Sony’s Bungie acquisition is the first of ‘many more moves,’ PlayStation boss says | Laptop Mag

Sony acquiring Bungie has shaken the gaming industry over again, with a $3.vi billion deal that makes the Destiny developer part of PlayStation family. But Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) CEO Jim Ryan states there’s more to come.

In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Ryan claims that PlayStation yet has a long way to go, and the gaming giant has “many more than moves to brand.” Although the deal comes afterward other notable billion-dollar acquisitions, including Microsoft’s $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition, the PlayStation Dominate shares that the Bungie deal has been months in the making.

Ryan besides reiterates that Bungie will work autonomously within Sony Interactive Entertainment, and volition “keep to publish on other platforms.” Xbox boss Phil Spencer shared the same sentiment when speaking nearly Microsoft’s $68.vii billion Activision Blizzard acquisition, stating, “Activision Blizzard games are enjoyed on a diversity of platforms and we plan to keep to back up those communities moving forward.”

“I’ve been on record talking near increasing the size of the PlayStation community, and expanding beyond our historic panel heartland. This can take many forms, Ryan told GamesIndustry.biz. “And definitely one of the chief ones is the ability for the wonderful games that we’ve been making over the by 25 years to exist enjoyed in different places and played in different ways.

“Philosophically, this isn’t about pulling things into the PlayStation world. This is about building huge and wonderful new worlds together,” Ryan adds.

We’re excited to see PlayStation aggrandize its services, which could come in the form of  Project Spartacus, along with new Destiny 2 content and future games. Bungie CEO Pete Parsons also shared his thoughts in the interview, interestingly stating that the deal gives the Halo creator the platform to take its properties to Goggle box and film. Stay tuned for a new Destiny testify.

It may take a few years earlier we meet whatever real changes with Sony, but we can wait more than PlayStation acquisitions to exist announced. In the meantime, nosotros have Horizon Forbidden West, PSVR two, and some other PlayStation State of Play to look forward to.