Renowned game companyBungieis now officially part of the PlayStation family thanks to a multibillion-dollar buyout by Sony. AlthoughBungiewill be under the PlayStation umbrella, Bungie’s games will continue to span multiple platforms while applying its expertise to future PlayStation projects.Bungie has been making games since 1991, originally gaining recognition for itsMarathonfirst-person shooter trilogy and the hitMythseries of real-time tactics games. Microsoft acquired Bungie in 2000 which lead to theXbox launch titleHalo: Combat Evolvedsolidifying the burgeoning console’s position in the industry. TheHalofranchise would go on to be one of Bungie’s most successful projects along with 2014’s massively-multiplayer looter-shooterDestiny. Bungie’s relationship with Microsoft kept theHalofranchise confined to Xbox and PC, whileDestinymanaged to be a multiplatform success. The recent acquisition by Sony is an opportunity for Bungie to create more multiplatform games rather than exclusives.RELATED:Bungie Unveils Rewards, Armor for Destiny 2’s Next Solstice EventSony Interactive Entertainment announced its $3.6 billion bid to purchase Bungie back in January 2022, raising many questions about the future ofPlayStation and Bungie’s projects. Bungie has repeatedly stressed that the acquisition would not lead to Bungie becoming a PlayStation-exclusive studio, stating in an FAQ about the deal that “We will continue to be self-published, creatively independent, and we will continue to drive one, unified Bungie community.” In the FAQ, Bungie also stated that “We want the worlds we are creating to extend to anywhere people play games,” highlighting its intention to reach more players as a Sony subsidiary rather than be confined to PlayStation users.
AlthoughBungie is now a subsidiary of Sony, Bungie appears determined to remain independent and intends to use this as an opportunity to reach more of the PlayStation audience. Future Bungie games will most likely still be accessible to Xbox players, so longtime Bungie fans shouldn’t have much to worry about.
