Sony snaps up Sucker Punch
- Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 10:37 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS) announced today that it has acquired Sucker Punch.
As a result of the acquisition, Sucker Punch, who is best known for its work on the critically acclaimed inFamous series, will now develop titles exclusively for PlayStation platforms.
Speaking on the move, Shuhei Yoshida, head of SCE WWS, commented, “Sucker Punch Productions is one of the most highly acclaimed development studios in the industry and we have enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the company for over 12 years. We are delighted to officially welcome them to the SCE family.”
“The addition of Sucker Punch to SCE WWS reiterates our dedication to developing world class gaming experiences that can only be found on the PlayStation platform. With one of the strongest exclusive software lineups in the PS3′s history, combined with the diverse, innovate content in the works for PlayStation Vita, consumers have a lot to be excited about this year.”
“It’s just been such a productive and enjoyable relationship for us that I think that in all of our discussions the only group we really seriously entertained doing this kind of a transaction with was Sony,” added Sucker Punch’s Brian Fleming, during a chinwag with CNBC.
“I’d be lying if I said other groups weren’t interested in a group like Sucker Punch,” commented SCE WWS U.S. boss, Scott Rohde.
“The bottom line is, when you’ve got a group that’s been as successful as Sucker Punch, we want to ensure that we keep them in the fold. It’s that simple. It’s hard to find high quality developers like these guys.”
Sucker Punch is busy beavering away on a new IP for PS3 following the release of June’s inFamous 2.
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DOUCHEBAGG
- 8:31am EDT - August 2nd, 2011
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I though they already owned SP. Why else would all their game be playstation exclusive for so long
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hush404
- 11:36am EDT - August 2nd, 2011
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@1 - Nahh, they, just like Naughty dogg and Insomniac were just developers with really good relationships with Sony. ND was acquired and now SP, insomniac however has other plans. There are a number of studios that choose to work with Sony and are still not owned by the big S. Sadly, because of the way things are these days, with competitors buying up the talent, I guess they had to move to secure the money makers.
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