Earlier today, news broke out that Insomniac Games would be ending development of any further Resistance games. Resistance originally launched with the PlayStation 3 and quickly became a big hit for Sony. Resistance 2 and 3 were both met with great reviews but failed to hit the sales number that a developer would surely like, especially Resistance 3, which had the lowest selling numbers of the series. Between the declining sales numbers and Insomniac Games moving away from being a PlayStation exclusive studio to being a 3rd party position with EA as their publisher, it’s easy to see why they won’t be producing any future titles within the franchise. Especially with their upcoming game, Overstrike, being multi-platform (i.e. PS3 and 360) and Sony owning the rights to Resistance, not Insomniac Games, the conclusion makes even more sense.

This, of course, didn’t stop the internet and Resistance/PlayStation fans from exploding and expressing their outrage (though I wished they had shown the same passion for the games when they launched and purchased them which might have us talking about a Resistance 4 leak instead). In order to address the matter, Insomniac Games CEO, Ted Price, took took it upon himself to address fans.

While it’s always sad to see a beloved franchise and an era of fantastic exclusives for the PlayStation come to an end, I wish the talented developers and creators at Insomniac Games the best on their upcoming game, OverStrike. Remember folks, they are not ending development for the PS3, just no more exclusives (or at least none that we currently know of).

Discuss:

Are you upset that the Resistance series is over with for the time being for the PlayStation 3?