In many ways, Spider-Man will likely end up being the spiritual successor to Insomniac Games’ well-liked Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive, as it’s being made by much of the same team and is similarly all about open world traversal. But that hasn’t stopped the Burbank-based studio from signalling that it’s interested in a sequel to the irreverent 2014 release – it just needs a publisher to help out.
Despite being published by Microsoft Game Studios, the developer managed to maintain rights to the intellectual property, so theoretically it’s free to release any potential follow-ups wherever it likes. There’s been some suggestion that Sony should step in here and get this game made, but part of the reason it went Xbox One exclusive in the first place is so that the studio could retain ownership of the brand – and the Japanese giant rarely publishes releases that it doesn’t own outright.
We wonder if a third-party publisher would be willing to step in – a Bethesda, perhaps? It seems somewhat unlikely, but we wouldn’t be surprised if conversations have taken place between Insomniac and various suitors behind closed doors.
[source twitter.com]
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I want to play the original game first though!
Funny, I was just talking about this
I would love it if Sony stepped in but in all likelihood if they wanted another insomniac game away from Spiderman then Ratchet and Clank is more likely .
@Octane You and me both.
Sunset Overdrive is one of the best games I ever played, I think it would have been a bigger hit than inFamous had it been on PS4, so fun, but it wasn't a FPS or brown or bloody so no go on X1.
Really look forward to a sequel.
One of if not the best exclusive on Xbox One, I absolutely loved it!!
I still think there is a way for them to negotiate with Sony about making a Sequel, I mean these guys are considered 1st party in Sony's eyes even though they're not after making 17 games for them
But I would say to Deep Silver would be a nice replacement
Wink wink nudge nudge.
there's only 3 Microsoft games games I want to play .rare replay.cuphead.and sunset overdrive.so I believe sunset overdrive 2 is coming after Spiderman is done.word up son worddddd uppppp
@playstation1995 Cuphead is also available for PC, any PC can run it
Easy, get the Gamestop Publisher to do it, they published Insomniac's Song of the Deep, why not do this game too?
Sunset Overdrive was a lot of fun. I think it would have been a lot more successful on PS4 though, so it would be nice if the sequel ends up there.
Thanks to Sony I never played it, so let someone else publish it please.
It would be cool, but I'm not getting my hopes up. Would also like to play the original first.
I'm sure Insomniac will be in high demand after Spider-Man, which will no doubt do the business.
Could see MS going after them hard following Spider-Man success.
If they want the game to be multiplat, they should try to self publish like Ninja Theory.
I really liked Sunset Overdrive, it was a great game on a terrible device, imo.
Sony and Insomniac are a great team, you know what i mean.
@rjejr Ok, i liked Sunset Overdrive, but a bigger hit than Infamous? I don't think so...
I love the original, but it was wasted on XB1. I'd love a sequel on any platform. Sony definitely seems like a good fit.
@PS_Nation Why not? most people disliked paper delivery boy Cole and Delsin Rowe was just kind of there. The guy in SO was a stupid jerk, but I think the game's nonsense story had a lot more to it, I liked the cosplayers and the scout troop, cheerleaders at the end were a bit boring though.
I really liked the first inFamous, and 2 might have even been better, but 2nd Son I felt was meh. SO gave us nothing but non-stop action fun, w/ an emphasis on fun and non-stop action. I just think the X1, especially in the early days when only fanboi's would have been buying it, was the wrong market.
With the PS4 install base and SO and 2nd Son released about the same time near launch, I bet SO would have been greatly appreciated and received better by the players, it's a breath of fresh air. Its a 3D Serious Sam, it's original. And given time and an audience I think it could have been a nice series. Maybe it still can be.
Hey, I'm game. I just wish I could get the original without getting another system right now.
Digital.
@hadlee73
I think for whatever reason there had been some kind of falling out with Sony and Insomniac back around 2013/14. No evidence to back that up but the lack of love Insomniac was giving to the PlayStation fanbase at that time was ridiculous considering it's been PS fans who have always bought Insomniac's games in any kind of decent numbers. I think Sunset Overdrive not selling that well (despite being a great game) and the success of Ratchet & Clank for PS4 may have woke them up a bit. That's why this news doesn't surprise me. Insomniac should be trying to get as many games as it can on PlayStation platforms and MS has a tendency to walk away from new IPs pretty quick if they don't sell millions upon millions.
I'd be so down for this!
Personally I thought Sunset Overdrive was puerile with pre-pubescent humour so I doubt I would buy a sequel.
I thought Insomniac took the idea to Sony and they didn't like the concept. Only MS showed interest and that's why it ended up with them. They were also happy to let Insomniac keep the rights too but according to Insomniac, they were the only ones who showed interest and enthusiasm but they approached Sony first who turned it down.
It may have something to do with Fuse and that flop....
@Gamer83 The impression I got was Sony at some point wanted to buy them but Insomniac insisted on remaining independent and owning their own IPs and I think that soured things for a bit. I'm just glad Sony and Insomniac are on better terms because their such a fine studio and I love playing their games.
@bamozzy I think it was more to do with Insomniac wanting total ownership of the IP but Sony obviously felt that if they put up so many millions of dollars they want to decide what to do with it's future.
@rjejr Well, obviously i respect your opinion, i also agree that Sunset Overdrive would sell way better on PS4, Sony gamers really appreciate Insomniac's titles.
I just think that Infamous has more potential as a series because of the story, Infamous 1 and 2 have great narratives. We could argue about the gameplay, but i still think that Infamous is better than SO. Btw, i believe that many people really liked Cole MacGrath.
About Second Son, it's not the best game of the franchise, but still is a solid game, many people praised how they portrayed Seattle on the game and the beautiful graphics, even Rockstar, one of the best developers around, praised the game and congratulated Sucker Punch on social media.
@PS_Nation Yeah, I don’t get all the hate for Second Son. The game was great, especially considering it being so early in the console gen. Of course maybe I’m just a Troy Baker fan boy so I can’t be trusted, but I even liked Delsin, perhaps even better than Cole. Fetch had better powers to play with though.
I have no clue about Sunset Overdrive, but would love to play another Insomniac product. But Spider-Man first. Get us a release date on that, Insomniac.
Didn't really like Sunset Overdrive at all. Felt like you were constantly playing the rails section of Ratchet and Clank over and over again, and the aiming didn't feel right. Also, what @BAMozzy said about the tone, just felt like they were trying to show off how much they liked the 90's, reminded me very much of Splatoon too in that sense. They should focus on another R&C game like the excellent reboot, I'd be down for that.
@Dreamcaster-X one of the only exclusives too lol.
@playstation1995 my weak laptop can run cuphead no problem so you should check it on steam.
I tried and tried with Sunset Overdrive but I just didn't find it fun so I stopped playing. Just something about the movement really turned me off. The guns weren't effective and made the gunplay in every fight a slog when combined with the painful movement problems.
If those issues could be addressed I'd definitely pick up a sequel.
Sunset Overdrive's gameplay is pretty fun but I absolutely hate everything else about it.
@DerMeister @adf86 @Octane I'm also hoping for a PS4 port of Sunset Overdrive, one less XB1 game to buy is always helpful.
@ToddlerNaruto Me too, but I don't think that will ever happen.
@Octane Insomniac does still fully own Sunset so it's still possible.
Unless Sony doesn't want the brand.
@ToddlerNaruto Didn't know that, I thought it was Microsoft IP. Either way, I'm sure they can't just release the game on PS4, Microsoft probably paid for exclusivity, cause I don't see why Insomniac would make an Xbox exclusive without apparent reason.
@Octane Hmm true enough. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this all unfolds with the hypothetical sequel.
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