Bungie and Activision are ending their nearly nine-year-long partnership together. In an announcement today, the developers said all publishing rights for Destiny will be owned by Bungie.
In a blog post on Bungie’s website, the team said,
It is unknown when the full rights to Destiny will be transferred, but the post went on to say,
Activision posted this on Twitter:
Thank you Guardians. It’s been an honor and a privilege to help bring the world of Destiny to life for you. pic.twitter.com/EB1y19OTD8
— Activision (@Activision) January 10, 2019
Meanwhile, Blizzard says Destiny 2 will still receive full support on BattleNet and they don’t foresee any issues with their servers during the shift.
Today, we’re announcing plans for Bungie to assume full publishing rights for the Destiny franchise.
Read the full story at https://t.co/nxcJOVXAv6.https://t.co/RyD1jvi0hW pic.twitter.com/giFKmkyc9y
— Bungie (@Bungie) January 10, 2019
There’s no word on how or if Bungie’s control over Destiny will change the series going forward. According to Polygon, the company partnered with NetEase for a $100 million dollar investment.
Destiny launched in September of 2014, followed by Destiny 2 in September 2017.
