It is confirmed that the $ 3.6 billion acquisition is not a response to other major acquisitions like Microsoft taking over Blizzard. Why do I affirm that? Because Sony is on its way to bag more acquisitions. With the recent merger between Bungie and Sony, a handful of questions have been sparkling around the internet. The entire community has different reactions and responses to this. It is confusing for the gaming community on what roadmap Sony is about to go on. And what will be the aftermath of the acquisition? Some players went on to ask if Bungie developed Halo Infinite. There’s a lot of confusion and to clear out all the perplexing questions we will talk about it here.
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Did Bungie Make Halo Infinite?
The answer to the question is NO, Bungie did not make Halo Infinite. Because currently 343 Industries completely manage and develop Halo games. Bungie developed the original trilogy of Halo Franchise. But is no longer a part of Halo. To elaborate more on this part, Bungie was acquired by Microsoft in 2000. It was in 2007 that Bungie parted its ways with Microsoft and became an independent subsidiary. According to their deal, Microsoft would own a minority stake in Bungie and proceed to not only develop but also publish Halo Games. Microsoft retained the intellectual rights of Halo allowing them to develop more games in the franchise. Bungie developed several Halo spin-off games alongside Microsoft with Halo: Reach serving as their last game in 2010.
Following the departure of Bungie in 2007, Microsoft created 343 Industries which would act as an internal division to Halo. Microsoft continued with the development of the Halo franchise by releasing Halo 4, Halo 5, and Halo Infinite also known as Reclaimer Saga under 343 Industries.
What is the Future for Bungie?
Bungie confirmed that Destiny 2 will not be a PS exclusive in the future and continue to independently publish games for other platforms. Aside from video games, Bungie has plans to expand beyond. They also have projects apart from Destiny slated to release in the year 2025. And as Sony is a global multinational entertainment studio, this merger will help Bungie with going beyond. The merger will also help in hiring new talents for their projects. For more details, you can read from their blog here. Bungie has an interesting and thrilling road map planned for their future. With several movie projects based on video games like Uncharted, Ghost of Tsushima, Five Nights at Freddy’s lined up, it will pretty interesting to see a live-action Destiny movie in the future.
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