astonishment both suggested xbox that one Sony its develop games In 2014, however, Microsoft refused: the sensational background was told by Jay Ong, former vice president of Marvel Games, in the pages of the book Ultimate History of Video Games volume 2.
As we know, Sony later entrusted the development of Marvel’s Spider-Man to Insomniac Games. Exclusive to PlayStation most successful ever.
Ong was hired to find out why the company achieved such outstanding results. cinematographic transmissions but he couldn’t do the same in video games.
“What they needed was a partner who didn’t adopt someone. give up the mentality A company with a special eye for licensed games, long-term investments with interests that will benefit from establishing a franchise. “
“This partner had to have a lot of talent, a commitment to quality, and a lot of resources. There were three companies that fit that description, but one of them was, NintendoGames developed almost entirely based on their own intellectual properties. “
“Since I have a background in the first batch of consoles, I contacted the other two companies, Xbox and PlayStation, and told them ‘we don’t have any important business at the moment – what would you like to do?’ Microsoft’s strategy was also focused on their intellectual property. They refused“
“So I sat down in Burbank in August 2014 with two PlayStation executives, Adam Boyes and John Drake, from the third-party division. I said, ‘We have a dream and we believe it’s possible, we can do it.’ Batman: beat Arkham and there’s a great game or maybe a whole host of games that could contribute to your platform’s sales. “
Boyes, Drake, Connie Booth (vice president of product development at Sony) and Scott Rohde (senior vice president of product development)Special trio A PlayStation dedicated to Spider-Man“
Source: Multiplayer
