Det originale Infamous sikrede naturligvis udvikleren Sucker Punch en solid, fast plads blandt Sonys mest økonomisk rentable og succesfulde studier, og serien har da også indeholdt en række titler af høj kvalitet. Dog kunne seriens første kapitel have set meget anderledes ud. Faktisk lignede det i starten meget Animal Crossing...
I et nyligt indlæg på PlayStation Blog i anledning af studiets 20 års jubilæum, fortæller Sucker Punch-medstifter Chris Zimmerman at det originale koncept var ret så anderledes:
"At first, we were building a superhero version of Animal Crossing. You roamed your city, tracked down criminals, helped out the citizens, and did some light zoning work along the way. The best superheroes have alter egos, right? So your alter ego was a property developer, deciding where to put the pet shops and tiki bars the citizens were demanding. Sounds awesome, right? Well, it wasn't. After six months of experimentation we gave up on property development and focused on superhero action."
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