Sony's Bungie Investment Falls Short of Expectations
TL;DR
Sony's financial report highlights Helldivers 2's strong cross-platform success, especially on Xbox, while Destiny 2 underperforms, leading Sony to revise its expectations and record a $204 million impairment related to Bungie, which remains operationally independent but with increasing integration.
- Helldivers 2 is a "huge success" while Destiny 2 falls short — Sony's expectations of Bungie don't magically equate to revenue Windows Central
- Sony Says Bungie Hasn’t Brought in as Much Money as It Thought It Would When It Bought the Developer, as Destiny 2 Falls Off a Cliff IGN
- Sony says Destiny 2 has underperformed since it acquired Bungie Game Developer
- Sony says Destiny 2’s "sales and user engagement have not reached" what it expected when it bought Bungie, "downwardly revising" projections as it records a ~$204M impairment loss on Bungie assets The Game Post
- Welp, says Sony, sure looks like buying Bungie didn't work out PC Gamer
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