Sony to launch over 10 new live service games to take on Microsoft, Epic Games

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Sony recently acquired Bungie for a whopping $3.6 billion. While many were speculating, the company did so to have a backup for the Call of Duty series in the form of Destiny, it seems that deal involves a lot more. During an investor call today, Sony revealed its plan to launch over 10 new live service games by March 2026. Also Read — How to download Rainbow Six Extraction via Game Pass for free

This is a hugely ambitious plan and goes beyond Sony’s traditional route of releasing console exclusives. Also Read — Microsoft announces 10 free games coming to Game Pass this month: Check full list

“The strategic significance of this acquisition lies not only in obtaining the highly successful Destiny franchise, as well as major new IP Bungie is currently developing, but also incorporating into the Sony group the expertise and technologies Bungie has developed in the live game services space,” says Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki. “Through close collaboration between Bungie and PlayStation Studios, we aim to launch more than 10 live service games by the fiscal year ending March 2026.” Also Read — PS5 State of Play February 2022: How to watch livestream, what to expect

Bungie’s next IP is codenamed Matter and is rumoured to be a multiplayer action game with character-based gameplay. The game is supposed to launch before 2025. However, that is only one game out of the 10. Naughty Dog is also said to be developing a multiplayer game for years and Guerrilla has hired people for roles related to online games. PlayStation’s London Studio is also working on a new PS5 online game.

Sony has always lacked its own live service games, but with Bungie, the company seems to be pushing very aggressively to take on Microsoft (Minecraft, Sea of Thieves)