Despite being bought by Sony, Bungie has raised the price of Destiny 2’s season pass

Even the recently minted Bungie, acquired by Sony for more than $3 billion, is feeling the financial pinch it appears. Buried between a A truly terrifying deluge of information, the legendary developer revealed that it will increase the price of its season passes moving forward. Starting from season 21, you will pay 1,200 silver for the standard season pass and 2,200 silver for the season pass with 10 ranks. The previous price was 1,000 silver and 2,000 silver respectively.

You can buy 1,100 silver for £8.49/$9.99 and 2,300 silver for £16.79/$19.99, so that’s not the biggest change in terms of real-world money. It’s also worth noting that if you buy Destiny 2: Lightfall, you’ll get access to the current season pass live at the point of purchase for free, and that’s not changing. Likewise, if you’re already an Annual Pass owner, you’ll obviously get full access to all seasons up to Season 23 at no extra charge.

Still, it’s not a great look from the developer, especially since it apologized for Lightfall’s situation less than a month ago. To be fair to Bungie, the community had a surprisingly measured reaction to the news, perhaps because the price hasn’t increased. too much As a whole. On a poster Reddit The colleague went on to reassure fans, however: “Don’t worry guys, they’re a small indie company – they need more money.”

Indeed.