Sunset Overdrive was such an underrated title. Way more fun than Spider-Man to me, but I doubt this means anything.
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Sunset Overdrive Is Owned by PlayStation, Sony Confirms
- Thread starter Lant_War
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The game failed on XB and bombed on Steam.
It's funny seeing some people look to Sony to save SO when even MS didn't want anything to do with it and would have ignored it if they bought Insomniac.
SM2, new R&C, new IP etc. all make more sense than bothering with SO.
It's funny seeing some people look to Sony to save SO when even MS didn't want anything to do with it and would have ignored it if they bought Insomniac.
SM2, new R&C, new IP etc. all make more sense than bothering with SO.
SO was fucking dead regardless and Insomniac belongs with Sony. Things are as they should be.
Yeah, the market has spoken, twice now. Why would Sony spend money for it to fail again? The IP is just going to go sit in a corner with all the other ones Sony has that it never uses
Sony didn't produce Crash 1-3 or Spyro 1-3, Universal did. Sony just had a publishing/distribution deal in place and didn't own the games. Sony did hold rights over CTR though and presumably Activision struck a deal to do that. Probably bought back the rights since Sony's not on copyright anymore.
This, i would love to know the details, but i prefer the team to work on Spiderman 2 instead of Sunset 2
It was kinda dead the day it launched. It isn't a strong IP and didn't sell well. Time to move on.
Why would they push for morbious or venom separately? For one, it's not like they have the resource to do that many games and
doesn't make sense to push Insomiacs efforts into a single I.P Sony don't own. Seems to make more sense to push for R&C, Spider-man and a new I.P. R&C fills a gap that Sony don't really have much titles in and it's clear that it's still an important franchise to Sony, Spider-man is their biggest success so I think they'll continue with that and I think a New I.P to expand their portfolio just like they have with nearly other generation and also prevents stagnation.There are plenty of way more known characters if they wanted to build characters out of if Disney allowed it since they don't own the I.P for spider-man either and playing the first game, there are hints to the type of villains to expect.
I didn't put much thought into it, just putting it out there to see if there would be potential. Following their movie side of things In a way.
Sony should release it as a PS+ game once Microsoft's publishing rights expire.
It was a total bomb on XBO and Steam, so this seems like a better way of getting the game into a lot of hands and breathing life back into the IP.
It was a total bomb on XBO and Steam, so this seems like a better way of getting the game into a lot of hands and breathing life back into the IP.
They'd still have to put money into porting it to PS4 or PS5. I think SO's best chance of a comeback would be a reboot, which I don't see coming anytime soon.
Belongs with Sony...
Look at what you're posting. Do you also think Remedy belongs with Sony too? That might explain why you were beating that drum so hard in the run up to Control's release.
A flop that went so way to influencing Spiderman. SSO is dead and it's sad, but we shouldn't ignore the influence it had on Insomniac and how they approached their games afterwards.
Why would MS own the code and assets for an IP that is not belonging to them?
one has nothing to do with the other
sony owns the code and assets of the recent spiderman game, yet they don't own the spiderman IP.
No Remedy hasn't been making exclusive games with Sony for most of this century. I just think they'd be a good fit.
I'd buy a SO port. But considering how it already bombed on two platforms I guess the chances of Sony funding a port are slim to none :/
It doesn't feel right to buy a studio yet not port their best game of the gen to your system. Hope Sony manages to do it somehow.
This is like looking at JRPG sales numbers on Xbox and say: the market doesn't care much for that genre
It's the safest thing in the world to say that most Insomniac audience by far are on PS systems. If a port mega bombs there, then you can tell me the market has spoken.
This is like looking at JRPG sales numbers on Xbox and say: the market doesn't care much for that genre
It's the safest thing in the world to say that most Insomniac audience by far are on PS systems. If a port mega bombs there, then you can tell me the market has spoken.
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Only an idiot would say no to more games, so i am ok with SO2.
But Sony has made their game strategy clear. Narrative driven action adventure titles.
SO underperformed. Appears to be situated with competitors platform. And has high opposrtunity cost given Insomniac calibre for other projects.
Its not happening. Ever.
But Sony has made their game strategy clear. Narrative driven action adventure titles.
SO underperformed. Appears to be situated with competitors platform. And has high opposrtunity cost given Insomniac calibre for other projects.
Its not happening. Ever.
Maybe because all the investment is already done and they only have to port it (that seems easy) and sell it.
Seems pretty profitable.
I feel SO would have a much healthier future if Insomniac didn't already have a huge base of Playstation fans for games like Ratchet & Clank,Resistance and Spider-Man.
Anyone invested in Playstation is going to want more of these games before SO because the current fanbase for SO on Playstation stands at zero.One way to combat that would obviously be a port but I've no idea if that's possible....personally I've little interest in it.
Anyone invested in Playstation is going to want more of these games before SO because the current fanbase for SO on Playstation stands at zero.One way to combat that would obviously be a port but I've no idea if that's possible....personally I've little interest in it.
Makes sense. I just thought that MS has publishing rights for SO.
Yea but I, personally, would say no if it meant delaying something like Spiderman 2.
It underperformed anyways, like you said, but still nice to have that IP there I guess.
I definitely agree with you on this.
But still, wouldn't mind to play it in one complete package with all the DLCs too as I don't have Xbox or PC.
Wouldn't mind giving it a shot, but I'd honestly prefer insomniac invest in the resistance franchise again
I got bored playing SO after a couple of hours playtime. The game is pretty shallow (especially by today's open world standards) and not a loss if it never continues (port, sequel, etc.). It has that "launch" title feel.
I do love the aesthetics, how consistent and fun the visuals are and the humor isn't bad if not a tad dated; SO feels like it should be a precursor to something better like a simulated open world R&C but with actual environmental puzzles, unique towns/cities, incorporating more movement options, larger enemy variety, etc.
I do love the aesthetics, how consistent and fun the visuals are and the humor isn't bad if not a tad dated; SO feels like it should be a precursor to something better like a simulated open world R&C but with actual environmental puzzles, unique towns/cities, incorporating more movement options, larger enemy variety, etc.
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Would like a remaster...
Would LOVE a reboot or sequel to Resistance.
Sony doesn't do FPS's anymore though.. which is such a shame.
Outside of Battlefield, Resistance and Killzone multiplayer was my thing for close quarters.
Would LOVE a reboot or sequel to Resistance.
Sony doesn't do FPS's anymore though.. which is such a shame.
Outside of Battlefield, Resistance and Killzone multiplayer was my thing for close quarters.
Sunset overdrive IP really isn't that special. They didn't do a lot of worldbuilding. It's mostly a game about zombie monsters and doing cute tricks. I can't even remember one character name.
Insomniac has already recreated the game through spider man. Webslinging is built on that same tech/philosophy as in Sunset Overdrive. Spider-Man is basically so2.
Insomniac has already recreated the game through spider man. Webslinging is built on that same tech/philosophy as in Sunset Overdrive. Spider-Man is basically so2.
Idk why ,but I have a feeling this is one of the very overrated games in here and believe I feel few times for the overrated games in here.
If Sony can release it on PS4 (legally it seems like they probably can't, but I'm not an expect so who knows) they should do it just as a power play, even if it bombs again
What a move to release a game that was an exclusive on your rivals platform
I'd play it anyway, I've always thought the game looked fun (hopefully they'd patch the GAF reference out)
What a move to release a game that was an exclusive on your rivals platform
I'd play it anyway, I've always thought the game looked fun (hopefully they'd patch the GAF reference out)
Sunset Overdrive is amazing. I played the PC release and it was delightful. The whole thing felt very 90s Sega to me.
It would be a shame, if they're not porting this gem to PlayStation or not continue to work with the IP.
It would be a shame, if they're not porting this gem to PlayStation or not continue to work with the IP.
