Q 01/05

In what year was the original Destiny released for PlayStation and Xbox consoles?

A) 2012

B) 2013

C) 2014

D) 2015

Answer · why

C) 2014

Destiny launched on September 9, 2014, arriving on both the previous and current PlayStation and Xbox generations on the same day.

Q 02/05

Destiny was Bungie's first new console franchise since which series?

A) Gears of War

B) Myth

C) Marathon

D) Halo

Answer · why

D) Halo

Halo: Combat Evolved opened the series in 2001, and Bungie's final entry, Halo: Reach, shipped in 2010 before the studio turned to Destiny.

Q 03/05

How long was the publishing agreement Bungie signed with Activision in 2010?

A) Five years

B) Seven years

C) Ten years

D) Fifteen years

Answer · why

C) Ten years

Ten years: the contract signed in April 2010 was a decade-long deal, and Bungie left it early to publish Destiny itself.

Q 04/05

In which year did Bungie announce it was splitting from Activision to self-publish Destiny?

A) 2016

B) 2017

C) 2018

D) 2019

Answer · why

D) 2019

Bungie announced the split in January 2019 and published Shadowkeep itself that October, its first self-released expansion.

Q 05/05

How much did Sony Interactive Entertainment pay to acquire Bungie in 2022?

A) $3.6 billion

B) $5.0 billion

C) $7.5 billion

D) $10 billion

Answer · why

A) $3.6 billion

Sony announced the $3.6 billion purchase in January 2022, with about $1.2 billion of it earmarked for retaining Bungie staff.