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Insomniac Explains Xbox One Exclusivity for Sunset Overdrive

June 17, 2013 by Stephen Daly

Ted Price doesn’t rule out making games with "longtime" friends at Sony.

Insomniac's Ted Price has posted a blog on the studio's website explaining the decision to make Sunset Overdrive an Xbox One exclusive. 

The longtime PlayStation exclusive developer recently released Fuse as a multiplatform title and have are working with Microsoft for Xbox One but Price says they could return to Sony platforms at some point in the future.

"It may surprise some of our longtime fans that we have partnered with Microsoft Studios to develop Sunset Overdrive exclusively for Xbox One. When we first began discussing this idea with Microsoft, we were initially hesitant to shift back into an exclusive arrangement. But as the Microsoft team began introducing us to the abilities and philosophies driving the development of Xbox One, we knew that Sunset Overdrive was a perfect fit."

Price adds that Insomniac hasn't changed all that much commenting "Many of you may be asking what this news means for Insomniac. What about Ratchet & Clank? What about Fuse? Others may ask why we have 'abandoned' our PlayStation heritage. The truth is, not a lot has changed. Insomniac has been, is, and will continue to be 100% independent. While we are excited about partnering with Microsoft on Sunset Overdirve, that doesn't mean we can't or wouldn't make games with our longtime friends at Sony. That's the magic of being an independent developer."

Fuse performed poorly upon release opening at a miserable 37th place in the UK charts. Insomniac's other notable IP such as Ratchet and Clank and Resistance are owned by Sony so it's possible those titles will continue on PS4 even without Insomniac's involvement.

Sunset Overdrive was announced at Microsoft's pre-E3 press conference last week. The title does not currently have release date.

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