Sony paid $229 million for Insomniac

[DonFerrari]

Mr Puggsly said:

DonFerrari said:

Yes I forgot MS is all about only releasing sequels instead of I dunno creating new IPs right?

You are here questioning Sony paying how much they paid, do you think Sony couldn't buy other 10 studios of similar price? They sure can, Playstation have been making like 3x the money Xbox do. If MS could buy 5 studios then sony could certainly buy 10.

Sony bought Insomnic to work on that hot new IP, Spiderman.

Which came after the new PS4 IP, Ratchet and Clank.

I agree, PS4 made a fortune. Sony has more money than MS now.

3 gens in VGC and you still think MS will put a lot of money of other areas into Xbox? Ok.

Yes Sony have a legacy of milking same IPs right? If they so much wanted they could keep Insomniac feed with unnused IPs for like another 3 gens.

Mr Puggsly said:

DonFerrari said:

With this move they can invest even more on the dev and keep all the profits for it.

And have you runned the numbers down after to purchase to see if it had paid back within 5 years?

And Sony was doing it, the reason SO released on MS and not PS was because Insomniac wanted to have the IP (Sony would fund but keep IP), the game didn't do well and all their multiplats also didn't do to good.

It really is a matter of IP without good dev not being good just as good dev needing IPs to work, but the second one is more valuable... how much good have Rare done to MS on they having a lot of IPs?

Again, Sony didnt need to make this purchase to get notable content from the studio. Which is why the amount they paid seems excessive.

Certainly you agree with that because its an obvious fact. They were essentially dedicated to Sony already.

If Insomnic is worth that much it seems like they could have funded SO on their own. Maybe just get some funding from a multiplat publisher as well.

Rare has had success with MS even with new IPs. There is potential for more success using old IPs, like Killer Instinct. Either way many studios purchased by Sony and MS were shut down. Yet Rare is still relevant.

Anyhow you have the impression I am bashing Sony because you're sensitive in regard to Sony. I am simply saying they seemingly paid too much unless other companies wanted to buy them as well.

If this studio is so talented on its own, then MS is dumb for not making this purchase.

I forgot you know the details of the contract and if it will be a good deal to Sony. Sony had to invest almost all money needed to make the game and the studio would receive a cut from the sales. Sony basically paid to whatever they invest be theirs (much better to invest in yourself than on others) and all profit be theirs as well, considering RC and SM that seems a logical move, Insomniac have been quite stable on launches and quality so a very safe and sound investment.

Being worth a lot isn't the same as having a lot of money on their pockets or assuming risks for new products. They got funding from publishers and didn't turn good. You see to be talking a lot of things you don't know about.

Please show us how much MS made of the plenty of Rare IPs for you to consider the studio having a lot of IPs the important aspect. Naughty Dog and other studios from Sony dropped a lot of successful IPs and haven't developed them anymore.

My sensitivity is towards your lack of knowledge to judge it being too much, but seems like mohjang was the purchase of the century.

Not all studios are available to everyone to buy, still waiting for MS to use all that infinite money to buy EA, Acti, Ubi, Taketwon, etc.