Insomniac May Give Resistance Series Away to Another Developer

Insomniac Games has said they see the Resistance series being given to another developer; much how they did with the Spyro franchise.

Speaking to GU, Insomniac's creative director Marcus Smith said:

As far as Resistance being the flagship… I think Insomniac has always branched out. I loved the Spyro the Dragon series when [Insomniac] did that. I didn't work there at the time, and I was bummed when they didn't work on the fourth game, but ultimately, I think it was healthy for them to move on. I think that's what we're seeing here. We've done Resistance 3 and we're really into it and proud of it, but we're not currently slated to do a Resistance 4. So it would be hard to say it's any kind of lynchpin within Insomniac. I think we're thriving and branching out in a lot of different directions.

He then responded with the following if the see Resistance handing the series to another studio:

I can definitely see that. Nihilistic is already doing a [Resistance] Vita game, which is going to be awesome. We really respect those guys as game developers. Sony Bend did Resistance Retribution on PSP. We've got a lot of different places for the universe to go, so I could certainly see the series going to another developer. I'm sure Sony would want to find a high caliber developer to do a good offering. I don't think they'd hand the franchise over to somebody who is going to screw it up.

It was sad to see the Spyro series going to Activision, as it undoubtedly had more promise with Insomniac themselves. However, with the company now busy developing new titles for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, it'll be a smart decision to give the series away.