Bungie Accused of Overselling Itself to Sony Promising Success It Couldnt Deliver
"Sony overpaid for Bungie".
It seems as though more and more in-the-know people are weighing in on the deeply unfortunate situation at Bungie. Following on from the news that the studio has shed 220 of its employees — with another 155 being integrated into positions at PlayStation — the Destiny developer has now been accused of overselling itself to Sony — back when the Japanese giant acquired the company in 2022 — and promising a kind of commercial success that simply wasn't realistic.
"I think Sony overpaid for Bungie," an ex-Bungie source told Game File (paywall with a free trial). "I think Bungie sold things they were just not able to deliver," they added.
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