Sony closes the deal to acquire Bungie, which is integrated into PlayStation

July 18 (Portaltic/EP) –

Sony has closed the purchase agreement of the video game developer Bungiewhich has recently been officially integrated into the family of its console, PlayStation.

Both companies have completed this acquisition through their social networks, where they have announced this change months after Sony announced its intention to buy Bungie last January.

At that time, the Japanese conglomerate reached an agreement to buy this independent publisher for a value of $3.6 billion (about 3,556 million euros at the current exchange rate).

Then, the president and CEO of Bungie, Pete Parsons, recalled that from this company they would continue to develop and edit their titles independently. “Our games will continue to be where our community is, wherever they choose to play,” he added.

Now Sony has announced the closing of the agreement to acquire Bungie and has welcomed its team via Twitter, “Now we can officially say… Welcome to the PlayStation family!”“, can be read in this ‘tweet’.

From Bungie They have acknowledged being “proud” to join the “incredible team at PlayStation.” “We are excited for the future of our company and are inspired to bring together players from around the world to form friendships and create memories,” he stressed in the publication.

Although the purchase agreement was initially valued at $3.6 billion, in the presentation before the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), which regulates the purchase, it is indicated that it has been carried out for “approximately $3.7 billion.”