The game industry has changed its color this year, and the news of mergers and acquisitions has continued. After Microsoft acquired the American game developer Activision Blizzard, Sony announced on Monday (31st) that it would buy 3.6 billion yuan.DollarAcquires Bungie, developer of the Destiny and Halo franchises.
Inspired by this news, Sony ADR (SONY-US) received a dividend of 4.51% to 111.66 per share Dollar. Competitor Microsoft (MSFT-US) rose 0.88% to 310.98 per share Dollar。
Sony shocked the gaming world by announcing its purchase of Bungie on Monday, largely due to the close and long-standing partnership between Bungie’s classic Halo franchise and rival Microsoft’s XBox.
Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), said: “Since the inception of the Destiny franchise, we have built a strong partnership with Bungie, which will continue as an independent multi-platform studio and publisher. Commercially operated, Destiny 2 is available on PlayStation, Personal Computer (PC) and Xbox platforms with the option to self-publish its games.
“Bungie’s technical expertise, combined with their track record of building highly engaged communities, makes them a great fit for PlayStation Studios,” said Herman Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios, a SIE-owned studio.
Bungie mentioned a shared vision with PlayStation for the future, saying that Destiny 2 will remain on the current platform and expand to new platforms; Bungie maintains full creative control and publishing independence of the Destiny universe; every player on any platform There will be a wonderful Destiny game experience. “
With the fermentation of the metaverse concept, the game industry has reached an important milestone this year. The news of mergers and acquisitions continues. Take-Two Interactive, a game publisher that owns Rockstar and 2K Games (TTWO-US) on January 10 with 12.7 billionDollaracquired community game developer Zynga.
Then, on January 18, Microsoft unexpectedly announced a 68.7 billionDollarAll-cash acquisition of American game developer Activision Blizzard, the largest transaction in Microsoft history and the largest acquisition in the history of the game industry. Activision Blizzard owns a number of popular games such as Candy Crush and Diablo, and Sony’s acquisition of Bungie is once again important. The entire game layout.