Ep. 260: Sony Buys Bungie

What this episode covers

Sony buys Bungie! The video game acquisition frenzy continues as Bungie agrees to join Sony for $3.5 billion dollars. This news comes on the heels of the blistering $68.7 billion dollar deal Xbox made to acquire Activision Blizzard AND Take 2 Interactive acquiring Zynga for $12.7 billion dollars – all in the same month! We dive into this trend of behemoth corporations gobbling up developers and publishers that has been going on for the past few years and discuss what the long game is, who could be next, and just plain marveling over how freaking deep pockets these companies have. After listening to the episode, we’d love to hear from you! Post your comments below detailing your experiences with the topic listed above or leave us feedback on what you thought of the show.   TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Intro 00:11 – Greetings! 00:58 – Xbox Activision Blizzard recap 01:35 – Gauging Sony’s acquisition of Bungie as a response to Xbox 03:55 – Taking a look at the acquisition trend over the past several years 12:30 – Sony / Bungie news & quotes overview 18:24 – Setting expectations 20:30 – Bungie has become street smart with Publishers 22:00 – What does “Live Service” entail? 25:37 – Bungie’s Q&A 27:00 – Bungie fans response on Reddit 29:35 – Bungie’s new IP 32:34 – How do Xbox fans feel about the merger? 37:30 – Examining which studio or publisher could be acquired next 51:59 – Xbox has only spent half of its acquisition budget for the year 54:05 – Russ’ short list of available developers and publishers 58:25 – Xbox employee pie chart 59:34 – Japanese developers 01:32:35 – What Sony gains from acquiring Bungie 01:09:54 – Will Xbox & Sony influence positive change with developers?   SUPPORT JOYGASM: www.buymeacoffee.com/joygasm www.patreon.com/joygasm   PLAY WITH US! Russ / Xbox Live Gamertag: T0ASTER360 Steve / Xbox Live Gamertag: Stevavitch   CONNECT WITH JOYGASM ONLINE! ►Visit the Joygasm WEBSITE: http://www.joygasm.tv ►Subscribe to Joygasm on iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/joyga…d1231911499?mt=2 ►Subscribe to Joygasm on RSS: https://russellperkins.com/feed/podcast/ ►Subscribe to Joygasm on ANDROID: https://subscribeonandroid.com/russellperkin…feed/podcast/ ►Listen to Joygasm on BLUBRRY POWERPRESS: https://www.blubrry.com/joygasm/ ►Subscribe to Joygasm on GOOGLE PLAY: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR…mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Qv ►Like Joygasm on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/joygasmtv ►Follow Joygasm on SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/joygasmtv ►Follow Joygasm on TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/joygasmtv ►Follow Joygasm on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/joygasmtv ►Follow Joygasm on TWITCH: https://www.twitch.com/joygasmtv ►Follow Joygasm on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wQaLoDcTQuQ9opr3CsvGE