insomniac.
Guys this can't be true, I have it on good authority they want to stay independent.
Congrats Sony and Insomniac there is no better match.
Congrats Sony and Insomniac there is no better match.
This is HUGE. How many teams Insomniac has? 3 full AAA teams? This opens so many possibilities for first party AAA games.
Remedy and Bluepoint next please.
Is this a serious post?
They don't really have "3 AAA" teams. They have two studios, and those studios juggle projects fluidly. Most of the NC Studio is working on VR titles and has been for some time. The Burbank Studio has historically juggled multiple projects, but it isn't necessarily segmented into teams. Usually they have the majority of their studio working on whatever their current production is, with a smaller "team" working on whatever the next title will be in pre-production (prototyping, concepts, etc).
I'm guessing that once NC finishes Stormland, they'll work on a PSVR title, and Burbank will work on Spider-Man at full steam, with a smaller team either working pre-production for a separate project, or something working with the NC studio.
I agree that as long as they are focused on XBL and Gamepass, we'll see less terrible publisher things from them. I just hope that the people championing such things don't leave the company or anything. :/
I don't fully blame MS, Rare is also totally to blame. That being said, MS is Rare's boss. I feel like they could have done better to help them make things that were more interesting. You don't have to be micromanaging a developer, but I think it's also important to help steer them in a direction if things aren't working out. Otherwise you get stuff like Mass Effect Andromeda or Anthem.
And conversely you didn't see anyone complaining about Playground games being acquired by Microsoft. So you were in that thread criticizing the "cheerleading" too, right?
Holy fuck. Even with creating games primarily for Playstation, I wouldn't think Insomniac would ever be acquired by Sony or other studios.
I kinda hoped they would stay that way, especially with the success of Spider-Man probably keeping them afloat. But since I tend to go with Playstation anyways, it isn't that big of a deal for me.
I kinda hoped they would stay that way, especially with the success of Spider-Man probably keeping them afloat. But since I tend to go with Playstation anyways, it isn't that big of a deal for me.
One thing people don't give credit to is Sony's backing. Naughty dog is a lot different than they would be if they weren't purchased by Sony. It's one thing to get funding from Sony as a 2nd party Dev, another to be part of 1st party. Insomniac can focus exclusively on Sony hardware and get additional funding and support to grow.
Congrats to Insomniac!
Looking forward to Spidey 2, other new IP and some quality PSVR games on PS5.
Looking forward to Spidey 2, other new IP and some quality PSVR games on PS5.
Geez. That's one way to drop the news. Spider-man 2 is going to single-handedly sell me a PS5. Well... that and Horizon 2. And PSVR2. And PS4 BC. Okay, I retract my single-handed statement, but it certainly helps.
You mean Ratchet 2 remake?
No pls, enough with this freaking remakes... but I'm totally in for a new and proper R&C and now we can have it once Spiderman 2 is out, I believe it.
User Banned (1 day): Modwhining.
That's a studio that perfectly fits in Sonys portfolio. The Sony exclusive games are by far the best insomniac game
God, the mods really need to pull the sticks out of their ass. Is it really necessary to ban people for harmless posts like this? No fun allowed at this place...
Curious to see if Sony will try to release Sunset Overdrive on PS4 now that they own it. Maybe they could put it on PS Now?
Never even played a single game from both of them, to be honest. Their track record is not really impressive in my opinion, especially their more recent projects. These studio's are also not super well known (yeah here they are) or famous. Sure, Pillars, Fallout NV and KOTOR apparently are good, but for the rest?
And apart from Wasteland I don't even know a single game from the Inxile portfolio. And I'm someone that reads about gaming a lot. That'sgotta say something, perhaps about me.
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"We need to see other people..." stage included.
(It's a good game. Wish it sold better).
After Spiderman the writing was on the wall for this.
Insomniac is clearly a god-tier studio and I keep saying it and (after Far from Home) I'll keep saying it forever, that Spiderman PS4 was a better Spiderman movie than every MCU Spiderman film put together.
Insomniac is clearly a god-tier studio and I keep saying it and (after Far from Home) I'll keep saying it forever, that Spiderman PS4 was a better Spiderman movie than every MCU Spiderman film put together.
First reaction: WHAT OH MY GOD.
Settling down now, I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. I always thought that Sony and Insomniac were practically joined at the hip, even though they were separate companies, like Pixar with Disney before their buyout.
Im curious to see how this will affect their games going forward. If at all really.
Either way, here's to more awesome experiences from these guys in the future. Love Spider Man and would love to see a follow up.
Also excited to see what original stuff they can whip up.
Settling down now, I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. I always thought that Sony and Insomniac were practically joined at the hip, even though they were separate companies, like Pixar with Disney before their buyout.
Im curious to see how this will affect their games going forward. If at all really.
Either way, here's to more awesome experiences from these guys in the future. Love Spider Man and would love to see a follow up.
Also excited to see what original stuff they can whip up.
Naw. Square-Enix should buy them. Financial Security, can still make wacky games, and more Nier.
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