In one more main blockbuster acquisition, Sony has introduced that it has made a deal to amass Future developer Bungie for $3.6 billion.
Bungie will stay “an unbiased subsidiary” of Sony Interactive Leisure, based on a GamesIndustry report, headed up by present CEO Pete Parsons. Sony additionally dedicated to holding Bungie a multiplatform developer, and it’ll have the choice “to self-publish and attain gamers wherever they select to play.”
“We have had a robust partnership with Bungie because the inception of the Future franchise, and I could not be extra thrilled to formally welcome the studio to the PlayStation household,” Sony Interactive Leisure president and CEO Jim Ryan mentioned.
“This is a crucial step in our technique to broaden the attain of PlayStation to a a lot wider viewers. We perceive how important Bungie’s group is to the studio and look ahead to supporting them as they continue to be unbiased and proceed to develop. Like Bungie, our group is core to PlayStation’s DNA, and our shared ardour for the gamer and constructing the most effective place to play will now evolve even additional.”
In its personal announcement, Bungie mentioned Sony “unconditionally helps us in all we’re,” because it “begins our journey to turn into a worldwide multi-media leisure firm.” It additionally mentioned that the acquisition may have no affect on Future 2 or the upcoming Witch Queen enlargement, and—very importantly—mentioned that its future initiatives is not going to turn into PlayStation exclusives.
“We wish the worlds we’re creating to increase to wherever folks play video games. We’ll proceed to be self-published, creatively unbiased, and we’ll proceed to drive one, unified Bungie group.”
Extra details about how the acquisition will affect Bungie and the way forward for Future 2 are up at bungie.net. We’ll replace this submit with extra data because it turns into out there.
