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Machiavellian on 30 May 2014
VanceIX said:
Insomniac was great, I loved the Resistance series. I don't mind if they publish only for Microsoft if that's in their best interests, but I'll still hope that one day they develop again for the PS4.

I am sure Insomniac will develop for the PS4.  The keys will be if they can own their own work for the projects they create.  I am sure the IPs Sony have where they are willing to let Insomniac do will always be up for grab.



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Seece on 30 May 2014

Damn some of the posts in here.

They wanted to keep the IP so they can build as a studio, Sony would not allow them to keep their IP so they went to Microsoft.



 

Viper1 on 30 May 2014
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Thats what made the such a visible threat once Namco and Square Enix went multiplat.

Since when were they ever a 1st or 2nd party developer to begin with?



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S.T.A.G.E. on 30 May 2014
sales2099 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
UndauntedWizdom said:
I wonder if Insomniac made the switch because they feel that they'd sell more games on XBOX than PS? Doesn't look like such a great decision now. Then again, I think XBOX exclusives will still sell more than PS4 exclusives. Yes, even with the 2 million console sales lead.


Xbox exclusives sold more last gen because Microsoft split the multiplatform following fanbase Sony had expanded off of the back of Nintendo in the 80's and early 90's. Microsoft didnt expand the audience but they kind of just took them and were amazed by the sales that Sony once enjoyed and now had themselves. 

As for the reason why Insomniac left for MS. Sunset Overdrive is basically the game Insomniac had dreamed of making in their twenty years of working with Sony, but for once they wanted the IP and Sony wanted it. They couldnt agree so MS scooped them up. MS likes Sony devs or anyone affiliated with Sony.

Ok we all get it that MS has a hard on for whatever Sony's interests are. Better Sony then Nintendo. And personally it is good on MS for how they handled Sunset Overdrive, letting them keep the IP.


MS isnt handling sunet overdrive, they are just paying for the development and allowing Insomniac to keep the IP. No different from Dead Rising dude. The games are fairly similar as well. They take what they can get.

As for MS having a hard on for what Sony does, yes you could say if Sony does something right they will copy it. Sony had all the third parties when MS joined so they realized after that gen they would have to beat Sony to the punch and get third parties on their side as well. Thats exactly what they did and that how they split the fanbase in half. 60-70% of gamers on consoles buy consoles strictly for multiplats.



S.T.A.G.E. on 30 May 2014
Viper1 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Thats what made the such a visible threat once Namco and Square Enix went multiplat.

Since when were they ever a 1st or 2nd party developer to begin with?


They werent, but they stayed exclusive to Sony so everyone associated games like MGS, Devil May Cry and Tekken with Sony. Sony helped publish Tekken on the Playstation. Those brands could've gone to alternative companies but they didnt. Their business was stable exclusively on Sony consoles. This is why at E3 2008 MS took so much pride in welcoming third party exclusives on Sony to MS. Thats MS whole reason for being in the industry to begin with. To throw off Sony since Sony didnt want to work with them.



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DeadBigfoot21 on 30 May 2014
gooch_destroyer said:
DeadBigfoot21 said:
Now this is why i believe SO wont make it to ps4. Has Resistance made it to the xbox? ratchet and clank?
Insomniac isn't a 1st party studio owned by sony. It will pretty much be the same case here and i am looking foward to more gameplay at E3.


It's not the same. SO is owned by Insomniac games not MS. So they can do what ever they want with it.

Sony wanted to own the ip so thats why insomniac didn't go with sony. You really think Microsoft would have payed to publish a game that was going to later release on a diferent platform? I think not. We dont know what type of contract microsoft and insomniac signed. 



sales2099 on 30 May 2014
S.T.A.G.E. said:
sales2099 said:

Ok we all get it that MS has a hard on for whatever Sony's interests are. Better Sony then Nintendo. And personally it is good on MS for how they handled Sunset Overdrive, letting them keep the IP.


MS isnt handling sunet overdrive, they are just paying for the development and allowing Insomniac to keep the IP. No different from Dead Rising dude. The games are fairly similar as well. They take what they can get.

As for MS having a hard on for what Sony does, yes you could say if Sony does something right they will copy it. Sony had all the third parties when MS joined so they realized after that gen they would have to beat Sony to the punch and get third parties on their side as well. Thats exactly what they did and that how they split the fanbase in half. 60-70% of gamers on consoles buy consoles strictly for multiplats.

MS is "handling" SO and DR3 by paying for it. That is what I meant. Funding exclusivity for 2 developers that have a rich history with Sony. Better to screw with Sonys interests then Nintendo's until their own internal studios are on their way.



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

bananaking21 on 30 May 2014
Mr Puggsly said:
ClassicGamingWizzz said:

Can´t blame them but they should just stfu about this stuff.

Who is this advice for? Insomniac or bitter Sony fans?

If we wanna say Insomniac did it for the money... lets not ignore Sony could have threw money at Sunset Overdrive. But Sony instead opted for Destiny marketing and Watch_Dogs marketing.

are you saying Sony had to either spend money on marketing for Destiny and watch dogs or pay insomniac? 



S.T.A.G.E. on 30 May 2014
sales2099 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
sales2099 said:
 

Ok we all get it that MS has a hard on for whatever Sony's interests are. Better Sony then Nintendo. And personally it is good on MS for how they handled Sunset Overdrive, letting them keep the IP.


MS isnt handling sunet overdrive, they are just paying for the development and allowing Insomniac to keep the IP. No different from Dead Rising dude. The games are fairly similar as well. They take what they can get.

As for MS having a hard on for what Sony does, yes you could say if Sony does something right they will copy it. Sony had all the third parties when MS joined so they realized after that gen they would have to beat Sony to the punch and get third parties on their side as well. Thats exactly what they did and that how they split the fanbase in half. 60-70% of gamers on consoles buy consoles strictly for multiplats.

MS is "handling" SO and DR3 by paying for it. That is what I meant. Funding exclusivity for 2 developers that have a rich history with Sony. Better to screw with Sonys interests then Nintendo's until their own internal studios are on their way.

Nintendo is no threat for Microsoft. They came for Sony. The profits in the gaming industry are a nothing for them. Microsoft creates disturbance for anyone they deem to be a threat. If you think this isnt true look up the expansion of Microsoft once multimedia grew. Anyone who has a multimedia device with its own os is a threat to MS if they cant control them.



MARCUSDJACKSON on 30 May 2014

there's no way n hell i'll hug a panzy group of MS fans. i it's un-natural. it goes against every code n the gamers hand book. now those free spirited Ninty fans can do wht they want, but no true Sony fan would b caut alive hugging XB MS loving panzy group of XB fans.



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