Bungie splits with Activision; retains ownership of Destiny IP

[dex3108]

Bungie and Activision are splitting up, an industry-shaking divorce that will see Destiny enter fully into Bungie's control.

This development comes after years of tension between the two companies—tension that has existed since before the first Destiny even shipped. Bungie delivered the news to employees during a team meeting this afternoon.

Destiny, which first launched in September 2014, has had a long and rocky road through expansions, updates, and a sequel. The most recent major entry in the franchise, Destiny 2: Forsaken, was beloved by players but failed to meet Activision's sales standards.



https://kotaku.com/bungie-splits-with-activision-1831651740

And officially

https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/47569

 

[Blue Ninja]

Goddamn, that's big. I didn't expect them to actually get Destiny, either.

 

[Astandahl]

No more bullshit from Activision thank god.

 

[ILikeFeet]

how much did this cost?

 

[Mitsurugi]

YES! Now back to the Bungie that I loved! Good luck Bungi <3

 

[Certinfy]

Time to return to Halo!

 

[Deleted member 198]

This is literally nothing but good news holy shit

 

[Salty Catfish]

So THIS is what Schreier was teasing on Twitter. Wow.

 

[Bunta]

Oh snap, didn't see that coming.

 

[Deleted member 34239]

how much did this cost?

Click to shrink...

.

 

[IDontBeatGames]

This is the best timeline

 

[Theorry]

 

[Raijinto]

Oh wow, genuinely huge news.

 

[Patitoloco]

Holy shit.

This is a BIG blow for Activision.

 

[Trace]

Big news, I'm not confident in Bungie's output recently but maybe we can see something special from them next without contracts to bind them.

 

[illmatic22]

MS about to cut a check

 

[Maple]

FUCK yes.

Good job Bungie.

 

[RoKKeR]

Woah. Didn't see this coming.

 

[Dio]

how much did this cost?

Click to shrink...

 

[irishonion]

So that was the reward for beating Niobe labs.

 

[Dad_and_Videogames]

Damn, that IS some news. Maybe I'll look at Destiny 3 now.

 

[Doof]

Guess Destiny 3 won't be stuck on the Blizzard Launcher now.

 

[Reckheim]

That's huge, good for them. MS on the phone?

 

[LiK]

FREEDOM

 

[Buttchin-n-Bones]

HOly shit

 

[saint]

bungo rise up

 

[Xclash]

So what happens to the PC version of Destiny 2?

 

[The_R3medy]

Woah, this is a big deal.

Surprised to see them now publishing the game themselves. Wonder how this effects Activision's bottom line and where they'll now look for revenue.

Especially curious to see how Bungie handles releasing games going forward. Good for them though and confirms my faith in the game going forward.

(Copy and pasted from the other thread)

 

[Braaier]

Whoa! Did NOT see that coming!

Not sure if this is good or not. They won't self publish, will they?

 

[asd202]

Wow

 

[GekkoPolo]

I hope they'll be ok

 

[Deleted member 8593]

Crazy. Wonder where they're gonna take the franchise.

 

[Mcfrank]

Great news. Hopefully no more PS4 exclusive garbage.

 

[Deleted member 31817]

This is wild

 

[Potterson]

Remember the leak about D3 being more hardcore-oriented...? Well, seems likely now if Bungie is 100% in charge etc.

But who will publish this? I don't believe Bungie has the funds to make and publish such game.

 

[PRrambo_]

Phil and Nadella about to drop a boat full of cash

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

inb4 Switch port begging

 

[Aztechnology]

This, is really good news hopefully. It also means that Bungie now will have to take full decision responsibility. I think they were in large part in control of the decisions. But there's always been a narrative on the sides of "It's Activision thats causing problems"

 

[Wayfaerer]

Well damn.

 

[Lynchian Anomaly]

That is crazy!

 

[TheBeardedOne]

This is a good thing

 

[Lumination]

We'll finally get to see if all the shit decisions in Destiny was due to Bungie or Activision. My guess is obviously the latter.

 

[shoptroll]

Holy shit.

This is a BIG blow for Activision.

Click to shrink...

No wonder they're suddenly leaning harder on Blizzard. I wonder how long until Blizzard tries to get out?

 

[gundamkyoukai]

Seems the writing was on the wall for past few years .

 

[arimanius]

Holy shit. Good news for Bungie not being under activision anymore.

 

[Serene]

Posting from the other thread.

Really happy with this news. No more external pressure and they can just make the game they want.

Pretty surprised Activision gave it up.

 

[Darryl M R]

Destiny 3 is going to be so interesting.

 

[Poutine]

Thank god, about time. Hope Blizzard follow suit eventually.

 

[Dreathlock]

Could blizzard do something similar?

 

[Deleted member 36578]

Thank goodness!!!!! Screw Activision