Head of Xbox Congratulates Bungie and PlayStation After Acquisition Announcement

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The console giant acquisition wars have truly begun, but that doesn't mean it has to be mean-spirited. Many gamers were waiting to see how Sony would respond to Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard and were shocked today when it dropped the bombshell that it was making an acquisition of its own, purchasing Destiny 2 developer Bungie for $3.6 billion. The announcement garnered a response from Xbox, which saw a tweet from Xbox’s CEO Phil Spencer that congratulated his rival.

Sony has a fraction of the war chest that Microsoft has, which is why it will likely never be able to compete by purchasing the massive studios (and the IP that comes with it) that are now part of the Xbox family, such as Bethesda and Activision Blizzard. But a smaller, targeted acquisition like this could help swing things in its favor. Bungie is beloved by gamers andDestiny 2 could continue to add new content and bring in money forever.

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Since Bungie used to be a part of Microsoft (Halo was a massive part of the success of the original Xbox), it had to hurt a bit that the studio was bought by its biggest rival, especially since Phil Spencer believed that Microsoft could have kept Bungie from going independent in the first place. But Spencer was gracious about the news. He sent out a nice tweet congratulating the 'talented teams' at Bungie as well as Sony's Hermen Hulst on the acquisition. Hermen responded and thanked him as well, and it was all very nice.

Now that the niceties are out of the way, it’s time to wonder just what the plans are. Sony is already promising that Bungie will stay independent and that Destiny 2 will remain multi-platform, something players on