Bungie Developer Signs With Activision...Sony & Microsoft React
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Microsoft, Sony React To Bungie Deal
Sony says this is a 'big win' for gamers worldwide.
by Jim Reilly
April 29, 2010 - For nearly a decade, Bungie has only been able to publish titles exclusively on Microsoft's Xbox 360 console. But today's 10-year publishing agreement between the Halo developer and mega-publisher Activision changes everything.
Bungie signing with Activision has clearly excited Sony, which has been salivating for years at the thought of having a Bungie-developed title on its Playstation 3 platform.
"The partnership between Bungie and Activision is a big win for gamers worldwide," a Sony spokesperson told IGN. "Combining Bungie's creativity with the incredible power of PlayStation 3 will add serious muscle to action gaming. We look forward to extending Bungie's 'next big action game universe' with PS3 users."
Meanwhile, Microsoft said that Bungie signing a long-term deal with Activision has no effect on its current relationship with the Kirkland-based studio as it prepares to launch Halo: Reach this fall.
"Our partnership with Bungie as a first-party developer for Xbox 360 remains unchanged, and right now we're deeply engaged with them on the development of Halo: Reach, which is poised to be the biggest game of 2010," a company spokesperson said in a statement given to IGN.
Nintendo has not issued a comment on this deal.
Bungie said in an interview with IGN earlier today any news of the studio's new project won't be revealed until at least 2011.
Sony says this is a 'big win' for gamers worldwide.
by Jim Reilly
April 29, 2010 - For nearly a decade, Bungie has only been able to publish titles exclusively on Microsoft's Xbox 360 console. But today's 10-year publishing agreement between the Halo developer and mega-publisher Activision changes everything.
Bungie signing with Activision has clearly excited Sony, which has been salivating for years at the thought of having a Bungie-developed title on its Playstation 3 platform.
"The partnership between Bungie and Activision is a big win for gamers worldwide," a Sony spokesperson told IGN. "Combining Bungie's creativity with the incredible power of PlayStation 3 will add serious muscle to action gaming. We look forward to extending Bungie's 'next big action game universe' with PS3 users."
Meanwhile, Microsoft said that Bungie signing a long-term deal with Activision has no effect on its current relationship with the Kirkland-based studio as it prepares to launch Halo: Reach this fall.
"Our partnership with Bungie as a first-party developer for Xbox 360 remains unchanged, and right now we're deeply engaged with them on the development of Halo: Reach, which is poised to be the biggest game of 2010," a company spokesperson said in a statement given to IGN.
Nintendo has not issued a comment on this deal.
Bungie said in an interview with IGN earlier today any news of the studio's new project won't be revealed until at least 2011.
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LOL MS just got they ? took
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The future for the ps3 looks brighter each day
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LOL
If developers for Microsoft start moving over to Sony and do both, then xbox will be dead in a few years. -
LOL@ Bungie.
Bungie getting up with Activision is like a rapper climbing up in Kat Stack's guts after reading her blog.
It's like the chick who got with Chris Brown AFTER Rihanna. -
Bungie making deals with the devil. SMH.
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i dont care. the only game they can make is wack ass halo.
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what other games has bungie made besides Halo?.....because I don't find this exciting
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themadlionsfan wrote: »what other games has bungie made besides Halo?.....because I don't find this exciting
Oni for the ps2 -
Good for Bungie.
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vagrant-718 wrote: »Oni for the ps2
thats it!!!???..... -
LOL
If developers for Microsoft start moving over to Sony and do both, then xbox will be dead in a few years.
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I promise you people that this isn't a big loss for MS, if theyre good at anything, it's throwing a ? ton of money at developers. Theyve ? blocked Sony so many times you could write a book about it. And besides, what are PS3 gamers really gaining here? Halo? BFD.
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I promise you people that this isn't a big loss for MS, if theyre good at anything, it's throwing a ? ton of money at developers. Theyve ? blocked Sony so many times you could write a book about it. And besides, what are PS3 gamers really gaining here? Halo? BFD.
Same thing I'm saying.
