3 A wacky, 3.6 billion end to gaming-acquisition January: Sony buys Bungie
Author: arstechnica.com
Published Date: 07/03/2022
Review: 4.57 (452 vote)
Summary: · On Monday, Sony announced plans to acquire Bungie and its Destiny series of shooters in a deal reportedly valued at $3.6 billion (in an email to
Matching search results: After Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, talk turned to how Sony and its PlayStation division would deal with the fallout of the purchase. If the Xbox becomes the exclusive home of Call of Duty games, would Sony be left out of the …
4 Did Sony Vastly Overpay For Bungie At 3.6 Billion?
Author: forbes.com
Published Date: 07/29/2022
Review: 4.38 (257 vote)
Summary: · This week, Sony got into the acquisition game by purchasing Destiny 2 developer Bungie for $3.6 billion. Did they ‘vastly overpay’ as some
Matching search results: This week, Sony got into the acquisition game by purchasing Destiny 2 developer Bungie for $3.6 billion. It’s not as much as Microsoft’s $7.5 billion purchase of Bethesda, and barely a fraction of their $70 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard …
5 Sony’s Bungie acquisition will pressure Microsoft in one crucial way
Author: inverse.com
Published Date: 01/07/2022
Review: 4.09 (326 vote)
Summary: · Last week, Microsoft dominated the gaming world. Now, it’s Sony’s turn. On January 31, the PlayStation-maker announced plans to purchase
Matching search results: Without insider information, it’s impossible to say exactly what led to Sony’s deal with Bungie, but it’s extremely unlikely that this is only a knee-jerk reaction to Microsoft. These deals take a lot longer than a week to shore up, though it’s …
6 Sony Buys Ex-Halo, Destiny Developer Bungie for 3.6 Billion
Author: pushsquare.com
Published Date: 11/16/2021
Review: 3.86 (505 vote)
Summary: · Following on from the chaos that’s been caused by Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, many have speculated over Sony’s next move
Matching search results: Without insider information, it’s impossible to say exactly what led to Sony’s deal with Bungie, but it’s extremely unlikely that this is only a knee-jerk reaction to Microsoft. These deals take a lot longer than a week to shore up, though it’s …
Summary: · Both companies announced the news on Twitter Friday, confirming that the $3.6 billion deal had gone through without any surprises. This content
Matching search results: Without insider information, it’s impossible to say exactly what led to Sony’s deal with Bungie, but it’s extremely unlikely that this is only a knee-jerk reaction to Microsoft. These deals take a lot longer than a week to shore up, though it’s …
8 Sony to buy Destiny studio Bungie for 3.6 billion
Author: usatoday.com
Published Date: 08/16/2022
Review: 3.45 (526 vote)
Summary: · Sony, which makes the PlayStation, announced a deal to buy video game studio Bungie for $3.6 billion
Matching search results: Without insider information, it’s impossible to say exactly what led to Sony’s deal with Bungie, but it’s extremely unlikely that this is only a knee-jerk reaction to Microsoft. These deals take a lot longer than a week to shore up, though it’s …
9 Analysis: Sony buying Bungie is the counter-move we were waiting for
Author: geekwire.com
Published Date: 09/01/2022
Review: 3.25 (447 vote)
Summary: · Bungie, the Bellevue, Wash.-based software developer behind the popular online shooter Destiny 2, announced Monday that it will join the Sony
Matching search results: “In SIE,” Bungie wrote on its official website, “we have found a partner who unconditionally supports us in all we are and who wants to accelerate our vision to create generation-spanning entertainment, all while preserving the creative independence …
10 Sony to Buy Halo and Destiny Game Creator Bungie for 3.6 Billion
Author: variety.com
Published Date: 08/31/2022
Review: 3.14 (314 vote)
Summary: · Sony Interactive Entertainment announced a deal to acquire Bungie, the developer behind game franchises including “Halo” and “Destiny,” for
Matching search results: “In SIE,” Bungie wrote on its official website, “we have found a partner who unconditionally supports us in all we are and who wants to accelerate our vision to create generation-spanning entertainment, all while preserving the creative independence …
Summary: · Sony completes $3.6 billion deal to buy Bungie. The developer of “Destiny” will be considered an independent subsidiary of the company
Matching search results: “In SIE,” Bungie wrote on its official website, “we have found a partner who unconditionally supports us in all we are and who wants to accelerate our vision to create generation-spanning entertainment, all while preserving the creative independence …
12 Sony is buying Destiny maker Bungie for 3.6 billion. Here’s what it gets
Author: cnet.com
Published Date: 02/07/2022
Review: 2.69 (164 vote)
Summary: · The PlayStation portfolio is poised to get a little bigger. … Bungie found itself a new owner. … Bungie, the developer behind the Halo and
Matching search results: Bungie, the developer behind the Halo and Destiny franchises, on Monday signed a deal to be sold to Sony in a deal worth a reported $3.6 billion. This purchase is far smaller than the $12.7 billion Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two Interactive is …
Summary: Sony and Bungie execs are promising that the studio will remain independent and multiplatform. But why would Sony pay nearly $4 billion to keep putting games on
Matching search results: Sony’s exclusivity strategy is becoming more flexible. Sony won the PS4 era by focusing on making really enticing games you could only play on its console, and then behind the scenes vigorously defending its ecosystem lock-in to keep PlayStation …
Summary: · Sony buying Bungie for $3.6bn … Destiny 2 and future games to remain multiplatform. … Sony has today announced it will buy Destiny maker Bungie
Matching search results: Sony’s exclusivity strategy is becoming more flexible. Sony won the PS4 era by focusing on making really enticing games you could only play on its console, and then behind the scenes vigorously defending its ecosystem lock-in to keep PlayStation …
Summary: · Unlike Microsoft, Sony is a multimedia giant with its claws on most of the entertainment industry and Bungie plans to shift to PvP games
Matching search results: However, it is not Sony’s only buy; in 2021, it bought Nixxes Software (PC port developer), Returnal developer Housemarque, The Playroom (an AR interactive game) maker Firesprite Studios, Bluepoint Games (known for making the best remastered/remake …
Summary: · July 15, 2022 Sony’s bid to acquire Destiny 2 developer Bungie is now complete. Sony Interactive Entertainment has completed a deal with
Matching search results: However, it is not Sony’s only buy; in 2021, it bought Nixxes Software (PC port developer), Returnal developer Housemarque, The Playroom (an AR interactive game) maker Firesprite Studios, Bluepoint Games (known for making the best remastered/remake …
Summary: · In yet another major blockbuster acquisition, Sony has announced that it has made a deal to acquire Destiny developer Bungie for $3.6
Matching search results: However, it is not Sony’s only buy; in 2021, it bought Nixxes Software (PC port developer), Returnal developer Housemarque, The Playroom (an AR interactive game) maker Firesprite Studios, Bluepoint Games (known for making the best remastered/remake …
18 Sony acquiring Bungie, creators of Destiny, in 3.6B deal
Author: polygon.com
Published Date: 07/06/2022
Review: 2.17 (110 vote)
Summary: · Sony is buying Bungie, the developer of Destiny 2 and the studio that originally created Halo, in a deal worth $3.6 billion,
Matching search results: “I believe that Bungie joining the PlayStation family will increase the capabilities of PlayStation Studios, and of Bungie, and achieve our vision of expanding PlayStation to hundreds of millions of gamers. For game creators, that’s always our goal: …
Summary: · Sony Interactive Entertainment today announced a deal to acquire Bungie for $3.6 billion, the latest in a string of big-ticket consolidation
Matching search results: “I believe that Bungie joining the PlayStation family will increase the capabilities of PlayStation Studios, and of Bungie, and achieve our vision of expanding PlayStation to hundreds of millions of gamers. For game creators, that’s always our goal: …
Summary: · The video game industry continues to get shaken up with major deals. Sony is buying Halo creator and Destiny developer Bungie in a deal
Matching search results: Bungie was at one point owned by Microsoft before it split off and became independent. Bungie had a publishing deal with Activision for the Destiny series but it later broke up with the company and elected to self-publish the series-this approach …
