When is Insomniac Games going to make another Resistance game? Well, it sounds like the studio tried, but it didn’t get the green light from Sony.

In a wider interview with Kinda Funny Games (embedded), Ted Price, who will soon depart his position as CEO, opened up about PS3’s sci-fi first-person shooter series, revealing that a fourth mainline Resistance game was pitched to Sony, but ultimately rejected.

“We did pitch [Resistance 4], and it was a wonderful concept,” Price says, explaining that “in terms of timing and market opportunity, [it] didn’t work out”.

He says the pitch was “the result of a lot of Insomniac team members being passionate about extending the story further”.

Price says he thinks the series “has set up a really cool alternate history base where anything can happen”, using the Chimera’s origins and next steps as examples for further stories. “We spent a lot of time working on backstory, and brainstorming on where we could take this in the future,” he says.

He reflects fondly on the development of the series; Price was creative director on the first two titles. “I’ll remember many many moments, good and bad. It taught us all a lot about how we could elevate ourselves in some pretty difficult situations.”

Finally, he acknowledges that fans have been calling out for more games, but can’t say for sure if it’ll ever happen. “We love the fan response, and we know fans ask us pretty regularly if we’re gonna do another Resistance.”

So, Insomniac was intent on producing another major Resistance title, but Sony gave the pitch the thumbs down. There’s no knowing whether a different pitch would also be rejected, so we suppose it’s not impossible to see the series return in future.

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