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Bungie’s future is not PlayStation exclusive

Bungie’s future is not PlayStation exclusive
Russell Kidson

Russell Kidson

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Sony Interactive Entertainment recently announced plans to acquire game developer Bungie for $3.6 Billion. While the acquisition news ruffled many feathers in the Xbox and Destiny 2 gaming communities and caused moderate panic over Bungie’s future developments, SIE has made it clear that they have no intention of making Bungie PlayStation Exclusive

Famous for the Halo and Destiny franchises, Bungie was under the Microsoft banner from the year 2000. In 2007 however, the developer split from Microsoft, losing its intellectual property rights to Halo, which is now developed by another of Microsoft’s acquisitions, 343 Industries. 

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO, Jim Ryan, says that after the acquisition, Bungie will remain a multi-platform studio with full rights to self-publish their IP and reach players wherever they want to play. He goes further to say that Bungie and SIE have had a strong partnership since the birth of the Destiny franchise and that he is thrilled to welcome the studio into the PlayStation fold. 

The official PlayStation blog posts also went out of their way to quell concerns, reinforcing that Bungie will sit alongside PlayStation Studios and that the two groups would collaborate on future titles and IP. Bungie clarified what the acquisition would mean for them in their own blog post. The developer called Sony Interactive Entertainment a partner who has supported them unconditionally and only hopes to bring Bungie’s vision of entertainment spanning multiple generations to fruition while allowing them to remain the creative, independent force they’ve always strived to be. 

While Destiny 2 is being promoted heavily alongside PlayStation, offering exclusive bonuses to the platform’s players, it’s pertinent to remember how intertwined Bungie has always been with PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. There is no reason at this stage to worry about Bungie’s future offerings being exclusive to Sony’s gaming platform, and all parties involved have been transparent about wanting to preserve Bungie’s independence and supporting them in their quest. 

Russell Kidson

Russell Kidson

I hail from the awe-inspiring beauty of South Africa. Born and raised in Pretoria, I've always had a deep interest in local history, particularly conflicts, architecture, and our country's rich past of being a plaything for European aristocracy. 'Tis an attempt at humor. My interest in history has since translated into hours at a time researching everything from the many reasons the Titanic sank (really, it's a wonder she ever left Belfast) to why Minecraft is such a feat of human technological accomplishment. I am an avid video gamer (Sims 4 definitely counts as video gaming, I checked) and particularly enjoy playing the part of a relatively benign overlord in Minecraft. I enjoy the diverse experiences gaming offers the player. Within the space of a few hours, a player can go from having a career as an interior decorator in Sims, to training as an archer under Niruin in Skyrim. I believe video games have so much more to teach humanity about community, kindness, and loyalty, and I enjoy the opportunity to bring concepts of the like into literary pieces.

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