Hopefully that means continuing to address culture issues at the company recently profiled in an IGN report. With SIE's support, the most immediate change you will see is an acceleration in hiring talent across the entire studio to support our ambitious vision.' We will continue to independently publish and creatively develop our games. 'Today, Bungie begins our journey to become a global multi-media entertainment company,' wrote CEO Pete Parsons in a blog post announcing the deal. And while it seems probable that Destiny 3 will be cross-platform as its predecessor has been, nothing is stopping Sony from sweetening the deal for subscribers to its subscription service, rumored to be receiving a big refresh to compete with Microsoft's Game Pass. To own one of the biggest GaaS franchises, and to invest in related multimedia as well (a Netflix show seems inevitable now), positions Sony well for next-generation gaming income. With Destiny 2 likely on its last legs, one presumes that Destiny 3 is right around the corner, making this acquisition quite timely. Even Steve Jobs got in on the hype.īut then Microsoft announced it was buying Bungie and making Halo an exclusive to its new Xbox console - seemingly disappointing Apple so hard the company gave up on gaming entirely until it struck gold with the App Store.

That may be just a fraction of Microsoft's recent $60 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition, but Bungie is no less a legend in gaming.īeginning as a Mac-focused studio in the '90s with forgotten classic FPS Pathways Into Darkness and the influential Marathon, Bungie threatened to change the balance in power in the gaming world with Halo, which was intended to serve as the moment Apple took gaming seriously. The news was announced by both companies Monday morning (with industry sleuth Jason Schreier reporting early) and the deal valued at $3.6 billion.

It's part of a consolidation and turf war being waged as the next generation of gaming (and the metaverse, whatever that is) builds up steam. Bungie, the studio responsible for the creation of Halo and Destiny, two of the gaming world's biggest franchises, has been acquired by Sony.

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