the-pi-guy said:
- future movies - future revenue streams (Destiny, and I believe they have two other games in development.) - expertise (FPS, GaaS. Sony wants to publish 10 live service games in the next few years. Having Bungie will help them make one of those successful.) |
Yes, these, and also:
Imagine Bungie is a bunch of former American nuclear physicists who've been missing, but just popped up in Iran, and their location has leaked. Iran of course (as well as others), are just itching to have some nukes of their own.
If you're Sony (America) in this case, it doesn't matter how many nukes you already have, it's better for you to get your hands on those physicists before someone else does and uses them for their own means, potentially to the detriment of yours.
It's not always about, what can you do for us? Sometimes it's about, how could you be used against us or anyone else?
MS supposedly used Bungie in the wrong way. Activision supposedly used Bungie in the wrong way. Sony is in a way playing the hero, saving the good guy from eventually becoming part of another villains plan.
Bear in mind, this story is just getting started. Hero's aren't perfect and sometimes make mistakes. Will the hero succeed, or become the villain?
