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[havoc00]

Following the recent devastating leak from a ransomware attack, Insomniac Games’ future has been laid out for the internet to see. Everything from in-development games to the firm’s internal, aspirational roadmap, and employee information was released by malicious operators who attempted to secure millions of dollars for the data.

In a financial document, the development costs, sales, and shares for every game Insomniac has worked on for years were revealed in full. It was noted by eagle-eyed gamers that Sunset Overdrive, the 2014 game co-developed by Insomniac Games, has netted the company just $567 in profit since it was released.

Sunset Overdrive Made Insomniac Just $567 Profit

It has been revealed that Sunset Overdrive made Insomniac Games just $567 since being released back in 2014, but why?

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[64bitmodels]

hey, that's enough to buy a PS5! I'd say they did well with that one.

 

[saintjules]

No need for a sequel obvi.

 

[//DEVIL//]

Fucking rich bastards.

 

[BennyBlanco]

No need for a sequel obvi.

Ratchet made negative money and is getting another sequel

 

[daninthemix]

I hope they didn't spend it all at once.

 

[Del_X]

They went from making their own IP for almost no margin to making big budget Marvel games with almost no margin

 

[poppabk]

500 bucks off of $50 million in revenue. Shows why so many studios want to be bought out.

 

[Salty Popsicle]

Thats $8 million more than the last Ratchet & Clank netted. Impressive.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Game still holds up.

 

[NeverYouMind]

I tried it but the dumb grind powerlines to increase damage while fighting zombie waves pissed me off.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Thats $8 million more than the last Ratchet & Clank netted. Impressive.

the only difference is that one sold consoles and the other didn't

 

[Aion002]

It's a damn shame. It's a fun game, really well-made.

 

[AJUMP23]

Fun game. I am glad Xbox took a chance on it.

 

[Flutta]

lmao... this can't be real?

 

[Skifi28]

500 bucks off of $50 million in revenue. Shows why so many studios want to be bought out.

Makes you wonder about all those gaming companies reporting just revenue.

 

[Salty Popsicle]

the only difference is that one sold consoles and the other didn't

I thought this thread was about discussing what each game was netting. Moving the goalpost to how many consoles the games helped sell is just...

 

[BrunoCoel]

More than the Series X.

 

[Flutta]

It's a damn shame. It's a fun game, really well-made.

It was so and so. I though infamous was more fun but opinions and all.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Makes you wonder about all those gaming companies reporting just revenue.

and MAU and CUU and Egagement numbers.

scary shit

 

[FrankWza]

I'll remember this when someone makes the dumb Insomniac comparison when Microsoft funds another xbox publisher acquisition

 

[GHG]

Still more than it deserved.

Worst game they've ever made by a country mile.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I thought this thread was about discussing what each game was netting. Moving the goalpost to how many consoles the games helped sell is just...

is not moving the goal post, is literally the function of Exclusive Games.

 

[Salty Popsicle]

and MAU and CUU and Egagement numbers.

scary shit

Scary for who? None of us are footing the bill for these games and Microsoft as a company is thriving. They can use whatever metrics they want as long as the value to me as a consumer is unmatched.

 

[Kings Field]

It was my favorite Xbox game last gen. So much fun

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Scary for who? None of us are footing the bill for these games and Microsoft as a company is thriving. They can use whatever metrics they want as long as the value to me as a consumer is unmatched.

scary for the entire industry.

 

[Godot25]

I mean. It's still better then Rift Apart...

 

[ReBurn]

At least everyone got paid

 

[Luipadre]

Jesus i loved that game

 

[Nydius]

As a fan of Sunset Overdrive (one of the few, apparently), these figures make me sad. Game was an underrated gem, IMO. But I can't say it surprises me. I found a brand new copy with the "Day One" banner on it from the bargain basket assortment at my local Walmart two months ago. Between people being skeptical of new IPs and it launching with the clusterfuck that was the Xbox One, the game was, sadly, doomed from the start.

 

[ungalo]

Remedy would call it a huge success.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Is that before or after taxes?

 

[MasterDerico]

And it's their best game imo...

 

[daninthemix]

the only difference is that one sold consoles and the other didn't

* source: trust me bro

 

[Deerock71]

Remedy would call it a huge success.

 

[Shifty1897]

They could get an additional 2 mil in sales by porting it to PS5

 

[Skifi28]

They could get an additional 2 mil in sales by porting it to PS5

Can they? Maybe MS still has the rights?

 

[kiphalfton]

It kept their devs working and paid, so be happy.

 

[ProtoByte]

Makes you wonder about all those gaming companies reporting just revenue.

Hopefully some understand exactly what the financials of the game industry is now. It's harder and harder to make a game and expect to make commensurate money from it considering the time and investment required to make it just from sales.

I don't like all the MTX, special edition nickel-diming, etc but until people are willing to pay the real cost of these games (hint, higher than even 70 bucks), I can't pretend to be surprised by even some of the more desperate moves.

 

[64bitmodels]

If I didn't purchase the game twice, Insomniac would probably only be able to afford a PS5 Digital with the profits they made....

Spoiler

Look I love sunset overdrive but this is the funniest news I've heard all month.

 

[angrod14]

Hey Disney, good luck with Indiana Jones exclusivity! Shout out to Kojima and his OD too!

 

[Punished Miku]

It kept their devs working and paid, so be happy.

I consider MS the biggest loser in this whole exchange. They funded Insomniac making a open world city with traversal gameplay that got 60% lifted and used to make Spider Man. Sony gets paid. Insomniac gets bought. MS got shit really.

 

[havoc00]

Hey Disney, good luck with Indiana Jones exclusivity! Shout out to Kojima and his OD too!

They already got paid/getting paid a set price, since it will be day one gamepass I dont think they care

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

* source: trust me bro

look at the marketing bro.

 

[bender]

$566 too much

 

[Killjoy-NL]

And it's their best game imo...

Wrong platform though.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Rich bastards.

I bet the founders pocketed all that money, and used it to buy a PS5.

 

[Bar81]

You need to put the word in quotes like "profit". They all got paid.

 

[Aion002]

It was so and so. I though infamous was more fun but opinions and all.

Yeah, Infamous, specially 2, is better.

But still, for a new ip it had potential. The gameplay was fun and I enjoyed it a lot.

In the same way that Infamous 2 was a huge upgrade to the original Infamous, a sequel for this game could be amazing.

 

[cireza]

ALL CAPS FUCK YEAH