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Longtime Sony partner and Resistance and Ratchet & Clank developer, Insomniac Games, has struck a deal for a game to be published by EA Partners for a multi-platform title.
The unnamed PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 project will be the first time that the developer has put a title out on a non-Sony platform in its 16-year history. "Our goal at this point," said Insomniac founder Ted Price, "is to reach as many people as possible. We're certainly excited to bring this game to our fans on the PlayStation 3, but we also want to reach out to Xbox 360 players as well and bring the kind of experiences we've been creating for a long time to them."
An important component of Insomniac's deal with EA Partners – like Respawn before them – is that the developer will retain the rights to all the titles based on the new universe it is creating with this upcoming project. Although Price told us that the deal was for a single game, it would like to work with EAP if this first title took off and demanded more. "Our goal is to work with the best partners in the world. We also, as you can tell from our history, have a history of long relationships. So, when we find somebody we like working with, we prefer to continue working with them."
Unfortunately, Price and Insomniac aren't saying word one about the upcoming title, and Price said that although the company has been thinking about a multi-platform title for a while, not even the genre is set in stone at this point. "Our deal with EAP is about creating great content and about a great partnership. There isn't any particular genre that would be allowed or disallowed by working together."
Check out some of our other coverage of Insomniac's historic move:
What the Insomniac/EA Deal Means For Sony
An Interview With Insomniac's Ted Price and EA Partners' David DeMartini
A History of EA Partners
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Well if Insomniac is giving Xbox 360 players the joy of their games then Valve needs to respond with the same actions.
It all balances out: first Bungie now Insomniac. Hopefully all non-first pary games go multi-platform at some point.
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i dont think valve has a good history with the ps3(remember the orange box,to many dam* glitches)
Makes since. If you don't get a big check for being exclusive then why give up the install base. Especially since the 360's is bigger last I heard.
Well, it finally happened. Let's hope they keep the "PS3 first" mentality along the way, though.
Woohoo! More good games to spread around!
Everyone is going multi-platform. Creators want their game to be popular as well as moneymaking. Bungie for example.
Seeing as their two current franchise are so radically different from one another, there's no telling what their new project could be.
As a fan: how dare you!
AS a gamer: this sounds awesome! Can't wait
Meh, maybe they'll make something a little more technically proficient than Resistance this time around. I thought neither of the Resistance games took advantage of the PS3 hardware as much as they could or should have. I'm also sick and dam tired of aliens. How about some underground revolutions? I've killed more than enough aliens for 10 life times since I started gaming seriously over a decade ago.
I would say that Naughty Dog fared much better in their jump away from cartoony titles than Insomniac. Personally I don't want to see all these developers go multiplatform because then the console sales are going to be only driven by price. The industry needs exclusive titles to prevent a single company gaining a monopoly over the high def game market, the realm that the PS3 and 360 operate in.
Normally I would be upset, as in the case of FF, but I have such high esteem for Insomniac Games I am glad that they are expanding. They make wonderful games that everyone should get to enjoy. Congrats Insomniacs!
this is good that they are reaching out to 360 player. If they make an online game (like zipper) there will be little to no glitches.
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Wish The Best To Insomniac, Though I Was Never A fan Of EA, Besides Sports.
Awesome. One of the things I missed most about getting a 360 instead of PS3 was no Insomniac.
This is awesome news! Can't wait to see what these guys come up with! :)
Finally announced but known for so long.
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" Personally I don't want to see all these developers go multiplatform because then the console sales are going to be only driven by price."
Yeah, because we shouldn't be paying lower prices for these consoles that have been out for more or less 4 years now.
Seriously, I would jump for joy and yell "Wee-sa free!" if there was an eradication of first-party exclusives. All games should be multiplatform. That's the only way to guarantee games reach the widest audience possible.
The first-party model is a terrible one and I don't see why anyone still goes with it. Imagine if you started a business and the first thing you did was cut out half your potential audience. That's what happens with first-party games. How many more copies of Uncharted 2 would've been sold if it was on the 360? How many more copies of Mass Effect 2 would've been sold if it was on the PS3? Really, these companies (Microsoft, Sony) have got to make deals with each other to get first-party games on other consoles. There's more money to be made there.
yay i love insomniac