https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/09/sunset_overdrive_is_owned_by_playstation_sony_confirms
I guess SO is truly dead then. Can't see Sony doing anything else with the IP other than a port.
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Sunset Overdrive Is Owned by PlayStation, Sony Confirms
- Thread starter Lant_War
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I guess SO is truly dead then. Can't see Sony doing anything else with the IP other than a port.
They own Sunset Overdrive but won't port it to the PS4.
I don't know if that's arrogance or swag, Maybe a bit of both.
I don't know if that's arrogance or swag, Maybe a bit of both.
They can make a 'remaster' of it. Microsoft literally only has ;publishing rights to the first game on Xbox.
I don't see the appeal of using the IP though.
More like a rights issue. Sony owns the IP, but MS holds the publishing rights to the first game.
This is a bit funny because the whole reason Insomniac went Xbox exclusive for this game was because MS was going to publish it while allowing Insomniac to own the IP while Sony wanted to own the IP themselves (like previous Insomniac games). And now Sony owns it nonetheless.
I remember that. Another one of those moves by MS to be more appealing/considerate to devs. Terrible launch and internet bullshit aside, they did a lot of things right this gen.
i mean, duh
it was owned by insomniac and now they're owned by sony
would be funny to see people being interested in it all of a sudden tho :)
it was owned by insomniac and now they're owned by sony
would be funny to see people being interested in it all of a sudden tho :)
The Steam release was also published by XGS, so they probably have some sort of first rights.
I could use the word "ironic" for this.
They own the IP now, and yet we still don't know if there would be a port and/or sequel...
Nah man Sunset Overdrive 2 with a Spider Man 2099 playable character as a platinum trophy revealing they are working on SpiderMan 2.
Insomniac owns the IP since forever, obviously Sony acquiring them moves the needle. A sequel to the game seems very unlikely anytime soon, anyhow.
Opinions, man.
I too have a minority opinion. Resistance 3 is their best game.
only the IP it seems like, not the game that was released
they probably can't port it. it's a case of owning the IP, but not the game.
I'm pretty sure that if they can release SO on Sony's consoles, it will happen.
They can have someone else working on the port, it doesn't have to be Insomniac
They can have someone else working on the port, it doesn't have to be Insomniac
MS own the publishing rights and Sunset just isn't worth the hassle for them to get a deal.
Yea, just the first title that is named Sunset Overdrive.
If it gets ported it'll come under a different name, appended with 'Definitive Edition' or something like that.
Won't happen though, and shouldn't. The Insomniac teams should work on Spider-Man and other IP.
I suspect Microsoft would be open to that, given the circumstances and its recent history of flirting with multiplatform releases. Assuming Sony would be okay with funding development itself, of course.
Insomniac does own the game, but Microsoft still has publishing rights for the time being.
Doesn't really matter much. If sony wants,they can do a "remaster" edition and release it on ps4.
Even if Sony could do this (I don't think they can since MS published it), I doubt they would. Microsoft still developed Minecraft for the Vita even after they acquired that.
We'll of course I'm interested! It is now possible even if small that I get another game to try!
i mean sure that's technically possible. but with the code and assets most likely belonging to MS they'd have to completely remake it. do you think they'd spend the money to do that for something like sunset overdrive?