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RVDondaPC on 08 January 2011
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CGI-Quality said:
RVDondaPC said:
CGI-Quality said:

In fact, examples of Sony created new IPs include...

Uncharted, Motorstorm, The Last Guardian, Sports Champions

Demon's Souls, inFAMOUS, Resistance are Sony owned, but 3rd party developed.


They are still Sony created IP because those third party companies were contracted to develop the games for Sony. So any creative work that they did while developing those games is done on the behalf of Sony. 

Nah, not really. To be the creator, you had to have done the handy work. Sony finds the talent, no doubt, but that still doesn't make them the creators of the IP. It's simple really, to be considered the creator, you had to "create" the object in question.

That's like saying Sony created HEAVY RAIN because of their ability to find the talent, and/or give tips on how to perfect the project. In truth, they still didn't create the IP. You can find out easy too, as most devs (even the ones Sony owns) say that "Sony gives them the freedom to create whatever it is they want to create".


Hiring a developer to create a game is the same thing as hiring employees to develop a game. If Sony didn't create Resistance then they didn't create Twisted Metal. David Jaffe created twisted metal.