Rumor: Insomniac Games Going Multiplatform

[Chris]

From IGN:

US, March 12, 2010 - Overheard at the Game Developers Conference: Insomniac Games has become a multiplatform developer. The company, best known for the Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises, is allegedly creating cross-platform software for both PS3 and Xbox 360, according to a trusted source who spoke with IGN under the condition of anonymity.

Insomniac Games has enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with Sony, but remains an independent studio, which affords it the right to create games for any platform should it choose. The company is based in Burbank, California. Earlier this year, Insomniac Games expanded its resources when it opened a new studio in North Carolina.

Last year, an alleged billboard advertising Resistance 3 was said to have been erected during the filming of a forthcoming feature film titled Battle: Los Angeles. Details here. Given that Sony has in the past published the series, it seems unlikely that the first-person shooter -- or, for that matter, Ratchet & Clank, also funded by Sony -- would ever appear on a competitor's console. It seems much more likely that if rumors are true and Insomniac is working on 360, it is creating something altogether new.

We contacted Sony for comment but the company was unable to respond before publish time.

Insomniac Games' president Ted Price said only that the developer does not comment on rumors and speculation.

[wade.hinkle]

This is good but bad news. Insomniac has been putting good games out being only one dimensional. The fact that they maybe going multi-platform could be good for the bottom line in the long run, but the question is whether it will hurt their overall quality on the games. Doing the same going on several platform can put more pressure on a company. As we all know the publisher puts deadlines, and unless they either get experienced programmers who already know how to work with the 360. It could cause a problem. I would like to see a couple of their games on the Xbox, but since I have a PS 3 also, it really hasn't affected me. I am sure some of the 360 fanboys will like this.

[Shaka]

Could happen,

but Insomniac would have to start from scratch basically since Sony owns both Resistance and Ratchet & Clank series, still i love Insomniac, they are one of the best game dev's out there.