I think it's Destiny, Marathon and Myth.
Supposedly they've had something they've been cooking up for awhile as well, but mum's the word on what it is.
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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Supposedly they've had something they've been cooking up for awhile as well, but mum's the word on what it is.
Bungie and Destiny are overpriced as hell with this perspective
So was this literally a move for the sole purpose of not losing Destiny and future Bungie titles forever
This consolidation is all bullshit. At least they are staying multiplat it seems which is slightly better than MS forcing everyone into Gamepass but I still don't like it at all.
This seems like a defensive buy to ensure Bungie games stay on PS platform rather than Microsoft eventually gobbling it up and corner the FPS market like it did for Western RPG.
Then again, Sony also wants to come up with multiplayer GAAS game so it kinda fits their strategy I guess.
Having Bungie staying multiplat is good business strategy and also low key good PR by trying to be the good guy when it comes to acquisition compare to their nearest rival.
Then again, Sony also wants to come up with multiplayer GAAS game so it kinda fits their strategy I guess.
Having Bungie staying multiplat is good business strategy and also low key good PR by trying to be the good guy when it comes to acquisition compare to their nearest rival.
I did. Just wanted to snipe at an user that claimed "I CALLED IT" because if you throw stuff at a wall, some will stick in the end :)
deleting all their soundtracks on youtube so they can start selling them on vinyl only.
Still baffled by the price tag. Like is the Destiny IP and unknown future IP's really worth that much? Microsoft bought all of Bethesda for double that which is a ton of IP's.
Woah!
So Microsoft gets Crash and Spyro, and Sony gets the creators of Halo. What weird industry.
So Microsoft gets Crash and Spyro, and Sony gets the creators of Halo. What weird industry.
Not sure what you are you talking about. I hardly ever talk about Sony acquisitions.
Pretty much this. Destiny 2 is established and will be the cash cow to bring in revenue on all fronts while they'll likely create a Sony exclusive FPS given their history. But, who knows, maybe they'll make a turn like Sucker Punch or Insomniac...
Guess i won't be playing future destiny games then. doubt the next game will be multiplat that's not how sony works at all. They lock stuff down to PlayStation as much as humanly possible.
Laughing as they keep selling record hardware and software without spending multi billions.
"of the Destiny universe" makes me think a new IP would be PS/PC only
Well...I didn't have that on my bingo card this year haha. This is a fucking wild year.
Also I do get wanting to get the talent, but given that they are still going to be semi-independent on this arrangement and able to publish stuff on other platforms what does Sony get out of this? Surely outside of Destiny they'd want exclusivity on their stuff?
Or maybe that's what they mean and I'm just being dense.
Also I do get wanting to get the talent, but given that they are still going to be semi-independent on this arrangement and able to publish stuff on other platforms what does Sony get out of this? Surely outside of Destiny they'd want exclusivity on their stuff?
Or maybe that's what they mean and I'm just being dense.
I think PlayStation is ok with Destiny to stay Multi Platform, it is the New IP that Bungie will have in the future that will be more coveated. Especially as a FPS studio.
Bungie gets paid 3.6b and still gets to be a multi-plat developer and doesn't have to publish games with Sony. Why did Sony make this deal? lol
Damn, Sony and MS now competing who can buy the studio first
I was thinking about that as well but I don't think the numbers work out. That said; I believe Destiny 2 won't be on Gamepass anymore; so maybe Sony might put it on Plus/Sparactacus/whatever it will be called.
People saying this is an overpay when MS paid 20x this for basically COD and a bunch of declining franchises. Everything in the market is fucking overpriced these days, and I doubt Sony would have even entertained this idea if it wasn't for MS and Tencent basically eating up everyone willing to sell.
