Sony planning more than 10 live service games before March 2026
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony's surprise acquisition of Bungie earlier this week for $3.6 billion was about a lot more than just Destiny. In an investor call today, Sony has revealed it plans to launch more than 10 new live service games by March 2026. That's a hugely ambitious plan, and marks a major expansion for Sony's PlayStation games beyond its traditional console exclusives.
The strategic significance of this acquisition lies not only in obtaining the highly successful Destiny franchise, as well as major new IP Bungie is currently developing, but also incorporating into the Sony group the expertise and technologies Bungie has developed in the live game services space," says Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki. Through close collaboration between Bungie and...