Insomniac: No Ratchet & Clank 360 or Wii 'anytime soon'

ConnectedConsoles: There have been many rumors hitting the internet concerning platform exclusive's and whether they'll be heading over to different consoles. Especially with games such as Left 4 Dead 2, which has recently come into the headlines with rumors that it will be heading to PS3 as well as Xbox 360 and PC. One [PlayStation 3] exclusive, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time however, won't be seeing green or white any time soon.

[Natsu X FairyTail]

obviously.

[Jamegohanssj5]

Lol, well Insomniac even said that they're staying Sony exclusive in a interview aboot a month or two ago.

TGSI

[Bodyboarder_VGamer]

Obviously?

Do you actually know that Insomniac is not part of Sony right? They are a private company and if they wanted they could do tittles for other consoles beside the PlayStation...

[blackmagic]

Also in the news: Rachet and Clank going to 360 wasn't even a rumour until we wrote this 'article' stating that Sony owned ip won't be going to the 360.
Stay tuned next week to read our main feature: Rumour dispelled, Mario, Zelda and Metroid games not going to the 360 either!

Who wrote this 'article'? lol

[Hoolock]

the title says no Mass effect on 360, wii "Anytime Soon". I guarantee this thread would be very different =/

[calis]

"Do you actually know that Insomniac is not part of Sony right? They are a private company and if they wanted they could do tittles for other consoles beside the PlayStation..."

And do you actually know that Sony OWNS the property for Ratchet and Clank therefore it will never, EVER be released on a non-Sony console.

[Danja]

Well considering that Sony owns all the IPs Insomniac makes ... Should state that these franchises are never gonna be seen anywhere except the PS....

Another failed article ...

[sikbeta]

"Do you actually know that Insomniac is not part of Sony right?"

You know Insomniac is recognised as a Second Party Dev, share information and tech with ND and the 2 Dev Teams are like friends and I think Ratchet IP is owned by Sony, High Impact Games made Ratchet and Clank Size Matters for PSP and PS2, is not like only Insomniac make Ratchet games

[darthv72]

Insomniac is like Bungie in that the games they make are given first crack to Sony. To think they haven't tried their hand at something for the ds or wii is asinine. Sure it may never come out but still.

Why would it matter if they did make a game for a competing platform? Chances are it wouldnt be anything of significance that people associate with Insomniac (R&C, Resistance, etc).

Insomniac may consider themselves an independent but I would classify them as a second party. Not owned by sony like a first party studio but still getting all the benefits from them in making games and giving sony first bid on what they make.

[WenisWagon]

Kwl! thx 4 beta testing droids!!!!1

[morganfell]

Well bodytborder you are another one of those people that fail to comprehend the manner in which IP ownership functions and how it affects the platform availability for titles.

Besides, the article concerns R&C, which will never EVER see the light of day on a MS or Nintendo platform.

What is the next article, no Halo on PS3 anytime soon??

[LtSkittles]

http://www.ratchetandclank....

Scroll down, and look at that SCEA logo,because that means you'll never get them.

[PrimordialSoupBase]

aka Never

[SinnedNogara]

Agreed, now who disagreed.

[badz149]

R&C and Resistance are the properties of Sony and even if Insomniac decides later that they will go multiplat, they'll have to come out with a new IP - not those 2!

[Anon1974]

However, 360 owners seem to turn their noses up at these kind of games. Just look at the sales for Banjo: Nuts and Bolts. It got some pretty decent reviews and it was an established franchise and 360 owners couldn't have cared less. I bet Rare's missing the ole Nintendo days.

Don't Microsoft have them on strict Natal duty now? Anyone wanna guess how that's going to turn out for Rare?

[jjohan35]

Honest question: If the developers don't own the IP, who does? The publisher? So is it true that Ratchet & Clank sequels cannot ever be made multiplat? I'm just wondering how did the FF13 end up being multiplat? I'm pretty sure Sony published several of the previous FF games. I don't understand the legality too much. Any explanations would be welcomed.

[calis]

"Honest question: If the developers don't own the IP, who does? The publisher? So is it true that Ratchet & Clank sequels cannot ever be made multiplat? I'm just wondering how did the FF13 end up being multiplat? I'm pretty sure Sony published several of the previous FF games. I don't understand the legality too much. Any explanations would be welcomed."

It depends who owns the property (ie. the name, ideas, characters etc)
For example, Sony own's pretty much all its IPs for exclusives (Uncharted, Resistance, WipeOut, R and C etc etc) therefore Sony gets to chose which consoles it goes on and obviously it will stay Sony.

But, Gear of War, while exclusive to Microsoft, is property of Epic Games. Epic own the property, characters etc and can chose to release it on whatever console they want.

As for Final Fantasy, while Sony may have published some of the games, it is own wholly by Square-Enix.

[coolfool]

when we see Insomniac develop for a console other than a Playstation.

[SaiyanFury]

The Ratchet & Clank license is owned by Sony so it will never see an iteration on someone else's platform unless Sony decides to sell the rights. Insomniac isn't owned by Sony, but in many interviews Insomniac is quite happy to remain Sony exclusive. They've constantly raved about the creative freedoms that Sony gives them with their games. On top of that the R&C franchise is much loved by Sony gamers, including me. It's profitable for Sony to hang onto the license and I seriously doubt it'll be sold to another company for distribution on other platforms other than the PlayStation brand.

[frostypants]

This "article" sums up everything that is wrong with N4G. For every thoughtful piece, there are 10 stupid/sensationalistic/poorly written ones. Submissions need to be moderated for idiocy...

The fact that Sony owns this IP is common knowledge in the video game industry.

[PirateThom]

Plus, I believe Sony own the IP, like all of Insomniac's IPs anyway.

[militant07]

Insomniac games' Bryan Bernal confirmed this in an interview with PSU saying : " (Sony owns the Ratchet & Clank property) so it's safe to say you won't be seeing our heroes on Wii or Xbox 360 anytime soon."

[PirateThom]

I know now, but I couldn't load the page when I typed that, but thank you.

[Saigon]

they are a second party dev for sony...anytime sony is shown a new IP before any other publisher means they are a second party dev...if sony rejects the new ip Insomniac is free to shop around for another publisher if they still want to make the game...this is why son so far owns all of their IPs...

[Kain81]

Ratched and Clank are Sony trademarks!

http://www.ratchetandclank....

scroll a bit down, and you will see it

[militant07]

they mentioned that in the article...

[militant07]

are they planning to buy the IP, whatever i would really care since i dont like it (but own Ratchet&Clank FTOD)

[militant07]

I wouldn't*

[Tripl3seis]

that is never going to happen if they want the game get a ps3 period.

[Double07]

"Insomniac: No Ratchet & Clank 360 or Wii ever"

Fixed.

Edit: I get a disagree for stating facts? Sony owns the IP so your not gonna see Ratchet and Clank anywhere other than on Playstation. Dont worry 360 fans, you have Milo to keep you entertained ;)

[chidori666]

that is never going to happen because 360fixme is weak for this graphics.

[YoungKiller25]

personally i think the franchise would be perfect for the median between hardcore and causal gamers on the Wii
not so much the 360 because it doesnt have that audience

[Sevir04]

when insomniac tires of a franchise and can do nothing more they sell the IP to another company. the same happened with Spyro, and Naughtydog's Crash Bandicoot. Sony Sold both Those IPs to vivendi Universal, along with Disruptor. Thats the only reason why he said anytime soon. as they wont be the ones making the games if Sony sells the IP. at that Point. the franchise will likely be agonizly to wacth as companies like seirra butcher it with trash releases like both the spyro and crash bandicoot games they've made.

It gives me hope though, he said A crack in time is the last game in the "Future Arc" so a new ratchet Game will probably Come with a new subtitle much like the Ratchet and Clank "Future":(insert title here) games for PS3... so, Sony Isn't gonna sell the IP anytime soon. so No ratchet on 360 and Wii. ew!!!

[Silly Mammo]

Can't wait for Ratchet & Clank Robot Kart Racer! /sarcasm

[renegade]

I dont think they will go multiplatform this gen.

[SuperStrokey1123]

Of course they wont, thats not really what they are talking about.

[SuperStrokey1123]

Woot Ratchet is out today! Im pumped!

[ultimolu]

o-o! I completely forgot about that.

[Soldierone]

The absolute only reason why insomniac said "anytime soon" is because Sony is known for selling the IPs when they die out. Spyro and Crash anyone? The minute those were going downhill, both ND and Insomniac stopped making them and Sony sold the IP entirely to Universal. Thus both characters appear on other consoles. So Insomniac is saying "at least while its in our hands its still PS3 only" however if sony decides to sell the IP then it will appear on other consoles, but dont expect Insomniac to still be making it.

[PirateThom]

I don't think Sony held the rights to Spyro or Crash, I thought they were Universal and, when Sony bought Naughty Dog and Insomniac went independent, Universal held the rights as publisher?

[Sevir04]

the first 3 spyro games were owned entirely by Sony. as well as the 5 crash games. Insomniac stayed independent and no longer sought to make spryo and Sony sold the IP and Franchise to Universal, then after crash bash and crash team racing, Sony sold The Crash Ip to universal, since ND was already deep in Jak and Daxter's development for the PS2.

So we will likely see this happen again. Sony will sell the IP, just when Insomniac Cant do anything more, when they feel teh ratchet IP is going stagnant. which i hope is no time soon because those games all rock.

Last of it's kind really.

[ZombieAutopsy]

eh. Universal Interactive Studios did help develop the first and thrid spyro games but Sony did publish them so im sure Sony owned the IP.

[jerethdagryphon]

sony at any time can ask naughty dog to make a rac game same as they could ask insomniac to make jak both are sony ips and can be used by any company sony owns and since insomniac and nd are owned in part if not outright... its less of an issue

[ZombieAutopsy]

Insomniac is an Independent studio, they just choose to work with Sony because of their long standing relationship. Naughty Dog though are owned by Sony since i think 2001. But your first point is right, they could have any dev make any game they own the IP to as long as their is a dev willing to do it.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

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[chidori666]

yep. beware of bots here comes here only for troling...

[kevinx1000]

odd my 360 CAN play cartoons. you can keep your squirle and robot traveling through space and time. exciting.

[DK_Kithuni_71]

You don't know what you are missing. Ratchet & Clank are platforming fun galore for all ages. Second to none.

[Aquarius]

squirtle?

what are you a child, still playing pokemon?
no wonder you have a flopbox.

[kevinx1000]

lol, i meant squirrel. (i'm dutch. my english doesn't always go so smooth)

[Ripyealip]

first off sony owns R&C IP, second the 360 and wii cant handle all the graphics, sound and gameplay. and last insomniac knows that xbox360 is just a testing system.

[stb]

insonniac, if you are seeking for some kick in your but out of the sony dev department, shut up and continue creating games, only and ONLY for the playstation family, xboxer can go to hell.

[Shane Kim]

uuuuuuuuuuuhm....anytime soon? Let me refrase that...you'll never see R&C since Sony owns the IP.

[CobraKai]

I think R&C will come to the 360 once Halo comes to the PS3

[jerethdagryphon]

zombie, quite corect, after doublechecking i had incognito confused with insomniac, but sony owns the ips and lots more besides, ms buys dlc, sony buy ips

i cant think of very many recent ips owned by ms but i know of 10 by sony

[renegade]

Yeah if microsoft and sony kiss them selfs off.

[pixelsword]

...what's up with that?

[chisox100]

R&C is too much for 360 and wii, pc possibly though

[gtamike123]

PS3 exclusive's would only work on PS3 anyway.

[skeletonss]

VERY soon. confirmed.

[CryWolf]

You wish it was but its not.

[pixelsword]

Using wordplay to come to a self-serving conclusion: fanboy-tastic!

;)

[CryWolf]

Both of you guys will never see Ratchet & Clank on XBox 360, XBox 720 or XBox 1080 as long Sony Playstation is alive you won't see any of Insomniac or Naughty Dog games anywhere near a Xbox console.

[TheBand1t]

:/

[ultimolu]

...

Nothing to see here, move along.

[skeletonss]

so why is it when soemone says mass effect is not coming to ps3, on N4G it means it is. UNLESS its a ps3 game. you guys on this site are so ignorant.

[TheBand1t]

The difference is R&C are an IP owned by Sony, therefore you'll never see it on a non PlayStation platform.

Mass Effect is owned by EA, therefore it's entirely possible for Mass Effect to appear on any platform. Can't say I care for ME though.

[CryWolf]

If Ratchet & Clank ever come to the 360s everybody who buys that game will get RROD.

[CryWolf]

Last time i check Sony owns the IP rights to Ratchet & Clank and Jak & Daxter series.

[jerethdagryphon]

add resistence godofwar lbp modnation racers and about 60 others to thsat list

[Shnazzyone]

Wii no... Wii HD... maybe.

[TheBand1t]

About as likely as Mario appearing on a PlayStation platform.

[Shnazzyone]

If all the HD kids can run around misinforming everyone that games like No More heroes, Epic Mickey and MH3 is coming out for their systems the moment they get motion controls. Then why can't we misinform people that Wii is getting all their awesome ip's the 2nd wii goes hd?

Turnabout IS fair play.

[TheBand1t]

So you're getting back at kids by acting like one.....?

[MetalGearBear]

If u want Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time so bad!!!
BUY PS3!!!!

[Feral Gamer]

Sony does own the rights to R&C, but it doesn't mean that Insomniac has to keep developing them. The first R&C game I played was the Future title on PS3. I never finished it. Each time a friend of mine came over I'd start a new game so they could get the story. We never got very far, and another friend would always want to check it out before I could finish it. I kept on saving over previous saves so I never got to the end. It's unfortunate. The game was pretty fun, however after playing with so many buddies numerous times, I could never sit down and play the levels I'd already played 5 times just to get to something new. :(

On a side note, I think developers need new IPs this generation. I never owned PS2, but I know there were a few R&C games available. Same with Halo, Mario, Zelda, Street Figher, Tekken, Virtua Fighter, you name it. It's a new generation. Yes, maybe previous IPs should make one appearance each generation, but I personally think it's time to move on to bigger and better things. That goes for you, GTA!

[JonnyBigBoss]

It has been and will remain exclusive. I don't see why the article was required to cement that fact.

[Feral Gamer]

Wow, didn't you have like 7 bubbles a couple weeks ago? What happened?

[Saaking]

Not anytime soon, and not ever. Sony owns R&C.

[NecrumSlavery]

facepalm

[Ripper12]

белив

[PotNoodle]

Sony own the franchise.. why was this even questioned?

[Bumpmapping]

Insomniac don't develop on unknown platforms,it ain't their thing.

[Relientk77]

PlayStation ftw!

[sarshelyam]

Sony OWNS Ratchet & Clank!

[Jamescagney]

Nintendo tbh, as much as I love R&C, doesn't need them.

[Enigma_2099]

Cuing up the "Insomniac/Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time is Overrated/Overhyped" articles in 3... 2... 1...

[MetalGearRisingBan]

TOOBAD TO 360 AND EVEN WII FANBOYS! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! JUST BUY A PS3 SIMPLY!

[hoops]

Sony owns the rights to those games. It will never see the light on any other system unless Sony allows it.

[blakstarz]

No time soon pretty much means never....these guys even said themselves that are devoted to Sony and have a strong relationship with them and prefer to work with the Playstation because that's where they have the most experience with....so its not a surprise, that's just like Bungie creating a game for the PS3...not happening.

[horndog]

I mean i can think of other developers that i would want for the 360 but Insomiac is not one of those that i would care or that would bring anything new to the 360. I played the first Resistance and didn't even bother with the second. Not a fan of Ratchet so I couldn't care less if they did or didn't. Naughty Dog, now there is a different story.

[chrisulloa]

LOL you guys make me laugh every time!

[Mr Face Creamer]

Thank god the PervStation 3 can play cartoons in sub-HD. The stories and adventures of a cat and his little robot are so fascinating it deserves a three game per year milking.

[Cajun Chicken]

Sony aren't crazy, they won't let this franchise go. Although, nothing says that Insomniac can't CHOOSE to develop on anything else, all the more power to them, really they're not binded by any real contract exclusively on Playstation.

[tonywood]

360 poked fun at Guitar Hero, Sony Singstar, Wii Avatars, The Capcom games, MGS Franchise, and High Definition movies. what do you know...MS got a piece of all of these things, didn't they? (It's all good though)You can change the names around all you want, but Lipps is Sinstar, HD DVD was a cheap development of Blu Ray DVD, and we all know about the rest.

I just wish that instead of trash talking a company that is clearly better than you, how about giving out cred for the reason why you lasted this long? (Before hating on my post, THINK for a second!) Although Sony didn't need it...Imagine Halo on PS3? Do any Xbox superfan really believe that Ms would even be around? Why do you think they are pulling a Shug Knight/P. Ditty, by using shady contract deals. Bungie has been trying to get out 360 shadow for years! (I know they are looking at Infinity Ward and so mad at themselves.) Of course MS wants Ratchet on the 360...there are no good Platformers on it. I wouldn't be shocked to hear about this in the future.

[taylork37]

Who really cares.. I just got done with Tools of Destruction, and I would have to say that this game is decent, but definitely not a UC2 or anything near it.

This is a renter.