Here’s your weekly reminder that, yes, Sony is still buying Destiny developer Bungie. While the iconic studio will remain largely independent, the platform holder hopes that the purchase will help inform its output on numerous upcoming live service games. And while the billion dollar buyout is currently under investigation from the FTC, the firm’s top executives are pretty chill about it all.
“This forecast is based on the assumption that the acquisition of Bungie, which is currently under review by the relevant authority, will close in the third quarter ending 31st December, 2022,” it said of its guidance for the forthcoming fiscal year. Translation from Corporate Speak™: “We don’t give a crap about the investigation and are making plans assuming the acquisition will close.”
It’s the first real instance of the platform holder attaching a timeline to the acquisition, so it’s good to know that it should all be done and dusted by the end of the year. The investigation is important, of course, but while there tends to be a lot of bluster around these matters – see Sony’s purchase of Crunchyroll as another recent example – the ink tends to dry in the end.
[source sony.com, via thegamer.com]
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They have every reason to be chill about it, Microsofts deal of Bethesda went through and so will Activision, so there should absolutely be no way this doesn't go through
I feel like Sony will probably announce they’re next big acquisition soon.
They make one game 🤦very bizarre for FTC to stick their nose in.
The FTC just chimes in so people know they get paid to do something. They let MS, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google buy up everything in sight so of course this will go through.
I wonder if the colorations have begun or if they’re going to wait until it closes. I’m sure Sony wants input ASAP as they work to launch Factions 2.0 and more
All these deals will pass, Bungie & Activision deals will close, but the powers to be like to be heard and felt even tho they rarely say much. Next up i think Sony will buy Square and Microsoft it’s hard to say. My vote would be to get CD Project Red and lock up RPGS outside of JRPG’s. I am sure Sony and Microsoft will get a few smaller ones here and there, but there is a big rumor on mac channels that said Apple is indeed entering the gaming space outside of mobile and is rumored to be talking to Ubisoft. Patents of controllers are leaking as was a vote for what you would like to see on a Apple gaming controller. So who knows. Microsoft has said they aren’t in competition with only Sony but other big tech companies. Apple is also said to be taking on META in the gaming VR space, so maybe these Apple gaming rumors will be tied to VR. Or maybe it’s all smoke, but i don’t think so, Apple is gearing up for something bigger than just Mobile games, there’s to many signs that point towards it.
I'd rather they stopped it. Such a waste of money.
@Nem why is it a waste of money.
@4kgk2 Because Destiny 1 and 2 are the only game they have made recently. Halo is no longer under them
@VatoLoco47 Bungie is currently working on a new ip and gonna be helping the other Sony studios with they’re multiplayer games so they definitely worth it. Some of You guys on here just hate multiplayer games and want Sony to be a one trick pony and just make single player games.
@4kgk2 There are enough live service battle royal/online shooter games out there that heavily push microtransactions so are you surprised about whe people are over it. At least single player games offer a story to tell and something different.
@VatoLoco47 Who Charging us 60$ a year to play online not Ea or Activision but sony. they need to give us reasoning to keeping paying 60$ For online Themselves.
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@4kgk2 a lot of people here do have a irrational hate for multiplayer that it’s a meme , but , bungie legitimately sucks . destiny 1 and 2 are so meh and is probably the worst live service game to jump into ; plus there PvP components are so irrelevant that nobody every talks about it . halo imo was so much better , but they ain’t got that IP anymore .
what does bungie have besides looter shooter destiny ?? i think they’ve only ever made 1 fun PvP multiplayer game , meanwhile activision has some hitters
So they mention acquisitionS (plural) expected to be completed including Bungie. It would be interesting to list which known acquisition aren’t completed yet if any?
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@mucc I'm not trying to defend the FTC, but it makes sense for them to give extra scrutiny due to the volume and valuations of acquisitions recently.
@Apfelschteiner
I think the issue is the hypocrisy or at least inconsistency when they claim to be concerned about exclusivity now.
@VatoLoco47
Actually I think GaaS games might actually be able to be on day 1 PS+ some day unlike traditional Sony AAA single player games.
Different types of games for different gamers. 🤷🏼♂️
@JJ2 This is exactly what I'm expecting too.
A revamped Plus seems like the perfect places to launch first party GAAS titles.
@JJ2 It's not that uncommon for government agencies to lock the door after the horse has bolted. I wouldn't point to malice when incompetence is a far more likely reason.
@Apfelschteiner
Well I didn’t necessarily imply malice but inconsistency is just a fact here whatever the reason and it’s only fair to acknowledge it.
Are they investigating wether Sony are sane for paying that much for Bungie?
End of the day, it's Sony's money. And if they want to spend it on live action multiplayer titles, that's their desire. But Sony should also understand that their audience is traditionally not into that type of gaming. Personally as long as Sony continues to make as many single player games as they do now but with a few added on live actions, I'll be fine. They are a different demographic from myself.
Side note, if we are betting on the next acquisition, my money is on a studio: Deviation Games. Similar to Haven, started 2020ish, provided funding to make an exclusive live action game, have expanded multiple times over the past few years. Experts in shooting games, something Sony lacks since Guerilla stopped making Killzone.
@4kgk2 It's money spent in order to jump on the live service market that is already saturated. They are wasting money and playstation isn't getting more exclusives from it either.
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