+ The rumour last year where Bungie said "we'll stay Independant"
Guess Sony made a better Deal.
Ah nvm saw Brit's post.
Sony Game Studios Acquisitions [2022]
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Guess Sony made a better Deal.
Ah nvm saw Brit's post.
ChuckeRearmed
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Well, Sony has media + they actually says that games will stay multiplatform. MS would certainly lock them behind Game Pass.
Also considering the rumors, MS went after ATVI.
Silent_Buddha
Legend
Bungie's desire to remain independent was key in any deal that got made. Had Microsoft been willing to allow Bungie to be a wholly owned but independent subsidiary as Sony are doing then Bungie would once again be under the MS umbrella. But for the price Bungie was asking (even though it was lower than what they got from Sony), MS weren't interested.
There's likely some lower dollar amount than what Bungie was asking for that would have gotten MS to enter into such a deal, and apparently this was something both companies were working at.
However, it never got to that point once Activision-Blizzard became available.
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SB
possibly.
I think amongst MS, Sony, Amazon, Google, and FB -- I trust MS and Sony to release more of their 1st party studio games as multiplatform - as the games themselves are the important source of revenue. So releasing them on multiple platforms would mean increased profits. For Amazon, Google and FB - their main lane of revenue is data collection, so I see them strictly forcing you to use their products in attempts to mine your data which in a long run could be worth a lot more than what you pay for a title.
I have a funny story with @BRiT where we played Back4Blood together on Xbox. Back4Blood forces an open mic on all players, you have to do some work arounds like muting the mic so you don't get double voice between party and game. Anyway, long story short, we were joking about some stuff and the topic of Tom Hanks being stuck on a deserted island came up. And I was like, what is that movie name. And Brit responded with Cast Away, and whatever, it was a long running convo we all laughed about.
Behold, a day later? or the next day, the advertisements on Xbox dashboard was "Cast Away", and I assure you they ain't ever pay for ad space for such an old movie. So it really goes to show where games could be headed in the future in terms of mining player data.
More coverage and summary of the GI.Biz article
"Interview with Jim Ryan and Bungie CEO Pete Parsons
- Future Bungie releases to remain multiplatform as well
- PlayStation interested in Bungie's live-service expertise
- Ryan wants to go "beyond" consoles
- 'Aggressive roadmap with live services'"
"Interview with Jim Ryan and Bungie CEO Pete Parsons
- Future Bungie releases to remain multiplatform as well
- PlayStation interested in Bungie's live-service expertise
- Ryan wants to go "beyond" consoles
- 'Aggressive roadmap with live services'"
Can’t wait for the Destiny 1+2 Remastered Collection Platinum Edition.
ChuckeRearmed
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Destiny's Cut edition
Jokes aside. If we go by hours played, then Destiny 1&2 are my most played games since the PS4 days. And D2 is my most played game on PS5 (according to the wrap up thingy).
So I should be happy about this? But just the thought of playing Destiny again - haven’t touched it in months - gives me anxiety.
So I should be happy about this? But just the thought of playing Destiny again - haven’t touched it in months - gives me anxiety.
D1 >>> D2
I think I would be excited for their next title if exclusive to Sony
With Epic I think their stake has more to do with the engine than it has to do with the games Epic produces.
One thing is for sure, Sony simply can’t afford to make bad purchases so if they see the value in this, then I tend to believe that there’s a lot to gain from this.
Surely. What is it remains the question. The company will continue to operate as normal. They are just part of SIE. Thats the only difference
ChuckeRearmed
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They get GAAS expertise and recurring revenue.
Ah yes, the funny WILSON! / SPALDING! jokes where we mentioned Cast Away as the movie inside the Back4Blood game chat. The very next time I was back at the Xbox dashboard I got this TUBI ad in lower right corner :
Inuhanyou
Veteran
Sony is panic buying. Im not sure it was a good get though. MS spent a little over half to get tons of other devs and ip.
Atleast they have a few fps devs in their camp now. Will Bungie now go back to making traditional fps games with a single player mode? Cause I didn't care for destiny at all
Maybe they can split into two teams or something with sonys added support. Also their games are remaining multiplatform which is good for not limiting options on other consoles like MS
Atleast they have a few fps devs in their camp now. Will Bungie now go back to making traditional fps games with a single player mode? Cause I didn't care for destiny at all
Maybe they can split into two teams or something with sonys added support. Also their games are remaining multiplatform which is good for not limiting options on other consoles like MS
ChuckeRearmed
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I don't think it was a panic buy and we know from the rumors that MS was interested but when ATVI option happened, they left the talks.
But Sony realized that they should chase Live Service money.
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