Deadline for completion of deal known

According to the latest financial report from Sony should the purchase of Bungie to be completed this year. So you expect the deal in the third financial quarter, which lasts from October to December, will be finalized. It was only in February that we reported on the takeover of the former Halo studio by Sony. Say and write $3.6 billion Sony has to put on the table for the acquisition. But that amount is a paltry investment when compared to the $70 billion Microsoft has to pay for Activision Blizzard. While the latter deal is currently associated with numerous hurdles and lawsuits, there are far fewer controversial reports about the Bungie purchase. It is currently planned that Bungie can continue to operate independently after the acquisition and publish games on non-Sony platforms. These titles also include all future parts of the Destiny series.

The industry in a spending spree

It is currently quite fashionable for large companies to buy up numerous larger and smaller studios. The multi-billion dollar purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft is not the only impressive example. Sony has also drawn attention to itself in recent months with the purchase of Haven Studios and the deal with Bungie. Bluepoint Studios was also acquired by Sony in October 2021. Adding to all of these acquisitions are rumors surrounding From Software, the studio behind Elden Ring and the Dark Souls games.

Contrary to various discussions and alleged leaks, there are currently no official announcements that indicate a purchase of the developer by Sony. However, such an action would not be completely absurd. In addition to Activision Blizzard, Microsoft also incorporated Bethesda in 2020. We recently reported on alleged Disney games that are said to be currently in production at Bethesda.