Bungie & Microsoft: They Talked But Won't Date - Episode 64

Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into  all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Microsoft is no stranger to the studio acquisition game, nor to Destiny & original Halo developer Bungie, but with reports of acquisitions conversations between the two taking place, the question is: why? So this week, we examine the actual validity & likelihood of Bungie falling under Microsoft wing again, the understandably high asking price that the developer was rumored to have, & how fans may misinterpret pretty standard business practices as cold hard fact. Plus, Microsoft has confirmed that games will be clocking in at smaller download sizes on the Xbox Series S thanks to Smart Delivery and the Velocity Architecture, but with the PS5’s digital only option now officially being priced quite aggressively, does the reasoning behind Microsoft’s entry level option still make as much sense for consumers as it did last week? Also, Hogwarts Legacy, WB Games’ new title centered in the world of Harry Potter that was leaked over two years ago, has finally been officially revealed and supposedly it was a big reason why WB has eased off of a potential sale of its gaming assets. Does Hogwarts Legacy have the potential magic to be the mega hit WB thinks it can be, and will the horrible comments made by JK Rowling have both a financial & PR impact on the project? All of this, and much more, on the newest episode of the Game Pass Gamecast! Be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications to be the first to  listen to new  episodes as soon as they drop every Friday!    



🗞️📰Report - Microsoft held talks to buy Bungie: https://bit.ly/2EgvZKE📰🗞️

🗞️📰Xbox Series S Game Sizes Will Be Smaller Than on Series X: https://bit.ly/33ElRnn📰🗞️

🗞️📰Hogwarts Legacy will make you a wizard in 2021: https://bit.ly/2FF5kaP📰🗞️



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