Sony to acquire Bungie, could pitch Destiny series against the Call of Duty franchise

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Microsoft has been extremely acquiring gaming studios to bolster its Xbox and PC gaming portfolio. It recently announced a move to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc in a multi-billion dollar deal. Apart from this, Take-Two Interactive Corp recently announced its move to acquire mobile game developer Zynga Inc. To keep up with the pace, Sony Group Corp has announced that it is acquiring Bungie Inc, a US-based video game developer, which has worked on multiple popular titles including Destiny and Halo franchises. Also Read — Sony to launch over 10 new live service games to take on Microsoft, Epic Games

Sony Group Corp has announced that it is acquiring Bungie Inc for $3.6 billion. This acquisition will provide Sony with access to one of the most popular first-person shooter games, Destiny, that will compete against the Call of Duty series. Also Read — How to download Rainbow Six Extraction via Game Pass for free

Sony regularly keeps acquiring video game studios, with Bungie being its largest acquisition of the past decade. The company usually acquires small studios and enhances them like Naughty Dog and Guerrilla Games. Apart from these, Sony back in 2019 acquired Insomniac Games and Housemarque to help bolster its PlayStation exclusives library. Also Read — Microsoft announces 10 free games coming to Game Pass this month: Check full list

With the acquisition of Bungie, Sony will have a replacement for the Call of Duty franchise for the future, if Microsoft at a later point decides it wants to take the series exclusively to Xbox and PC. During the announcement, Sony did state that Destiny 2 and other titles won’t go solely to PlayStation platforms.

“This acquisition will give SIE access to Bungie’s world-class approach to live