A Destiny TV Series Can Be Sony's Answer To The Halo Adaptation
Sony purchasing Bungie suggests there is destined to be a Destiny TV series to rival Xbox’s Halo series. Sony Playstation isn’t just a video game developer; it also has an entertainment studio now. In 2019 Sony announced that Playstation was rolling out its own production studio for movies and television called Playstation Productions. Playstation games are known for their brilliant storytelling and world-building and are just begging to be adapted. Uncharted, starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, came out in February and was the first feature film from Playstation Productions. The studio is also currently developing a Ghost of Tsushima film and a The Last of Us TV series, with the latter starring The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, set to premiere on HBO Max sometime next year.
Playstation and Xbox have been rivals in the video game industry for years, and now that rivalry has adapted into the streaming wars. Playstation acquiring Bungie may seem small compared to Microsoft buying Activision. Still, at only $3.6 billion, it was a good investment since they also acquired the Destiny IP for Playstation Productions. Both companies have entered unknown waters as they try to adapt their exclusive games for television and movies.
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Destiny is ripe for adaptation as a sci-fi lover’s dream. The game is set in a dystopian future, where the human race has nearly tripled its life span and can traverse the galaxy thanks to the discovery of something called The Traveler. However, after an event known as the Collapse, the human race was nearly completely wiped out, and the remaining humans were forced to retreat to their home planet of Earth, where they
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