Sunset Overdrive PS5 Port Ruled Out In Favor of Wolverine

Insomniac has confirmed that a PS5 port for 2014's Sunset Overdrive is not currently planned due to a focus on Marvel's Wolverine.

[RaidenBlack]

:(
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(well, they're likely also working with Nixxes for the inevitable Spider-Man 2 PC port as well)

[Cacabunga]

Wise decision, enough with old gen games already!!!

[DarXyde]

Sunset Overdrive was great...

I quite enjoyed the Demons' Souls remake too. I'm more or less begging for a Bloodborne sequel but would snap up a remake in a heartbeat.

[Concertoine]

I’d rather play an older unique game than a new Marvel game.

Im so blown out on Marvel, I can’t fathom how some people seem to have a bottomless appetite for it. A studio like Insomniac could do way better.

[just_looken]

Yep those poor devs are now a marvel sweat camp

This port and a quick pc patch to fix some bugs would have been a great idea i actualy forgot its not on ps5 you think it would have by now.

But hey they got like you said spiderman 2 pc port then spiderman 3 then spiderman collection with a wolverne/blade tossed in.

[Amplitude]

From everything we've seen, it's not like Insomniac is being forced to make Marvel games - it's clearly a good partnership that results in good games. They're still making Ratchet games anyway which is what really matters

[Redemption-64]

I have no idea why people like you keep making lies. Does it help you sleep at night? Where are you getting this information that they are either being forced or made into a Marvel camp? Sony approach Insomniac when they were independent to work on a Marvel IP and they picked Spider-Man. After the success of Spider-Man, it was Insomniac who pitched Wolverine to Sony/Marvel and was given the green light

[-Foxtrot]

This is new…it pretty much confirms it can happen eventually.

I thought Microsoft had publishing rights or something

[Eonjay]

Yes you are right. Microsoft allegedly has rights to the first game. Perhaps Microsoft wasted to sell it back to Sony in exchange for a port to Xbox Series. This would make the statement make more sense because I can't imagine that a port of this game even compares to the creation of Wolverine. So Microsoft probably requested a multiplat port.

[gold_drake]

yeh, the article says as much that MS does have publishing rights.

[Profchaos]

They do but Microsoft doesn't really care about the game they are considering Halo 1 for ps5 so this would be nothing

[badz149]

MS doesn't just have the publishing rights for SSoD, they also have publishing rights for the next 2 games in the franchise!

[Zeke68]

" The game was later pitched to various publishers, which rejected them because Insomniac demanded to retain ownership of the intellectual property. The project was later pitched to Microsoft Studios, which was eager to work with Insomniac. Microsoft allowed Insomniac to own the rights to the game"

Seems Insomniac own the rights after all...

[badz149]

@Zeke68

publishing rights is not the same as IP rights or ownership. for SSoD, Insomniac owns the IP, MS owns the publishing rights. just like Sony with Spider-man. Sony only owns the publishing rights to the movies and games but the IP is still owned by Marvel/Disney.

[Zeke68]

See my comment below. When Insomniac left M$ they let Microsoft keep their publishing rights for... drumroll... Xbox and PC.
If they want to release it on PS they can let Sony publish it.

[Abnor_Mal]

“It is important to note that Xbox owns the publishing rights to Sunset Overdrive.

Therefore, a PS5 port would need to be approved by Microsoft.”

I said this eight days ago and got disagrees.

[Fishy Fingers]

Most people dont read bro..

Had it been their IP through and through it would of been an easy release for them and its a fun game, probably would of already happened. The people saying no ones cares about Sunset Overdrive would be saying cant wait to play in 4K 60 if announced

[NotoriousWhiz]

"Most people dont read bro.."

Facts.

[Zeke68]

"Most people dont read bro..."

"The game was later pitched to various publishers, which rejected them because Insomniac demanded to retain ownership of the intellectual property. The project was later pitched to Microsoft Studios, which was eager to work with Insomniac. Microsoft allowed Insomniac to own the rights to the game. Sunset Overdrive was made for Microsoft's Xbox One console; it was released on the 20th anniversary of Insomniac, in 2014"

What I read is that Insomniac still own the rights to the game. Prove me wrong! ;)

Edit M$ owns publishing rights on Xbox, not Playstation as they never intended to release it on PS ever.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

We can forget about all of their iconic IPs. They're a Marvel studio now.

[TiredGamer]

Marvel.... Pass.

[just_looken]

So true and very sad

[PhillyDonJawn]

I actually think SO will be better than the upcoming wolverine game. The gameplay leaks haven't been that impressive. Hopefully they have skill trees so gameplay isn't repetitive

[MetroidFREAK21]

Shame. I'm tired of Marvel minus Spider-Man

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Why does Insomniac have to do the port? Can have another studio do it.

[Reaper22_]

SO is a good game.

[Profchaos]

That kind of sucks sunset overdrive is an amazing game and right now it feels like insomniac is stuck in superhero mode I know everyone loves it and both spicy 1/2 and mm were great but superheroes are getting old personally

[TiredGamer]

This is where Nintendo plays its cards well. If it were Nintendo, they would have a team work on a quick-and-dirty port of Sunset Overdrive to a new platform with minimal enhancements to a) maximize ROI on existing work, and b) gauge consumer demand for the franchise to see if there is future potential. These are relatively inexpensive efforts as most of the fundamental design work, story, etc, is already complete. Which is why you have a variety of revisions available like Luigi's Mansion, Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, etc.

PlayStation appears content on just remastering The Last of Us as many times as feasible.

[mastershredder]

There is more money to be made with the half assed brainless commercial slop marvel game vs. an exemplary creative freedom game. Sad.

[Doomeduk]

The same reason Fuse remaster isn't being planned why you ask .. because no one is asking for sunset overdrive is there Ai that drops a SO story every six months?
Surely Microsoft and Xbox have enough studios to remake it ..they could put tango.. arcane Austin..hang on Ill think of a studio that Xbox still has the lights on ..hmm help me out I'm dying here

[jwillj2k4]

I have a feeling wolverine’s not going to sell well.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Why is that

[jwillj2k4]

Just a feeling. Nothing insomniac did just feels like the want for this type of game is deflated. Maybe still hung over from spiderman and the fact that early wolverine looked like the same spiderman assets.

[Terry_B]

Its a 5 bucks game on steam thats years old anyway.

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

Great game back in the day. I never got around to finishing it. Maybe I’ll reinstall it and give it a go.

[Exvalos]

Just get a 3rd party to port it problem solved