Insomniac On Sunset Overdrive 2: "We Just Need To Find A Publisher"

On Twitter, Insomniac's official account responded to a tweet pleading for a sequel to Sunset Overdrive with "We'd love to, we just need to find a publisher!"

[-Foxtrot]

Guess MS gave up on it

[FallenAngel1984]

Microsoft never owned the IP in the first place. That's the entire reason it came to Xbox One

[-Foxtrot]

Yeah but I mean if they were committed and thought they could give it there all with a sequel then they would have done it...a new IP is a new IP. They should be thinking "Shit...we don't have many exclusives, people are calling us out for that, we need to keep these guys around".

They did the same with Alan Wake, it didn't do as well as they wanted, they got Remedy to do American Nightmare which was more action focused, when that didn't capture a bigger audience they basically told Remedy to drop it and got them to work on a new IP if they wanted publishing rights...back then when they started development Microsoft were still kind of top dog, the PS4 success was unknown as it hadn't released, this is going off if they started development right after American Nightmare in 2012.

They don't give chances...they want numbers straight away like it's going to be the new Halo or Gears, when it fails to meet their high expectations they drop it.

[FallenAngel1984]

Microsoft isn't committed to many of the new IPs they published this generation. Just look at how they didn't do anything to follow up on Ryse. No reason to suspect they'd start with Sunset Overdrive, a franchise they'd never have any chance of owning the rights to unlike with Gears of War where they later were able to buy the IP at a later date. Only new IP Microsoft is focusing on this gen is Minecraft & Ori.

Hell there's even only a handful of preexisting franchises that they own entirely that they commit to while leaving a lot of others to fall by the wayside.

In 2012 Microsoft weren't the top dog since PS3 was outselling 360 globally at the time.

[Obscure_Observer]

@-Foxtrot

"They don't give chances...they want numbers straight away like it's going to be the new Halo or Gears, when it fails to meet their high expectations they drop it."

Yeah, Like Sony and The Order? Like they did with Gravity Rush 2 which they canceled its support and shut down servers after a only year even despite the fact that they´re charging more for PSN? Are they will ever make a new Gravity Rush? Or Knack II which flopped hard selling only 2K copies in Japan and 700K worldwide?

You see, i´m just point out facts! All of those games are Sony IPs! Sunset Overdrive is not Microsoft´s IP. I was here by the time which Sunset Overdrive was announced to be an Xbox One exclusive game and how you PS extreme go berserk over it. Talking about boycott Insomniac and stuff. Have you ever seen Newmonday on a Spiderman article? At the very least he´s honest!

If Sunset Overdrive 2 was announced as an Xbox One exclusive, i know for a fact that you guys would go berserk all over again. It would be like "Microsoft should invest in their own studios instead of pay developers to keep their games away from playstation gamers." That´s what you would be talking about.

I love Sunset Overdrive and i would love to see a sequel. But this time, i think Microsoft is doing things right. If PS only gamers crave so much for this game, they should ask Sony to publish it!

[Why o why]

The irony in mentioning gravity rush 2 was that it was a sequel. . . The online support culling on a predominantly single player game isn't the same as 'the order' not getting a sequel that we know about.

I don't mind if ms snag 3rd party exclusives. . It's still something unique to the console plus that would be hypocritical as there are quite a few 3rd party exclusives on Sony's platform. The glaring difference between Sony and ms is that ms need something like sunset overdrive more than Sony do. I'm surprised ms haven't held onto this franchise but maybe they had their reasons. I don't know how well it sold nor if that's a reason they didn't secure the sequel. Maybe ms weren't offered it. . Who knows. . One things for sure though, keeping it exclusive would of been good for the Xbox brand in regards to diversity and quality.

[moegooner88]

@Obscure_Observer Using GR2, a sequel to make your point. This is priceless lol. Try again please.

[Godmars290]

That's a pity.

Wonder what's going to happen if Sony picks it up?

And to any counters to the question: thought Insomniac owned the IP.

[Ceaser9857361]

Sony should grab it and for ffs please let Insomniac keep the IP... afaik Sony wanted the IP of SSOD and Insomniac denied ...

[DaDrunkenJester]

Its better for the developers to own their IP. MS let them do that so that's why it was an Xbox exclusive

[Ceaser9857361]

LOL! why the disagree. People living under the rock it seems. They didn't know that SSOD was actually supposed to come on the PS4 in the first place but Sony wanted to Owe the IP and Insomniac didn't want to sell, due to such disagreement Insomniac went to Xbox who agreed to publish the game for them without buying their IP..

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Why should they publish it if they don’t own the IP and it didn’t do well the first time?

[Retroman]

Simple, insomniac contract Sunset Overdrive to Sony whooooo-la on Ps4
What MS give up on Sony collect, another day in the office for business .

[franwex]

Um...where's Microsoft?

[freshslicepizza]

Where they always are, bacl to the same familiar IP's like Forza. Microsoft continues to show they are not interested in games unless they can make franchises out of them and I imagine the first Sunset Overdrive wasn't very profitable.

[spreadlove]

I think we have to talk about break even, not losses, before profit.

[FITgamer]

*...unless they can make it GAAS and add tons of microtransactions.

[UltraNova]

@fitgamer

If they owned the IP it would be filled with MTs from the get go.

[goken]

that's definitely the case.

mainly because the xfans keep insisting they are not missing anything as long as they have forza, gears and Halo...
if it's all the same to the xfans, why should ms invest in potentially lost making titles.
methinks xfans and ms deserve each other. hey as long they're Happy right?

[Eonjay]

Sometimes, you can't stop at the first game. Think about Uncharted vs Uncharted 2 or even Halo to Halo 2 and how much it expanded the franchise. SO has a good solid foundation and that is something to build off of.

[subtenko]

trying to use and entice other developers/

[Majin-vegeta]

IDK why Insom is playing dumb they know where their fanbase and games are appreciated!!

[ninsigma]

Sony might still have the same stipulation as last time though (they have to own the rights) which is not what insomniac want. I do hope some agreement happens with a publisher, the first was great fun, would love a sequal.

[subtenko]

Im sure there are games that are exclusive on PS right now that sony doesnt own....I know Im not crazy because I rememeber discussing this a few times with friends

[ninsigma]

That's true. It's just the original stipulation Sony gave to Insomniac if they were to publish SSO so it might be again for a possible sequal, especially seeing as the the games sales didn't set the world on fire.

[AspiringProGenji]

True and even some like me didn't mind buying an Xbox one to play the game and support it and the game still undersold. It is such a shame... hopefully the 2nd game happens soon and is Multiplat so they can sell more.

[zivtheawesome]

i think that insomniac had a deal with microsoft meaning that this franchise must be an xbox exclusive or something.

[ninsigma]

Maybe the first has to I'm not sure but the whole reason insomniac went with Microsoft was because Insomniac wanted to keep the rights to the IP which Sony wasn't willing to allow. A sequal can go anywhere as long as they get a publisher to fund them.

[DaDrunkenJester]

I loved it on my Xbox. I think the only reason it failed is because MS basically slit their own throat at the beginning of this gen and this was a launch window title when not many people were buying Xbox's yet.

I hope someone picks it up for a sequel, SSOD is one of my favorite games this gen and I want to play a sequel no matter who publishes it.

Edit: For some reason I thought SSOD was a launch window, but it was released almost a year after the X1. My bad.

[andrewsquall]

The game was out right around the time the Xbone dropped Kinect and was slashed to 400 quid. It was PERFECT timing as some of the more head screwed on fans finally decided it was time to get the console.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

The game doesn't have to be a PlayStation exclusive just because they are looking for a publisher.

[Neonridr]

Nintendo, step up :P

[ninsigma]

It would be a bit cut back but would definitely be a fun portable game.

[CP_Company]

Sony!!! Do it!!!

[DaDrunkenJester]

Unless either Sony changes their stance on owning the IP or Insomniac changes their stance about owning the IP... that isn't going to happen...

[OpenGL]

Pick it up Sony, the first game was great and deserved more success.

[Aenea]

Well, they should contact Sony and throw in an enhanced version of the first Sunset for the vastly more powerful PS4 with even more graphical enhancements for the even more powerful Pro!

(yes, am trying to sound as silly as some Xbox fans around here 😀)

[Majin-vegeta]

😂😂

[Atticus_finch]

Good job! 😂.
Next time write beast in all caps a few times.

[gangsta_red]

You actually sound like all Sony fanboys here. Welcome to the club. ;)

[Relientk77]

Sony publish it

[maybelovehate]

Shame the original game didn't sell better. It was marketed well and was a good game, didn't make much sense.

[DaDrunkenJester]

Made perfect sense. MS slit their throat at the beginning of the gen with that botched reveal, not many people were buying Xbox's at that point.

[andrewsquall]

That was THE point when Xbox's started selling, the removal of Kinect and that slash to 400 quid (350 quid during Hols in the US, maybe it was even cheaper then that).
It just didn't sell, exactly like Recore 2 years later when the console install base was easily twice as much then.

[maybelovehate]

It didn't even sell well based on the market share. I remember trying to get an achievement where you had to group up with others online and could never even find anyone.

[jznrpg]

Its more than the reveal that has hurt them and this game specifically . Not supporting Xbox 360 for last few years hurt them, Rrod, lies and spin, focusing on multiplayer hurt them etc etc etc

[rainslacker]

It was marketed a lot, but well?

Almost every trailer I saw made it out to be some dudebro hipster on rails shooter type game. I thought the game was fantastic in the game play and art direction, and was 100% insomniac in that regard. But the constant quips by the characters was quite annoying. It was like they reverted back to some mid-90's design where having character talk all the time saying mundane things was progressive. This is what they seemed to show a lot of in the trailers to I guess make it seem cooler, and I feel that turned off a lot of people because I think it was marketed to the wrong segment of gamers. The banter wasn't cool. It insulted the intelligence of teenagers, and was cringe worthy for older gamers.

I love insomniac. They are one of my favorite developers, and it's hard to believe given their massive creativity to be able to create awesome characters with dialogue that can be connected with that they would have gone this route on their own. it was very uncharacteristic of their normal style, and the previews made it seem like the game was just for some kids. It's like those shows which try to mimic what's cool with teenagers, yet fails to actually understand what's cool about whatever it is they are into at the time.

MS was in charge of marketing the game. ms mistook a lot of marketing, as being good marketing. Then, they dropped the marketing when the game wasn't pushing sales early on. MS has a bad habit of doing that too....like with ROTTR when they saw greener pastures from Fallout releasing on the same day.

But I digress

Unfortunately, even with a lot of marketing for SSoD, it was mired by the fact that MS was still in the doghouse due to their initial reveal policies. Almost all their early games got less attention than they deserved, with Ryse being the only one to...well...rise above....because of it's inherent similarities in graphics prowess to Sony's heavy hitter, The Order.

[maybelovehate]

It was marketed well, yes. They even had that White Xbox Bundle to go with the release. As for the dudebro marketing, that is what the game was. Maybe that wasn't appealing though and also maybe that is why it didn't sell well. Personally I thought it was good fun, but I can see how it might be annoying as well.

[rainslacker]

Agree to disagree I guess.

I feel the advertising could have been more effective if they didn't try to do all that hipster stuff, which I feel turns off the more hardcore type gamer which tends to roll their eyes over such things.

I'd say that one aspect of the game was the only thing that annoyed me, but I never felt it was a dudebro game. The banter was annoying, and dudebro to a degree, and while distracting at times, I never felt it ruined the overall game play. Unfortunately, that's hard to show in the trailers, and it kind of made it seem like it was more prevalent than it actually was.

I too thought the game was fantastic overall. I think it was very much an Insomniac game, and I love their games and their quirky presentations. SSoD had all that makes Insomniac games great, with that one thing in the banter which turned me off. But it didn't turn me off so much I'd downrate the game over it....but it did make me roll my eyes, and eventually turn the volume down some.

[GamesMaster1982]

ASK SONY

[zaherdab]

Hope they at least patch it for 4k

[yomfweeee]

Isn't Insomniac big enough to be able to this on their own by now?

[Fishy Fingers]

They don’t seem to make anything unless they’re being bankrolled by someone else. Certainly seem disinterested in pairing up with small publishers.

[rainslacker]

They probably have enough money, but I don't think the company has the infrastructure to do a full AAA retail release as a publisher. I think they could easily bankroll the development of the game though. They could probably do a digital only release, or find a publishing company to do it on their behalf while financing it themselves, but that's not typically something done for larger budget games.

I was always surprised that Insomniac never went into publishing, as they are actually one of the largest single developers in the world.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

If Sony thought this game was a wise investment it would already be a PS exclusive

[rainslacker]

I thought Sony was willing, but they wanted to own the IP, which Insomniac wasn't keen on, so they went where they could keep the IP.

I understand their point of view here, but at the same time, what good is owning an IP you can't do anything with. It may give some worth to the company in general, as that IP could potentially be sold one day, but if the initial sales weren't all that great, that worth isn't going to be as high as it could be. More to the point though, owning the IP, and making less money with nowhere to go, seems less lucrative than not owning the IP, but generally being able to make games in the franchise, all while getting funds to produce games which help keep the studio doors open.

Like Resistence and R&C. Those are, or at least were in Resistence's case, lucrative IP's for the company, which helped make them money, kept them employed, and brought a lot of recognition to their studio. Sony helped make Insomniac what it was with their efforts to fund and promote the Insomniac games, and the sacrifice was Sony got to own the IP.

Two sides of a coin which have to be weighed when making the decision of how to fund a game. Both have merits, and I can see the pros and cons of both sides.

For SSoD though, it means that unless some other publisher is willing to give it a chance, or Insomniac ventures out on their own...which they normally don't do....it means that it's essentially a dead franchise drifting in limbo.

[GoodnessGreatness]

Sony should publish it.

[StormLegend]

Come on Sony pick this up. I wouldn't even mind Nintendo grabbing it.

[Nodoze]

I bet Insomniac is kicking themselves for not publishing on PS4. I just don't get them. They so badly want to go Xbox and they just keep getting screwed. Sony has been gold to them.

Why don't they focus on making a remaster of Resistance? It would be mint for them. Instead they are making...this?

[Majin-vegeta]

Sony owns the Resistance IP..

[DaDrunkenJester]

The only reason Sunset was on Xbox is because Insomniac wants to keep the IP and Sony needs to own all IP's while MS was fine publishing this one and letting Insomniac keep the IP.

Same thing happens to a lot of MS's exclusives that go Multiplat on a sequel.

[andrewsquall]

Insomniac said they are done with Resistance and that is that. That's the beauty of being your own independent studio, you make your own decisions.

[rainslacker]

I don't think it was because Insomniac was hellbent on going to Xbox that they took the deal. They were just very adament about keeping the IP.

However, this is the 2nd such failure they've had with a major release while trying to venture out elsewhere. Fuze with EA was a bust, because the publisher exerted their influence. SSoD failed to sell big numbers because MS had a odd marketing campaign for it and everyone was distracted by MS screw ups with their early policies.

Insomniac owns the IP's of what is essentially two dead franchises, while the games they make the most money on are owned by Sony.

I respect Insomniac for wanting to keep IP's, and I believe if they can find a way to do that without having to deal with the incompetence or idiocy of the publisher they should definitely pursue it. But at the same time, they are a talented developer, and have had tremendous success with Sony, because Sony actually takes time to market their games because they recognize how good their games can be.

It's a balancing act for Insomniac now that is trying to become more independent, but at the same time has had much of it's success which can be directly traced back to Sony's efforts to highlight just how good the studio is. EA and MS didn't take the time to help cultivate the studio, or the games, and I think Insomniac actually didn't come out ahead with these new ventures. Obviously Sony still has good ties with them given the R&C reboot, movie production, and now Spider-man, so there is that.

[roadkillers]

Come on Nintendo!!!

[SprigganN4G]

I summon SEGA! Multiplatform including Switch release.

[Hyperstrada]

I picked it up when it was the free game of the month. Uninstalled it a hour later. Didn't like it.

[Scatpants]

I would buy this instantaneously. My favorite game released on the X1.

[DaDrunkenJester]

One of my favorite games this gen

[KillZallthebeast]

It's a shame they went with x1 for the original and got 0 exposure insomniac typically makes great games.

[gangsta_red]

It shouldn't be hard to find a publisher for a studio like this.

[rainslacker]

I think with what happened with Fuze over at EA, Insomniac is probably a bit more discerning in their choice of publishers.

I don't think they're in a position to have to stress out over having to make a sequel. They may desire to, but they have enough things going on that it's not paramount.

I think MS gave them the freedom to keep it their own game(in concept and IP)....although I question parts of that based on some of the presentation. But at the same time, that freedom doesn't mean much, or the ownership of the IP, if the publisher can't do for them what they want to get the game sold and recognized.

For all the cons in losing IP ownership, it's hard to deny the fact that Insomniac gained much of it's reputation while they were primarily funded by Sony, because Sony spent a lot of time cultivating the studio and promoting it's games.

[Father__Merrin]

Bring it to Sony they will publish it

[DaDrunkenJester]

They actually won't unless they can own the IP. Insomniac wants to keep the rights to the IP and MS let them and that is the reason its was an Xbox exclusive in the first place.

[InTheZoneAC]

Even if the sequel came to ps4 I'm not sure I'd buy it for $20

[Movefasta1993]

Release it for all platforms

[solderman]

Don't waste your time bringing a sequel multi-platform unless you intend on bringing the first one along with you. It never ends well.

[Deeeeznuuuts]

A VR spin off with sony as publisher, that'd be pretty cool

[dreue]

This is the reason MS is not cool,and you guys are like ohh hno i prefer online gaming,we dont need single games come on guys for real? im not bashing on xbox one,but on MS,i just hate the way they do things,and some fan boys are really ok with it,mark my word if sony would do this i would just not play on ps any more....

[TheRealHeisenberg]

I'm not sure what MS really did wrong here. Insomniac wanted to retain rights to the IP so they made a seal with MS. Unfortunately the Xbox fan base at the time did not support the game.

[FernDiggidy]

First one was fun AF! This game needs a sequel!

Sony, you know what to do!

[chuckyj1]

First game sold like crap... why reinvest? I don't see any other publisher step up to the plate... (Sony or Nintendo) yet either...

[Elda]

It's possible it sold like crap because of it being on XB,most Insomniac games have done well on PS.

[chuckyj1]

Right... So why isn't Sony... Or even Nintendo jumping on the chance to publish the sequel? I will say... I played through the the first Sunset Overdrive and I enjoyed it quite a bit and I'd like to see a sequel... But, in a business since I almost have to agree with MS for not publishing it with how poorly it sold... I'd love to see Sony snag it and I'd buy it on PS...

[Elda]

Sony needs to snatch this just for gp. Let Insomniac keep the ip but put the sequel on the PS4 as a exclusive.

[Abnor_Mal]

Lol that would be funny if the sequel did sell better on PS4 but Sony let Insomniac keep the rights. Then Sony comes out and informs everyone the game sold extremely well and they did it only for G.P.

[Elda]

Yes!!

[TheRealHeisenberg]

What would be funny about it really? The expectation would be for it to sell better on PS4 due to a larger user base that definitely shows more diversity with their gaming habits.

[WeAreLegion]

Sony better drop the IP ownership rule or Nintendo will grab this.

[jay2]

Talk to Sony you turn coats. Only reason I got the one (and wanted scalebound but that died).

[rainslacker]

Turn coats?

LOL.

I don't think Sony feels that much animosity towards Insomniac. They've funded a R&C sequel. Funded a R&C movie which Insomniac actually created. Gave the new Spider-man Game to Insomniac to produce. Likely have other games being produced with Insomniac.

I'm sure Sony understands why Insomniac went with EA for Fuze, and MS for SSoD, and I doubt they are sitting there hating them over it. I'm also sure they are't overly upset over not getting the IP.

While Insomniac has grown substantially due in part to Sony's efforts to cultivate the studio, they are still an independent studio, and as such, Sony always would have had to know that they could go elsewhere. Insomniac has always been fiercely independent, and long ago refused to be brought out by Sony. They gave up that security of publisher ownership to forge their own path, and I'm sure the people at Sony can respect that, and respect more the fact that Insomniac produces good work with the resources that Sony does provide them at times.

[jokerisalive]

With how badly MS needs exclusives I'm baffled as to why they would invest so much in new hardware and BC YET they would not make sure they got SS OD 2 locked down........makes NO sense to me at all. Watch Sony steal it out from under there noses as if PS4 needs more games but than again that is probably what will happen cuz MS will let ANOTHER game get away from them even when they need more exclusives.

[Ub3rStuff]

Outside of the big 3 (Halo, Forza and Gears), Xbox exclusives don't sell well. I said this the other day on a Sea of Thieves article. People bashing it and saying it looked boring. If the base doesn't support their games like the base does for Sony, what incentive does Microsoft have to invest in it? I think that's why, or at least it appears to be, they are turning away from big 1st party investment. They are finding other avenues and worrying more about an "ecosystem" now. After all, a little discussed fact, some approximation of 94% of people just play multi plat games regularly. Your Call of Duty, Battlefield, Madden and Fifa type of gamer.

So maybe they are just shooting to make the most of the ecosystem for that type of crowd? Like the opposite of the Wii U. The best 3rd party support and little 1st party support. Strange place to be in with the coming Xbox One X.

[thesoftware730]

Do it Nintendo, Save this good game like you did Bayo!

[Kosic]

Should put it on the PS4. This is one of those gems of a game that go under the radar.

[Jayszen]

Insomniac was insistent that Sunset Overdrive will never come to PS4 after the game was released but did not do so well as an Xbox One exclusive. I guess they can't go running to Sony after that for the sequel.

Pity Insomniac did not make the first game a multi-platform game from the outset. Ah, well lesson learnt.

[Majin-vegeta]

That was just for the originnal Sunset overdrive...not sequels

[Blu3_Berry]

So does this mean that Insomniac own the IP Sunset Overdrive? If so, then that makes me very happy. Hoping Sony is willing to do a deal with them, hell I be okay with someone like 2K or Sega as well. As long as they stay the hell away from EA and Activision. Seems that Microsoft gave up on it too. Unfortunate, but if they can find a publisher and reach a wider audience that would be awesome.

[AnubisG]

Sony might be willing, ask them

Imagine Sunset Overdrive 2 with a digital code to the first one on PS4.

[Vizigoth04]

Right game. Wrong fan base.

[jokerisalive]

Get Sony cuz hell will freeze over if your waiting for MS to actually invest in a new SP campaign driven game that won't allow them to nickel and dime their players to death.

[Gwiz]

Their investment in Minecraft probably killed a lot of other projects.
That was a pretty big sum lol.

[Dragonscale]

It would be so ironic if Sony picked it up lol.

[greywolf39]

They killed Alan wake, Scalebound, Now Sunset?! Guess real exclusives dont go along in ms. Ms need exclusives that are EXCLUSIVES ( games that can only be played on a SINGLE platform)

[Gwiz]

They've created W10 to sell on both platforms.I thought people would've figured out by now.

[bluefox755]

It always seemed a bit uncharacteristic of an Xbox console. Can you imagine the PR for Sony? Taking a critical success, but commercial failure, and making it better and actually successful, while grabbing exclusivity? That would be a real win for Sony, and a gut shot for Xbox. I don't see it ever happening though. Tbh, I can't think of a single exclusive title, that transferred exclusivity to another console with the sequel. If games break exclusivity, they usually go multiplat.

[rainslacker]

I think Insomniac is capable of making it a good game without Sony's help. The first one was fantastic for the most part.

I do believe however that Sony would do a much better job at marketing it, and given the user bases penchent for supporting these more diverse titles, it'd likely sell much better than it did on Xbox...where it had to contend with a lot of the bad PR and low install base that Xbox was going through at the time which distracted from it. On top of that, despite the copious marketing MS did for the game, I always felt that MS did a poor job of really showing off the game. They seemed to want to make it look cool for a specific segment of the teenage populace, instead of making it look like a damn fun game to play. The marketing was like watching those satire videos in teen movies where you have the older people trying to relate and speak like a high school kid, and it just fell flat....particularly for the time of a console release where the general consumer is going to be older.

But yeah, it would be a good PR move for Sony IMO, and likely would make MS look bad, and possibly even help exemplify how MS tends to give up on things too early.

[subtenko]

If xbox and microsoft isnt helping you on this insomniac..... WOW, F em!!!!

[Youngindy21]

Sunset Overdrive was literally one of my favorite games this gen. Hopefully they can find a publisher.

[XStation4pio_Pro]

please do. the first one was great.

[DrumBeat]

One of the best games this generation, period. Damn shame Microsoft won't stick with it.

[BlaqMagiq1]

Sony would be the BEST publisher for this hands down

[Profchaos]

Such a fun game is love a sequel. I think the marketing and promotion of this game turned me off it completely and showed exactly what it wasn't.

It wasn't until it was given away for free that I gave it a go and was kicking myself for not playing earlier

[Wotbot]

Come on MS, the first one is one of the best games this generation, shame not enough gamers played it.

[corroios]

Best new ip from the Xbox One. Insomniac is a very good Studio.

[giovonni]

I think Na should go ahead and fund it. Sunset over drive cams during the Xbox One confusion, it was no with no real established fan base.

[ziggurcat]

Couldn't MS publish this again or are the economics too "complicated"?

[chuckyj1]

Nothing complicated... Sure they lost quite a bit if money on the first due to it selling poorly and don't want to take the risk this time around... Will Sony or Nintendo step up? Or is it too complicated?

[ziggurcat]

I know it's not, but Shannon Loftis seems to think that it is...

[rainslacker]

Easier to say things are complicated instead of MS saying that they did a terrible job marketing the game so are more at fault due to that as well as them causing the distraction of their initial DRM policies which took focus away from most of their early games.

MS has a bad habit of taking one thing, the sales, as indicative of failure or success, but never taking much accountability for their part to play in why sales are bad. They are more than happy to take credit when sales are good, but if they screw up a launch of a really good game, and cause it to not be a huge commercial success, it ends up being "SP games don't have the same impact they used to".

Just look at the excessive marketing they did for Quantum Break. With the size of that marketing budget, there is no reason the game should have failed. It scored reasonably well. It wasn't a bad game by any means...not great but good enough. Had a neat premise, albeit I feel it fell flat in delivery. and realistically could have been a huge IP going forward despite it's game play flaws which could have been worked out in future games. but MS completely botched the marketing by spending too much time on this whole TV show within a game concept. Remedy tried something new, and really, MS, as the producer, should have said no...that's not going to work, because long cut-scenes within a game have never been a thing to entice people.

MS consistently underestimates the intelligence of it's audience, and seems to think that they need to market to teenagers, when they have to know that the majority of their user base is actually over the age of 25. MS constantly tries to impress the wrong audience...something even COD and AC stopped trying to do almost a decade ago. Just look at the last Gears marketing. It was the pinnacle of dudebro. MS may have some of the smartest people and marketers working for them, but damn, they make some stupid crap for their marketing....across the board, not just in the gaming division.

Sony's marketing this gen though has been remarkable. They got a new marketing firm for the PS4, and they are worth every penny IMO. Game after game. Much less attention given to the hardware. Big focus on brand name awareness. And most of all, showing of content which doesn't insult the intelligence of the bulk of the gaming market.....25-35yo males...most of which have jobs and money to spend.

[Scar-]

I actually understand why M$ doesn't want it and I would be surprised if sony even touched it. It's just a okay game I think the main reason people blow smoke up its ass is it's exclusive. It sold pretty poorly and I remember they bundled the shit out of this game as well as gave it away for free.I bet if it was mutliplatform it would of been forgotten like Fuse was from last gen. Honestly if I was Sony I would want nothing to do with it, Insomniac's working on better more profitable games this just seems like a time waster in comparison that will take resources.

[Puertorock77]

You have to ask yourself if Sony doesn't even want to publish this, then this game may have bombed financially beyond what we realize.

[mandingo]

Yeah it would probably have MT. But let’s not pretend Sony doesn’t do the same thing

[quent]

Deepsilver, namco or even thqN could be interested

[Subzero100x]

Lol who's going to bother funding a sequel to a garbage game?

[StormSailor]

Isomniac, you are already half way gone, just a meeting and convince the guys from Sony Interactive Entertainment America to expand the current contract

[No Way]

I love this game, though, so I hope it happens. I recently re started a game, on it.

[TheRacingX]

HELLOOOOOOOOO Microsoft....... how about you take your own advice and "JUMP IN"

[Tankbusta40]

I didn't mind the first game, but Ted Price and his politics make me want to stay away from his future endeavors

[Hardiman]

It'd be cool if Sony stepped in!

[Platformgamer]

Sunset overdrive is genuinely one of the most fun games ever!
I really like to see a sequel, hoping sony will publish it this time

[BeOpenMinded]

Would have been an excellent game if there was a difficulty setting. A game that presents no challenge whatsoever does not appeal to me. Mechanics and art style were fantastic though

[Mister_Wolf]

Microsoft would be stupid to pass up on this. With the very few exclusives they've had this gen, this was a surprise and a stand out game, ALOT of fun.

[C-H-E-F]

If you need to find a publisher to make the 2nd one after cutting the deal with Microsoft for the 1st then you probably shouldn't make the second one. Obviously the game isn't good business, especially if Sony said no twice, Sony takes the most chances on games out of the big three companies.

If it doesn't make good business, then it doesn't make sense.

[Cajun Chicken]

Easily the Crackdown of the Xbox One. Really, MS, stop dropping the ball with open world games. Had a total blast with this game, can't believe you dumped Insomniac.