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Title: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: TripleA on May 25, 2010, 11:32:59 AM
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Discuss.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on May 25, 2010, 11:34:36 AM
Don't care.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: duckman2000 on May 25, 2010, 11:37:47 AM
Awesome
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Purple Filth on May 25, 2010, 11:40:39 AM
They finally have their own IP now.

Should be good.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: TripleA on May 25, 2010, 11:41:48 AM
Expected and fantastic news for the company.

I completely agree.

The last Ratchet was an awesome game, if you're an Xbox 360-only gamer then you're in for some good stuff  :D

Edit: wait a minute I just realized they didn't mention the Wii
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 25, 2010, 11:42:08 AM
No more shooters
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Purple Filth on May 25, 2010, 11:49:16 AM
And they are gonna give more time for their games to cook.

Fucking finally.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: WrikaWrek on May 25, 2010, 11:52:56 AM
*crickets*
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Bebpo on May 25, 2010, 11:53:38 AM
Expected and fantastic news for the company.

I completely agree.

The last Ratchet was an awesome game, if you're an Xbox 360-only gamer then you're in for some good stuff  :D

Edit: wait a minute I just realized they didn't mention the Wii
Fuuuuuu I should really pick it up. :'(

Yeah, the last Ratchet was great and the best thing they've done in ages.  If they can keep their game at that quality, everyone is in for a treat with their new multiplatform IP.

Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: maxy on May 25, 2010, 11:56:12 AM
How exciting...hopefully new ip is not a platformer :yuck
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Purple Filth on May 25, 2010, 11:59:55 AM
How exciting...hopefully new ip is not a platformer :yuck

What would you want it to be?
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Bebpo on May 25, 2010, 12:00:26 PM
How exciting...hopefully new ip is not a platformer :yuck

What would you want it to be?


Going by Resistance, he better not say FPS
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: demi on May 25, 2010, 12:04:10 PM
Flip a coin, do we want average shooter or average platformer
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: iconoclast on May 25, 2010, 12:09:00 PM
Resistance was not average.


It was terrible.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Purple Filth on May 25, 2010, 12:11:04 PM
How exciting...hopefully new ip is not a platformer :yuck

What would you want it to be?


Going by Resistance, he better not say FPS

Yea. They have a deal with a publisher who already has that shit covered
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Third on May 25, 2010, 12:12:32 PM
They should make a platformer. EA doesn't have any platformers.

But yeah. Insmoniac is pretty overrated.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: maxy on May 25, 2010, 12:13:23 PM
How exciting...hopefully new ip is not a platformer :yuck

What would you want it to be?


RPG-open world...futuristic setting  :drool

In reality i expect them to make something familiar

FPS,TPS adventure,horror game,something like that...multiplayer a necessity

Something that has a decent chance to sell today
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Purple Filth on May 25, 2010, 12:17:45 PM
How exciting...hopefully new ip is not a platformer :yuck

What would you want it to be?


RPG-open world...futuristic setting  :drool



OK

Could be interesting.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Beezy on May 25, 2010, 12:18:17 PM
Please, anything but an fps.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Bebpo on May 25, 2010, 01:05:07 PM
Flip a coin, do we want average shooter or average platformer

A Crack in Time is not an average platformer.
Even Segata was singing praises about it recently and he is about as far removed from a sonybot as possible.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: demi on May 25, 2010, 01:09:00 PM
So what? Suddenly Ratchet is good? Get real.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 25, 2010, 01:12:00 PM
i think i'm the only person on this board who liked resistance 2 :lol
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Jansen on May 25, 2010, 01:40:53 PM
Multi console owners should be pissed at this. I own both consoles so that I can play DIFFERENT games. I would much rather have 1 definitive version of the game that uses the PS3 to its potential and I don't want a shitty 360 version fucking that up.

I really hope that the next generation of consoles are completely different from each other so that each console will have its own set of exclusives with only a hand full of multi platform titles. Like the 16/32 bit generations. The library between the SNES and Genesis were vastly different from each other as was the N64/PS1/Saturn. I hope that comes back.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Van Cruncheon on May 25, 2010, 01:51:36 PM
i'd be nice for nd to go multiplat so we could get a superior 360 version of uncharted 2

or better yet, a pc version :hyper
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on May 25, 2010, 01:56:35 PM
Multi console owners should be pissed at this. I own both consoles so that I can play DIFFERENT games. I would much rather have 1 definitive version of the game that uses the PS3 to its potential and I don't want a shitty 360 version fucking that up.

(http://i38.tinypic.com/2u5uyxh.jpg)

Insomniac :smug
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: MCD on May 25, 2010, 02:05:16 PM
Multi console owners should be pissed at this. I own both consoles so that I can play DIFFERENT games.
you own both consoles so you can justify your trolling.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: TripleA on May 25, 2010, 02:09:13 PM
So what? Suddenly Ratchet is good? Get real.

No I think you misunderstood him, he's praising ACIT...

TOD was a very underwhelming game, but ACIT was excellent.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: TripleA on May 25, 2010, 02:12:51 PM
Resistance was not average.


It was terrible.

You want to talk about terrible, boot up Legendary.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Bocsius on May 25, 2010, 02:18:07 PM
one console future
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: maxy on May 25, 2010, 02:30:29 PM
Naughty Dog will follow...in few years,things change quickly

One day it will be...holy shit,all these years and we own shit...
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 25, 2010, 02:47:56 PM
Naughty Dog will follow...in few years,things change quickly

One day it will be...holy shit,all these years and we own shit...


Except for the fact that Sony owns Naughty Dog and all their tools, unlike Insomniac and Harmonix who were only liscenced and owned their own tools.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: maxy on May 25, 2010, 02:50:06 PM
So?

MS owned Bungie also
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 25, 2010, 02:51:34 PM
MS never owned Bungie.

You're confusing owned with liscenced.

Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: maxy on May 25, 2010, 03:02:56 PM
What?

liscenced :lol

MS acquired Bungie in 2000,they became part of MGS

Anyway if people from Naughty Dog decide to leave,Sony will have two choices:

1.MS-Bungie solution
2.Activision-Infinity Ward solution
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: TripleA on May 25, 2010, 03:04:06 PM
So?

MS owned Bungie also

Bungie wanted their independence from Microsoft due to Microsoft wanting to milk the Halo franchise dry.

So I don't see Naughty Dog going independent unless Sony screws them over in a major way.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 25, 2010, 03:08:33 PM
What?

liscenced :lol

MS acquired Bungie in 2000,they became part of MGS

Anyway if people from Naughty Dog decide to leave,Sony will have two choices:

1.MS-Bungie solution
2.Activision-Infinity Ward solution

They acquired Bungie, they didn't own Bungie. Sony created Naughty Dog. Therefore the Naughty Dog logo, and name are property of Sony.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: ManaByte on May 25, 2010, 03:11:02 PM
What?

liscenced :lol

MS acquired Bungie in 2000,they became part of MGS

Anyway if people from Naughty Dog decide to leave,Sony will have two choices:

1.MS-Bungie solution
2.Activision-Infinity Ward solution

They acquired Bungie, they didn't own Bungie. Sony created Naughty Dog. Therefore the Naughty Dog logo, and name are property of Sony.

You are such a fucking idiot, you know that?

Naughty Dog:
Quote
Founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1986 as an independent developer, the studio was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001.

Uncharted 3(60): FALL 2011
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Jansen on May 25, 2010, 03:20:26 PM
Multi console owners should be pissed at this. I own both consoles so that I can play DIFFERENT games.
you own both consoles so you can justify your trolling.

i love all my consoles equally so i don't what you're going on about!
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: MCD on May 25, 2010, 03:22:33 PM
i'm talking about the bed part, honey.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Tieno on May 25, 2010, 03:57:11 PM
I will continue in my apathy.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Third on May 25, 2010, 03:57:43 PM
Nah, ND makes excellent games.

Insomniac games are average too good. Resistance being average and R&C being good.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: magus on May 25, 2010, 04:13:11 PM
naughty dog made jak 2
biggest turd ever
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 25, 2010, 04:19:54 PM
What?

liscenced :lol

MS acquired Bungie in 2000,they became part of MGS

Anyway if people from Naughty Dog decide to leave,Sony will have two choices:

1.MS-Bungie solution
2.Activision-Infinity Ward solution

They acquired Bungie, they didn't own Bungie. Sony created Naughty Dog. Therefore the Naughty Dog logo, and name are property of Sony.

You are such a fucking idiot, you know that?

Naughty Dog:
Quote
Founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1986 as an independent developer, the studio was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001.

Uncharted 3(60): FALL 2011

But Sony OWNS the Naughty Dog name and trademark, wheres Microsoft didn't own the Bungie name.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 25, 2010, 04:26:30 PM
Believe me, they do.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Third on May 25, 2010, 04:31:56 PM
Really, ND only made 2 AAA games in their whole career.

The only average ND game was Jax X.

The first three Crash games are excellent. CTR is beyond amazing and better than any Nintendo kart racer.
The first three Jak games are excellent.
The Uncharted franchise has been amazing so far.

ND is one of the few developers that's being constant at releasing quality games.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Beezy on May 25, 2010, 04:43:43 PM
The first three Jak games are excellent.
ahaha
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Third on May 25, 2010, 04:45:24 PM
I had more fun with Jak II than with Mario Sunshine. Not saying much, though.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: WrikaWrek on May 25, 2010, 04:46:26 PM
What?

liscenced :lol

MS acquired Bungie in 2000,they became part of MGS

Anyway if people from Naughty Dog decide to leave,Sony will have two choices:

1.MS-Bungie solution
2.Activision-Infinity Ward solution

They acquired Bungie, they didn't own Bungie. Sony created Naughty Dog. Therefore the Naughty Dog logo, and name are property of Sony.

You are such a fucking idiot, you know that?

Naughty Dog:
Quote
Founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1986 as an independent developer, the studio was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001.

Uncharted 3(60): FALL 2011

But Sony OWNS the Naughty Dog name and trademark, wheres Microsoft didn't own the Bungie name.



Thick as pig shit.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: TripleA on May 25, 2010, 04:56:09 PM
I had more fun with Jak II than with Mario Sunshine. Not saying much, though.

Mario Sunshine is the weakest 3D Mario.

And LOL at Naughty Dog only having 2 AAA games.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Bebpo on May 25, 2010, 05:10:28 PM
Jak 1/2 were great (never played 3), Crash 1/2 were great, Uncharted 1/2 were great.  ND is an AAA developer.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Don Flamenco on May 25, 2010, 06:17:53 PM
Welp, that about does it for the PS3.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Sho Nuff on May 25, 2010, 08:28:18 PM
Ahhh can't wait to see the meltdowns

Insomniac: Welcome to the land of more money
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Purple Filth on May 25, 2010, 08:30:31 PM
Ahhh can't wait to see the meltdowns

Insomniac: Welcome to the land of more money

Its actually been pretty normal so far.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Bebpo on May 25, 2010, 08:33:04 PM
Probably because it's been rumored for a while now so it's no big surprise.
Now if Naughty Dog announced a X360 game at E3 that would bring the meltdowns.

It's ok though,
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DMC5 by Heavenly Sword people will bring the meltdowns
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Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: brawndolicious on May 25, 2010, 08:35:00 PM
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DMC5 by Heavenly Sword people will bring the meltdowns
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why?
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Bocsius on May 25, 2010, 08:43:53 PM
Methodis.... seriously?
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: TripleA on May 25, 2010, 08:53:30 PM
Welp, that about does it for the PS3.

(http://www.compcamps.com/toliver/Xbox_Kid__28__jpg_w180h246.jpg)
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Shurs on May 25, 2010, 09:09:30 PM
Good for Insomniac, and for gamers in general. I think moving to multiplatform development, and by extension expanding their potential audience, is what's driving Insomniac's move to longer production cycles. This will only benefit their games.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: brawndolicious on May 25, 2010, 09:22:33 PM
Ratchet and Resistance are stuck with Sony though right?  I'd like to see them do something original.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Shurs on May 25, 2010, 09:26:53 PM
Ratchet and Resistance are stuck with Sony though right?  I'd like to see them do something original.

Their multiplatform game will be a new IP. Based on their statement, I'm assuming they'll continue making exclusives for Sony (Resistance and Ratchet) in addition to this new IP that EA is publishing.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Brehvolution on May 25, 2010, 09:34:29 PM
Welp, that about does it for the PS3.

(http://www.compcamps.com/toliver/Xbox_Kid__28__jpg_w180h246.jpg)
:rofl
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Purple Filth on May 25, 2010, 10:12:04 PM
Ratchet and Resistance are stuck with Sony though right?  I'd like to see them do something original.

Their multiplatform game will be a new IP. Based on their statement, I'm assuming they'll continue making exclusives for Sony (Resistance and Ratchet) in addition to this new IP that EA is publishing.

Yea they will. Saying that their relation with Sony is still strong and they still have projects for them.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: chronovore on May 25, 2010, 11:58:55 PM
naughty dog made jak 2
biggest turd ever

Y'know, I desperately wanted to like Jak 2, but just could not get past the swimmy aircars bonking into cops and making my life hell every time I was trying to get to a mission icon.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Don Flamenco on May 26, 2010, 12:18:19 AM
Welp, that about does it for the PS3.

(http://www.compcamps.com/toliver/Xbox_Kid__28__jpg_w180h246.jpg)

"The best part about this gen isn't playing the games, but seeing which exclusives Sony loses to Microsoft"
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Jansen on May 26, 2010, 02:21:07 AM
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DMC5 by Heavenly Sword people will bring the meltdowns
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why?

because heavenly sword sucked and enslaved looks like shit.

:piss ninja theory :piss2
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: Third on May 26, 2010, 10:56:32 AM
Why do people hate Jak 2 so much? It's the worst game of the trilogy, but it's still awesome.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: brawndolicious on May 26, 2010, 11:47:40 AM
Well the driving sucked like he said.

I never really cared for the shooting.  The best thing about the game was probably its platforming and camera.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: maxy on May 27, 2010, 03:04:01 AM
I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Sucker Punch...they are fully independent,but relatively small

They could make a Wii game.
Title: Re: Insomniac are officially multi-platform developers
Post by: chronovore on May 27, 2010, 05:38:43 AM
Well the driving sucked like he said.

I never really cared for the shooting.  The best thing about the game was probably its platforming and camera.
And the problem with the Jak 2 platforming was the checkpoints, I recall. There was a mission where it started with a turret stage, went to a 2D platformer-like stage along a wall, and then an action shooting stage in a wide yard populated with bad guys. I think it took me 3 or 4 tries to get past each stage, and death meant restarting over at the beginning of the mission, not the stage. By the time I finished the yard, I had probably gone from struggling through the first turret stage to going through it by rote; it had become a chore, which no game should ever become.
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...Except Monster Hunter.
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