MikeB on 29 June 2008
@ jphuff
How exactly do YOU know what developers look at when making decisions who to develop for? By this logic, any of the independent developers that make the decision to release an exclusive for the PS3 are basically criminally stupid in their business sense.
You are right, there are many different factors to take into account.
The reasons why Insomniac sticks to the PS3:
1) Sony's marketing muscle
2) Support
3) Desire to tap into cutting edge technology for this generation without the need to make multi-plaform related sacrifices (they are the leading 3rd party PS3 technology experts)
All good reasons for a company like Insomniac.
Likewise there are many reasons to make a 360/PS3 game rather than a Wii game.
1) Wii owners relatively seem to buy far less 3rd party software compared to Ninendo's own games.
2) Many experience difficulty adapting to suit the Wii's userbase preferences. Very much unlike the games they are used to make and may not have the enthusiasm to play such games themselves (thus aren't real experts).
3) Creating a 360/PS3/PC/Mac game means you can more easily re-use the game engine technology and assets across these two platforms. It may make more sense to create a PS2/Wii multiplatform game.
IMO also valid reasons for 3rd party developers to base their decisions on. It's not all black and white, there are many different potential factors to take into consideration.
