The news thatSonybought Bungie for over 3 billion dollars came as a sudden shock to a lot of people. While major deals like this can sometimes be anticipated,Sony’s acquisition seems to have happened as quietly as possible despite Bungie hosting major events in the past few months and consistently maintaining an open line of communication with its community. Given the surprise, many fans are still processing how they feel about Sony buying Bungie but with the developer now a part of the greater Sony Interactive Entertainment umbrella there’s a lot that it can do with more cash backing it, and Bungie also has some enticing perks to offer Sony and PlayStation in particular.
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Destiny 2 as Part of Project Spartacus
The rumored Project Spartacus has a lot of potential. Some of the best games in the past few years are first-party games from PlayStation, and there’s a lot more that it could offer. Whileday-one releases on Project Spartacusdon’t sound like something that is going to happen, there’s potential to integrate a title likeDestiny 2into the program. Doing so could makeDestiny 2the cornerstone of Project Spartacus and be a major draw to the service depending on how it’s implemented.
This would be a major move that goes against some of the predictions that people have for the rumored program but it would be a solid step in the right direction. Right now,some view Project Spartacus as good but not good enoughwhen compared to Xbox Game Pass, which given its unreleased status may be hard to gauge. Surpassing expectations at launch, however, wouldn’t hurt the program and if a PlayStation-focused game pass service is going to be implemented it should take full advantage of the tools at its disposal. With the acquisition of Bungie, Sony has turnedDestiny 2into a great tool for PlayStation to use.
Rather thanDestiny 2being an afterthought or addition to the service, it should be one of its key features at launch. Guaranteeing users access to all playableDestiny 2content as it’s released would be a major move and for fans on multiple systems it could also encourage them to, at the very least, check out Project Spartacus rather than sticking to just Xbox Game Pass if they have it. From a marketing perspective, there’s also the opportunity for the program to include some of its own perks given that theSony acquisition could mean a lot of growth forDestiny 2.
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Exclusive Destiny 2 Content on PlayStation
At the same time, it also provides a great avenue forDestiny 2to consider another route. With its inclusion under the Sony umbrella, cross-platform buys should be considered in the future, at least forDestiny 2players who move between PlayStation and PC. This could be tied into Project Spartacus and while it wouldn’t be the most popular for some, others could find it incredibly useful.Cross-play is already available inDestiny 2as well as cross-save but expansions themselves are only available where they are purchased. This limits many players to a specific device even if they like playing from a console or computer at different times.
Using Project Spartacus to fill this niche gap and give users access to all of theirDestiny 2content on PC and PlayStation would be significant for players on Sony consoles, and would continue to add to the incentive provided by a PlayStation game pass service. It might bring some exclusivity to the title but wouldn’t completely breakBungie’s commitment to multiplatform games either. When combined with other perks and benefits on top of thisDestiny 2could become a great way to secure the early success of a PlayStation service that rivals Xbox Game Pass. In the future this could also tie into other content but starting with what Bungie can already provide throughDestiny 2wouldn’t be a bad way for something like the rumored Project Spartacus to launch.
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