This console generation has seen a seismic shift towards the ubiquity of multi-platform releases - something which wasn’t nearly as prevalent during the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube era. These days the only way for a platform holder like Sony or Microsoft to ensure that a game remains exclusive to their system is to either sign an exclusivity deal with the developer or buy them outright.

Sony has a history of purchasing their most successful third-party developers such as Naughty Dog (acquired in 2001) and Media Molecule (bought in 2010). Today it was announced that Washington-based inFAMOUS and Sly Cooper creators Sucker Punch Productions has also been welcomed into the Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) family.

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