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[Woodchipper]

If there’ll be no exclusivity, then what’s the point? I’m confused.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I really don’t get this purchase, honestly. Self-published in particular makes no sense to me in the context of an acquisition.

Zenimax is also self publishing

 

[octiny]

Seems Microsoft passed on that.

Not surprising MS passed, probably due to the possibility of the Bethesda acquisition. Most of the original talent has gone elsewhere & they've been coasting off D2 for a long time. Hopefully Bungie got a banger in the works though!

 

[Chukhopops]

They'll release games on PC. It's not rocket science. The games won't release on Xbox. Keep dreaming, though.

this could mean PS and PC, not Xbox.

« Anywhere people play » is a weird way to say that, although I guess you’re right as it makes zero sense otherwise.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Moving goalposts, I see. Ass of Can Whooping are you reading this?

I'm already on a call with my local circus to see if they want to adopt any clowns

 

[skit_data]

If they indeed let Bungies games remain multiplatform it can act as a pretty potent PR leverage/stategic poison pill. Gamings saviour ”When everybody plays, we all win” Phil Spencer can’t pull CoD from PS platforms if even naughty Sony let Bungies games remain multiplat.

 

[Ogbert]

Interesting.

I actually love D2 so good for me on PS5.

Not sure it’s great for the game though.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Not surprising MS passed, probably due to the possibility of the Bethesda acquisition. Most of the original talent has gone elsewhere & they've been coasting off D2 for a long time. Hopefully Bungie got a banger in the works though!

Why not buy them anyway? After all, MS has "unlimited money"

 

[kyliethicc]

If there’ll be no exclusivity, then what’s the point? I’m confused.

money

 

[ManaByte]

They'll release games on PC. It's not rocket science. The games won't release on Xbox. Keep dreaming, though.

this could mean PS and PC, not Xbox.

Serious question, do either of you play Destiny 2? The Bungie.net website is tied to Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and even fucking Stadia.

They're talking about not cutting out 50% of those players when they say "one, unified Bungie community"

 

[SSfox]

All I'm saying if Nintendo can have studio like Monolith Soft that makes exclusive JRPG for them then so can Sony.

I fucking miss being excited for first party Playstation games.

Imo Housemarque and Bluepoint were awesome acquirements (Not that PC porting studio tho)

But yeah they lack on something for some kind of the best type of games like JRPG for example, of course they have FF16 exclusive that i'm super excited about, but it's 3rd party game.

 

[Swift_Star]

« Anywhere people play » is a weird way to say that, although I guess you’re right as it makes zero sense otherwise.

If you believe Sony paid 3.6b to keep new games on Xbox, you're in for a rude awakening.

 

[On Demand]

I love how Sony and Bungie are clear about whether or not games will be staying on other platforms.

Meanwhile MS obfuscates on purpose to then saying games will be exclusive.

 

[BoxFresh123]

The interwebs told me Sony was a bunch or paupers though?

 

[Mozzarella]

Pretty bad move, looks like current Sony is killing itself

I dont think its bad, they need FPS studio under their belt.

 

[sainraja]

They'll release games on PC. It's not rocket science. The games won't release on Xbox. Keep dreaming, though.

this could mean PS and PC, not Xbox.

I think Bungie's post on this and Sony's post on PS.Blog is pretty clear on this. They are going to stay multi-platform and they also said the same of any future IP. It's pretty clear I think. It's a partnership between Bungie & Sony — where they are part of PlayStation and also independent.

 

[tmlDan]

Serious question, do either of you play Destiny 2? The Bungie.net website is tied to Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and even fucking Stadia.

They're talking about not cutting out 50% of those players when they say "one, unified Bungie community"

xbox is not half their userbase.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

why are people mentioning Killzone.

Keep Killzone away from Bungie. If anyone should do a Killzone game, it should be a reskin for HellDrivers by Arrowhead Studios.

 

[octiny]

Why not buy them anyway? After all. MS have "unlimited money"

To be honest, Bungie probably wanted to stay multiplatform & MS was like, nah

 

[ManaByte]

xbox is not half their userbase.

Oh so, they'll still publish on Stadia? Just not MS? Got it.

 

[Swift_Star]

Serious question, do either of you play Destiny 2? The Bungie.net website is tied to Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and even fucking Stadia.

They're talking about not cutting out 50% of those players when they say "one, unified Bungie community"

Destiny 2 will remain multiplat. Just like Warzone and Minecraft. New games won't be on Xbox. It's seriously not that hard to get.

 

[Leyasu]

They aren't making Destiny 3. They're working on a new IP and they already said it's not exclusive. Read the thread.

It’s not exclusive until COD is exclusive to xb, then it will be exclusive

 

[DangerDiabolik]

Seems Microsoft passed on that.

Sony just taking crumbs from the table.

 

[ethomaz]

Well Bungie created of the best game experience in my life and probably the one I put more time playing.

Destiny.

Gunplay is still god send.

Good catch for Sony.

 

[John Wick]

.......Bungie? Now? and for what price? what are they smoking? This feels 99.9% reactionary and more of a "oh YEAH well look at THIS" move than something that would be actually good for the future of PlayStation.

How do you know it won't be good for PS? They are exactly the type of developers Sony are lacking in their roster. Fps and multiplayer games is what Sony will need.
They have about 1000 employees. That's enough to make 4 games at once.

 

[SSfox]

Q. Bungie has future games in development, will they now become PlayStation exclusives?
No. We want the worlds we are creating to extend to anywhere people play games. We will continue to be self-published, creatively independent, and we will continue to drive one, unified Bungie community.

So basically 3.6 Billions thrown in the garbage can.... SMH

 

[tmlDan]

Oh so, they'll still publish on Stadia? Just not MS? Got it.

stadia has like nobody, so likely not - it'll prob be dead by then.

Why are you so protective of this lol

 

[Mr Moose]

I would be interested in seeing some screenshots of people’s trophy counts for Destiny and Destiny 2 considering they are now the ‘king of FPS’

The game got boring, haven't played it since shortly after the PS5 version launched and those fuckers removed content, which annoyed me.

 

[Swift_Star]

I think Bungie's post on this and Sony's post on PS.Blog is pretty clear on this. They are going to stay multi-platform and they also said the same of any future IP. It's pretty clear I think. It's a partnership between Bungie & Sony — where they are part of PlayStation and also independent.

Yeah, sure, just like Bethesda and A/B are commited to it. Just like they didn't mean to take userbase from other console. C'mon, you're too old to fall for this shit.

 

[onnextflix5]

Multiplatform because they want cod to be multiplatform as well, if ms stops cod on playstation, so will sony and bungie, u have read between the lines, good buy if they can get bungie to make something as good as halo.

 

[ethomaz]

Seems Microsoft passed on that.

Or Jez lying like usual... we will know soon or not.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

stadia has like nobody, so likely not - it'll prob be dead by then.

Why are you so protective of this lol

You know why.

 

[PumpkinPie]

Microsoft gets Bethesda and Blizzard, Sony gets... Bungie.

https://c.tenor.com/E20uu6HgaAQAAAAd/nicholas-cage-funny.gif

 

[John Wick]

Sony just taking crumbs from the table.

How does Jez know like? Was he at the negotiations? Talking shit as usual.

 

[legacy24]

PlayStation and PC is still technically multi platform

 

[Portugeezer]

MONOPOLY

Lost of Bubgie IP:

- Destiny

Ah well, I guess that's all folks.

I kid of course, there's some other obscure or cult shit.

 

[SLB1904]

chad

 

[Ogbert]

Hows destiny doing nowadays i remember 1 was huge, then destiny 2 came out and everyone was upset until the expansions fixed alot of complaints. Now you dont hear much about it anymore until now that is. Hopefully sony greenlights a myth sequel.

I really like D2, so speak as a fan.

It’s in an ok place. D2 is an odd game. Absolutely best in class gunplay and some great locations, but the game is very compartmentalised. You just bounce from one place to the next, grinding for weapons. Now, that’s my thing but I know a lot of people have turned away from it.

Also, the PvP is absolute broken ass.

 

[sainraja]

Yeah, sure, just like Bethesda and A/B are commited to it. Just like they didn't mean to take userbase from other console. C'mon, you're too old to fall for this shit.

No, they are not being vague about this in anyway. They haven't left any room for doubt. Read the FAQ page by Bungie. If you have and you still feel that way, that's fine. But I think it's clear as day.

 

[Riky]

Looks like Destiny and future projects will all be multiplatform, hopefully more funding means Bungie can make better games for everyone then.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Microsoft gets Bethesda and Blizzard, Sony gets... Bungie.

https://c.tenor.com/E20uu6HgaAQAAAAd/nicholas-cage-funny.gif

MS paid more than 10 times more for that acquisition. MS has spent more money than god and has still yet to see returns on it.

 

[Swift_Star]

How does Jez know like? Was he at the negotiations? Talking shit as usual.

He doesn't. This is denial and downplaying. This thread is full of salt from the same people who would be praising if this was MS get.

 

[Hari Seldon]

So last week CoD, WoW, Overwatch etc. sucked.

This week, apparently Destiny now sucks. Weird how it seems like so many games suck based on who owns them.

Nah Destiny always sucked. WoW has only sucked since Legion.

 

[MonarchJT]

Moving goalposts, I see. Ass of Can Whooping are you reading this?

That what i said you can extrapolate a part of it and try to bend it to your purpose. But this just make.me laugh. The point of that discussion was that Sony cannot afford acquisitions of 30 + b. and it can not. They spent 3.6b in fact

they have 13 to 18b to invest in 3 years..and they have other pillar divisions ...sony music - Sony pictures - Funimation and then Sony interactive entertainment..in this we are keeping out the R&D expenses of the sensors department, tv, etc. etc.
lets say we count just 3 divisions....from 4 to 6b per division in 3 years ....
or 1.something to 2b
The total M&A cash is 24b.....Sony just can't buy EA Sony can't buy T2...Embracer or Bandai Namco ....they could risk everything for square ..Sega or stuff like that but i doubt other divisions let SIE do it

they will get a Japanese publisher...the best they could would be Square with final fantasy...nothing earth shacking ...but good get

wake me up the day that Sony will invest more more than 5b in one m&a

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Multiplatform because they want cod to be multiplatform as well, if ms stops cod on playstation, so will sony and bungie, u have read between the lines, good buy if they can get bungie to make something as good as halo.

LOL.

I'm pretty sure MS would take that deal of exclusive COD vs exclusive Destiny.

 

[ManaByte]

That's why neither Sony nor Microsoft will stop releasing their games on other platforms (until the end of this gen)

Please post a photo of your PS5 Starfield when you get it in November.

 

[sainraja]

I really like D2, so speak as a fan.

It’s in an ok place. D2 is an odd game. Absolutely best in class gunplay and some great locations, but the game is very compartmentalised. You just bounce from one place to the next, grinding for weapons. Now, that’s my thing but I know a lot of people have turned away from it.

Also, the PvP is absolute broken ass.

I love the game and being able to hunt for guns and add them to your collection is what I love about it. The recent Grasp of Avarice dungeon is super fun. PVP is definitely due an update but even as it is, it's fun.

 

[sw0mp_d0nk3y]

Some quick thoughts without reading through the 25 pages, so probably others have mentioned these ideas:


"Destiny 2" will remain multi-platform through its "final form" in 2024. Destiny 3 perhaps not so much 2025?

Destiny PSVR2 mode.

Enhanced Dualsense support coming soon.

All Destiny 2 expansions and content included with the new Playstation Plow subscription service.

Other Sony studios can use Destiny 2's engine and other Bungie tools for their future Sony games. So more decent fps games and/or open world online service type games from other Sony studios.

Sweet Destiny PS5 side Panels.

 

[Swift_Star]

No, they are not being vague about this in anyway. They haven't left any room for doubt. Read the FAQ page by Bungie. If you have and you still feel that way, that's fine. But I think it's clear as day.

Of course they're being vague. It's written PS exclusive. They carefully avoided putting "release on xbox". Not being PS exclusive means releasing everywhere but Xbox. It's seriously not hard to understand. But go on and live on denial if that makes you feel better.