-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
-
We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired Insomniac Games
- Thread starter IDontBeatGames
- Start date
- Status
This has been a long time coming. I hope this means we're likely to get Spidey 2 and new Ratchet and Clank games sooner.
Spider-man is not owned by Sony.
A truckload of Microsoft money can change minds. Not saying it's happening, but if the worry and urgency to buy IGs was because of MS waving its wallet to get Spidey's developer....well they can still get the license.
Oculus would need to improve of it as they were the publisher on those games.
Buying 1 (of like 4? Insomniac, Bungie, KojiPro maybe?, Io Interactive maybe? not sure how big those two are) of the last big AAA independent studios is a megaton imo. Even if they were basically already a 1st party.
This secures all of their games being PlayStation only, and Spider-Man alone is a system seller. Insomniac is a well known, proven developer. Seems more risky to acquire a developer that hasn't made a game as big as Spider-Man. Insomniac are so big they could work on multiple big games at once. It's a perfect acquisition for Sony tbh considering the relationship they already had.
What!!! Resistance referrals omg Resistance 3 had one of the best campaign in an fps.
Thats not really how these things work. It's not all that different from MS buying Playground. There is value in expanding your internal software studios by bringing in hundreds of talented developers that you have an existing relationship with. Yes you were always going to get Spiderman 2, but Insomniac has the resources to produce a lot more than just that. The market is increasingly turning into one where platforms are less about pure hardware and more about services that are being driven by exclusive content. I know this isn't the "sexiest" purchase, or a "megaton" or whatever the fuck, but this ain't collecting baseball cards.
It is absolutely about expanding their catalog. Future generations will be about storefronts and subscriptions and if Sony wants to be competitive they need to have the content. Sony can't afford for PlayStation to not be tier 1.
The same stuff that's happening in film/tv will/is happening in games.
Pretty surprising. I'm assuming Insomniac had to cost hundreds of millions of dollars? Guess they're more than willing to go big. Exciting times! I'm guessing the belief that they'll acquire Remedy games may have some validity to it? I assumed studios like Insomniac and Remedy were off the table given their value for independence, but maybe studios are reading the landscape - and seeing that it may be too difficult to be studios for hire.
It makes a lot of sense. They tried working with other publishers but their most popular and successful games were always with Sony publishing.
Bungie wanted independence again after years making Halo. They just announced that D2 was moving to free to play. Do you really think Sony would invest in them knowing they're not exclusive?
Finally, as a Playstation fan Im very happy. I've been so afraid that some other developer or publisher was going to aquire them in this current market
Ohhhh shit!!
I mean it makes sense for Sony, but I thought Insomniac really valued their independence.
I mean it makes sense for Sony, but I thought Insomniac really valued their independence.
That was the thinking for years, but Microsoft is opening its wallet to gain exclusives. Sony is probably battening down the hatches to cement themselves as an exclusive factory going into PS5. Spider-man selling well probably sweetened the deal.
The post you are quoting wasn't suggesting Sony buy Bungie.
They were basically a Sony studio as of late outside of Sunset Overdrive, guess Spider-man being a mega success forced their hand.
QD got a big investment from a Chinese mega corp, so probably not looking to sell for a while.
Tell that to MS. Though I guess that's more a leaky ship on MS part, as THQ keep it under wraps usually too.
Great we've got a Sony studio and Epic Games in North Carolina now. Fuck me. Two corporations I hate in my state.
That aside congratulations, I really can't think of a better home for Insomniac than with PlayStation. Make Ratchet And Clank 2 now.
That aside congratulations, I really can't think of a better home for Insomniac than with PlayStation. Make Ratchet And Clank 2 now.
I wonder what the chances are that Microsoft tried to buy up Insomniac with an offer they couldn't refuse and Insomniac went to Sony to see if they would match it.
Insomniac has had a good relationship with Sony for decades and until recently, studio independence was something they valued heavily. After Spider-Man, publishers would have been chomping at the bits to publish Insomniac's next game which makes me wonder, why now?
Insomniac has had a good relationship with Sony for decades and until recently, studio independence was something they valued heavily. After Spider-Man, publishers would have been chomping at the bits to publish Insomniac's next game which makes me wonder, why now?
I honestly kinda feel like Microsoft deliberately lets those kinds of conversations leak to build hype.
Why would they? Sony only cans Studios that don't put up a profit.
- Status