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Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has announced its plans to purchase the house of Destiny, Bungie, for $3.6 billion USD. The deal comes nearly two weeks after the bombshell announcement that Microsoft would acquire Activision-Blizzard. According to a press release, Bungie will “continue to operate independently, maintaining the ability to self-publish and reach players wherever they choose to play.”

The announcement will no doubt cause feelings of whiplash for older players. After all, Bungie helped define the Xbox, putting it on the map with the groundbreaking Halo: Combat Evolved. Bungie later broke away from Microsoft, and went under the wing of Activision — soon to be owned by Microsoft. The company has been independent for a while, maintaining its live service shooter, Destiny 2. Halo did swap over to 343 Industries during the shuffle. But it still sounds bizarre knowing that Bungie will be owned by the oldest competitor of Xbox.

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