{"id":34866,"date":"2022-01-31T16:06:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T21:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=34866"},"modified":"2022-02-16T13:38:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T18:38:13","slug":"sony-acquires-bungie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/31\/sony-acquires-bungie\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Acquires Bungie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael McWhertor<\/a> (via John Gruber<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Sony is buying Bungie, the developer of Destiny 2<\/em><\/a> and the studio that originally created Halo, in a deal worth $3.6 billion, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced Monday<\/a>.<\/p>

Bungie will remain a multiplatform studio — Destiny<\/em> 2<\/em> is available on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms — with the option to self-publish its games. The studio “will remain independent and multi-platform, will enjoy creative freedom, and their track record in developing massively successful franchises in the sci-fi shooter genre will be highly complementary to SIE’s own IP portfolio,” SIE president Jim Ryan explained in a statement<\/a>. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Jason Schreier<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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[Another] seismic gaming deal that comes just two weeks after Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard.<\/p>\n

Bungie put Xbox on the map. Now it’s part of PlayStation Studios.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Steve Troughton-Smith<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Won’t be long before all games are owned by companies that Apple has burned bridges with, rejected from the App Store, or is embroiled in lawsuits with 😛 […] At some point, Apple’s going to have to buy a big games studio just to not be locked out of the future completely.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Retrohistories<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A look at the first ten years of Bungie Software, charting their path from tiny Mac indie to Microsoft golden goose, and the sacrifices they made to achieve their immense success.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n