Sony Buys Bungie, Makers of Destiny 2 For $5.9B

20 responses to “Sony Buys Bungie, Makers of Destiny 2 For $5.9B”

1. 

   OzMomotaro

   February 1, 2022 at 8:59 am

   While it’s good that Sony are saying this will remain multi-platform, consolidation of game studios is not healthy for the industry… and I’m a Sony fan/owner. We are watching the corporatisation of gaming accelerate – and what’s worse IMO, it’s all pointing towards GaaS,

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   1. 

      pablo77

      February 1, 2022 at 10:46 am

      I have no doubt Destiny 2 will continue as is, with potential benefits to Sony, the fact that Bungie says they’ll stay multiplatform for future games makes me raise an eyebrow.. But then again they could be saying Playstation and PC.. I can’t see a future where Sony is happy with their owned studio throwing everything they make on Xbox.

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      1. 

         jbar

         February 1, 2022 at 12:54 pm

         Yeah it’s gonna be no different to Microsoft.
         Existing deals will be fine, Destiny is gonna get more exclusive content again which sucks if you play destiny after they finally moved away from that.
         Future games will no doubt not be coming to Xbox.
         Apparently their next game already has a deal with Netease but I could be wrong

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2. 

   pokedad

   February 1, 2022 at 9:19 am

   Gaming is going to be Coke and Pepsi very soon.

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   1. 

      Gamer Joker

      February 1, 2022 at 11:00 am

      What’s the problem with that? You DON’T want Pepsiman 2???

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   2. 

      0kensai0

      February 1, 2022 at 11:02 am

      LA Ice Cola!!!

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3. 

   namiwakiru

   February 1, 2022 at 9:32 am

   And in a surprising turn, a lot of the folks who have been gloating about Activision/Blizzard and goading Sony in to responding have not taken this news well. Who would’ve thought…..

   Usually I’d enjoy the lol scroll but it’s hard to get excited about this.

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4. 

   pablo77

   February 1, 2022 at 10:44 am

   Anyone who is thinking this is Sony’s ‘response’ to Microsoft (i.e. they organised this AFTER the Activision deal became public knowledge) needs to know how business works. You don’t organise a multi billion dollar deal in 2 weeks.

   This has been in the works for a while. Doesn’t mean the timing isn’t beneficial for those concerned about Sony’s future, but it isn’t a response.

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   1. 

      namiwakiru

      February 1, 2022 at 12:02 pm

      It’s literally what we call a strategic response in business.
      There’s no way it’s was thrown together following the Activision/Blizzard news but undeniably a response begun after the Bethesda purchase, and with the announcement, a response to the former regardless.

      If the terms of the deal are to be believed though, purchases like these tend to be very streamlined compared to a traditional acquisition and mergers, most of the stuff that needs to be negotiated are already off the table.
      Again, it it’s to be believed.

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5. 

   Gamer Joker

   February 1, 2022 at 11:02 am

   We’re finally going to get a new Killzone game, this’ll be the Halo-killer for sure.

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   1. 

      sholva141081

      February 1, 2022 at 4:25 pm

      Yeah i’ve heard that for years about every FPS that came out after Halo including Destiny 1 and 2 and guess what Halo is still going strong. Halo Infinite was awesome on Gamepass on pc. It won’t be long before Microsoft is making money off Sony fans when they bring gamepass to the playstation.

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6. 

   boxhead

   February 1, 2022 at 11:22 am

   I wonder how much trouble was Bungie hiding. How distressed was their studio with only one IP keeping their studio afloat.

   To be a acquired by Activision, then cut loose, to only get acquired by another meha-corporation is an odd step.

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   1. 

      jbar

      February 1, 2022 at 12:58 pm

      They had been pushing more MTX as well and their next game is a way off. They’re also starting to get a TV show for Destiny. They must’ve been doing somewhat bad if they left both Microsoft and then Activision for independence but finally sell out again

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7. 

   m2d2

   February 1, 2022 at 12:15 pm

   As someone who hasnt touched bungie post reach, and wont unless they make single player games again.
   This is a meh for me.

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8. 

   louie

   February 1, 2022 at 12:40 pm

   After seeing Bungie’s recent behaviour with invalidating previously purchased content, I somehow think Sony leaving them carrying on as per normal isn’t a good thing.

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9. 

   djbear

   February 1, 2022 at 3:54 pm

   I was already pretty bored with Destiny 2 but if this is gonna result in in-game content being exclusive to sony again im gonna drop d2 entirely.

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10. 

    sholva141081

    February 1, 2022 at 4:22 pm

    This doesn’t bother me as Microsoft owns the Halo IP and Destiny 2 has become crap since all the updates. I don’t understand Sony’s reasoning behind this it would’ve made more sense for them to buy Capcom like the rumour said.

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11. 

    Jaezon

    February 1, 2022 at 5:17 pm

    Good lord, Destiny is an absolute blight on the video game industry. Dreadful game series.

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12. 

    wikig1itch

    February 2, 2022 at 8:12 am

    So many negative comments lol

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13. 

    matt1234

    February 2, 2022 at 11:20 am

    As much as i love Bungie, good luck recouping that investment with a one trick pony studio, Destiny is basically a 1-1 clone of their previous Halo games, even the enemies are just reskins of halo enemies.
    It seems strange that Bungie kept crying for independance again (first from Microsoft, then from Activision) but are quite willing to be sold to Sony – something is up there.

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