Seriously, they're going to need a huge amount of money to pay for the development of D3. They have quite a few employees, so that's quite a few salaries. Dev costs are probably going to rise into the next generation as well.
They have a lot of options moving forward.
It's a transitional period. The next year at least Activision will still be working with them I think since High Moon Studios (an Activision support studio) primarily developed Forsaken and its Y2 Annual Pass content.
They may have left Acti but those deals are ones they can't drop since they weren't the ones to make them in the first place. That being said, it seems like that exclusivity was over anyway. I'm guessing that also made it easier for Bungie to leave Activision at this moment
I'm not talking about a partnership, I'm just talking about them going on what will probably be the biggest showcase this E3 to show whatever. even if it's just to say "hi, we are allowed to acknowledge you again"
How many successful self published AAA titles/franchises have we seen from independent studios this generation?
Your history says otherwise. That being said, I didn't say they are lying, you did. I said don't expect them to self publish Destiny 3 on their own. Have a good day, you're on my ignore list
Oh sorry, only catch your clarification now. Yeah I can see that.
The thing is, claiming "it's the best it's been ever" does not say much when it comes to Destiny unfortunately.
Seems more like Activision didnt know who they were getting into bed with. At the end of the day, this is most likely going to be a win for Activision.
I agree. But my point is also that Bungie as being part of Activision for 10 years has succumbed to Tone At The Top. They now have their own monetization experts and knowledge of driving profit-driven game objectives. I just think it's unlikely they'll be all "For the gamers" without some sort of catch any time soon.
Microsoft still holds a financial stake in Bungie and may still have right of first refusal for publishing any new IP they bring to the table.
Nope, because it's well known and detailed how the development of both Destiny 1 and 2 went.
It was part of the 2007 agreement when Bungie left Microsoft.
I feel like I'm talking a different language. The team that left Bungie and the team at Microsoft at the time are two totally different groups of people.
Not really no. Something learning from previous experience/mistakes
I specifically mean D2 is the best it's ever been, not Destiny as a whole. I enjoyed D1 Y2 and 3 a lot more than I have D2 Y2, but I think Bungie have finally figured out exactly what they want Destiny to be.
Lol wrong on every sentence.
Yeah, I think the Activision thing was a part of it but that was more a straw that broke the camel's back to the situation. It sounded like the main issue was with Bungie heads feeling like Marty had too much power IIRC and them butting heads over creative decisions.
