Bungie Will Continue To Release Multi-Platform Games Says Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO
When Sony announced that they were acquiring Bungie Destiny 2 players, however, are worried about what this might mean for the game and the future of the franchise, especially when it comes to multi-platform .
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan put their worries to rest in a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, saying that Destiny 2 will remain available on their platform of choice and that Bungie will continue to release multi-platform games.
“The first thing to say unequivocally is that Bungie will stay an independent, multiplatform studio and publisher,” he said. “Everybody wants the extremely large Destiny 2 community, whatever platform they're on, to be able to continue to enjoy their Destiny 2 experiences. And that approach will apply to future Bungie releases. That is unequivocal.”
“[Bungie] will operate autonomously within the Sony Interactive Entertainment organization, and they will continue to publish on other platforms,” he added. “We get the importance of this. We have grown studios organically, but we've also made a number of acquisitions over the years. Whether it is Naughty Dog, Guerrilla Games, Suckerpunch Productions and most recently Insomniac. We understand how important it is to give these great organizations the space and independence, whilst bolstering that with great when and where that's needed.”
As for Bungie, CEO Pete Parsons says that the acquisition will help them accelerate their own plans, including expanding to other mediums such as film and TV. He also teased other projects currently in the works.
“You can't help but look at Sony's accomplishments, not just as a great platform, and having easily some of the best development teams in the entire world,” said Parsons. “But also one of the greatest entertainment companies in the world. We saw this great opportunity to build -- not just Destiny, we're working on more than Destiny -- these great interactive experiences, which we think we're good at. But also being able to explore these worlds even more.”
