Insomniac Games kicked off a Ratchet & Clank marketing campaign on Monday which saw the platformer crossover with other PlayStation brands such as Sly Cooper and Horizon Zero Dawn.
The social media posting concluded with the reveal of Rift Apart’s RYNO 8, a weapon that can pull items and characters from otherPlayStationgames into thePS5platformer, by creating a portal to a different universe.
The examples used on Twitter include a jeep fromUncharted4, a Thunderjaw fromHorizon Zero Dawnand Fizzie from previousXboxexclusive Sunset Overdrive.
Sunset Overdrive was a rare foray into Xbox development forInsomniac, which had spent almost all of its 20-year existence working on PlayStation. Following the huge success ofMarvel’s Spider-Man,the studio was acquired by Sonyin 2019.
Rivet: Look! The Seekerpede’s still on our tails! Use the RYNO 8! I got it working and right now it’s our only shot!Ratchet: Whoa, it’s opening a rift! And something’s coming through…#RatchetPS5Takeoverpic.twitter.com/dGjHLxQ2Np
Oh no…..@FizzieSayswill not be happy about this. Quick! Double-check your profanity filters!!@PlayStation@insomniacgames#RatchetPS5Takeover#PlayStationStudiosFamilyhttps://t.co/nUrw2JjXb1
Uhhhh. . . Sully, didn’t we park the car over there?@insomniacgames@PlayStation#RatchetPS5Takeover#PlayStationStudiosFamilyhttps://t.co/vqCoJ55hk8
Ratchet: Did that sly-looking raccoon just get pulled into an open rift?!?@SuckerPunchProd@PlayStation#RatchetPS5Takeover#PlayStationStudiosFamilypic.twitter.com/8uISD9EK1r
Oh no. That’s a Thunderjaw! You should be VERY worried!!@insomniacgames@PlayStation#RatchetPS5Takeover#PlayStationStudiosFamilyhttps://t.co/F1HypQBshu
Ratchet: We made it outta the rift with a new super weapon: the RYNO 8!Clank: It seems this device can drop objects from other dimensions into ours. Fascinating.#RatchetPS5Takeover#SunsetOverdrive@Guerrilla@SuckerPunchProd@Naughty_Dog@PlayStationpic.twitter.com/TavBdHw3oL
Insomniac haspreviously claimedthat it owns the Sunset Overdrive IP, but the original game remains anXbox Oneconsole exclusive (it released onPCin 2018).
Rift Apart is billed as an “interdimensional adventure” that uses the PS5’s SSD to rapidly transport players between different locations.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apartis scheduled for release on June 07, 2025. The standard version of the game costs $69.99 / £69.99 and the Digital Deluxe Edition is priced at $79.99 / £79.99.
The latter comes with the base game plusfive additional armour sets, 20 Raritanium to put towards upgrading weapons, a sticker pack to use in the franchise’s first ever photo mode, a digital artbook and a digital soundtrack.
Sonydebuted 16 minutes ofRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart gameplayduring aState of Playpresentation in late April.
