Sony acquires Bungie for $3.6 billion - staying multiplatform

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Farsala said:

LOL at people saying Sony couldn't make purchases. If they can buy Bungie for 3.6b, they can definitely go for SE for 7b.

Apparently there was some gaming business article recently saying SNY was 2 trillion in debt vs MS only being 10s of billions in debt. 

Problem was that 2 trillion was in Japanese currency and those 10 of billions were in American currency.

If converted to American currency, SNY has far less debt than MS.

Damage control before SNY struck back I'd guess.

800_LilTwin said:

Vinther1991 said:

This doesn't seem like a particular good deal.
Microsoft got Bethesda for $7.5 billion, it came with the IPs:
The Elder Scrolls
Fallout
Dishonored
The Evil Within
DOOM
Wolfenstein
Quake

And of cause any new IP Bethesda would come up with (Starfield, Deathloop).

Sony got Bungie for a little less than half of that, that only came with Destiny...

Destiny is raking in cash every day from its live service much like GTA online/Apex legends/Warzone.

Does Dishonored/Doom/Evil within/Wolfenstein bring that?

Plus you think they will never make any new or other IP?

Bungie registered and trademarked "Matter" a few years back now. There was good reason to believe it was new IP.

Can't remember if they officially said if it was or not though. Bungie was talking about expanding then, as Destiny was faltering, and while they were working on getting away from Activision.