Sony is buying Bungie, the company that developed the popular games Destiny and Halo, for $3.6 billion.
The news of the acquisition comes shortly after Microsoft announced that it is buying Activision Blizzard for $ 68.7 billion, a company known for a series of hit games such as World of Warcraft and Call of Duty.
As Bungie CEO Pete Parsons posted on his blog, Bungie will "continue to independently publish and creatively develop games."
"In CEE (Sony's subsidiary dedicated to entertainment and games) we have found a partner who unconditionally supports us in everything we are and wants to accelerate our vision of creating entertainment for all generations, while maintaining the creative independence that beats in the heart of Bungie "Parsons wrote.
"Like us, CEE believes that games are just the beginning of what our collaboration can bring. Together we share the dream of creating legendary franchises that can unite friends around the world, families of all generations and fans on all platforms and entertainment media," he added. Bungieja.
Bungie will continue to develop multi-platform games and will remain an independent studio and publisher, confirmed Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan. Bungie confirmed that their future games will not have to be played only on PlayStation, Sony's famous gaming console.
"No, we want the worlds we create to be available wherever people play games. We will continue to publish on our own, remain independent in our creativity and continue to lead a united community of gamers," Bungie said in response to a question about how the acquisition will affect their bestseller. Destiny 2 franchise.
