Insomniac Explains Why Sunset Overdrive Is Exclusive to Xbox One

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fighter said:

fireburn95 said:

Anybody who actually believes they chose xbox one over anything else because of 'the cloud' and to retain the IP are, well stupid.

As breedinbull says, it's money. Microsoft chose to fund the game and thats why it is exclusive. Money..Money....MONEY!

If they wanted to retain the IP and keep their indie status, they could've done what almost every other indie dev has done and self fund/self publish or find funding elsewhere, but microsoft paid, the end.

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if the user base is larger on PS4 and the competition vs 1st party relatively less constraining wouldn't it be easier to make money on PS4 ?

Yes? But that has nothing to do with the money MS were willing to pay for it. PLUS, the deal was made before the consoles launched so they had no idea how this gen would play out. They probably thought, like so many did, that MS would build on 360's success and manage to lead the generation.

Why do people think it has anything to do with MS allowing them to keep the IP. Why wouldn't Sony do the same?