At the risk of making much ado about nothing, we'd like to let you know that Sony, for some reason, has just registered a trademark for 2014's Xbox-exclusive shooter, Sunset Overdrive. Is Sunset Overdrive Coming to PlayStation? Sunset Overdrive was one of Insomniac Games' last games before Sony acquired the studio in 2019.
Eagle-eyed observers spotted Sony registering the trademark for Sunset Overdrive in late April. Of course, registering trademarks at the US Patent and Trademark Office happens all the time. So, why is this any different? Well, for starters, Sunset Overdrive, as previously mentioned, was formerly exclusive to the Xbox One. It was first released in 2014 and would only make its way to other platforms, particularly the PC, in 2018.
So, what gives? Why did Sony register the trademark for Sunset Overdrive? At the moment, Sony has yet to provide an announcement explaining their decision. The only thing that we know for sure right now is that the status of the Sunset Overdrive trademark was updated to "Registered" last April 26, 2021. This was done by Matthew Kuykendall, who is Sony Interactive Entertainment's Senior Corporate Counsel. When Is Sunset Overdrive Coming to PlayStation Consoles? Nearly a year has passed since Insomniac Games teased a Sunset Overdrive sequel on Twitter.
More than 7 years after it was first released, Sunset Overdrive still receives content updates on Steam. Many consider Sunset Overdrive one of the better Xbox exclusives, with it being nominated at the BAFTA Games Award for Best Original Property.
With that said, Sony has technically owned the Sunset Overdrive trademark since acquiring Insomniac Games in 2019. Weirdly enough, Drew Murray, who served as the director on Sunset Overdrive, recently rejoined Insomniac Games. Thus, for Sony to register the trademark for Sunset Overdrive after this and nearly a year after Insomniac Games first teased a sequel back in June 2020 just seems too much of a coincidence.