Real Reason Why Sony’s Buyout Was Crucial for Bungie’s Survival
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Sony‘s acquisition of Bungie caught a lot of attention due to the latter’s astonishing statistics of layoffs in recent times. This famous creator of the Halo franchise is truly having a hard time with employee retention. Now fans are curious thinking whether Sony’s takeover impacted Bungie’s current situation. But that is not the case here.
Speculation about Sony’s intervention brewed as the layoffs at Bungie took place fifteen months after Sony took the company over. Now some trusted insiders revealed the actual case and almost surprisingly Sony has nothing to do with it. In fact, Sony’s acquisition might have helped the Destiny makers to survive. Want to know how?
Did Sony help Bungie to survive during the financial crisis?
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Bungie’s massive layoff pointed many fingers toward Sony. However, a trusted source revealed something completely different than what fans expected. An insider of the company itself said that CEO Pete Parsons along with executives gave away their bonuses to avoid layoffs. However, no Bungie staff had the slightest clue about it before. This employee further added that Sony didn’t take part in the layoff situation but it helped Bungie to recover after an insignificant response following Destiny 2’s release. Surprised isn’t it?
Sony may have saved Bungie, according to internal sources
“Some employees were told that if the Sony buyout did not happen, that with current Destiny 2 performance the studio itself would have been in jeopardy if they were still independent”
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Previously Sony mentioned dropping 1.2 billion extra to ensure Bungie’s employee retention. However, that didn’t go too well. According to this insider, Bungie is currently not holding Joe Blackburn, the director of Destiny 2 as the main culprit of the situation. But, Sony’s dedicated $1.2 billion was spent time ago in buying out employee shares for transforming into Sony’s.
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Following a $3.7 Billion Acquisition, Fans Outraged as Bungie Faces Layoffs: “Sony Dropped Another Billion to Keep People On”
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The employee also mentioned Bungie’s new expensive building was also audited beforehand. It wasn’t enough to ensure employee retention. However, the most interesting part of the information was ex-Bungie employees’ anger for leadership and not Sony.
Ex-Bungie employees share their depressing situation after the recent layoff
Destiny 2 creator’s recent layoff not only caused controversies but drove its ex-employees to a completely depressing stage. Recently an ex-Bungie employee tweeted sharing their unfortunate moment of losing a job during the Holiday season. Now after their revelation, fans are utterly shocked to see the true status of the Esports industry. After this ex-employee statement, an insider revealed more details. For example, many employees knew about their colleagues’ layoffs and they were restricted from letting them know. Authorities simply revoked the email addresses to lay them off.
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Bungie’s recent layoff situation didn’t leave team leaders or managers in peace. Many team leads didn’t know about the teammates until the final decision was made. Following such news, fans were surely horrified. However, the recent information from the company insider helped Sony to clear its name in Bungie’s layoff accusations. What is your opinion on this?
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Ananya Giri