Good news — Bungie says Destiny 2 will stay multiplatform

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Sony is buying Bungie for $3.6 billion. That's correct: The creator of Destiny and Microsoft's flagship Halo franchise will before long exist a Sony studio. This news comes nearly two weeks after Microsoft's historic acquisition of Activision Blizzard. As expected, social media sites such every bit Twitter exploded after the news broke. Naturally, many gamers wondered if Destiny would now become a PlayStation-exclusive franchise. According to Bungie CEO Pete Parsons, though, both Destiny and the company's side by side game will remain multiplatform.

"Nosotros remain in charge of our destiny," said Parsons in a blog post. "We will go along to independently publish and creatively develop our games. Nosotros volition continue to drive one, unified Bungie community. Our games will continue to be where our community is, wherever they choose to play."

Over on the PlayStation weblog, PlayStation president Jim Ryan besides stated that Bungie would remain independent, saying:

"Start off, I want to exist very articulate to the community that Bungie will remain an independent and multi-platform studio and publisher. As such, nosotros believe it makes sense for it to sit alongside the PlayStation Studios organization, and we are incredibly excited about the opportunities for synergies and collaboration between these two earth-form groups."

destiny 2 witch queen — (Prototype credit: Bungie)

Last year, Bungie began hiring for a new IP, which will exist a "multiplayer action game," according to the company (via PCGamer). This game, like Destiny 2, volition remain multiplatform.

As things stand, don't wait to see any seismic shifts for Bungie and Destiny in the nearly future. The visitor plans to release the next Destiny ii expansion, The Witch Queen, on Feb 22, 2022, as a multiplatform title. Bungie'south web log post stated that the nigh firsthand change we'll see is an acceleration in hiring talent across the entire studio.

What this acquisition ways for potential titles, such as Destiny 3, is anyone's guess. Based on today's announcements, Bungie will honor all existing contracts. This may non be true for Bungie games that aren't currently in evolution, however. Still, fifty-fifty if future Destiny titles remain multiplatform, Sony may make them more enticing on PlayStation. Perchance years from now, Bungie titles will launch day-i on Sony'due south reported Game Laissez passer equivalent, Projection Spartacus.

Stay tuned for more news as it develops.

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