| padib said: You are correct that 2nd party is a loose term, but usually it's used to talk about a 2nd party studio and their games. A good example of a second party studio is Rare and a good example of a second party game is Banjo Kazooie. Wild and Wild Sheep Studios don't fit the common definition as well, so I personally wouldn't call them 2nd party, but rather I'd call Wild an exclusive. I understand if you disagree. |
What? Rare is owned by Microsoft. It's a first party studio. So that was really not a good example.
Now, second party isn't a loose term at all. Second party is when a third party studio develops a game for an IP owned by a first party. Quite simple, really.
Insomniac is a good example of a second party. They develop Ratchet & Clank games while Sony owns the IP.
