Sony is buying Bungie, following Microsoft’s industry-shocking takeover of Activision Blizzard. Will games like Destiny be exclusive to PS4 and PS5 in the future? Jim Ryan finds clear words.
Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Bungie. (Source: Screenshot Sony)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) buys Bungie.
- The price is 3.6 billion US dollars.
Sony has confirmed that it will buy Bungie, the developer studio known for the Destiny shooter series, for a sum of 3.6 billion US dollars, the equivalent of around 3.2 billion euros.
Bungie will remain an independent multi-platform studio despite the takeover, SIE boss Jim Ryan writes on PlayStation Blog. This means that games like Destiny will probably not be exclusive to PS4 or PS5 in the future, but will continue to be available for other platforms such as Xbox and PC.
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At the same time, Sony wants to get more game fans excited about PlayStation through the takeover and is relying on Bungie’s expertise in multi-platform gaming and live game services.
After Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Just a few weeks earlier, the gaming world trembled when Microsoft confirmed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard – for a much larger sum of money. Call of Duty will still appear on PlayStation for the time being.
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