Of these 2nd Party dev(s), who could you see Sony buying by gen's end?!

[jarrod]

makingmusic476 said:

jarrod said:
I think Media Molecule would be the most likely of those. LBP was a critical darling and decent seller, and they could probably nab the studio on the cheap.

Insomniac's rumored to be going multiplatform btw...

They've been rumored to be going multiplat since the start of this gen.  Meanwhile, only last month it was revealed that Insomniac is hiring for yet another ps3 exclusive.

So long as Sony keeps forking up the cash for development costs while letting Insomniac beat to the tune of their own drum, I doubt Ted Price and the gang will have any want to go looking for another publisher.

It was strongly suggested on Listen Up recently, not exactly business as usual rumors here.  I think they'll still do the biennial Rachet and Resistance exclusives for Sony, but they did just start up that shiny new studio in North Carolina... expanding their horizons would be a good move imo.