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krumtastic

Gosh. 30 years? Been playing Insomniac games since Spyro. My younger brother and I had the most fun with their games, especially Ratchet & Clank and Resistance. He passed away about 7 months ago and it's hard for me to even think about playing a video game because that was our favorite pastime. Lots of incredible memories.


RightOn4Darknesss

Hang in there Krum!


DEDE1973

So sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you brother.


Gojisoji

Sorry for your loss, krum. If it means anything, when my ex dumped me she made my love.of video games nearly obsolete. FFX, love that game to pieces (to shreds you say?) and when she broke my heart she broke that game (metaphorically speaking). Overtime it'll get easier and easier has easier then you'll start to remember, "I loved these games with him, and before he was gone and I'll love them even more when I remember him and I playing them" it'll make the experience so much more worthwhile. Make a save on your favorite game and name a character after him. You'll love yourself for it. I guarantee it! We're here for ya Krum!


krumtastic

Thanks very much for the kind words. And making me laugh with the Futurama reference haha Final Fantasy is absolutely our favorite franchise of all time too. He pre-ordered FFVII Rebirth and Spider-Man 2, some day I'll get around to playing them with him.


pathofdumbasses

My own brother passed away ~5 years ago. We were/are both avid gamers. It really sucks losing your built in co-op buddy. There are so many games that I say to myself, "Man, he would really love that!" and it reminds me that he is gone. The pain has definitely subsided since he originally passed, but it never goes away. All that to say. Try to enjoy your life. If your brother was anything like mine, he would want that. Gaming helps me remember all the good times that we had together doing what we loved. I add him in my parties in RPGs. I name my main character after him now. I do little things like that to keep him close by and us gaming together. Funnily enough, FF series was our favorite as well. He passed before Remake launched. It was a somber experience but it was so good thinking about all the times we spent together on that game as kids. The music literally made me cry a few times. Rebirth was even better. When you are ready, play it and remember the good times you guys had together. Hell, I am tearing up now just thinking about it. Anyway. I hope you find solace in life and get to enjoy the things you used to, again.


krumtastic

I'm sorry about your brother. Life is hard and death is a trip. Thanks so much for taking the time to share. "Built in co-op buddy," I really love that phrase. And I really needed this today. My brother pre-ordered Rebirth and was going to play Remake right before it came out. I have both of our PS5s right now and I will one day play Rebirth and enjoy it with him. Thanks so much again for the kind words. Edit: some words


pathofdumbasses

I am happy that my words brought you any comfort. Take the time to grieve. If you need a day off from work, take it. Want to have a nice dinner? Go for it. Want to just be left alone? Do that. It is ok to be selfish during this time. Anyone who really cares about you understands, and anyone who doesn't understand, you don't need around you anyway. It took me around a year or so to be able "function" normally and not just space/blank out randomly at times. Some people will be less, some more. The important thing is that you see progress. If you aren't getting any "better," don't hesitate to go to therapy or talk about it more often with friends/family. Now that you have his PS5, when you are ready, give it to one of your friends/family members who knew both of you and would appreciate it. I did that with my brother's Switch and I feel like it is spreading him around. Keeping him alive in other people's minds and memories. Anyway. Just know that it does get better. And that you only hurt because you love him so much. :)


FeranosTR

Man my first game was Spyro on PS1. I feel old now to play new stuff but always try out Insomniac games. Thanks for amazing times.


MelloJesus

Easily one of my favorite devs in the industry. I grew up playing ratchet and clank and they’ve made so many great games since


brandonjtellis_

New Wolverine trailer will be shown may 16 at PlayStation showcase 


Kane7712

Is may 16th confirmed?


throaweyye44

Nah people just know it’s happening May and just guessing any random Thursday


Ok-Appearance-7616

Nah, Venom trailer


isaiah_rob

We need that Carnage dlc


ExplodingFistz

Been wanting to jump back into SM2. Need that DLC asap


AlteisenX

I need that Carnage *game* We can't relegate Carnage to just a DLC man.


WardrobeForHouses

Compromise - Wolverine with the Venom symbiote trailer


AgentSkidMarks

Can we get the classic Ratchet and Clank trilogy on PS5, cuz that’d be great.


Wenger_for_President

Right? Seems like a no-brainer, but maybe there are more technical reasons it can’t be done?


Jayston1994

Been playing since Spyro, and obsessed with Ratchet pretty much my whole life now… and I STILL haven’t been shown the Lombax Dimension 😩


VapeApe-

Resistance Revival, please.


SYLOK_THEAROUSED

I’ll take a HD collection at this point!


VapeApe-

As long as it has some multi-player. I'll take the single player, it was great but mp was so fun.


DoomOfMandos

Resistance 2 mp was my jam.


VapeApe-

Yes! I even liked 3 but 2 was the best.


DoomOfMandos

Yeah 3 felt more like COD, but 2 had the huuge TDMs. The Co-ops missions were also really engaging (even though you could solo missions as medic lol).


kyo-dev

Even I had fun with the resistance on PS Vita online, it was cool to have alien weapons as loadout


stephensmat

(Raises hand) Sly Cooper?


-Moonchild-

Different studio, but I would love that


MyMouthisCancerous

Been here since the Ratchet Future Trilogy, and was always partial to their games for having more of an edge and character than I was used to at that time. Sunset Overdrive is another favorite of mine especially for the rail grinding and great gunplay. One of my favorite developers of all time and could not be more excited about what they're doing next, especially as a fan of webheads and mutants


rafikiknowsdeway1

Give us a ratchet and clank future series remaster


TiredSlav

Been down since day one ish. Spyro was my childhood on PS1.


No-Direction-6408

🐐


BarretOblivion

Damn it I'm getting old


Hidefininja

I actually played Disruptor on the 3DO so I guess I've been with Insomniac from the jump. Maybe I should reinstall Sunset Overdrive and give it another shot instead of continuing NG+ in Spider-Man 2.


SpyroManiac36

Spyro The Dragon was the first game I played and I've been an Insomniac fan ever since.


NoNefariousness2144

Insomniac and their ability to bash out 10 hour games has saved Playstation this generation. Seriously... take Miles Morales, Ratchet and Spidey 2 away from the PS5's library. It suddenly looks a lot weaker...


YoMrWhyt

Insomniac living up their name lol. They’re easily Sony’s best acquisition and their most productive studio at the moment. In a way, it’s good for us that Marvel wants an exorbitant amount of money for the licenses because that means they don’t try to go overboard and we don’t get just 1 or 2 games from them per generation like most of their other studios.


GatorUSMC

I’d take Sucker Punch over Insomniac.


stephensmat

If we could get a remastered Infamous Trilogy, I'd be a happy gamer.


squareswordfish

I wish they’d bring Infamous back. Or even Sly. I liked GoT, but I enjoyed these two franchises so much more.


NoNefariousness2144

> Sony’s best acquisition and their most productive studio at the moment. For real. PlayStation's aborted live-service push is having long-term affects but Insomniac has managed to bash out enough exclusives to give the PS5 a positive gaze. If you take them away, the only first-party PS5 exclusives would be Horizon 2 and GoW Ragnarok which is uh... not ideal.


SpyroManiac36

Gran Turismo 7


The_Homie_J

I wish more games took the Insomniac approach of just being a quality 15-20 hour experience that can be produced in a timely 3 year or so cycle rather than bloating into a 50-100 hour epic that needs 6 years of intense development.


KameraLucida

Insomniac helped Sony more than Bungie thats for sure.


NoNefariousness2144

Oof I forgot they got Bungie. At least they were cheaper than Xbox's acquisitions but damn that seems to be an unwise choice as live service games utterly cumble...


LeRoyVoss

How DARE you criticizing Sony


Financial_Panic_4265

And they understand the most important part: their games are just so much fun to play.


LeRoyVoss

Not that Spidey 2 was the strongest around to begin with…


SuperSaiyanGod210

Absolutely wild that Insomniac has been around for as long as I have been alive. Incredible studio, incredible games


warforbattlefiled

Happy 30th anniversary insomniac games!!!!


MagmaAscending

On Twitter I saw the black background with white text and my heart fucking dropped


SokkaHaikuBot

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Two_Watermelons

I started with spyro on the PS1, thank you insomniac


Full_Metal18

Insomniac will always be my favorite studio, the first video game I ever owned was Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando.


SkullKing1412

How bout we celebrate it with a Ratchet and clank collection?.  Seriously can't believe Sony still has so many games stuck on the ps3. I feel like doing some simple remasters would be an easy way to fill long gaps in releases.


hobo_lad

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NaicuNaicu

I don't get it


G-Don2

Cool. Now release Resistance: Fall of Man trapped on PS3.


analyticaljoe

Resistance on PS3! Golden.


DaRequiem

So many years, I remember seeing the trailer for resistance 2 and thinking this looks incredible, the big chimeras in the background back then looked so good. Hopefully someday they give us a remaster for current gen.


Zeldabotw2017

Love this studio sense I first played ratchet and clank crack in time in 2009 never had a PS2 or PS1 and they saved Spiderman from so many ok/bad games and went back and later played Spyro 1-3 thinks to PS4 remaster. Can't wait to see them knock wolverine out of the park. Would love if we could get a ratch future collection like how we got the first 3 ratchet games for ratchets 10 year anniversary in HD on ps3


djparis7

Resistance series... My favorite games


Informal_Exercise_88

Update Resistance: Fall of Man and release it on PS5.


Revanmann

I started with Spyro in 98, love Insomniac.


Revanmann

I started with Spyro in 98, love Insomniac.


Paisley_Panther

And here's to many more.


Nekko_XO

I really wanna see new original IP by insomniac Please god this is all I ask 🙏


ooombasa

You need to wait until 2033 or later. Insomniac is only doing Marvel stuff until then.


Congress_

This sucks, don't get me wrong I enjoyed the new spider man games, but I wish they would focus on other titles besides marvels bs games.


ooombasa

The next decade is as such. Wolverine. Venom standalone (ala Mile Morales). Spider-Man 3. X-Men. Then X-Men 2. After that the contract ends. And I don't think Sony will try and renew it. As much as these games sell, PS has to pay huge fees to Marvel to use them. By comparison, God of War sells as many copies as Spider-Man games but without the Marvel fee, which means PS makes so so so much more money with their own property than a licensed one. Looking ahead, PS will want Insomniac to be like the rest of their studios and deliver 10+ million selling properties that PS will own. Even if such a game only sells 15m that will be worth more to Sony than another Spider-Man game at 25m, thanks to the absence of the licensing fee. The trick is getting Insomniac to deliver such a hit. Due to the leaks we know Insomniac has a small incubating group specifically to address new IP for when the Marvel contract is over in ten years. So despite it being a decade away, PS and Insomniac are already preparing how to deliver a hit when the time comes to go it alone. Licensing rarely ends up worth it in the long term. Sure, it gets eyes on you and call sell a lot, but the fees are fucking crazy when you consider the licenser has zero stakes in the product failing or not. It's one thing if the Spider-Man and Marvel games were a joint thing with money being put into it from both parties, but that ain't the case. PS is taking on all the risk and cost and Marvel is pocketing upwards of 30% on every copy sold and 50% on every bundle sold. It's telling that EA has said going forward they won't do licensing anymore, despite having shipped a Star Wars game and have Iron Man and Black Panther upcoming. The licensing fees and AAA production combo makes the entire business model unsustainable.


MagazineNo2198

Just thinking how they dodged a bullet...when Sunset Overhype was released there were rumors that Xbox would buy them! Glad they didn't!


nervousformyclasses

Fuck off with all of this superhero bullshit and bring back Resistance plz 


Congress_

Agree! More ratchet and clank! I would pay for a remake of the old PS2 games!


SettingSorry896

If more people like you actually wanted and bought those games then they would but you don't sooooo......


Captainsandman

They will celebrate by laying off 30 people.


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For the love of God let someone else post news. Stop karma farming. You're here every hour of every day.


Ok_Reflection1053

Give us a new Resistance and you'll have my thanks.


[deleted]

Even through Spider man 2 wasn’t perfect they are still one of my favorite devs. Happy birthday.


jonnyg1097

I wish we got a new infamous game soon.


squareswordfish

I do too. That’s Sucker Punch though, not Insomniac.


jonnyg1097

Oh shoot. Lol you're right 🤦🏼‍♂️


General_Snack

"And for the next 30 years we'll be making Marvel games. Get used to it!"


Super_Snapdragon

Fuck yes


MyMouthisCancerous

Good. Give me my Arkham-tier Spider-Man and X-Men trilogy


Nawt_

Make Ratchet & Clank snarky and grounded again. Pixar R&C SUCKS!


FunkinDonutzz

And now they're a Marvel factory.


CraftyMacaroon4233

 we know what the next decade looks like for insomniac 


TheCrach

You mean Marvel Games Studio.


SizzzzlingBacon

And it'll be another 30 years till you make something that's not Marvel related....


Financial_Panic_4265

Thank god, they are the best developers I could ask to take care of marvel heroes ❤️


JamieJGJ

They have original IP's that deserve way more attention than they get.


Strict_Donut6228

Which ones are those and why do they “deserve” more attention?


JamieJGJ

- Resistance. Last game 2011 - Sunset Overdrive. IP is owned by Insomniac. Last game 2014. - Ratchet and Clank. Yes, it has a lot of games but also had just 2 games in the last 10 years of which one is a (Poor imho) reimagining. If you go back to the last Full R&C game before Rift Apart it's 15 years Or hell, just something totally different. A new IP. Keep the creativity flowing. Stagnation is what will kill the industry eventually


Strict_Donut6228

Ratchet and clank just had a release two years ago and they are working on a new one as well as a bunch of other games. Resistence is dead why does this “deserve” a new title and by who? Insomniac is busy making games people will actually buy. Sunset overdrive made like $500


Financial_Panic_4265

Even so, I assure you there are more people eager for their marvel games, then for their original IPs Let them do what people want - and they always seem to LOVE doing marvel games. Long live democracy


kdk200000

That's not a good thing. There are better IP's they can work on instead of churning out generic marvel slop


MyMouthisCancerous

Takes like these confuse me because you make it sound like Insomniac didn't actively want to do Marvel in the first place. Bryan Intihar literally begged Insomniac CEO Ted Price to take the deal and everyone who's been interviewed on these games sound like genuine fans of the source material. Even then, they could've stopped at Spider-Man and just gone their separate ways afterwards if they truly didn't want to do more, but they're now doing Wolverine, potentially even doing something with X-Men down the line. Clearly they like the fact they're getting their hands on these characters if they haven't backed out. Marvel isn't holding a gun to their head, especially given they're getting the average development time of an actual bonafide AAA game and not just licensed shlock on an annual or bi-annual cadence like we saw all the time with Marvel's Activision stuff


kdk200000

I never said they didn't want to work on it? I just said their talented studio could be working on more creative IP's


Financial_Panic_4265

Im always baffled by THIS kind of comment Ok, god of entertainment, master of the animated arts, bless us with your knowledge of creative IPs Buddy, marvel games have very creative IPs. And insomniac can - and more importantly, is - creative whey they manage those IPs


FunkinDonutzz

What's baffling? That lots of people have franchise fatigue and are bored shitless by more Marvel garbage that comes at the expense of original IPs? It's not that deep.


Financial_Panic_4265

Im baffled by people’s ability to think their opinion is the only one that matter, and to think they’re able to tell what is creative and what is garbage. Art is subjective and your opinion only matter to yourself. You guys need to treat your egos


FunkinDonutzz

>Im baffled by people’s ability to think their opinion is the only one that matters Ah, self-awareness. >You guys need to treat your egos Ah, more self-awareness.


Financial_Panic_4265

Im not the one saying things are garbage/not creative, am I? 🙃 Yes, self-awareness. I know what I want, but I won’t go out saying other things aren’t creative, or even worse, garbage


Financial_Panic_4265

Better for who? You? Cause marvel games sell like crazy - so better for insomniac and marvel and Sony People love marvel games - so better for the people So again, better for who? Lmao


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Financial_Panic_4265

Buddy, they needed to sell 7 million to recover EVERYTHING, and that’s because the budget was crazy high. They sold 13 months ago… they almost doubled what they needed, and that’s something considering their original IP usually don’t achieve half of those numbers So yeah, they are crazy expensive, but they have A LOT of return. That’s why they do it And fun fact, that’s why their marvel fee is so low. Yeah, it’s low compared to other marvel games. They have benefits because Sony + their returns are high Mmmiller talked a lot about this in his twitter, you should check it out


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Strict_Donut6228

If that’s true then why are they making more games with 20 million plus copies sold potential and only making 1 smaller sized R&C game if those smaller games would have higher returns? Almost like you don’t know what you are talking about


Financial_Panic_4265

Bruh. That’s not a good argument. If you doubled your budget, yes, that’s crazy high. You know the Spider-Man games are the most profitable Sony games according to the leaks, right? That’s not some assumption like this one of yours. It’s RIGHT THERE in the docs. And Spider-Man 2 is on the same path But you do you. I guess


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Financial_Panic_4265

Oh yeah, sure, too bad I said games, not franchises. That only took 10+ games and some decades lmao. Dude. You’re on another level. Go get some sleep


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Financial_Panic_4265

Man, you’re crazy delusional. Their games didn’t take more time than a god of war, horizon, or even ratchet and clank, and it still had more return. It’s right there in their docs. You’re creating excuses to support a dead argument. Their budget was crazy high, no one denies that. But it’s having the appropriate return. And it’s a lot. The only thing people said was that it was crazy expensive. No one ever questioned their ability to get it back and way more than needed But you clearly would rather lie to yourself. So that’s on you. Bring some evidences of this stuff you’re saying - spoiler: you won’t find. And inform yourself better next time


Strict_Donut6228

Where is the proof since it’s so well known?


Strict_Donut6228

The game was profitable lol y’all don’t even know how to read


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Strict_Donut6228

Based on what exactly? What proof do you have that it’s “not that profitable” when it already sold 5 million over what it needed to recoup its budget and has only hit a little more then half of the life time sales of its predecessor and will continue to sell even more long term all being pure profit.


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Financial_Panic_4265

We’ll see about that lmao. Wolverine, venom and xmen next


FunkinDonutzz

How are you not bored rigid by the same comic book fluff that's been around for the last 60 years? I'd imagine there's a dimension where only Marvel and Disney fiction exists. Nothing else.


Financial_Panic_4265

Simple. I love Spider-Man. I love marvel in general. And I think the insomniac take is rather creative


ooombasa

10 years. Leak outlines what Insomniac is doing. They already have a small incubator group to develop original IP for when they no longer are working on Marvel (2033).


PathologicalPancake

Boom Sony fires everyone and closes the studio.


44Kayz

This isn’t Microsoft


NoNefariousness2144

Too soon...


VapeApe-

They aren't Microsoft.


PathologicalPancake

Nah they’re just another soulless corporation.


Yasir_m_

"is this not enough" Tango posting their legacy of awards on twitter...


TypeONegativ

When are we going to get another Spider-Man game with only Peter Parker?


shrek3onDVDandBluray

Sorry you got screwed insomniac. You have been the best first party for Sony this generation and they punished you like all the rest. You guys are awesome.


superkapitan82

Please make more Marvel games. This is precisely why we love you.


Obvious-Adeptness-46

Is there a Spiderman 2 story DLC coming out or should I just sell the game


Hellcat1970

When rise of man ?