Sony announced the completion of the acquisition of Bungie
Sony announced that it has completed the acquisition of Bungie, the developer of the Destiny series, for nearly $3.7 billion.
The acquisition of Bungie, for Sony, will strengthen the PlayStation platform game lineup, and at the same time, it can further compete with Microsoft, which acquired Activision Blizzard. Sony is expected that at least 10 real-time games will be created with Bungie’s technical resources, thereby attracting more gamers.
Prior to this, it was rumored that Bungie might join hands with NetEase Games to create a mobile game based on Destiny. At the same time, the recent release of job vacancies at Bungie also indicated that it would expand the Destiny series universe.
As for the acquisition of Bungie, Sony will maintain its independent operation and distribution, which means that Sony will maintain Bungie’s existing sufficient independent operation and development characteristics, and this will lead to greater development opportunities.
