It ABSOLUTELY is not a steal, Bungie won out hard in this deal. They make ONE game, granted it's a GAAS but Destiny hasn't been in the gaming zeitgest for years as GAAS in general winded down.
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Sony acquires Bungie for $3.6B, to remain independent subsidiary with options for "self-publishing & player reach" (deal 5-6 months in making)
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Yeah this industry consolidation really sucks. Also damn they're expensive for basically only having 1 ip. Can't believe they cost about half of what Bethesda did.
At least they're staying multiplatform though so that's already better than Microsoft if they actually do stay completely multiplatform.
At least they're staying multiplatform though so that's already better than Microsoft if they actually do stay completely multiplatform.
Not just for Destiny. Think bigger. This is to ease investors' fear and to show that they are not going quietly. It's not about a game; it's about stability and having a joker in their pocket.
With all the freedom in this deal at first glance it definitely seems like 'devpower' is the key to this acquisition. Maybe they have tech and expertise other studios can benefit from.
Still feels weird, wasn't there that other fps studio Sony were significantly investing in? Unless if Destiny revenues are enough to recoup investment.
I feel the protectionist point is something we'll only understand years down the line. Like I can't imagine you drop $3.6bn out of panic without months of lead in.
I don't know if Microsoft saw the future or inadvertently hit the dominos with that purchase, but my lord it looks better and better with retrospect. Fallout and Elder Scrolls alone could've sustained a platform as exclusives.
Konami are much bigger than just gaming. No game company has any use for the rest.
Gheh they're not lying about the open positions:
careers.bungie.com
Jobs - Bungie Careers
At Bungie, we create worlds that inspire friendship. Founded in 1991, we've been doing it for nearly 30 years. Come join us!
careers.bungie.com
I see it like this:
1. Destiny 2 still makes a lot of money and people do still care about it.
2. They are still one of the FPS devs in the game.
3. This gives Sony a real, honest to god high end FPS dev that they've been needing for a long time.
4. Allowing Bungie to still publish how and where they want with nothing being PS-exclusive is a win-win-win for Bungie, Sony and the customer.
Kinda figured this would happen. Sony needs a top-tier FPS developer — and really, who better? Destiny's gunplay is still so damn good.
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If this means what I think this means, my D2 addiction is about to enter a whole new phase...
"Destiny 2 will stay on all current platforms and expand to new platforms"
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If this means what I think this means, my D2 addiction is about to enter a whole new phase...
Ew, another one. And 2022 just started.
At least they seem to stay independent and can publish their game wherever they want. For now.
At least they seem to stay independent and can publish their game wherever they want. For now.
My impression is that on the face of it this isn't as big of a move as Bethesda or Activision and doesn't have the same kind of implications. At the moment Bungie only really makes Destiny, which will probably continue to remain multiplat given the agreement.
But, there probably is some greater reasoning or advantage to it that I'm not immediately seeing. A new bungie IP exclusive to PS5? Keeping all future Bungie games off Game Pass? Bungie helping with other Sony IPs?
But, there probably is some greater reasoning or advantage to it that I'm not immediately seeing. A new bungie IP exclusive to PS5? Keeping all future Bungie games off Game Pass? Bungie helping with other Sony IPs?
Sony: "Destiny is staying multiplatform, now its your turn" *looks at COD*
I'm just kidding I think?
I'm just kidding I think?
With how awful the jump from Destiny 1 to 2 was, I dunno if I trust them with another sequel. They make promises that they'll fix the fundamental issues with the game that makes it difficult to add new content, and then they pull something like basically making a repeat of Destiny 1 with all of the same mistakes at launch and then some, and spend years fixing them just like with the first game.
So far all the consolidation/service based stuff seems.... good overall?
I'm getting service fatigued as well, but gaming has never been more accessible with these pass services. Easier to play indies now as well.
If this eventually means something like I can play God of War on an Xbox in a few years and Playstation users can play Halo... why not?
I'm getting service fatigued as well, but gaming has never been more accessible with these pass services. Easier to play indies now as well.
If this eventually means something like I can play God of War on an Xbox in a few years and Playstation users can play Halo... why not?
I doubt Sony would have got the purse out of it was a bad deal for them.
Good move for Sony. Needed to make sure they had a multiplayer secured for their future. Really surprising they keep it multiplat though. Very different from what they usually do.
They don't have to make one game forever. The have 800+ people.
This is weird. The natural assumption would be Destiny 2 expansions stay multiplat, everything else is exclusive, but Bungie's statements seem really tightly worded against that. But there's no way Destiny is profitable enough to justify that price if there's no strategic element of taking it off of Xbox.
They are not "allowing" them to remain multiplatform. It very much sounds like there was no deal without it.
Sorry, didn't mean to write so snarky. I think this is a different deal than the Bethesda/Activision deal.
No way this was in response to Microsoft the last couple weeks. Had to have been in the works for a while. These deals dont just happen in a flash. We might be in for a ride these next few months if Bungie is anything to go by.
I think getting a publisher will be hard for Sony. Take Two and co would want to get the most out of the deal and this would mean they inform not just Sony about their plan to sell. I can't imagine colmpanies like Sony, Microsoft, Tencent, Google and Amazon not getting into a bidding war in the case of one of the big publishers being up for sale.
Sony now gets the lion's share of all microtransaction revenue generated by Destiny and any future Bungie games, as well as having access to Bungie to support their existing and upcoming live service games from their other developers. That seems to basically be it.
It's a really confusing thing to spend 3.6 billion on. I don't get it at all.
Why did they buy Bungie? To prevent that another big player buys Bungie and that Sony looses another FPS franchise?
Since Destiny wasn't for me, I am no friend of GaaS games and I don't like this arms race this deal does absolutely nothing for me.
And how is Bungie worth $3.6 billion?
Seems like if you're a non-Playstation Destiny player you're still in good hands. If Destiny gets the support from Sony they need to make Destiny what they want it to be this seems like pretty good news.
Yup. but on the up side, at least all their games are staying multi platform and not locked to just PS
