July 15, 2022 Sony’s offer to acquire Destiny 2 developer Bungie has closed.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has reached a $3.6 billion deal with Bungie to acquire Destiny Studios. Bungie will operate as an “independent subsidiary” of Sony and will remain a multi-platform studio. According to a report from GamesIndustry.biz, Bungie will be managed by a board of directors “consisting of current CEO and President Pete Parsons and the rest of the studio’s current management team.”
“We are proud to officially join the amazing team at PlayStation, excited about the future of our business and inspired to bring gamers from around the world together to build lasting friendships and memories,” Bungie said in a statement. completion of the transaction. “To Audacity and Astra!”
In a FAQ for players, Bungie reveals that there are no changes to Destiny 2’s 2024 roadmap (including The Witch Queen’s release date) as a result of the expected deal, and the game will remain cross-platform, with no content. platform specific. planned. for the Witch Queen. (Crossplay will also not be affected.) Bungie says that its future games will continue to be self-published and cross-platform.
“With the support of SIE,” Bungie said in a post, “the fastest change you will see is the acceleration of talent recruitment across the studio to support our ambitious vision. If this applies to you and you want to help us make a mark on the universe, we’re recruiting across all disciplines for Destiny 2 and all new worlds beyond.”
Bungie first rose to fame with Marathon, a series of deep FPS games with little-known lore (gosh, this trend continues) released for Macintosh computers in the ’90s. The studio was eventually acquired by Microsoft before the mega-success of Bungie for the original Xbox: Halo.
Bungie broke with Microsoft in 2007 to sign Activision Blizzard to publish its next big game, Destiny. Bungie then parted ways with ActiBlizz in 2019 and now the studio somehow finds itself in the arms of Microsoft’s biggest competitor.
2022 has already been rich in acquisitions for the gaming industry. Take-Two announced a $12.7 billion deal to acquire Zynga, and Microsoft announced a $68.7 billion deal to add Activision Blizzard to its already huge roster. of internal studies.
Source : PC Gamesn
