I think money was a non factor, I mean I think Sony would have funded this too, but they would want the IP in return but before insomniac mentioned many times that it was important for them to keep the rights over their IPs now, I mean think about it they made Spyro and now have no control over it, they made R&C and now have no control over it, they made Resistance and now have no control over it. I don't think Sony was gonna let them have the IP, they were probably like if were funding this the IP is ours, and I think Microsoft was willing to give it to them.








