The acquisition train just keeps on rolling, as Sony announced today that it’s acquiring developer Bungie for $3.6 billion US. Bungie is best known among the MMO space for developing Destiny and Destiny 2, having taken both properties with it when it split from former publisher Activision-Blizzard back in 2019. Bungie is also notable as the development studio behind the original Halo titles as well as older games such as the Marathon trilogy.
Following the regulatory approval of the merger, Bungie will operate as an independent subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment while retaining its current leadership, at least for the moment. Of course, there is the aforementioned regulatory approval to go through, but this is hardly the highest-profile acquisition to happen over recent weeks.
“Today, Bungie begins our journey to become a global multi-media entertainment company,” the company said on its blog. “We remain in charge of our destiny. We will continue to independently publish and creatively develop our games. We will continue to drive one, unified Bungie community. Our games will continue to be where our community is, wherever they choose to play.​ With SIE’s support, the most immediate change you will see is an acceleration in hiring talent across the entire studio to support our ambitious vision. If this speaks to you, and you want to help us put a dent in the universe, we are hiring across all disciplines for Destiny 2 and for all new worlds beyond.”
Bungie has limitless potential to unite friends around the world.
We have found a partner in PlayStation that shares our dream and is committed to accelerating our creative vision of building generation-spanning entertainment.
Our journey begins today.https://t.co/PLuVn48zdy pic.twitter.com/kAhRbAg3vD
— Bungie (@Bungie) January 31, 2022
