Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced Monday that it will purchase Bungie, best-known for Destiny and Halo, for $3.6 billion.
Over on Bungie’s official blog, CEO and chairman Pete Parsons claims that the studio will remain independent and continue releasing games on multiple platforms while receiving additional support from Sony.
“Like us, SIE believes that game worlds are only the beginning of what our IPs can become,” Parsons said. “Together, we share a dream of creating and fostering iconic franchises that unite friends around the world, families across generations, and fans across multiple platforms and entertainment mediums.”
Parsons continues: “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.”
BREAKING: Sony is buying Bungie, the maker of Destiny — another seismic gaming deal that comes just two weeks after Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard.
Bungie put Xbox on the map. Now it's part of PlayStation Studios. Filed to Bloomberg Terminal, hitting web soon
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