“We pitched it a few different places, and it was really important to [Insomniac CEO] Ted [Price] that we own the IP, so some of the conversations broke down over that. With Microsoft, they just came in very energetic and excited to work with Insomniac, period. And we’d heard some really good things about them and some resources that they would be allowing us to have.”

On top of that, Insomniac Games created iconic titles that became synonymous with the Sony brand: Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, and the Resistance series

It is important to point out that though they created these famous titles, Insomniac does not own the rights to these games: Sony does.

That is the ENTIRE reason. Insomniac Games wants to OWN their Intellectual Property. Sony would not let them do that.

All of the other previous “Insomniac Games” Sony has all the rights.

Insomniac Games did not want that anymore. Insomniac Games wants to own their game. And the only company willing to give them that for Sunset Overdrive was Microsoft Studios.

In all honesty, the fact that Insomniac Games does own the IP now, that means it is VERY likely that Sunset Overdrive 2 will be multiplatform and not an Xbox exclusive. Insomniac Games can do what they choose with their game going forward.

Read more: http://www.gamerheadlines.com/2014/05/why-did-insomniac-games-choose-xbox-one-for-sunset-overdrive/#ixzz39iIN12ne

Lol! Looks fun to me. I’m a bit more interested in the campaign than Chaos mode though.

“This is not a simple feature to create. Yet Microsoft’s muscle on the platform and Xbox Live fronts has been invaluable in helping us create a unique multiplayer experience”. Wow man he’s just saying Microsoft has a heavy emphasis on Live. What he means by “muscle” who knows. But same thing Respawn said, Microsoft’s dedicated servers makes it easier to design their online game features. There’s no debate on how much emphasis Microsoft puts on Live for developers. All first parties have online features, no coincidence there. Ted’s actual statement is inline with common knowledge about their servers.

looks boring, like you.

Cannot wait.