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[LectureMaster]

 

[adamsapple]

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I dunno, tell me in 10 years after we see their new projects.

People liked the last destiny 2 expansion

 

[viveks86]

I’ll rate it a Concord

 

[llLeonhart]

There were no results.

 

[nial]

The only truly bad move by Jim Ryan.

 

[hinch7]

F for failure. They bought them for the live service push and we all know how that went.

 

[LectureMaster]

The two are the epitome of the very best of NeoGAF.

 

[Parazels]

It's too early to jump into conclusions. It's a long term investment.

But if I could vote, I would vote A.

 

[kazuyamishima]

The two are the epitome of the very best of NeoGAF.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

The only truly bad move by Jim Ryan.

From a short term view, yeah, but nothing purchased at that time was worth it. Everything was in overvalued and it was a knee jerk move to counter Activision.

If Activision were valued today, given their losses in revenue, it would equal the loss of 2x Bungie acquisitions.

But long term, who knows. They could prove to be a GaaS powerhouse. Destiny 2 already is, look at the steam activity for the year.

And if they fail with marathon or other games. It just means more control by Sony which may allow them to work on SP again

 

[Rentahamster]

Maybe they're cooking something amazing, but from what I can tell so far, it was a huge waste of money.

 

[lh032]

marathon is their last chance.

 

[nial]

From a short term view, yeah

Long term visions were pretty much out of the table the moment it was clear that they will need to be integrated within PlayStation Studios management to right the ship. The vision around Bungie having production autonomy and being a separate publisher for years to come was not one bound to happen.

Everything was in overvalued and it was a knee jerk move to counter Activision.

This makes no sense, the acquisition was planned months ahead of any announcement.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

This makes no sense, the acquisition was planned months ahead of any announcement.

No, they talked….they didn’t close the deal until Microsoft announced Activision

Some deals likely don’t get done unless pushed

 

[Cakeboxer]

Too early, you should ask that after the Marathon release.

 

[Sgt. Pinback]

How would I rate the results?

 

[poppabk]

From a short term view, yeah, but nothing purchased at that time was worth it. Everything was in overvalued and it was a knee jerk move to counter Activision.

If Activision were valued today, given their losses in revenue, it would equal the loss of 2x Bungie acquisitions.

But long term, who knows. They could prove to be a GaaS powerhouse. Destiny 2 already is, look at the steam activity for the year.

And if they fail with marathon or other games. It just means more control by Sony which may allow them to work on SP again

I see Xbox even ported their ambassador program to Playstation.

 

[Topher]

F

 

[Lunarorbit]

F-

Bungie management turned out to be assholes who were bad at their job.

A ridiculous sum in hindsight. Also helped canceled Factions 2.

 

[adamsapple]

Bungie management turned out to be assholes who were bad at their job.

But the CEO was able to amass a sweet-ass car collection.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

I think at least one new project should be released before someone makes a real judgement. But I will say, they allowed Concord to release but made Sony cancel Factions II, so the grade is F.

 

[[Sigma]]

Right now? F. Considering all the shit that has happened since they paid for them, it's an F. For now.

 

[EDMIX]

? I mean.....we've yet to see a game to rate anything.

Does Keighley not realize you need things out and made to actually judge the quality of the move or? smh...drunk off of Mountain Dew and Doritos

 

[Rentahamster]

Right now? F. Considering all the shit that has happened since they paid for them, it's an F. For now.

It seems like the valuable insight on live service games that they acquired from Bungie didn't really pan out so far. It doesn't look good for the future.

 

[Alan Wake]

Bungie were amazing during the Halo heydays. I bought the PS4 bundled with Destiny and was put off right away. I never returned and haven't cared for Bungie since Halo: Reach, honestly.

 

[Zathalus]

What results?

 

[xrnzaaas]

I still think it was more or less a desperate move to react to Microsoft's continuing acquisitions. There are better studios they could purchase for those several billion.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

but made Sony cancel Factions II, so the grade is F.

Nope.

ND cancelled factions. Bungie didn’t make them do anything, just provided feedback

 

[Shubh_C63]

I want that Hitler meme where he says "Marathon will release and everything will be alright".

But I do believe Marathon will be huge. And Destiny will do slightly better also next year with Behemoth and Apollo

 

[N0S]

Xbox gonna save Playstation

 

[8BiTw0LF]

Let's see when Marathon releases.
I don't think Sony cancelled all those live service games for nothing. Marathon might be their ace.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Factions cancelled while Concord released gets an F.

As a studio its fine. Nothing changes for anyone.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

Why is this walking billboard asking hard hitting questions?

Perhaps Sony already told him to fuck off.

 

[Bartski]

Zero out of ten

 

[Darchaos]

 

[EN250]

Awful/10
Waste of money/10

 

[PatientGamer]

The Bungie purchase will go down as one of the worst deals in video game history.

The studio will be fully shut down by the end of this decade.

 

[Pandawan]

how would you rate the results so far?

Results? The have not released a single new game thus far. How can you rate the results of nothing.

 

[Luipadre]

I rate it F aswell. Feels almost like a money laundering scheme

 

[PeteBull]

marathon is their last chance.

Marathon will be their veilguard.
Bungie will be like:

While all the players be like:

 

[Clear]

Not sure how you can rate Sony's involvement when the essence of the buy-out that Bungie was allowed to maintain their independence so long as they hit their performance targets. Bungie have been slipping, which is why Sony are looking to assert to greater control.

 

[Calverz]

They killed Factions 2.
Massive L

 

[Ar¢tos]

Whoever made the decision to buy Bungie should be paraded naked through every Sony office while workers throw rotten vegetables at him.

 

[sono]

I enjoyed destiny 1 until I realised i couldn't gain more xp. Then I moved on. I am not alone.

An acquisition for one game though

 

[Holammer]

I give it a C.
If Marathon craters it's a D.

 

[DenchDeckard]

How would I rate the results....

I give it a

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Some people got rich. For them, it worked out. For Sony, the worst is yet to come. Bungie will be "restructured" and "optimized" in 3 years as the latest.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Sony panic bought this bloated adult daycare organization for a ridiculous price, then had to come in and cut heads and take greater control of the company.

Sony themselves probably regret it and rate it an F

 

[Silver Wattle]