It has just been announced that Bungie, the video game industry giant responsible for hugely influential franchises such as Halo and Destiny, are being bought by Sony.for $3.6 billion. While Bungie is going to join up with Sony, the company has assured via their website that Bungie “will remain an independent and multi-platform studio and publisher”.
In a blog post uploaded to the Bungie website alongside this announcement, it’s written that “Bungie begins our journey to become a global multi-media entertainment company.” In the same post, a reassurance of creative freedom is given its own section, alongside the news that with Sony Interactive Entertainment’s acquisition a surge of new positions have been opened at the studio.
This deal comes a mere thirteen days following an announcement from Microsoft that the company was acquiring Activision Blizzard. While not nearly as large a purchase as Microsoft’s Gargantuan deal, this news is meaningful nonetheless thanks in large part to Bungie’s history as the original creators of Halo, one of Microsoft’s most popular franchises.
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