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What The Insomniac/EA Deal Means For Sony
Insomniac is one of Sony’s heaviest hitters. It develops some of the publisher’s biggest blockbusters, with the Ratchet and Clank and Resistance games accounting for high sales and high review scores. With that in mind, we spoke with Sony and Insomniac to find out just what the previously PS3-exclusive developer’s multiplatform deal with EA Partners means for the franchises moving into the future.
Ted Price, president and CEO of Insomniac, spoke with Game Informer about the future of the PS3’s beloved franchises.
“Our commitment and our relationship with Sony continues, and it’s as strong as ever -- as is our commitment to Ratchet and Resistance,” said Price. “We will continue making games with Sony.... The relationship remains great.”
Sony also commented on the deal, echoing Insomniac’s contentedness with the deal and hopefulness for the future.
"Sony Computer Entertainment and Insomniac Games will continue to build upon a strong, successful 14-year partnership that has led to more than 35 million games sold and enjoyed by fans around the world. We look forward to unveiling Insomniac’s next PS3 exclusive properties in the near future."
Both Insomniac and Sony are being crystal clear about Ratchet and Resistance remaining exclusive to the PS3. Only Insomniac's new, unnamed new IP will be published by EA Partners and will go multiplatform.
If that’s still not enough, Price goes on the record saying, “For our fans of Ratchet and Resistance, I just want to reiterate that we’re still very committed to those franchises and excited about what we’re doing there. I think that PlayStation 3 fans will still get a lot of the Insomniac experience from those franchises and from what we’re doing with EAP.”
From the sounds of it, Insomniac will continue to focus on Ratchet and Resistance while developing an EAP-published title. With two studios worth of talent to draw from (their original Burbank, CA studio and a newer group located in North Carolina), Insomniac’s evolution into a three-game developer seems like a natural step.
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