LOL! Luke is acting like a real asshole lately. :) I still kind of like him, but the fat that D2 was a bummer at launch is kind of his fault as well. :)
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Bungie splits with Activision; retains ownership of Destiny IP
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LOL! Luke is acting like a real asshole lately. :) I still kind of like him, but the fat that D2 was a bummer at launch is kind of his fault as well. :)
People act like 100% of the bullshit that came with Destiny is only all Activision's fault, none at all from Bungie themselves own decisions
So is Bungie big enough now to self-publish? Or would they still need to find a publisher? I don't want them to leave Activision just to go work with EA or Take-Two, but who else could they work with and still keep the franchise multiplatform? Bethesda? Ubisoft?
Anyone know if Sony's deal for exclusive and/or early Destiny content and marketing was with Bungie or with Microsoft?
No one is expecting it not to have mtx. They just expect the mtx to potentially be handled differently and most importantly the quality of the game to be better without the forced release schedules of Activision. Not to mention not having the impossible demands of shareholders looming over you is bound to improve moral which is very important when making games. It's exciting to see what will happen next tbh. I hope they have success.
well they also have all the Blizzard stuff other than that they have some more one time stuff like publishing Sekiro out of Japan.
It was in the leaked contract that there would be a full, numbered mainline game every other year through at least Destiny 4, with larger expansions (then called "comets") released in the off year. That was definitely Activision and their annual release schtick. Obviously Bungie agreed to it though, so at one point that's what they wanted as well... but after D1 I think they learned the error of their ways. By that point they were locked into the contract though.
If by on fie you mean they would crunch for 6 months to year and deliver an amazing product when under the gun then absolutely. That said, Destiny is way more ambitious than Halo and delivering the game fans want is impossible as you cannot please everyone.
MS is like me playing Monopoly. Buying everything then regretting it in the end-game.
Yeah, up until now Bungie has been completely hands off and totally not at all responsible for the complete shitshows of Destiny 1/2's year 1 content. :roll:
Anyone who would be in favor of that would also be in favor of a LOT of Bungie employees losing their jobs.
It's absurd.
this is a good and reasonable take and it will be very interesting to see what information about this deal will come to light.
but maybe the short-term cost-cutting was worth it enough for Activision. Or, maybe, Bungie had to buy their freedom.
This is a very good possibility. MS would kill to have Destiny 3 exclusive, and Bungie might go for it since it would still be on PC.
destiny 2 is huge on pc
The problem is at every major third-party publisher love microtransactions as much as Activision. Especially the ones that will be making destiny 3
My English isn't good on that I thought I couldn't explain well enough lol
Highly disagree. Destiny campaigns are similar to Halo campaigns in length with less unique content, and Destiny multiplayer is laughable compared to the undertaking that is building a Halo multiplayer suite.
Yeah, that probably means they'll continue self-publishing Destiny 2 until end of life. But Destiny 3? The expense for that would be *insane*. Marketing alone for this franchise is likely in the hundreds of millions.
Coming from Luke Smith Im like:
You were the reason D2 launched the way it did.
Awesome news. I really, really want to like Destiny again and now the reigns have been cut maybe it's time Bungie get back to basics and develop as brilliant conclusion to the franchise.
I still can't say I'll buy in to any of Destiny 2's DLC but at least now I'm eager to see what lies in store for it's finale.
I still can't say I'll buy in to any of Destiny 2's DLC but at least now I'm eager to see what lies in store for it's finale.
I can't check right now but wasn't it originally every 2 years? Which Bungie managed to negotiate to every 3 years? 3 years is reasonable I think for a large studio like Bungie that can afford to have a 2nd team.
Who could've thought that choosing Activision as a publishing partner could ever be a bad idea?
Holy shit the guy makes one little joke throwback on current events using a beloved old raid's feed text and this is your reaction lmaoooooooooooooo
It will be interesting to see who was primarily responsible for the ATMachining of the existing product. To be honest, I don't think there is going to be a drastic change or improvement in this regard. Destiny 3 would have to be something miraculous to reverse how low my sentiment for it has sunk. But hopefully the increased freedom results in positive moves. "Hopefully" being the operative word.
I specifically said that MTX aren't the problem. Mtx aren't a problem in general. Some games do them well, some don't. There isn't just one model.
None. It was always Bungie's. They just had the publishing rights.