Sony And Microsoft Have Both Acquired Bungie Over The Years, Here’s How Much Each Paid

Sony sent shockwaves through the gaming world on Monday when it announced it would buy Destiny developer Bungie for $3.6 billion, marking just the latest huge buyout in the gaming landscape.

Bungie is now in rare company, being perhaps the only major game developer to be owned by both Microsoft and Sony over its lifespan. In this piece, we’re looking at the purchase prices that Sony and Microsoft paid for Bungie when the deals were announced.

Microsoft’s deal to acquire Bungie in 2000 was valued at between $20 million-$40 million. Adjusted for inflation, Sony’s purchase price for Bungie would be about $2.2 billion in 2000 dollars.