Bungie had said that they planned on expanding beyond games into things like movies or tv shows & I think this was the first of many steps to being able to accomplish those things.
@@joeyle9015 bungie had bought a production company in the Netherlands recently so I think that's the play. With some Sony money behind any movies or TV, I'm pretty excited
It's insane how Bungie just keeps breaking off from these huge mega publishers so that they can be independent, only to be acquired by another one, every. single. time.
Yeah but the difference between Microsoft Activision and sony is that sony will leave them alone and give them complete freedom to carry on why bungie left xbox they pitched there new game to xbox but xbox said no they wanted bungie to make halo only and with Activision they made bungie chop there game up into dlc to make more money why bungie departed from them sony will just leave them to it
Well, most of the people who initially started at Bungie left because of the heads at Bungie. 😂😂😂 The irony is they keep doing everything they said they didn't wanna do. Don't want to work on 1 game (Halo) for 10 yrs. Then they go and work ON Destiny for 10yrs + They wanted to be independent; they've been in bed with Activision and now Sony.
@@dribblepi5554 that's just a complete falsehood. Activision-Blizzard made Bungie do exactly nothing, every decision made regarding Destiny 2 was done internally, without input from Activision-Blizzard. In fact, after they left Activision-Blizzard, they kept doing the exact same things they were doing before they left. I don't know what kind of nonsense you're on, but they always intended Destiny 2 to be episodic in nature.
@@williameldridge9382 lol Activision where the ones who choped up destiny 1 to be episodic it was a known fact many years ago 🤣 and of course they had to stay with with formula after going independent and on there own how else was they going to make money after that Activision had the last say becuse they done a 10 year deal with bungie for destiny Activision paid for everything for them q0 years and had the final say on what went on get your facts right
I really just want developers to be able to sit and cook up a great game with great service afterwards, don't care how long it takes, as long as it's done right
@@lovescars Too bad it had like no content and the content it does have it took 3 years after release to add it and lost a ton of original players including me
I remember when Sony was trying to buy Digital Extremes, makers of Warframe, but they lost bidding to Tencent. Sony has been wanting a multiplatform live service game developers, so Bungie is more a response to failing with Digital Extremes
I actually don't think on a micro level that buying DE would be the best option. I love Warframe, but I've been playing for a long time and I've seen many Dev streams, as well as having read many recounts from previous employess. DE makes some great content, but they're incredibly disorganized. Just look at how many senseless additions they add simply because one or two people in charge thought it would be cool. (Sorry if I sound a little salty, thinks like K-Drives and Necramechs were a huge disappointment for me)
So nice to see that Atari CEO Soulja Boy is making the right calls for partnering with a channel that can really further the Atari brand. What a brave acquisition from a genius executive. No one can outmatch his sheer wit and savviness for a great business opportunity. Congrats Gameranx for becoming a new member of the Atari x Soulja Boy family
@@jordyninja Unnecessary hate? The dudes a con artist lol he's dropped two piece of shit consoles, one of them was full of pirated games. Imagine thinking soulja boy is going to put out a quality product
Honestly, Microsoft really didn’t lose anything from this acquisition, Halo is still their IP, and Bungie is remaining a multiplat studio. If we’re talking support for Destiny 2, I see this as a absolute win. This comment triggered a lot of people for some reason lol 😂
This is what I've always been confused about... where do we draw the line where company growth turns into monopolization? If Sony and Microsoft really wanted to they could buy all of the studios worth anything and just make them exclusive...
What I'm assuming is gonna happen with the exclusivity question is Bungie will put all of the games they create, directly from their own studio, on all platforms (any that they want to.) Then I think there will be titles that PlayStation will ask them to make or help make. Those ones may or may not end up exclusive.
I really hope so. Sony got screwed on this one big time. A old dried up husk of a developer with a broken game license that had to go free to play to get it's players back for 3.6 billion.
I surely hope not. Exclusives let devs focus on less variables in game development and they get the most out of the platform. If Exclusives go away then consoles should go away and everything stays on PC.
I'm sure conversations about this were happening for a while, but I don't believe for a moment that they didn't push this over the goal line more quickly due to falling stock prices and shareholder concerns in the midst of the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard merger. It gives them a big positive outlook to walk into their next earnings call with.
I believe so they had to combat the Xbox acquisition somehow Destiny with Sony could lead to TV or more however I would have considered Capcom it's worth 4.29B only a "bit_ more but with a ton of IP
It's pretty uncommon for this to happen when a company is healthy, not surprising with B/A but a little with Bungie. Probably a sign that a lot of these older AAA studios are getting out performed by small studios willing to take risks and make games that aren't predatory.
It is uncommon? No, not really. Plenty of companies (Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon) buy healthy companies to expand their markets. Or bring in new revenue. Or because it serves their purpose of getting IPs that help their future plans.
@@taoofjester4113 I don't see bungie as a healthy Company. Microsoft didn't want to sign them, Activision let them leave. Since then they have gone free to play and no-one I know likes Destiny 2 as of recent. Even Skill Up trashed it in his last review and he's a diehard.
@@ebenezerspludge8369 1) my reply had nothing to do with if bungie is a healthy company or not. 2) your personal opinion of Destiny and that of whomever it was that you quoted is meaningless. 3) Destiny is one of bungies biggest assets with revenue in the hundreds of millions of dollars per year. 4) Destiny 2 is one of the top five most played games in steam. 5) The overall opinion/rating of Destiny is 80% + favorable.
Sony bought them for their technology and experience making online games it seems, so they can help other studios develop better online games. At least that’s how I read the story around this acquisition. Like Sony makes great single player experiences but they haven’t really ventured into multiplayer too much or too frequently, so while games like Uncharted and GOW ascension had online modes none of them were very lasting. What I think Sony misses is games like EQ and maybe they’re gearing up for a new Sony Online division but that’s probably just hopeful thinking on my end.
@@lomelyo they left Microsoft first so I don’t think that Microsoft would try to buy them back again especially since most of the people who worked on the original Halos were brought to 343 Industries so bungie dosnt have much to offer them anymore
I think a lot of the companies realize that cross platform is really consumer friendly and I feel like that's where a lot of these things are heading towards. Who knows where we'll be in a few years. Kind of exciting. Need new IPs and better AAA games.
@@thecastleofnothing7074 yer that would not surprise me with what happened with online multiplayer. On the ps3 you never needed to pay to play games online. All you did was pay for the game and then you were set. Having to pay for cross play would not surprise me one bit but all I can say is if that does happen they can go and get screwed I will stick to single player games. There are still plenty of those.
As a Halo 1 day 1 player on the original Xbox, I don't see anything wrong or bad with this, yes Bungie was on Xbox but it doesn't matter, I think it's a good move, and Sony will catapult Bungie and destiny into the far reaches of space
I miss when Bungie worked on Halo though. I know they were pushing to become independent again so after they completed their contractual agreement with Xbox and finished Halo Reach they were able to branch off. 343 industries is doing great with Halo Infinite (gameplay wise) but the first installments of the series under Bungie were just the best imo
I like the idea of companies like Sony and Microsoft acquiring smaller companies with the intention to help them out and be free with their creativity, rather them be shackled by corrupt publishers and management. I’m hoping that Sony and Microsoft can really re-energise gaming. I also heard that Microsoft approached Sony and PlayStation about having Game Pass on their consoles, but we’re obviously denied. I’m thinking in theory it could work and if all these companies are gonna choose a side without malicious intent, platforms on all consoles can be accessible like PlayStation Now/Plus on Xbox and Game Pass on PlayStation
Microsoft purchase of Activision and Sony purchase of Bungie are related. When the split happen between Bungie and Activison it was state the contract was for 2 more years and they decided to split early. I guarantee you it was b/c activision was already in the talks with Microsoft and with Bungie leaving early it made the negotiations easier since Bungie HATED Microsoft (and said they do). Which also probably meant they could start negotiations with Sony. These deals take years not months when speaking about Billions
I don’t think so, the deal with Activision Blizzard was started on October 2021 and will close around June 2023. These announcements just reflects the intent by Microsoft and Sony to buy those companies and it’s something that can be defined really early on since like you said, these deals take a long time.
the only way Sony could really benefit from this is to make a new IP and hope it’s gonna be the next halo or destiny. Other than that there’s not many benefits especially because the only multi platform game that they have that makes a lot of money is destiny and it’s still multi platform so they’re gonna be relying heavily on new IPs for this acquisition which is completely fine but it’s hard to get excited about anything in this acquisition until we see Sony does with it.
I’ve been saying for years now that exclusivity is no longer something people invested in games want. I think that had Sony and Microsoft actually been able to get a deal together 10+ years ago when crossplay was first brought up by Xbox, we would be in a totally different timeline of games and how we approach them today, but it took developers over the course of the last few years basically making it to the point that if you *didn’t* have some form of cross platform ability, you were shooting yourself in the foot to make the big boy companies pay a bit more attention. I think it’s fun to have something like Halo be only on Xbox or Mario only on Switch etc, but aside from those big name one off titles, we really just want to be able to play whatever with whoever. Outside of memes, the console wars are pretty much over. I prefer Xbox, but all consoles are cool and fun in their own ways. And I think most people are at that same point. I really hope that this doesn’t turn Destiny back into what it was in year 1/2, with whole armor sets and weapons and campaigns locked to platforms, and that this is Bungie’s foot in the door to a great studio to start working on animations, shows, and maybe even movies revolving around the Destiny universe. Only time will tell tho 🤷🏻♂️ (Reading this back I realize it’s long. TL;DR, exclusive bad. Freedom good 😂)
But people are still invested in exclusives which is why they buy an XBox or PS or Switch. You say games like Halo should be exclusive to XBox and Mario to Switch but that's what they've been doing. PS Exclusives are also like that, they have so many great IP that should stay exclusive to them, especially since PS Exclusives focus more on story/content and gameplay than multiplayer. Sony and Microsoft studios should continue to make exclusives for their consoles but also be able to make games for both IF they want to. Microsoft can keep Halo but if their studio wants to make a multiplatform game then they should if they want and vice versa. God Of War etc can stay on PS but if the studio wants to make a game for all platforms, then let them. Taking away exclusives, takes away competition and challenges.
Weak move for Bungie.. started independent. Got absorbed into Microsoft.. then had to fight for independence, so they could make something other than endless Halo games for the rest of existence.. then they had departed for the very safe shores of Activision lol (total tyrannical control) and they were being forced into making numbered sequels every year. Struggled to gain independence again, and create what they had wanted, when they wanted, (and when the products were actually ready not just to meet deadlines.) And now they jumped back into the teeth of a giant beast, that will tell them what to do, and when to do it..! the press release sounds very nice and assuring, but things will change, they always do. and it’s not always for the better!! Honestly I interpret this as horrible news! I personally like to see as many independent companies operating independently as possible, and not just being devoured by the existing..
Completely agree. This monopolizing Microsoft and Sony are doing is hurting the industry big time. Only good thing i can think of is that Sony usualy doesn't take away the creative control of to companies they absorb, they just pump money into them.
If you want my opinion I dunno if I'd consider the expansions even worth it, Im giving witch queen a shot, but the content I lost (from it leaving gamepass) Is practically nothing... What you truly get from these expansions end up being so little in the long run
I don't blame you honestly, I bought a lot of the DLC up to BL and pre-ordered Witch Queen but considering I've lost year 1 content and we're losing y2 as well it's still a lot of paid content to just get erased like that. And even though with how Bungo is integrating story catch-ups it kinda helps but it leaves you out of some good content from y1 and y2
Bungie knows how to make fps games. Destiny 2 was my most played game of last year personally. I look forward to seeing what they have in store for us. Game on gamers.
Destiny 2 is the best multiplayer To current date. When you first start it will confuse you. As you gain your knowledge, you realize how this game is better than the rest. Unique good engine. Good pvp, ALWAYS evolving.
Let's hope there's gonna be a sudden growth in smaller gaming studios! Hell, this just got me interested in making my own games just to see if I can take a bit of study from Bungie philosophy
I started playing destiny 2 again during lockdown and got all the DLCs that are currently out this is the 2nd time I have came back to it and honestly I’m loving it. I think it would be great to see a 3rd instalment….highly unlikely but they could really shake the sandbox up and add loads of great new features for PS5
I hear you. I actually quit Destiny 2 after forsaken, and eventually came back but don't have the money to get witch green green I'm sitting out once again though hope to dive back in eventually. I honestly think sticking with just Destiny 2 is the way to go though, keep expanding on it, opening new worlds to see, new characters to meet, and most importantly new badies to blast. Whenever it reaches its end, I think Destiny will come to a close and rest in piece for the next new IP to take its' place
Im a Destiny Player, when i saw this at first, i was a bit fearful espeically since Bungie did so much to get out of the shadow of Activision, but seeing that Sony wont be touching Destiny, that Bungie still has full creative control unlike when with Activision, and that this now gives Bungie the ability to make movies or TV shows, about Destiny, I'm honestly excited
I'm really hoping for a Castlevaniaesque animated show about the Shadows of Yor or the Dark Ages. So many fantasy based live action shows have let me down(looking at you Wheel of Time). So I'm hoping we get more resources and money towards Destiny and a dope animated show out of this.
@@princephillip1481 yes, I know that, I never said Sony is Activision, I was just saying that when Bungie was with Activision, things were bad, but then when Bungie was free of Activision, things were good, and we were worried that Sony owning bungie would be bad like Activision, but Sony is being smart and is treating Bungie like an independent studio still.
You can’t exactly state that these companies are letting these companies work independently after the way things are shaking out with the Zenimax/Bethesda acquisition. Todd Howard has said all along that he was excited for EVERYONE to play Starfield on all of the usual platforms. Then immediately after the Microsoft deal went through, the first thing they did was make Starfield an EXCLUSIVE! Not a “timed” exclusive, but a FULL one. So you can’t say they’re going to let these studios continue as “status quo”, when they pulled a move like that. I have ZERO trust and faith in these companies giving a crap about players until I actually see it on a case by case basis.
Really? You’re nitpicking a minor thing and complaining over nothing. The totality is, is that Bethesda are being allowed to work autonomously without guidance or deadline pressure that their parent company puts on them. Just because it’s not being played on every single platform doesn’t immediately remove every other great part. That’s so friggen dumb, if you don’t like it go buy a PC or Series console and stfu fanboy.
@@theasthmatictraveller5050 Why would anyone buy the new xbox....I see what hes saying and how its a big deal because Sony and Microsoft are buying companies and are starting a console war and limiting platforms but with Microsoft its a bit different because pc is a easy medium. Hopefully Sony does not follow suit though because their exclusives are rarely on pc.
Honestly I'm hoping that Bungie lends some of their Live Service knowledge to others and maybe we can get a Ghost of Tsushima Legends full length Destiny sized stand alone game. Personally I'd love it.
Oh god no. Ghost of Tsushima is far superior to Destiny in every way. I don't want to pay real world money for color changes in my armor. I also don't want to pay for DLC and have the company take it away from me... But that's just me I guess.
Them leaving there games available to every console available means that they have a larger market. IT IS NOT A STUPID to let the company publish there games to all consoles.
I’ve been playing destiny for over 8 years one of the best games created and developed and honestly one of the best games To look after the community consistently and I love it
Love following this type of news. Keep it coming! I feel like, for any studio the goal is to be acquired by a larger company. Make it, sell out, bro down
From what I understand Activision approach Microsoft for the buyout. As long as Microsoft & Sony supports the dev's,eliminate crunching & back the games financially.
There’s “crunch” in virtually every single industry on the planet that has a budget and deadlines. Why game development would be any different doesn’t make sense. Neither does the fact people care about it. It’s the biggest nonissue. Good lord.
@@smelltheglove2038 Crunch generally isn't healthy. But the main reason it gets so much crap gaming wise is because it's an industry that always has eyes on it, and it's generally been shown to be an active detriment to the industry.
an extra bit to note for the deal, $1.2B of it is being given to the staff to keep them with the company. ~$800m is being offered as incentives for the first 2 years following the acquisition, while the other ~$400m is being offered as incentives to stay in the years after that. also of note is that bungie "only" has about 1000 people, we have yet to see what the distribution will look like, but assuming it doesn't wildly favour executives that's nearly $1.2m to each employee over the next number of years. I love to see the employees coming out ahead in these deals!
People are genuinely using "I haven't liked a Bungie game since Halo Reach" as an argument like the entire industry didn't spend the last 5 years trying to make their own Destiny clones 😂
I mean… I put more time into Legends Arceus in the last 72 hours than I have CoD or Destiny in the last 5-6 years And I don’t even like Pokémon than much lol
I love old school bungie but honestly they're just not worth that acquisition from Sony. All the talent that made bungie what it once was is scattered and I'll be surprised if they don't turn into the sony equivalent of rare.
I think a lot of people are being overly negative, both microsoft and sony do a GREAT job the studios they already have, if anything this just provides more money for the studios. Now if EA or Ubisoft had bought one of these it would be a different story...
@@tomsin1417 . Still are massively successful though. Good and top seller don't have to coexist. Why do you think Cardi B is massively popular while she sings about eating the sperm of a man like she is eating his babies. I instantly think of Cronos The Titan when I think of this. She sings trash and yet people love her and she will be richer than either of us and so hey, who's really winning in the end ?
Microsoft hasn't done anything for their IPs for years except Halo infinite. Sony has done a good job with their studios having quality games. If EA or Ubisoft bought companies that would be unfortunate for any companies they buy. If you pay attention to what EA and Ubisoft have been doing for years, I can't see how that is a good thing.
Getting as many people playing their games = maximizing revenue/profit potential. Hopefully these developers will receive an influx of cash so they can deliver better, more polished games to the gaming community.
@@bane9951 that's capitalism. Companies in the stock market have a fiduciary responsibility, maximize profit by any means necessary. Then share holders can be coddled and protected.
I never thought I would live to see this day come to fruition. After Bungie broke free of Microsoft and then Activision I didn't expect them to jump right back into another deal like this. I wonder how this will effect the Halo games going forward. Yes, Halo is under 343i and Microsoft's control but Bungie has on numerous occasions worked closely with 343 on new games in the franchise. I believe Jason Staton put some of the final touches on Infinite while working with Bungie. I guess that's probably done now. Oh well, thank God we (fiancee and I) picked up both the Xbox Series X and PS5 at launch. I was really beginning to wonder if Sony was taking the 9th generation as seriously as they should. Microsoft may have had a slow start but they really got things jumping during the last three months of 2021 with Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon V, and Halo Infinite. Meanwhile Sony has been in one helluva slump. Competition breeds excellence. *Update- It appears we have an armistice forming on the 9th generation battlefield and that's not good. I guess as long as Microsoft will allow Bethesda games on the PS5, Sony won't steal Bunjie's thunder from Microsoft. I'm sorry, without competition the industry will further stagnate and no one wants that. Greed is a very bad thing.
Destiny will always be one of my favorite games without a doubt, I hope PlayStation decides to do something more with the game bc it has a lot of potential
@@joemastro4695 - LOL! Bungie programmers stated, "it is hard to create content." Do you really think they will get anything out of it, since Sony has stated they will leave Destiny to Bungie?
Bungie out of all the studio's to buy...Bungie. People are saying it's because bungie wants to get into movies. Ok lets say that's the case are ya'll really expecting anything good from Bungie in terms of movies or even games at this point?
Agreed, Bungie didn't even come with the one good franchise they made over the years.... Halo. Destiny is the beggar on the street corner hassling you every time you walk near them for your pocket change.
It’s definitely for live services. If bungie got anything right with destiny it was the live service. Dedicated fans love it. The last of us multiplayer game will also be live service. It makes sense that they would want a studio that is comfortable and familiar with these types of games.
Oh yea because you can make better decisions than Sony right? It's like you telling someone to do better while not offering any advice or solution. Shows how intelligent you lmao
@@doax3333 Activision has better games. Bethesda hasn’t been relevant in years. In the long run you watch and see they will make more money off the Activision acquisition.
My thoughts on these companies buying out these platforms is to prepare for the expansion on the metaverse. As several companies are pushing products that have the capabilities to run the software as well be acessable to everyone probably…
Bungies monetization got monumentally WORSE after they left. Hopefully Sony helps them be better, as they have some of the absolute worst in the industry
Because they didn't have the money from Activision anymore and had to make some painful changes to bring in income to improve the game since it is free to play now, and since they now have funding from Sony they will be able to make more consumer friendly content hopefully
As a Destiny player, this scares me. PS exclusive content for the game actually break the way the game plays. Same with DLC releasing early on PS. It would all break the game. As long as eververse and content releases stay the same, im fine with it
@@kypdurron7315 you can actually get things for free with bright dust and there are other games with much more egregious monetization. Eververse isn't good but it by far isn't the worst
@@Spartan-sz7km im sorry, HARD disagree. Seasons are bare bones. You HAVE to give them money for the 30th, dungeons now, seasons, low bright dust rates (better than the past), xmog is god awful and a legit actual laughing stock , the season pass never gives good unique shit whereas Eververse has all the good ish, same with holiday events, and lastly a new wep crafting time gating system is coming out with witch queen, which u know will be monitized and time gated like xmog. Just because D2 players are WILLFULLY blind to their PREDATORY practices, dooesnt mean they aren't there. Under activison EVERYTHING was ona knock out list so u actually earned every eververse item just by playing the game. Imagine that. Now you just auto delete those engrams when you earn them since theyre always garbage and dupes. Plz, tell me how awesome it is. Its not, you just like the gunplay
Due to the bad path that certain companies have taken, I am happy with these acquisitions. Ubisoft and EA also need to be acquired as soon as possible so that the games return to the quality of the past.
I don't know, with Sony there's always something to gather from them, I definitely wouldn't mind if they started reviving old IPs,( Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, Ape Escape ect) that would be nice, plus they're working on that new VR headset, so that's something. With Microsoft, they look like they have some awesome heavy hitters under them now after buying Activision, especially knowing Radical Entertainment is under their belt, prototype 3 anyone? The only thing I know going for Sony, is well known IPs like R&C, HZD and GOW, but I'm looking forward to seeing what both game companies have up their sleeves for this year.
Honestly that was a carefully worded statement from Sony. I'm willing to bet "multi-platform" means Playstation and PC, maybe not right away, but eventually. If you don't think Microsoft isn't going to do the same exact thing with their acquisitions, then you are insane
The only reason Sony is keeping bungie games multiplatform is they know if they don't then Microsoft will make cod exclusive to Xbox and pc so they know better
My biggest hesitation is that Sony loves exclusives. But if they include any in D2 they will need to split the playerbase again and PS will be excluded from crossplay for certain activities or all if weapons are exclusive.
Not really though. Sony loves making THEIR OWN exclusives. They don’t take away games from other systems and then call that theirs. At first when I heard Sony bought Bungie I was annoyed and thought they were making Destiny exclusive but now that they have said they won’t do that I’m fine with this.
Destiny 2 is perfectly fine on Xbox. It's after Destiny 2, in 2024, that Xbox players will miss out on. Bungie is developing new IPs and expanding their company. They might be on PC but there is no way Sony will let them be on Xbox. Not after the moves Microsoft has pulled
See, my thing is, what could Sony plan next. I'm sure Jim Ryan knows what people want, and people want more single player focused story games. So could we see Sony potentially buy Ubisoft? What about take-two or Rockstar? What I want to see, is Sony acquiring SquareEnix. I personally think that would be the smartest decision they could make. Since square has mainly stuck with Sony as an exclusive deal (in regards to FF7 Remake [and other timed exclusive games]), I can genuinely see Sony buying them, and letting them still have their creative freedom
Am I the only one who feels like there's a narrative being pushed based on Microsoft's actions? Let's start with how Sony has always been criticized as anti-consumer because of their exclusivity. Then when Microsoft makes huge acquisitions of 3rd party multiplats people praise and sing gospel over it. Suddenly it's now become a battle based on acquisitions and not the quality delivered by the companies and studios?
Yeah, which is also weird to me because Sony has very obviously been pulling away from exclusive content. So many of their IPs have been making it to PC lately trying to be more consumer friendly. I also heard they are going to have discord on their consoles too which will make cross plat gaming so much damn nicer. Meanwhile Microsoft is trying to force everybody to use windows, which everybody fucking hates lmao.
Sony isn’t anti consumer cause of some exclusives dude, do some reading on their business practices. Like how they took away the internet browser so it’s harder to emulate games on the ps5. Or how they’re anti cross play. Their boss is also anti backwards compatibility. He thinks old PlayStation games are ugly and not as good. Stop the straw argument no one cares about some exclusives
Sony buying Bungie, but letting Bungie still control what happens to Destiny is going to be a huge letdown. When I first heard about Destiny, the rumors and what was said, made it sound like a good game. Then I pre-ordered it. When I got it, it was a huge letdown. It was a shell of a game. Then they created dlcs, which was suppose to be part of the main game. They litterally tore their game apart and released a shell. Bungie needs to relinquish control of their game to Sony. Maybe Sony can do better. Microsft acquiring Activision Blizzard. Blizzard went down hill after a while. Their main game WOW became a disaster. They released more stuff, but their stuff was locked behind a time wall, which a player had to pay for. Then the stuff that people wanted got canceled or it was pushed to a low level developer. That is why we got Warcraft 3 reforged. They could have made a lot of money with their Starcraft and Diablo genre. Will Microsoft correct what the people at Activision Blizzard incorrectly made and done with their franchises, maybe.
@@eternal_napalm6442 They never said "only coming to PS5 and PC" ever. Man... Always some f-ing weebs with anime avatars making sh-t up 🤦♂️ Here's an official statement taken from the Playstation Blog from Jim Ryan: "First off, I want to be very clear to the community that Bungie will remain an independent and multi-platform studio and publisher."
@@jerryharrison-ford1120 I'll agree with you that Sony hasn't come out and said anything... definitive... yet. I mean, multi-platform releases in the future could just simply mean releasing, day one, on PC, Mobile, Playstation and Playstation Spartacus service. The only game they (both Bungie & Sony have confirmed) that will remain on current platforms is Destiny 2... and that sorta makes sense, given the 10 year live-service nature of that game. Theres no assurances that Bungie's future projects will likewise release on Xbox/Nintendo/Stadia though...
@@dondrickdem It's a dumb game for Sony to get into lol I love both consoles and companies but Sony would get absolutely curbstomped if they played that game
I don’t like the monopolies that are forming. Feels far too similar to big tech.. pretty soon they will collaborate to push mtxs just like big tech collaborates to censor its detractors
I just feel bad for Bungie. Sure they get something out of this deal just like they got something out of every other deal but this is like a parent watching their kid strike out on their own but ending up on someone else's couch for the 3rd time now. I believe in you Bungie! You don't need no man!
at least it’s with Sony who makes really good exclusives. I can’t see this being bad at all. Finally we have a chance at getting a brand new game that’s on par or better than Halo.
People underestimate just how massive of a game Destiny 2 is. It gave them nearly half a billion dollars in revenue in 2019 alone. And with it gaining more interest again because Bungie finally decided to make actual good seasons, not to mention Witch Queen coming in just a few weeks, I'm expecting them to earn even more than that. Sony would be very happy if they're able to have even just 1/4 return of their investment in just ONE year.
I’m a little worried about PlayStation exclusive content being reintroduced to Destiny 2. Wavesplitter was exclusive for a while, so I had to wait for it (not that it was anything crazy, but it’s a cool gun).
Such a good move from Sony. Destiny makes some serious bank on all platforms and the fact they won't be exclusive puts pressure on Microsoft to do the same with all the studios they have bought
@@xx622 the amount number of your comment really shows that there are bunch of hypocrites fighting over a piece of entertainment and its really striking me out lmao
You know if Microsoft and Sony only put out exclusive games to their respective platforms would be a really stupid move on both companies. Since games are going multiplatform having exclusive games doesn't make sense as a profit standpoint. Keeping games multiplatform increases your potential for profit making.
Yeah, but they want people to buy their consoles to make more money. That is why exclusive games are done for. The writer/creator of the games want their games across every platform because they want their money and they want their name out there.
Bungie had said that they planned on expanding beyond games into things like movies or tv shows & I think this was the first of many steps to being able to accomplish those things.
That would tie in nicely to what I believe Sony's plans are for Spartacus
Lemme guess we would have to grind to see every time we want to see the next scene.
Low key some Destiny lore would go hard as movies or tvs.
Destiny would make a great show imo. Some of the best story going
@@joeyle9015 bungie had bought a production company in the Netherlands recently so I think that's the play. With some Sony money behind any movies or TV, I'm pretty excited
It's insane how Bungie just keeps breaking off from these huge mega publishers so that they can be independent, only to be acquired by another one, every. single. time.
Yeah but the difference between Microsoft Activision and sony is that sony will leave them alone and give them complete freedom to carry on why bungie left xbox they pitched there new game to xbox but xbox said no they wanted bungie to make halo only and with Activision they made bungie chop there game up into dlc to make more money why bungie departed from them sony will just leave them to it
Well, most of the people who initially started at Bungie left because of the heads at Bungie.
😂😂😂
The irony is they keep doing everything they said they didn't wanna do.
Don't want to work on 1 game (Halo) for 10 yrs. Then they go and work ON Destiny for 10yrs +
They wanted to be independent; they've been in bed with Activision and now Sony.
@@dribblepi5554 that's just a complete falsehood. Activision-Blizzard made Bungie do exactly nothing, every decision made regarding Destiny 2 was done internally, without input from Activision-Blizzard. In fact, after they left Activision-Blizzard, they kept doing the exact same things they were doing before they left. I don't know what kind of nonsense you're on, but they always intended Destiny 2 to be episodic in nature.
@@williameldridge9382 lol Activision where the ones who choped up destiny 1 to be episodic it was a known fact many years ago 🤣 and of course they had to stay with with formula after going independent and on there own how else was they going to make money after that Activision had the last say becuse they done a 10 year deal with bungie for destiny Activision paid for everything for them q0 years and had the final say on what went on get your facts right
@@dribblepi5554 they r still doing that without Activision
I really just want developers to be able to sit and cook up a great game with great service afterwards, don't care how long it takes, as long as it's done right
Star citizen is the one you want then.
Well Destiny is a great fucking game with great service as well in my opinion at least
@@lovescars Too bad it had like no content and the content it does have it took 3 years after release to add it and lost a ton of original players including me
@@lovescars excellent gameplay, terrible grift. Taking stuff you already paid for and reselling it to you is, a garbage business practice.
Have you ever heard of Square Enix?
I remember when Sony was trying to buy Digital Extremes, makers of Warframe, but they lost bidding to Tencent. Sony has been wanting a multiplatform live service game developers, so Bungie is more a response to failing with Digital Extremes
Interesting! I didn't know they went for DE that would've been a good fit
Live service game developers? In other words, if they do release a new IP, it won’t be anything to get excited about. 😞
Warframe? The shiny outfits simulator? Lol DE can keep that shit
I actually don't think on a micro level that buying DE would be the best option. I love Warframe, but I've been playing for a long time and I've seen many Dev streams, as well as having read many recounts from previous employess. DE makes some great content, but they're incredibly disorganized. Just look at how many senseless additions they add simply because one or two people in charge thought it would be cool. (Sorry if I sound a little salty, thinks like K-Drives and Necramechs were a huge disappointment for me)
Tencent bought DE? When?
So nice to see that Atari CEO Soulja Boy is making the right calls for partnering with a channel that can really further the Atari brand. What a brave acquisition from a genius executive. No one can outmatch his sheer wit and savviness for a great business opportunity. Congrats Gameranx for becoming a new member of the Atari x Soulja Boy family
Atari: YOOOOUL
NOICE
The fact this isn't top comment just goes to show the unneccesary hate Soulja Boy/ Atari are STILL receiving smfh
@@jordyninja dude when he comes out with a console better than a tiger flash game then people can talk
@@jordyninja Unnecessary hate? The dudes a con artist lol he's dropped two piece of shit consoles, one of them was full of pirated games. Imagine thinking soulja boy is going to put out a quality product
Honestly, Microsoft really didn’t lose anything from this acquisition, Halo is still their IP, and Bungie is remaining a multiplat studio. If we’re talking support for Destiny 2, I see this as a absolute win.
This comment triggered a lot of people for some reason lol 😂
You literally typed this 3 seconds after this video dropped. Take you hot take to Twitter bro. 😂
Same here
@@Ronald_Raegun You’re acting like I just heard the news lmao, I don’t even use Twitter, don’t know why you’re getting triggered over my comment 😂
@@sirkthegod6627 cos you sound like one of the clueless Xbox fanboys who live on Twitter lol
@@Ronald_Raegun Imagine getting offended because someone typed their comment quickly lmao
This is what I've always been confused about... where do we draw the line where company growth turns into monopolization?
If Sony and Microsoft really wanted to they could buy all of the studios worth anything and just make them exclusive...
seems like a good question for the courts and US government
I mean Sony and Microsoft don't even own 50 percent not even close
@@ready1player31 ... and also the rest of the world. Don't forget other places exist.
Microsoft could just buy sony by that point
@@BygoneT yea but they’re both based on the US now so
What I'm assuming is gonna happen with the exclusivity question is Bungie will put all of the games they create, directly from their own studio, on all platforms (any that they want to.)
Then I think there will be titles that PlayStation will ask them to make or help make. Those ones may or may not end up exclusive.
"ask them to make or help make." are you dumb? they bought the studio ffs
Seeing Bungie has a record of being bought to raise money and then buying out in the future, I'm expecting more of the same.
Far point there.
I really hope so. Sony got screwed on this one big time. A old dried up husk of a developer with a broken game license that had to go free to play to get it's players back for 3.6 billion.
Honestly i just hope exclusive games become a thing of the past and people can just play all games on the platform they choose.
100% agree. So sick and tired of the console wars. Just make AAA games for everyone not for people who own a specific console.
I'm more concern about time exclusive stuff but I agree
It'd be cool but i doubt it'll happen, exclusives give companies an upper hand so whoever has the better exclusives won't want to give them up
I surely hope not. Exclusives let devs focus on less variables in game development and they get the most out of the platform. If Exclusives go away then consoles should go away and everything stays on PC.
but if sony or xbox use alot of resources on a exclusive why would they want to give it to another company that does the same thing
I'm sure conversations about this were happening for a while, but I don't believe for a moment that they didn't push this over the goal line more quickly due to falling stock prices and shareholder concerns in the midst of the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard merger. It gives them a big positive outlook to walk into their next earnings call with.
This kind of deal cant really be rushed like that. Huge amounts of red tape
@@Tatwinus They can agree to buy/sell, but it is not finalized after the red tape.
Bungie has no games . Lets be real here. Destiny is a terrible game . Halo and destiny are there only games. Besides a 1990s game lol.
@@berserk1934 bruh
I believe so they had to combat the Xbox acquisition somehow Destiny with Sony could lead to TV or more however I would have considered Capcom it's worth 4.29B only a "bit_ more but with a ton of IP
It's pretty uncommon for this to happen when a company is healthy, not surprising with B/A but a little with Bungie. Probably a sign that a lot of these older AAA studios are getting out performed by small studios willing to take risks and make games that aren't predatory.
I would bet that is the reason why Bungie signed with Sony. It's a shame, Sony really got ripped off on this one.
Indie games are taking off lately
It is uncommon? No, not really. Plenty of companies (Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon) buy healthy companies to expand their markets. Or bring in new revenue. Or because it serves their purpose of getting IPs that help their future plans.
@@taoofjester4113 I don't see bungie as a healthy Company. Microsoft didn't want to sign them, Activision let them leave. Since then they have gone free to play and no-one I know likes Destiny 2 as of recent. Even Skill Up trashed it in his last review and he's a diehard.
@@ebenezerspludge8369 1) my reply had nothing to do with if bungie is a healthy company or not. 2) your personal opinion of Destiny and that of whomever it was that you quoted is meaningless. 3) Destiny is one of bungies biggest assets with revenue in the hundreds of millions of dollars per year. 4) Destiny 2 is one of the top five most played games in steam. 5) The overall opinion/rating of Destiny is 80% + favorable.
Sony bought them for their technology and experience making online games it seems, so they can help other studios develop better online games. At least that’s how I read the story around this acquisition.
Like Sony makes great single player experiences but they haven’t really ventured into multiplayer too much or too frequently, so while games like Uncharted and GOW ascension had online modes none of them were very lasting. What I think Sony misses is games like EQ and maybe they’re gearing up for a new Sony Online division but that’s probably just hopeful thinking on my end.
they need something like deathloop and microtransaction game
@@starxhilmie makes sense
Or maybe Sony bought them because if Microsoft bought them they would take another studio off the Playstation ecosystem.
@@lomelyo they left Microsoft first so I don’t think that Microsoft would try to buy them back again especially since most of the people who worked on the original Halos were brought to 343 Industries so bungie dosnt have much to offer them anymore
Brah Uncharted 3 was the best online third person shooter in the world for me
I think a lot of the companies realize that cross platform is really consumer friendly and I feel like that's where a lot of these things are heading towards. Who knows where we'll be in a few years. Kind of exciting. Need new IPs and better AAA games.
Give it about five years crossplay, probably will somehow to make you pay for crossplay somehow
@@thecastleofnothing7074 yer that would not surprise me with what happened with online multiplayer. On the ps3 you never needed to pay to play games online. All you did was pay for the game and then you were set. Having to pay for cross play would not surprise me one bit but all I can say is if that does happen they can go and get screwed I will stick to single player games. There are still plenty of those.
better mmorpg AAA !!! think about game like witcher to be mmo with pvp !!!!!! god damn boy !!!!!
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Consumer Friendly and Cross Platform are not the same thing at all.
As a Halo 1 day 1 player on the original Xbox, I don't see anything wrong or bad with this, yes Bungie was on Xbox but it doesn't matter, I think it's a good move, and Sony will catapult Bungie and destiny into the far reaches of space
I miss when Bungie worked on Halo though. I know they were pushing to become independent again so after they completed their contractual agreement with Xbox and finished Halo Reach they were able to branch off. 343 industries is doing great with Halo Infinite (gameplay wise) but the first installments of the series under Bungie were just the best imo
Xbox still owns halo
@@Xnoob1000 We know, dude.
Bungie wanted to be a independent company yet get bought out
So you're old. Gotcha
I like the idea of companies like Sony and Microsoft acquiring smaller companies with the intention to help them out and be free with their creativity, rather them be shackled by corrupt publishers and management. I’m hoping that Sony and Microsoft can really re-energise gaming. I also heard that Microsoft approached Sony and PlayStation about having Game Pass on their consoles, but we’re obviously denied. I’m thinking in theory it could work and if all these companies are gonna choose a side without malicious intent, platforms on all consoles can be accessible like PlayStation Now/Plus on Xbox and Game Pass on PlayStation
With an imagination this active you should write the next Harry Potter script
Microsoft purchase of Activision and Sony purchase of Bungie are related. When the split happen between Bungie and Activison it was state the contract was for 2 more years and they decided to split early. I guarantee you it was b/c activision was already in the talks with Microsoft and with Bungie leaving early it made the negotiations easier since Bungie HATED Microsoft (and said they do). Which also probably meant they could start negotiations with Sony. These deals take years not months when speaking about Billions
I don’t think so, the deal with Activision Blizzard was started on October 2021 and will close around June 2023. These announcements just reflects the intent by Microsoft and Sony to buy those companies and it’s something that can be defined really early on since like you said, these deals take a long time.
Not even close. One in minor and the other massive.
the only way Sony could really benefit from this is to make a new IP and hope it’s gonna be the next halo or destiny. Other than that there’s not many benefits especially because the only multi platform game that they have that makes a lot of money is destiny and it’s still multi platform so they’re gonna be relying heavily on new IPs for this acquisition which is completely fine but it’s hard to get excited about anything in this acquisition until we see Sony does with it.
in gaming yeah, but sony can make destiny into a film franchise
Lol I think I'll believe Sony's business plans over your theories if it's all the same chap..
@@MorrisseyMuse Why so personal lol coming like he offended you. You need to step back.
Bungie already has a game set for 2025 - no idea how this is going to affect that.
as well as buying square or something
I will say I'm shocked that Bungie was acquired by Sony. Also you inspired me to investigate what Atari is doing now days.
I haven't heard anyone mention Atari in years.
Yeah what's up with atari lately cause I haven't heard from them in years.
Atari is doing lootbox nfts...
@@Dotsially what the hell? really?
Who gives a fck bout Atari haha
Here's to hoping it all works out and we get some really cool games out of it. Cautiously optimistic.
I’ve been saying for years now that exclusivity is no longer something people invested in games want. I think that had Sony and Microsoft actually been able to get a deal together 10+ years ago when crossplay was first brought up by Xbox, we would be in a totally different timeline of games and how we approach them today, but it took developers over the course of the last few years basically making it to the point that if you *didn’t* have some form of cross platform ability, you were shooting yourself in the foot to make the big boy companies pay a bit more attention. I think it’s fun to have something like Halo be only on Xbox or Mario only on Switch etc, but aside from those big name one off titles, we really just want to be able to play whatever with whoever. Outside of memes, the console wars are pretty much over. I prefer Xbox, but all consoles are cool and fun in their own ways. And I think most people are at that same point. I really hope that this doesn’t turn Destiny back into what it was in year 1/2, with whole armor sets and weapons and campaigns locked to platforms, and that this is Bungie’s foot in the door to a great studio to start working on animations, shows, and maybe even movies revolving around the Destiny universe. Only time will tell tho 🤷🏻♂️
(Reading this back I realize it’s long. TL;DR, exclusive bad. Freedom good 😂)
The thing is, I got a PS4 as a Christmas present, I prefer the controller, and I prefer the UI.
But all I want is to play halo.
But people are still invested in exclusives which is why they buy an XBox or PS or Switch.
You say games like Halo should be exclusive to XBox and Mario to Switch but that's what they've been doing. PS Exclusives are also like that, they have so many great IP that should stay exclusive to them, especially since PS Exclusives focus more on story/content and gameplay than multiplayer.
Sony and Microsoft studios should continue to make exclusives for their consoles but also be able to make games for both IF they want to.
Microsoft can keep Halo but if their studio wants to make a multiplatform game then they should if they want and vice versa. God Of War etc can stay on PS but if the studio wants to make a game for all platforms, then let them.
Taking away exclusives, takes away competition and challenges.
As long as there are still three combatants active in the console wars I don’t see them as being over.
@@dascreeb5205 I actually have a converter that lets me use playstation controllers on xbox or vice versa.
Actually crossplay was brought up when the ps2 was out by Sony but Microsoft refused.
They should let Bungie revive the Killzone games. I feel like they would do a good job with a franchise like that.
Glad to see this was really wanting some answers to all the question that are going around.
I really needed that joke, I love all things Gameranx so keep doing you and keep the content coming.
Weak move for Bungie.. started independent. Got absorbed into Microsoft.. then had to fight for independence, so they could make something other than endless Halo games for the rest of existence.. then they had departed for the very safe shores of Activision lol (total tyrannical control) and they were being forced into making numbered sequels every year. Struggled to gain independence again, and create what they had wanted, when they wanted, (and when the products were actually ready not just to meet deadlines.) And now they jumped back into the teeth of a giant beast, that will tell them what to do, and when to do it..! the press release sounds very nice and assuring, but things will change, they always do. and it’s not always for the better!! Honestly I interpret this as horrible news! I personally like to see as many independent companies operating independently as possible, and not just being devoured by the existing..
Completely agree. This monopolizing Microsoft and Sony are doing is hurting the industry big time. Only good thing i can think of is that Sony usualy doesn't take away the creative control of to companies they absorb, they just pump money into them.
I’d love to get back into destiny but I’m afraid of spending money on expansions only for it to be “vaulted.”
If you want my opinion I dunno if I'd consider the expansions even worth it, Im giving witch queen a shot, but the content I lost (from it leaving gamepass) Is practically nothing... What you truly get from these expansions end up being so little in the long run
@@ltsmithneko very good point!
Then don’t play, go play something else
@@kellofkells6002 stop. Get some help
I don't blame you honestly, I bought a lot of the DLC up to BL and pre-ordered Witch Queen but considering I've lost year 1 content and we're losing y2 as well it's still a lot of paid content to just get erased like that. And even though with how Bungo is integrating story catch-ups it kinda helps but it leaves you out of some good content from y1 and y2
Bungie knows how to make fps games. Destiny 2 was my most played game of last year personally. I look forward to seeing what they have in store for us. Game on gamers.
D2 is held together by twenty year old shit P2P code.
@@Quaaludio No it isn't, actually. They reworked it with the last expansion. Nice try, hater.
@@Quaaludio bet you couldn't make a ham sandwich, much less a video game. Take your hate somewhere else.
@@theholypopechodeii4367 they have reworked on it but with sony supervising them ,they could help other studios to make multiplayer games .
Destiny 2 is the best multiplayer
To current date.
When you first start it will confuse you. As you gain your knowledge, you realize how this game is better than the rest. Unique good engine. Good pvp, ALWAYS evolving.
Let's hope there's gonna be a sudden growth in smaller gaming studios! Hell, this just got me interested in making my own games just to see if I can take a bit of study from Bungie philosophy
Make some Games to makes some Gains. Respect. ✊🏼
Go for it bud power to the gamers! If you made a game I play it
U got this
I started playing destiny 2 again during lockdown and got all the DLCs that are currently out this is the 2nd time I have came back to it and honestly I’m loving it. I think it would be great to see a 3rd instalment….highly unlikely but they could really shake the sandbox up and add loads of great new features for PS5
I love the game just feel like I dropped way too much money on one game especially when they vaulted some of the content we all payed for
3rd installment = everyone will quit, everyone
I hear you. I actually quit Destiny 2 after forsaken, and eventually came back but don't have the money to get witch green green I'm sitting out once again though hope to dive back in eventually. I honestly think sticking with just Destiny 2 is the way to go though, keep expanding on it, opening new worlds to see, new characters to meet, and most importantly new badies to blast. Whenever it reaches its end, I think Destiny will come to a close and rest in piece for the next new IP to take its' place
@@Calamity_Leo frankly I'd rather of had a 3rd game when they launched Beyond Light
Destiny 2 is ending in 2024. Bungie has it all lined up. They are creating multiple new IPs, though
Im a Destiny Player, when i saw this at first, i was a bit fearful espeically since Bungie did so much to get out of the shadow of Activision, but seeing that Sony wont be touching Destiny, that Bungie still has full creative control unlike when with Activision, and that this now gives Bungie the ability to make movies or TV shows, about Destiny, I'm honestly excited
I'm really hoping for a Castlevaniaesque animated show about the Shadows of Yor or the Dark Ages. So many fantasy based live action shows have let me down(looking at you Wheel of Time).
So I'm hoping we get more resources and money towards Destiny and a dope animated show out of this.
Dude Sony is NOT Activision. 🙄🙄
@@princephillip1481 yes, I know that, I never said Sony is Activision, I was just saying that when Bungie was with Activision, things were bad, but then when Bungie was free of Activision, things were good, and we were worried that Sony owning bungie would be bad like Activision, but Sony is being smart and is treating Bungie like an independent studio still.
@@silver07bolt felwinter and the ironlords, or a series about the dark universe
@@Velocity_AU Fair enough 👍
You can’t exactly state that these companies are letting these companies work independently after the way things are shaking out with the Zenimax/Bethesda acquisition.
Todd Howard has said all along that he was excited for EVERYONE to play Starfield on all of the usual platforms. Then immediately after the Microsoft deal went through, the first thing they did was make Starfield an EXCLUSIVE! Not a “timed” exclusive, but a FULL one.
So you can’t say they’re going to let these studios continue as “status quo”, when they pulled a move like that. I have ZERO trust and faith in these companies giving a crap about players until I actually see it on a case by case basis.
Really? You’re nitpicking a minor thing and complaining over nothing. The totality is, is that Bethesda are being allowed to work autonomously without guidance or deadline pressure that their parent company puts on them. Just because it’s not being played on every single platform doesn’t immediately remove every other great part.
That’s so friggen dumb, if you don’t like it go buy a PC or Series console and stfu fanboy.
@@theasthmatictraveller5050 Why would anyone buy the new xbox....I see what hes saying and how its a big deal because Sony and Microsoft are buying companies and are starting a console war and limiting platforms but with Microsoft its a bit different because pc is a easy medium. Hopefully Sony does not follow suit though because their exclusives are rarely on pc.
Oh so Sony makes bloodborne or Spiderman exclusive is OK but when microstt does it you lose you're mind
@@BoleDaPole Sony funded Bloodborne and Spiderman, Microsoft did not fund Starfield
Sony needed a dev with some fps chops and they got one. I would love to see bungie make a new game with a compelling single player campaign
Who cares about singleplayer haha
@Master Oak it makes them hundreds of millions so why not
@@maso1430 many people
Never gonna happen now. Bungie is addicted to Microtransactions now.
Honestly I'm hoping that Bungie lends some of their Live Service knowledge to others and maybe we can get a Ghost of Tsushima Legends full length Destiny sized stand alone game. Personally I'd love it.
just a shame destiny doesn't feel that way already
but I'd recommend Tenchu Z, ac unity and splinter cell blacklist as history references on how ghost ought to go
Oh god no. Ghost of Tsushima is far superior to Destiny in every way. I don't want to pay real world money for color changes in my armor. I also don't want to pay for DLC and have the company take it away from me... But that's just me I guess.
Them leaving there games available to every console available means that they have a larger market. IT IS NOT A STUPID to let the company publish there games to all consoles.
I’ve been playing destiny for over 8 years one of the best games created and developed and honestly one of the best games To look after the community consistently and I love it
Lol game is trash and the grind sucks. Also pretty much need to spend money to get good gear
@@FresnoBoy6star
Facts.
Could of put that money towards purchasing Square, Capcom or Konami
They would have needed more plus read the full news. They said their acquisition news aren’t over yet.
Love following this type of news. Keep it coming! I feel like, for any studio the goal is to be acquired by a larger company. Make it, sell out, bro down
I need a make it, sell out, bro down shirt.
From what I understand Activision approach Microsoft for the buyout. As long as Microsoft & Sony supports the dev's,eliminate crunching & back the games financially.
There’s “crunch” in virtually every single industry on the planet that has a budget and deadlines. Why game development would be any different doesn’t make sense. Neither does the fact people care about it. It’s the biggest nonissue. Good lord.
@@smelltheglove2038 Yup. There sure is.
@@smelltheglove2038 I'm confused 🤔 do you support crunch or are you saying we just have to accept it.
@@dallasknight4854 it’s obvious you are confused.
@@smelltheglove2038 Crunch generally isn't healthy. But the main reason it gets so much crap gaming wise is because it's an industry that always has eyes on it, and it's generally been shown to be an active detriment to the industry.
an extra bit to note for the deal, $1.2B of it is being given to the staff to keep them with the company. ~$800m is being offered as incentives for the first 2 years following the acquisition, while the other ~$400m is being offered as incentives to stay in the years after that.
also of note is that bungie "only" has about 1000 people, we have yet to see what the distribution will look like, but assuming it doesn't wildly favour executives that's nearly $1.2m to each employee over the next number of years. I love to see the employees coming out ahead in these deals!
My heart stopped when you guys said you partnered with Atari, like come on man, don't make me panic like that lol
The joke was akin to startling an old man. Not very funny.
People really don't realize how huge and strong Destiny 2 is. It's very populated and brings in boatloads of money.
People just love to hate on it for some reason. It clearly stands the test of time.
People are genuinely using "I haven't liked a Bungie game since Halo Reach" as an argument like the entire industry didn't spend the last 5 years trying to make their own Destiny clones 😂
Microsoft: [buys Activison/Blizzard]
Sony: [buys Bungie]
Nintendo: "Hey, did you guys enjoy your weekend with Bidoof?"
COD, Destiny 2 or Pokemon....this is why Nintendo will always be king of gaming.. lol
I mean… I put more time into Legends Arceus in the last 72 hours than I have CoD or Destiny in the last 5-6 years
And I don’t even like Pokémon than much lol
Sony needs to buy EA that would be good money
Nintendo knows peope will buy anything Pokemon thats why they give you new game with gamecube graphics.
@@asefnirumand2355 nah, EA sucks
The lore of Destiny can run extremely deep with past history and future tales. I can see side stories or gameplay that arch into games or video media.
I love old school bungie but honestly they're just not worth that acquisition from Sony.
All the talent that made bungie what it once was is scattered and I'll be surprised if they don't turn into the sony equivalent of rare.
Yeah, no way bungie is worth $3.6 billion.
Yeah... Getting "MS buys Rare" in the early 00's vibe.
(Good company, slightly past its peak)
@@kryten09 I agree. It would be interesting to see what they could do with a non fps game if that what they want to do.
I think a lot of people are being overly negative, both microsoft and sony do a GREAT job the studios they already have, if anything this just provides more money for the studios. Now if EA or Ubisoft had bought one of these it would be a different story...
EA they are terrible but Ubisoft games nowadays are super trash
@@tomsin1417 . Still are massively successful though. Good and top seller don't have to coexist. Why do you think Cardi B is massively popular while she sings about eating the sperm of a man like she is eating his babies. I instantly think of Cronos The Titan when I think of this. She sings trash and yet people love her and she will be richer than either of us and so hey, who's really winning in the end ?
Microsoft hasn't done anything for their IPs for years except Halo infinite. Sony has done a good job with their studios having quality games. If EA or Ubisoft bought companies that would be unfortunate for any companies they buy. If you pay attention to what EA and Ubisoft have been doing for years, I can't see how that is a good thing.
Getting as many people playing their games = maximizing revenue/profit potential. Hopefully these developers will receive an influx of cash so they can deliver better, more polished games to the gaming community.
Influx of cash means less creative freedom
@@bane9951 that's capitalism.
Companies in the stock market have a fiduciary responsibility, maximize profit by any means necessary. Then share holders can be coddled and protected.
They'll change their tune once Microsoft makes Call of duty exclusive to the Xbox gaming family in 2026 when the current deal with Sony ends.
Xbox: “I’m dating all your exes!”
Sony: “I’m dating your dad.”
Good job for Sony, I played destiny but it just got old fairly quickly for me
I never thought I would live to see this day come to fruition. After Bungie broke free of Microsoft and then Activision I didn't expect them to jump right back into another deal like this. I wonder how this will effect the Halo games going forward. Yes, Halo is under 343i and Microsoft's control but Bungie has on numerous occasions worked closely with 343 on new games in the franchise. I believe Jason Staton put some of the final touches on Infinite while working with Bungie. I guess that's probably done now. Oh well, thank God we (fiancee and I) picked up both the Xbox Series X and PS5 at launch.
I was really beginning to wonder if Sony was taking the 9th generation as seriously as they should. Microsoft may have had a slow start but they really got things jumping during the last three months of 2021 with Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon V, and Halo Infinite. Meanwhile Sony has been in one helluva slump. Competition breeds excellence.
*Update- It appears we have an armistice forming on the 9th generation battlefield and that's not good. I guess as long as Microsoft will allow Bethesda games on the PS5, Sony won't steal Bunjie's thunder from Microsoft. I'm sorry, without competition the industry will further stagnate and no one wants that. Greed is a very bad thing.
Ps is never getting halo
I’m pretty sure Staten is no longer with Bungie. Hell, Bungie barely has anyone from the Halo days.
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I did not know that...well, good for 343i they have a good one with Staton.
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No, I never said they would.
Infinite sucks
Hats off to you guys for making videos on gaming news, even on recent news; i.e, bungie acqustition
Yooo great video. Great edits
Glad you enjoyed
@@gameranxTV of course I love all the videos but today's was on point!
Destiny will always be one of my favorite games without a doubt, I hope PlayStation decides to do something more with the game bc it has a lot of potential
Bungie needs a new engine (Sony) ...our wish may come soon
@@joemastro4695 - LOL! Bungie programmers stated, "it is hard to create content." Do you really think they will get anything out of it, since Sony has stated they will leave Destiny to Bungie?
Bungie out of all the studio's to buy...Bungie. People are saying it's because bungie wants to get into movies. Ok lets say that's the case are ya'll really expecting anything good from Bungie in terms of movies or even games at this point?
They are expanding. Have been working on another IP for about a year now. We shall see what the future brings.
I think Sony acquiring Capcom or from software would be a huge blow
Agreed, Bungie didn't even come with the one good franchise they made over the years.... Halo. Destiny is the beggar on the street corner hassling you every time you walk near them for your pocket change.
It’s definitely for live services. If bungie got anything right with destiny it was the live service. Dedicated fans love it. The last of us multiplayer game will also be live service. It makes sense that they would want a studio that is comfortable and familiar with these types of games.
Love to see what they might do with one of my favorite game titles!
im a playstation dude but i really really love halo hahaha
Sony is trying to get Bungie to fill the “FPS void” knowing that COD is leaving eventually.
Exactly
But they had a lot of fps-games and series on the ps3, where did they all go?! 🤔
Sony need to do better.
how
Oh yea because you can make better decisions than Sony right? It's like you telling someone to do better while not offering any advice or solution. Shows how intelligent you lmao
Oh yeah Microsoft! You bought Activision Blizzard! We bought Bungie! So there! 😂
Maybe this is step 1 of many steps. You think this was in reaction to Microsoft? That was 2 weeks ago.
@@markmurex6559 baby steps
I hope that destiny 2 the final shape be a taken king sized dlc at least and a longer raid and one dungeon experience
Out of every studio they could've bought, they picked Bungie? Yikes...
Seriously! I 100% agree. Way overpriced
They can still buy more, bro.
It’s definitely not a response to Microsoft buying Activision blizzard but it could be a response to them buying Bethesda which happened a while ago
Yeah I feel the acquisition of Activision was much bigger
How do you even compare the two? Please explain.
If they want to top they would have to buy ea, take 2, ubiasoft, capcom and sega
@@doax3333 Activision has better games. Bethesda hasn’t been relevant in years. In the long run you watch and see they will make more money off the Activision acquisition.
@@senatorarmstrong2100 LOL Yep pretty much they have to buy EA if you wanna top that
My thoughts on these companies buying out these platforms is to prepare for the expansion on the metaverse. As several companies are pushing products that have the capabilities to run the software as well be acessable to everyone probably…
You're probably right. These are just chess moves for the elite. One step at a time.
That wasn’t a terrible joke, had me hook line and sinker 🤣
Those one don’t usually get me!
Well played and Ty ✌️💜
Bungies monetization got monumentally WORSE after they left. Hopefully Sony helps them be better, as they have some of the absolute worst in the industry
Because they didn't have the money from Activision anymore and had to make some painful changes to bring in income to improve the game since it is free to play now, and since they now have funding from Sony they will be able to make more consumer friendly content hopefully
As a Destiny player, this scares me. PS exclusive content for the game actually break the way the game plays. Same with DLC releasing early on PS. It would all break the game. As long as eververse and content releases stay the same, im fine with it
That's what I hate, time exclusive stuff
"The same?!" Eververse and their current monetization is some of the worst in the entire industry. I hope its gets monumentally improved
@@kypdurron7315 you can actually get things for free with bright dust and there are other games with much more egregious monetization. Eververse isn't good but it by far isn't the worst
@@Spartan-sz7km im sorry, HARD disagree. Seasons are bare bones. You HAVE to give them money for the 30th, dungeons now, seasons, low bright dust rates (better than the past), xmog is god awful and a legit actual laughing stock , the season pass never gives good unique shit whereas Eververse has all the good ish, same with holiday events, and lastly a new wep crafting time gating system is coming out with witch queen, which u know will be monitized and time gated like xmog. Just because D2 players are WILLFULLY blind to their PREDATORY practices, dooesnt mean they aren't there. Under activison EVERYTHING was ona knock out list so u actually earned every eververse item just by playing the game. Imagine that. Now you just auto delete those engrams when you earn them since theyre always garbage and dupes. Plz, tell me how awesome it is. Its not, you just like the gunplay
Well too bad 😇
Due to the bad path that certain companies have taken, I am happy with these acquisitions. Ubisoft and EA also need to be acquired as soon as possible so that the games return to the quality of the past.
I’d love to see a Sony assassins creed. Back to the core, maybe even the dropped storyline.
Ubisoft maybe but EA? No chance 😂😂😂 they should get Konami though lot of good ips are going to waste over there
@@larrywilliams4967 Japanese companies can't be bought by foreigners.
@@MNewsTime Probably won’t happen Sony couldn’t afford such a big buy like Ubisoft. It would cost them about 1/3 of what they’re worth.
@@gilibrasil But japan can be bought right?
LOVE how the thumbnail has bungie's logo, yet uses a background from Destiny 2 (look at the structure to the left, it's part of the tower)
I don't know, with Sony there's always something to gather from them, I definitely wouldn't mind if they started reviving old IPs,( Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, Ape Escape ect) that would be nice, plus they're working on that new VR headset, so that's something.
With Microsoft, they look like they have some awesome heavy hitters under them now after buying Activision, especially knowing Radical Entertainment is under their belt, prototype 3 anyone?
The only thing I know going for Sony, is well known IPs like R&C, HZD and GOW, but I'm looking forward to seeing what both game companies have up their sleeves for this year.
Also the Old 3 halos that bungie has under their belt
Sony needs to buy EA
Gran Turismo 7 next month and in 2023 WOLVERF*CKINGRINE
@@asefnirumand2355 no they dont, i hope they dont.
@@americafkyeah8695 why not ?
Nintendo: We have Mario.
Any many more!
So..might we be getting a Playbox, XStation or PlayXtation sometime in the future?
2023 Microsoft buys Sony.
@@doax3333 anything is possible
Congratulations gameranx✨
Honestly that was a carefully worded statement from Sony. I'm willing to bet "multi-platform" means Playstation and PC, maybe not right away, but eventually. If you don't think Microsoft isn't going to do the same exact thing with their acquisitions, then you are insane
Lmao that wasn’t carefully worded at all, multi platform clearly means most of the platforms
Which is why buying a console is stupid, unless it's Nintendo.
@@ramdom_assortment omg yes masta pc player. STFU
@@britmuffin9481 who hurt you man? Srsly who hurt you man?
@@lordxeno8270 Actually multi platform just means more than one, otherwise Destiny would be on Nintendo
The only reason Sony is keeping bungie games multiplatform is they know if they don't then Microsoft will make cod exclusive to Xbox and pc so they know better
Good point, the next 3 call of duty games will still be multi-platform after that who knows.
They should crossplay all multiplatform and keep their biggest exclusives for them.
Fact
If Sony somehow manages to get CD Project, they could compensate the Bethesda acquisition. Plus the potential online modes could be a huge cashcow.
SONY won't get CD Projekt what you smoking?
CDPR sux.
@@newzinski6946 he's allowed to dream indulge in his fantasy stop judging people
@@godblessbharat708 lol I guess there's some truth to that haha
Lol The Atari joke did had me for a moment in these crazy times xD
My biggest hesitation is that Sony loves exclusives. But if they include any in D2 they will need to split the playerbase again and PS will be excluded from crossplay for certain activities or all if weapons are exclusive.
Not really though. Sony loves making THEIR OWN exclusives. They don’t take away games from other systems and then call that theirs. At first when I heard Sony bought Bungie I was annoyed and thought they were making Destiny exclusive but now that they have said they won’t do that I’m fine with this.
Considering their recent track record, Sony are warming up a lot to pc atleast
Destiny 2 is perfectly fine on Xbox. It's after Destiny 2, in 2024, that Xbox players will miss out on. Bungie is developing new IPs and expanding their company. They might be on PC but there is no way Sony will let them be on Xbox. Not after the moves Microsoft has pulled
@@eternal_napalm6442 Nope, they even said future stuff. So a potential Destiny 3 will be fine on other platforms.
@@alexbasha0508 destiny probably stays multiplatform. Everything else however yeah no way.
See, my thing is, what could Sony plan next. I'm sure Jim Ryan knows what people want, and people want more single player focused story games. So could we see Sony potentially buy Ubisoft? What about take-two or Rockstar? What I want to see, is Sony acquiring SquareEnix. I personally think that would be the smartest decision they could make. Since square has mainly stuck with Sony as an exclusive deal (in regards to FF7 Remake [and other timed exclusive games]), I can genuinely see Sony buying them, and letting them still have their creative freedom
Yh Square seems likely, think they'll go for smaller studios also
@@jackreeves7 I would love to see them acquire some indie studio
"We better lock down BUNGiE before Microsoft takes them off us too." - Sony execs probably.
Bungie was with Microsoft already & left so I doubt that happened 😂
Read this nonsense on an Xbox fanboy Twitter eh kid..? lol
I love your Larry David reference with the mochas. LOL.
Personally I think there is going to be a race to see who can buy the most studios who will win we will have to wait and see
this would be intresting but i feel like it could lead to horrible one sided things.
@@f4bian317 Yeah I agree
Am I the only one who feels like there's a narrative being pushed based on Microsoft's actions? Let's start with how Sony has always been criticized as anti-consumer because of their exclusivity. Then when Microsoft makes huge acquisitions of 3rd party multiplats people praise and sing gospel over it. Suddenly it's now become a battle based on acquisitions and not the quality delivered by the companies and studios?
That's Xbox fanboys, hypocrites one and all
Yeah, which is also weird to me because Sony has very obviously been pulling away from exclusive content. So many of their IPs have been making it to PC lately trying to be more consumer friendly. I also heard they are going to have discord on their consoles too which will make cross plat gaming so much damn nicer.
Meanwhile Microsoft is trying to force everybody to use windows, which everybody fucking hates lmao.
Sony isn’t anti consumer cause of some exclusives dude, do some reading on their business practices. Like how they took away the internet browser so it’s harder to emulate games on the ps5. Or how they’re anti cross play. Their boss is also anti backwards compatibility. He thinks old PlayStation games are ugly and not as good. Stop the straw argument no one cares about some exclusives
Hopefully Sony will make Destiny a whole game and bring people back again.
But I think they overpaid by about 2 billion.
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Not sure if Sony overpaid, but I am sure that Microsoft overpaid.
@@markmurex6559 lol which is what Microsoft has done ever since buying Rare.
@@mickael486 I mean if Microshaft makes another StarCraft, they would own the Korean market, those guys love StarCraft.
Sony buying Bungie, but letting Bungie still control what happens to Destiny is going to be a huge letdown. When I first heard about Destiny, the rumors and what was said, made it sound like a good game. Then I pre-ordered it. When I got it, it was a huge letdown. It was a shell of a game. Then they created dlcs, which was suppose to be part of the main game. They litterally tore their game apart and released a shell. Bungie needs to relinquish control of their game to Sony. Maybe Sony can do better.
Microsft acquiring Activision Blizzard. Blizzard went down hill after a while. Their main game WOW became a disaster. They released more stuff, but their stuff was locked behind a time wall, which a player had to pay for. Then the stuff that people wanted got canceled or it was pushed to a low level developer. That is why we got Warcraft 3 reforged. They could have made a lot of money with their Starcraft and Diablo genre. Will Microsoft correct what the people at Activision Blizzard incorrectly made and done with their franchises, maybe.
Cool I haven’t seen any new games come out at all from these deals
2020: bought Bethesda for 7.5B $, too expensive!
2022: actually it was dirt cheap 🤣
This shows how big Destiny 2 is and how it brings in crazy revenue.
Bungie is expanding and is said to have 2 new IPs in the works...only coming to PS5 and PC
@@eternal_napalm6442 They never said "only coming to PS5 and PC" ever. Man... Always some f-ing weebs with anime avatars making sh-t up 🤦♂️
Here's an official statement taken from the Playstation Blog from Jim Ryan: "First off, I want to be very clear to the community that Bungie will remain an independent and multi-platform studio and publisher."
@@jerryharrison-ford1120 I'll agree with you that Sony hasn't come out and said anything... definitive... yet.
I mean, multi-platform releases in the future could just simply mean releasing, day one, on PC, Mobile, Playstation and Playstation Spartacus service.
The only game they (both Bungie & Sony have confirmed) that will remain on current platforms is Destiny 2... and that sorta makes sense, given the 10 year live-service nature of that game. Theres no assurances that Bungie's future projects will likewise release on Xbox/Nintendo/Stadia though...
@@jerryharrison-ford1120 “multi-platform” doesn’t guarantee the inclusion of their competitors. It could mean PS5, PC, and remote play on mobile.
I do miss Destiny. 2,000 hours and I just put it down. When they made it free to play is when they lost me.
it feels like another consoles war about to start its going to get crazy
Only if you kids let them manipulate you into marketing for them, for free, again... lol
Damn, well this surprised me for sure.
I think it will just be the company giving more resources to the studios to make bigger and better games.
Yeah, that's usually how businesses work
Sony buying up the studio before Micrsoft can apparently 😉
They don't want to play that game with Microsoft
@@dondrickdem It's a dumb game for Sony to get into lol I love both consoles and companies but Sony would get absolutely curbstomped if they played that game
Lol, Bungie begged to be acquired by Microsoft then Microsoft puked them out.
Love Destiny. I’m worried regardless of what they’ve said about keeping it multi platform.
I enjoyed that acquired by Atari gag. Made me chuckle. 🤣
I don’t like the monopolies that are forming. Feels far too similar to big tech.. pretty soon they will collaborate to push mtxs just like big tech collaborates to censor its detractors
Sony and Microsoft are NOWHERE near being monopolies.
@@yogisie Microsoft may be because they have been before.
I just feel bad for Bungie.
Sure they get something out of this deal just like they got something out of every other deal but this is like a parent watching their kid strike out on their own but ending up on someone else's couch for the 3rd time now.
I believe in you Bungie! You don't need no man!
at least it’s with Sony who makes really good exclusives. I can’t see this being bad at all. Finally we have a chance at getting a brand new game that’s on par or better than Halo.
@@HUSTLER1346 Sony makes good stuff maybe this company that's not Sony make good stuff. Brilliant logic guy!
People underestimate just how massive of a game Destiny 2 is. It gave them nearly half a billion dollars in revenue in 2019 alone. And with it gaining more interest again because Bungie finally decided to make actual good seasons, not to mention Witch Queen coming in just a few weeks, I'm expecting them to earn even more than that. Sony would be very happy if they're able to have even just 1/4 return of their investment in just ONE year.
Haha good seasons. You are funny.
@@KingdomOfCreation No I'm not. But I am right.
Now they need to get Square Enix & Platinum Games, and they are golden in my book.
I’m a little worried about PlayStation exclusive content being reintroduced to Destiny 2. Wavesplitter was exclusive for a while, so I had to wait for it (not that it was anything crazy, but it’s a cool gun).
The dlc's will probably be free on ps+ only
@@americafkyeah8695 well that’s annoying af
Such a good move from Sony. Destiny makes some serious bank on all platforms and the fact they won't be exclusive puts pressure on Microsoft to do the same with all the studios they have bought
Microsoft won’t let that happen. They want Game Pass to continue to grow.
@@ZoddGuts just wish they would. I wanna play all the games without having to own 2 consoles
@@foran43 be smart and go with green team
they have better console anyway
@@xx622 the amount number of your comment really shows that there are bunch of hypocrites fighting over a piece of entertainment and its really striking me out lmao
You know if Microsoft and Sony only put out exclusive games to their respective platforms would be a really stupid move on both companies. Since games are going multiplatform having exclusive games doesn't make sense as a profit standpoint. Keeping games multiplatform increases your potential for profit making.
Yeah, but they want people to buy their consoles to make more money. That is why exclusive games are done for.
The writer/creator of the games want their games across every platform because they want their money and they want their name out there.
I get what you are saying but the games would come out much quicker and be way more optimized if they were only on one console.
You can be multiplatform and exclusive. Like xbox exclusives will be on the game pass launcher.
I definitely think VR will play a big role in the big scheme of things. Halo VR?
Nah Microsoft owns halo bungie sold its rights to microsoft