The notion that Bungie was some kind of golden goose prior to the Sony deal really relies on you ignoring how much the studio had floundered over the last decade.
I remember when the acquisition was announced, it came out that Bungie went back to MS first to try and be acquired again, and MS turned them down at a price of something like only $1 bill.
People on the Sony fangirl forums like neogaf were all so happy thinking that MS made a bad decision passing on Bungie, and thought Sony getting them was bigger than MS getting Activision blizzard 🤣
Sony panicked and bought a company no one else wanted for about 5 times what they were actually worth.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The notion that Bungie was some kind of golden goose prior to the Sony deal really relies on you ignoring how much the studio had floundered over the last decade.
GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I remember when the acquisition was announced, it came out that Bungie went back to MS first to try and be acquired again, and MS turned them down at a price of something like only $1 bill.
People on the Sony fangirl forums like neogaf were all so happy thinking that MS made a bad decision passing on Bungie, and thought Sony getting them was bigger than MS getting Activision blizzard 🤣
Sony panicked and bought a company no one else wanted for about 5 times what they were actually worth.
Kirp123@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah, I was honestly surprised Sony paid that much for them when I saw the sale news.
GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Sony basically panic bought Bungie because of MS’s buying spree, and it has turned out as well as most panic buying does.