Remember this rumor/leak back in 2012?

DESTINY was supposedly a timed-exclusive for the next-gen Xbox.

Even Kotaku leaked it, saying it was part of the Activision lawsuit involving the Respawn guys... seemingly confirming it would come out first on the next gen Xbox. 

Then Bungie announced they would first show off DESTINY on Feb 17th this year, a mere 4 days before the big PS4 reveal... some people speculated that Microsoft/Bungie were doing it on purpose to try stealing some of PS4's thunder.

Ohhhh, how WRONG they were. Instead, Bungie showed up at the PS4 reveal with DESTINY and announced PS4 would have the definitive version of DESTINY, and there would be exclusive content for the PS4 version.

Sony/Activision/Bungie have an exclusive marketing deal just like MS does with COD. Every commercial and online ad for DESTINY so far has had PS4 attached to it. PS4 will also be getting exclusive in-game content and is the lead system for development. Bungie also showed the gameplay premiere at Sony's E3 conference, while being completely absent from every MS conference. You can bet next year when Activision launches a massive DESTINY marketing campaign, it will have PS4's logo all over it.

Right now DESTINY pre-orders are much higher on PS4 than they are on XB1. DESTINY looks like its going to be one of the biggest new IP's next-gen, possibly even bigger than Halo ever was, since this will be multiplatform. And Bungie even helped Sony design the new Dual Shock 4 controller.

Imagine if those early leaks were true and XB1 got Titanfall and Destiny as exclusives in 2014. The console race right now would look a lot different. Luckily for Sony, that is not the case. 

So in retrospect, how big of a megaton was this for Sony? Do you think Bungie changed their minds about being timed-exclusive on XB1, or was it a fake rumor to begin with? 

Destiny is my most desired game for next gen. So i would say it is pretty huge, for me anyway...

It's definitely in my top 5 for next gen so pretty big for me. I love co-op but hated Borderlands and this looks right up my alley

Bungie has not even shown DESTINY running on XB1 yet. Everything they've shown has been running on PS4.

It's also very possible that Sony will have an exclusive DESTINY bundle when the game is released. This would be HUGE and would be Sony's best way to counter the inevitable Titanfall bundle that MS will have. 

This is probably the most underrated pick up for either company. It would be like MS getting Naughty Dogs next big IP on their console, with exclusive content and marketing (would never happen since Sony owns ND, but you get the point)

Halo meets Borderlands 2? This is definitely a game I look forward to.

Nice to see Bungie still has the magic that made them great.

Don't see the huge deal. Unlike Titanfall which is an exclusive Destiny will be out on all platforms. We all knew once Bungie and MS split they would be making multiplatform games. Regardless if Destiny was a timed exclusive or not.

No one is talking about Destiny like they are Titanfall.

Between the four platforms it'll be on, sales expectations might be huge. So huge that whatever Bungie wanted for exclusivity may not have been worth while.

I think developers get into exclusivity deals to lower risks and get financial support. Bungie obviously believes they got a big hit in their hands.

There are rumours it is also higher res on PS4.

Oh and the answer to your question follows:

It's funny that the only person who thinks it's not a big deal, and is downplaying this.... is a guy with an Xbox Republic signature. 

So predictable and blatant... its actually kind of sickening. 

No one is talking about DESTINY like they are Titanfall? Ummm, DESTINY has more pre orders on PS4 than Titanfall has on XB1. 

So did you think Bungie was going to split with Microsoft, but continue to make exlcusive content with Microsoft? Once they split everyone knew, regardless of the timed exlclsuive rumor, that they would be making multi platform games.

That is why this isn't anything big. We knew this was happening years ago.

Also 1 person said it was huge, but because it is their most wanted game to play. Not because Sony gets a Bungie game.