The sensational acquisition of Bungie from Sony seems to be a direct response to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, and everything suggests that the Japanese company wants to transform the eventual Destiny 3 in your own call of Duty… but is this really the way things are?
As reported yesterday, PlayStation bought Bungie for $ 3.6 billion but the team will remain cross-platform, it was quick to specify. However, that obviously doesn’t stop the creators of Halo from working on an intellectual property in exclusive for PS5. Indeed, thinking about it would be absurd if it didn’t happen.
Having said that, the parallels are so evident that it would be absurd if this were an operation in the pipeline for some time. Sony will deny it to the death, but the acquisition looks like one direct reaction to what happened with Activision Blizzard and to the Call of Duty issue.
The best-selling shooter in the world could become an Xbox exclusive after 2023, and given its extraordinary importance also in terms of subscriptions to PlayStation Plus it goes without saying that Sony wants to build an alternative. And who better than a team capable of creating an iconic franchise like Halo?
Perfectly at ease with both narrative-based single player campaigns and multifaceted multiplayer sectors of both PvE and PvP type, the team led by Pete Parsons has the know-how Sony needs to set up a project. extraordinarily ambitious.
Furthermore, where needed, the company can count on the incredible talent of PlayStation Studios in order to provide all the technical support necessary. Imagine a Destiny with the animations of The Last of Us 2, the spectacularity of Marvel’s Spider-Man and even more engaging and exciting online modes.
Wanting instead to leave Destiny to its current multi-platform connotation, Bungie could create one for Sony new intellectual property or take advantage of one of the many brands of the Japanese house and use it to create a multiplayer-based experience capable of attracting the attention of shooter enthusiasts.
Killzone? Or maybe SOCOM, with a resounding return for a franchise that so many fans are clamoring to review? In the latter case, you could also count on the realistic setting and throw a real gauntlet to Call of Duty. Wouldn’t that be exciting? Let’s talk about.
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