Sony purchase Bungie

[Random Guy Esq.]

It’s obviously not 3.6b for them to just continue with Destiny

We know all this.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

This will have taken months, if it was a response to Blizzard is this even an adequate response?

I'm assuming you mean Bethseda (when looking at my previous post). The answer is nobody knows; We will have to see how the next 10 years plays out. Currently we don't know why they bought bungie and how it impacts Sony's future game development.

 

[V F]

Hopefully they make something other than Destiny 3. I've not been impressed by any of the Destiny games tbh.

They always looked horribly slow and floaty for my liking but their level designs were amazing.

 

[The_Arbiter]

Only today upon this news i learnt Crash is now Microsoft's. I'm so out of the loop with who's who, but i feel like both sides lack any solid IPs that interest me now, except Stalker which we've not seen yet anyway.

I do wonder if these massive purchases pay off, or devs slowly walk out and go elsewhere to do their own thing.

Though i'm not any of their target audience, so it doesn't matter.

 

[Mobius 1]

3.6 billion for one studio with one franchise? It makes the Bethesda purchase look like a bargain.

While I agree. It’s a lot for one IP. But who knows what else bungie might be working on ? They might have something else up their sleeve ? Sony must have some sort of plans in place.

 

[dirtybeatfreak]

It's not really speculation is it? You think Sony paid 3.6b for Bungie only to never release anything again? There's a big new IP in the works that we know little about. They don't have a big back catalogue but they have a wealth of experience in the industry.

huh?? Isn't that essentially what Random guy was saying??

 

[FirebarUK]

You think Sony and Bungie did this deal within 2 weeks of the Blizzard and Microsoft announcement?

Sony would have known about MSFT courting Activision/Blizzard for some time (who would have been in discussion for at least 4-5 months I reckon). They would have lined up some counter plays, like this.

 

[.Lethal]

I'm assuming you mean Bethseda (when looking at my previous post). The answer is nobody knows; We will have to see how the next 10 years plays out. Currently we don't know why they bought bungie and how it impacts Sony's future game development.

Ah yeah you said Bethesda, my mistake. Agree, we won't know until then.

huh?? Isn't that essentially what Random guy was saying??

A few posts back they said there's speculation about it, to which I said it's hardly speculation. We've been going in the same circle since

Sony would have known about MSFT courting Activision/Blizzard for some time (who would have been in discussion for at least 4-5 months I reckon). They would have lined up some counter plays, like this.

It's possible they got inside information about the deal potentially going on, deals like this are also discussed more often than we know, a lot of these discussions never lead anywhere.

 

[Random Guy Esq.]

A few posts back they said there's speculation about it, to which I said it's hardly speculation. We've been going in the same circle since

If you read the whole post you'd have seen the speculation was specifically about creating multiplayer versions of Sony's existing IPs, but you chose to ignore that.

 

[.Lethal]

If you read the whole post you'd have seen the speculation was specifically about creating multiplayer versions of Sony's existing IPs, but you chose to ignore that.

I read it Random Guy.

Just speculation, but I've seen chat online about how it's not Destiny that Sony wants, but rather Bungie's experience with MP and GaaS. It'd explain why they're not making future Destiny content PS exclusive - they want Bungie to build multiplayer and live service versions of some existing and new franchises.

Multiplayer games set in the worlds of Ghost of Tsushima (like a greatly expanded Legends mode), Horizon, The Last of Us... There were also job postings months ago of Insomniac looking for people with multiplayer experience.

Interesting thoughts, but only time will tell.

I'll repeat the same thing I said. It obviously isn't speculation that Sony spent 3.6 billion just for Destiny and purchased them for the experience they have in the gaming industry. Bungie only have 1 other big new IP being worked on and with 900+ employees you bet they'll work on other projects in the future.

If you want to tell me it's speculation about GaaS then sure lmao.

Shall we go for round 4?

 

[Random Guy Esq.]

I read it Random Guy.



I'll repeat the same thing I said. It obviously isn't speculation that Sony spent 3.6 billion just for Destiny and purchased them for the experience they have in the gaming industry. Bungie only have 1 other big new IP being worked on and with 900+ employees you bet they'll work on other projects in the future.

If you want to tell me it's speculation about GaaS then sure lmao.

Shall we go for round 4?

Well seeing as there's absolutely no point, no. We shan't.

 

[.Lethal]

Well seeing as there's absolutely no point, no. We shan't.

Have a good night @Random Guy Esq.

 

[Random Guy Esq.]

Have a good night @Random Guy Esq.

I usually do, thanks.

 

[dirtybeatfreak]

A few posts back they said there's speculation about it, to which I said it's hardly speculation. We've been going in the same circle since

Oh ok, I guess that's from another thread then as he only posted one reply in this thread before you quoted him lol??

I didn't mean to come across as taking sides, but to be fair, I still can't see the distinction you're trying to make. It sounds like you're both arguing the same point, so I'm gonna keep out of it lol

 

[.Lethal]

I didn't mean to come across as taking sides, but to be fair, I still can't see the distinction you're trying to make. It sounds like you're both arguing the same point

Pretty much yeah, all sorted now.