Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced it has acquired Insomniac Games, the developers behind Marvel’s Spider-Man and Ratchet and Clank, as a first-party PlayStation studio.
Sony and Insomniac are in “definitive agreements” to acquire Insomniac, who have long held a partnership with PlayStation throughout the four generations of home PlayStation consoles, from Spyro the Dragon on the original PlayStation through to 2018’s Spider-Man on PS4.
Insomniac will become the 14th studio in Sony’s current lineup of Worldwide Studios development studios.
“Insomniac Games is one of the most highly-acclaimed development studios in the industry and their legacy of best-in class storytelling and gameplay is unparalleled,” Shawn Layden, Chairman of SIE WWS, said in a statement alongside the announcement. “We have enjoyed a strong collaborative partnership with the studio for many years, and are thrilled to officially welcome them to the Worldwide Studios family. The addition of Insomniac Games to SIE WWS reiterates our commitment to developing world class gaming experiences that can only be found on the PlayStation platform.”
Source: IGN.com Sony Acquires Spider-Man PS4 Developer Insomniac Games