The developer behind Destiny is now part of the Sony universe. Sony Interactive Entertainment formally closed on a $3.6 billion deal as we speak to purchase the impartial sport studio and writer Bungie, in keeping with from each Bungie and PlayStation Studios. Under the phrases of the acquisition, Bungie will nonetheless preserve inventive management over its operations and independently develop its video games. As from have famous because the deal was introduced in January, Bungie might be thought-about an impartial subsidiary of Sony and received’t be required to make both present or future video games unique to PlayStation consoles.

As TechCrunch , Sony is hoping Bungie’s experience with video games like Destiny will assist it broaden its personal stay service sport choices. The firm plans to spend 55 p.c of PlayStation’s funds on stay service video games by 2025, revealed Sony CEO Jim Ryan at a May investor presentation. PlayStation plans on 10 stay service video games earlier than March 2026, and Sony believes Bungie’s help might be essential on this effort.

Sony this week additionally closed on a deal to amass Montreal-based Haven Studios, which is engaged on a for PlayStation. And Sony is much from completed. The firm plans to amass much more studios over the subsequent few years in a bid to its stay service and PC choices, as Ryan has famous in a number of . And on the Xbox facet, Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is predicted to subsequent summer time.