{"id":491079,"date":"2025-11-14T23:14:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/sony-buying-bungie"},"modified":"2025-11-14T23:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:14:42","slug":"sony-has-bought-bungie-creators-of-destiny-for-3-6-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sony-has-bought-bungie-creators-of-destiny-for-3-6-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony has bought Bungie, creators of Destiny, for $3.6 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It has just been announced that Bungie<\/strong>, the video game industry giant responsible for hugely influential franchises such as Halo and Destiny, are being bought by Sony.for $3.6 billion<\/strong>. While Bungie is going to join up with Sony, the company has assured via their website<\/a> that Bungie “will remain an independent and multi-platform studio and publisher”.<\/p>\n

In a blog post uploaded to the Bungie website<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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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…<\/p>\n

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