It seems that the battle for acquisitions is continuing in 2022. Just two weeks after the industry shattering news that Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard, Sony struck back this week hitting long-time Xbox fans where it hurts, and has acquired Bungie for $3.6 billion. Though the sticker price of the studio isn’t quite as shocking, Xbox fans will feel it somewhere else, as once Microsoft owned studio and the creators of Halo are now playing for the other team.
This deal seems to be more than meets the eye however, as Bungie and Sony both assured fans of the popular MMO shooter, Destiny, and all future Bungie projects, will remain multiplatform, staying on current platforms and developing for new ones in the future. The goal of the sale looks to be looking beyond video games.
An official statement from Bungie reads:
“We will continue to independently publish and creatively develop…
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