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	*Seasonal content (Paid battle passes that came with story & gameplay content, were vaulted on a yearly rotation where each year 4 battle passes would be released which could be paid for as a bundle or separately)		*Seasonal content (Paid battle passes that came with story & gameplay content, were vaulted on a yearly rotation where each year 4 battle passes would be released which could be paid for as a bundle or separately)

	Since vaulting was announced, some content was un-vaulted including the Whisper and Zero Hour exotic missions,<ref>{{Cite web \|first=~~Bungie~~ \|title=Destiny 2: Into The Light \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/24175204478100-Destiny-2-Into-The-Light \|url-status=live \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> seasonal exotic missions in the exotic mission rotator, and seasonal activities in the portal.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref>		Since vaulting was announced, some content was un-vaulted including the Whisper and Zero Hour exotic missions,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|first= \|title=Destiny 2: Into The Light \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/24175204478100-Destiny-2-Into-The-Light \|url-status=live \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> seasonal exotic missions in the exotic mission rotator, and seasonal activities in the portal.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref>

	===Concerning legal agreements===		===Concerning legal agreements===

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	==References==		==References==
	~~<references />~~		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:~~Bungie~~]]
			[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
			[[Category:Video game companies]]

Sojourna at 23:52, 23 March 2026

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	\|Founded=1990		\|Founded=1990
	\|Industry=Video Games		\|Industry=Video Games
	\|Logo=Bungie ~~Logo - Official~~.png		\|Logo=Bungie logo.png
	\|ParentCompany=Sony Interactive Entertainment		\|ParentCompany=Sony Interactive Entertainment
	\|Type=Subsidiary		\|Type=Subsidiary
	\|Website=https://www.bungie.com		\|Website=https://www.bungie.com
	}}		}}
	Founded in 1990 by ''Alex Seropian'', '''[[wikipedia:Bungie\|Bungie]]''' is a game development studio that has been known to develop games for their popular franchises, such as ''Marathon'', ''Destiny'', and initially ''Halo''. Originally, the company exclusively developed for ''MacOS'' platform, but after being acquired by ''[[Microsoft]]'', ''Bungie'' was seen developing instead for the ''[[Xbox]]'' platform (and 3rd parties such as ''Gearbox Software'' handling ports to ''Windows''), until its departure shortly after ''Halo'' ''Reach''<nowiki/>'s release. In January of 2022, the company was yet again bought out, this time by ''[[Sony]] Interactive Entertainment''.<ref>Dring, Christopher (January 31, 2022). "[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games PlayStation: Bungie deal is about multiplatform, live-service games]". ''Gamesindustry.biz''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220131184555/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games Archived] from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2025</ref>

	~~==Consumer~~-~~impact summary==~~		Founded in 1990 by ''Alex Seropian'', '''{{Wplink\|Bungie}}''' is a game development studio that has been known to develop games for their popular franchises, such as ''Marathon'', ''Destiny'', and initially ''Halo''. Originally, the company exclusively developed for ''MacOS'' platform, but after being acquired by ''[[Microsoft]]'', ''Bungie'' was seen developing instead for the ''[[Xbox]]'' platform (and 3rd parties such as ''Gearbox Software'' handling ports to ''Windows''), until its departure shortly after ''Halo'' ''Reach''<nowiki/>'s release. In January of 2022, the company was yet again bought out, this time by ''[[Sony]] Interactive Entertainment''.<ref>Dring, Christopher (January 31, 2022). "[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games PlayStation: Bungie deal is about multiplatform, live-service games]". ''Gamesindustry.biz''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220131184555/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games Archived] from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2025</ref>

	*User ~~Freedom~~: Historically would revoke content consumers paid for.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>		==Consumer impact summary==
	*User ~~Privacy~~: Unknown		{{Incomplete section}}
	*Business ~~Model~~: Software sales, [[Predatory microtransactions\|microtransactions]]		*'''User freedom:''' Historically would revoke content consumers paid for.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>
	*Market ~~Competition~~: ''[[Microsoft]] (Xbox), [[Nintendo]], [[Valve]]'', indie studios		*'''User privacy:''' Unknown
			*'''Business model:''' Software sales, [[Predatory microtransactions\|microtransactions]]
			*'''Market control:''' ''[[Microsoft]] (Xbox), [[Nintendo]], [[Valve]]'', indie studios

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:~~Bungie~~\|~~''Bungie''~~ category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	===The Destiny Content Vault===		===The Destiny Content Vault===
	Near the release of the Destiny 2 expansion "Beyond Light" (November 2020) ''Bungie'' announced the vaulting of paid content. This meant that said content for the game was going to be removed and made inaccessible <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref>. This included ~~storylines~~, playable activities and locations that players were required to pay to access. This also affected ~~equipable~~ items to a different extent as they would no longer drop in the game limiting you to only being able to use weaker versions of that gear. Vaulted content includes but is not limited to:		Near the release of the Destiny 2 expansion "Beyond Light" (November 2020) ''Bungie'' announced the vaulting of paid content. This meant that said content for the game was going to be removed and made inaccessible.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref> This included story lines, playable activities, and locations that players were required to pay to access. This also affected equip-able items to a different extent as they would no longer drop in the game limiting you to only being able to use weaker versions of that gear. Vaulted content includes but is not limited to:
	*The Red War campaign (Base game story)		*The Red War campaign (Base game story)
	*The Curse of Osiris expansion (Paid DLC 1)		*The Curse of Osiris expansion (Paid DLC 1)
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	*Seasonal content (Paid battle passes that came with story & gameplay content, were vaulted on a yearly rotation where each year 4 battle passes would be released which could be paid for as a bundle or separately)		*Seasonal content (Paid battle passes that came with story & gameplay content, were vaulted on a yearly rotation where each year 4 battle passes would be released which could be paid for as a bundle or separately)

	Since vaulting was announced, some content was un-vaulted including the Whisper and Zero Hour exotic missions<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Bungie \|title=Destiny 2: Into The Light \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/24175204478100-Destiny-2-Into-The-Light \|url-status=live \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref>, seasonal exotic missions in the exotic mission rotator, and seasonal activities in the portal.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref>		Since vaulting was announced, some content was un-vaulted including the Whisper and Zero Hour exotic missions,<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Bungie \|title=Destiny 2: Into The Light \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/24175204478100-Destiny-2-Into-The-Light \|url-status=live \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> seasonal exotic missions in the exotic mission rotator, and seasonal activities in the portal.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref>

	===Concerning legal agreements===		===Concerning legal agreements===

AngelSeph: Changed incorrect terminology from "sunsetting" to "vaulting". Sunsetting refers to power caps on old gear (which were completely removed with the release of The Final Shape). These terms get conflated because they were introduced at the same time but they are not the same thing.

2026-02-13T02:36:12Z

Changed incorrect terminology from "sunsetting" to "vaulting". Sunsetting refers to power caps on old gear (which were completely removed with the release of The Final Shape). These terms get conflated because they were introduced at the same time but they are not the same thing.

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:Bungie\|''Bungie'' category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:Bungie\|''Bungie'' category]].

	===~~Sunsetting paid content~~===		===The Destiny Content Vault===
	Near the release of the Destiny 2 expansion "Beyond Light" (November 2020) ''Bungie'' announced the ~~sun-setting~~ of paid content. This meant that said content for the game was going to be removed and made inaccessible <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref>. This included storylines, playable activities and locations that players were required to pay to access. This also affected equipable items to a different extent as they would no longer drop in the game limiting you to only being able to use weaker versions of that gear. ~~Sunset~~ content includes but is not limited to:		Near the release of the Destiny 2 expansion "Beyond Light" (November 2020) ''Bungie'' announced the vaulting of paid content. This meant that said content for the game was going to be removed and made inaccessible <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref>. This included storylines, playable activities and locations that players were required to pay to access. This also affected equipable items to a different extent as they would no longer drop in the game limiting you to only being able to use weaker versions of that gear. Vaulted content includes but is not limited to:
	*The ~~red war~~ campaign (Base game story)		*The Red War campaign (Base game story)
	*The ~~curse~~ of ~~osiris~~ expansion (Paid DLC 1)		*The Curse of Osiris expansion (Paid DLC 1)
	*The ~~warmind~~ expansion (Paid DLC 2)		*The Warmind expansion (Paid DLC 2)
	*The ~~forsaken~~ expansion (Paid DLC 3)		*The Forsaken expansion (Paid DLC 3)
	*Seasonal content (Paid battle passes that came with story & gameplay content, ~~was sunset~~ on a yearly rotation where each year 4 battle passes would be released which could be paid for as a bundle or separately)		*Seasonal content (Paid battle passes that came with story & gameplay content, were vaulted on a yearly rotation where each year 4 battle passes would be released which could be paid for as a bundle or separately)

	Since ~~sunsetting~~ was ~~annouced~~, some content was un-~~sunset~~, ~~this would commonly occur when paying for~~ seasonal ~~content but would sometimes also be available to players that didn't pay~~.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref>		Since vaulting was announced, some content was un-vaulted including the Whisper and Zero Hour exotic missions<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Bungie \|title=Destiny 2: Into The Light \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/24175204478100-Destiny-2-Into-The-Light \|url-status=live \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref>, seasonal exotic missions in the exotic mission rotator, and seasonal activities in the portal.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref>

	===Concerning legal agreements===		===Concerning legal agreements===

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	Additionally, Bungie can, and has taken advantage of a stipulation<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=xXLjordSireXx \|date=Jun 21, 2023 \|title=Comment from xXLjordSireXx \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/comment/joxpajc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> within their forums which states:<blockquote>"By using the form, you are submitting content to Bungie. When you submit content to Bungie, you agree to the Bungie Services Terms of Use, which also means you're promising us that you have the right to upload that content, that we can freely use it without condition, and that you agree that your submission follows our Code of Conduct."</blockquote>A highlight from this agreement<blockquote>"...that we can freely use it without condition..."</blockquote>has been cited by consumers<ref name=":3" /> as a reason why a piece of user-generated content<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ikari \|first=Shinji \|title=The Veil of Darkness \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Community/Detail?itemId=257325114 \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums}}</ref> was used commercially within ''Destiny 2''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kinduhgood \|date=Jun 20, 2023 \|title=Bungie stole someone's art for the new cutscene. His art was made over 2 years ago \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/bungie_stole_someones_art_for_the_new_cutscene/ \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] - r/Destiny2}}</ref>		Additionally, Bungie can, and has taken advantage of a stipulation<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=xXLjordSireXx \|date=Jun 21, 2023 \|title=Comment from xXLjordSireXx \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/comment/joxpajc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> within their forums which states:<blockquote>"By using the form, you are submitting content to Bungie. When you submit content to Bungie, you agree to the Bungie Services Terms of Use, which also means you're promising us that you have the right to upload that content, that we can freely use it without condition, and that you agree that your submission follows our Code of Conduct."</blockquote>A highlight from this agreement<blockquote>"...that we can freely use it without condition..."</blockquote>has been cited by consumers<ref name=":3" /> as a reason why a piece of user-generated content<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ikari \|first=Shinji \|title=The Veil of Darkness \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Community/Detail?itemId=257325114 \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums}}</ref> was used commercially within ''Destiny 2''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kinduhgood \|date=Jun 20, 2023 \|title=Bungie stole someone's art for the new cutscene. His art was made over 2 years ago \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/bungie_stole_someones_art_for_the_new_cutscene/ \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] - r/Destiny2}}</ref>

	=== ~~Active banning of~~ Linux ~~users~~ ===		===Destiny 2 Linux ban===

	==Products==		==Products==

SinexTitan: /* Incidents */ Linux

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	*Market Competition: ''[[Microsoft]] (Xbox), [[Nintendo]], [[Valve]]'', indie studios		*Market Competition: ''[[Microsoft]] (Xbox), [[Nintendo]], [[Valve]]'', indie studios

	==~~Controversial practices~~==		==Incidents==
	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:Bungie\|''Bungie'' category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:Bungie\|''Bungie'' category]].

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	Additionally, Bungie can, and has taken advantage of a stipulation<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=xXLjordSireXx \|date=Jun 21, 2023 \|title=Comment from xXLjordSireXx \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/comment/joxpajc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> within their forums which states:<blockquote>"By using the form, you are submitting content to Bungie. When you submit content to Bungie, you agree to the Bungie Services Terms of Use, which also means you're promising us that you have the right to upload that content, that we can freely use it without condition, and that you agree that your submission follows our Code of Conduct."</blockquote>A highlight from this agreement<blockquote>"...that we can freely use it without condition..."</blockquote>has been cited by consumers<ref name=":3" /> as a reason why a piece of user-generated content<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ikari \|first=Shinji \|title=The Veil of Darkness \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Community/Detail?itemId=257325114 \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums}}</ref> was used commercially within ''Destiny 2''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kinduhgood \|date=Jun 20, 2023 \|title=Bungie stole someone's art for the new cutscene. His art was made over 2 years ago \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/bungie_stole_someones_art_for_the_new_cutscene/ \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] - r/Destiny2}}</ref>		Additionally, Bungie can, and has taken advantage of a stipulation<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=xXLjordSireXx \|date=Jun 21, 2023 \|title=Comment from xXLjordSireXx \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/comment/joxpajc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> within their forums which states:<blockquote>"By using the form, you are submitting content to Bungie. When you submit content to Bungie, you agree to the Bungie Services Terms of Use, which also means you're promising us that you have the right to upload that content, that we can freely use it without condition, and that you agree that your submission follows our Code of Conduct."</blockquote>A highlight from this agreement<blockquote>"...that we can freely use it without condition..."</blockquote>has been cited by consumers<ref name=":3" /> as a reason why a piece of user-generated content<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ikari \|first=Shinji \|title=The Veil of Darkness \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Community/Detail?itemId=257325114 \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums}}</ref> was used commercially within ''Destiny 2''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kinduhgood \|date=Jun 20, 2023 \|title=Bungie stole someone's art for the new cutscene. His art was made over 2 years ago \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/bungie_stole_someones_art_for_the_new_cutscene/ \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] - r/Destiny2}}</ref>

			=== Active banning of Linux users ===

	==Products==		==Products==

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	{{~~InfoboxCompany~~		{{CompanyCargo
	\| ~~Name~~ = ~~Bungie~~		\|Description=American video game developer known for Destiny and Halo.
	\| ~~Type~~ = ~~Subsidiary~~		\|Founded=1990
	\| ~~Founded~~ = ~~1990~~		\|Industry=Video Games
	\| ~~Industry~~ = Entertainment ~~Software~~		\|Logo=Bungie Logo - Official.png
	\| ~~Official~~ Website = https://~~Bungie~~.com		\|ParentCompany=Sony Interactive Entertainment
	~~\| Logo = Bungie Logo - Official.png~~		\|Type=Subsidiary
	}}Founded in 1990 by ''Alex Seropian'', '''[[wikipedia:Bungie\|Bungie]]''' is a game development studio that has been known to develop games for their popular franchises, such as ''Marathon'', ''Destiny'', and initially ''Halo''. Originally, the company exclusively developed for ''MacOS'' platform, but after being acquired by ''[[Microsoft]]'', ''Bungie'' was seen developing instead for the ''[[Xbox]]'' platform (and 3rd parties such as ''Gearbox Software'' handling ports to ''Windows''), until its departure shortly after ''Halo'' ''Reach''<nowiki/>'s release. In January of 2022, the company was yet again bought out, this time by ''[[Sony]] Interactive Entertainment''.<ref>Dring, Christopher (January 31, 2022). "[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games PlayStation: Bungie deal is about multiplatform, live-service games]". ''Gamesindustry.biz''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220131184555/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games Archived] from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2025</ref>		\|Website=https://www.bungie.com
			}}
			Founded in 1990 by ''Alex Seropian'', '''[[wikipedia:Bungie\|Bungie]]''' is a game development studio that has been known to develop games for their popular franchises, such as ''Marathon'', ''Destiny'', and initially ''Halo''. Originally, the company exclusively developed for ''MacOS'' platform, but after being acquired by ''[[Microsoft]]'', ''Bungie'' was seen developing instead for the ''[[Xbox]]'' platform (and 3rd parties such as ''Gearbox Software'' handling ports to ''Windows''), until its departure shortly after ''Halo'' ''Reach''<nowiki/>'s release. In January of 2022, the company was yet again bought out, this time by ''[[Sony]] Interactive Entertainment''.<ref>Dring, Christopher (January 31, 2022). "[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games PlayStation: Bungie deal is about multiplatform, live-service games]". ''Gamesindustry.biz''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220131184555/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games Archived] from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2025</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

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	}}Founded in 1990 by ''~~[[wikipedia:Alex_Seropian\|~~Alex Seropian]]'', '''[[wikipedia:Bungie\|Bungie]]''' is a game development studio that has been known to develop games for their popular franchises, such as ''~~[[wikipedia:Marathon_(video_game)\|~~Marathon]]'', ''~~[[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game)\|~~Destiny]]'', and initially ''~~[[wikipedia:Halo_(franchise)\|~~Halo]]''. Originally, the company exclusively developed for ''~~[[wikipedia:MacOS\|~~MacOS]]'' platform, but after being acquired by ''[[Microsoft]]'', ''Bungie'' was seen developing instead for the ''[[Xbox]]'' platform (and 3rd parties such as ''~~[[wikipedia:Gearbox_Software\|~~Gearbox Software]]'' handling ports to ''~~[[wikipedia:Microsoft_Windows\|~~Windows]]''), until its departure shortly after ~~[[wikipedia:Halo:_Reach\|~~''Halo'' ''Reach'']]'s release. In January of 2022, the company was yet again bought out, this time by ''[[Sony]] Interactive Entertainment''.<ref>Dring, Christopher (January 31, 2022). "[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games PlayStation: Bungie deal is about multiplatform, live-service games]". ''Gamesindustry.biz''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220131184555/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games Archived] from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2025</ref>		}}Founded in 1990 by ''Alex Seropian'', '''[[wikipedia:Bungie\|Bungie]]''' is a game development studio that has been known to develop games for their popular franchises, such as ''Marathon'', ''Destiny'', and initially ''Halo''. Originally, the company exclusively developed for ''MacOS'' platform, but after being acquired by ''[[Microsoft]]'', ''Bungie'' was seen developing instead for the ''[[Xbox]]'' platform (and 3rd parties such as ''Gearbox Software'' handling ports to ''Windows''), until its departure shortly after ''Halo'' ''Reach''<nowiki/>'s release. In January of 2022, the company was yet again bought out, this time by ''[[Sony]] Interactive Entertainment''.<ref>Dring, Christopher (January 31, 2022). "[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games PlayStation: Bungie deal is about multiplatform, live-service games]". ''Gamesindustry.biz''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220131184555/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games Archived] from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2025</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
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	*User Freedom: Historically would revoke content consumers paid for.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>		*User Freedom: Historically would revoke content consumers paid for.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>
	*User Privacy: Unknown		*User Privacy: Unknown
	*Business Model: Software sales, [[microtransactions]]		*Business Model: Software sales, [[Predatory microtransactions\|microtransactions]]
	*Market Competition: ''[[Microsoft]] (Xbox), [[Nintendo]], [[Valve]]'', indie studios		*Market Competition: ''[[Microsoft]] (Xbox), [[Nintendo]], [[Valve]]'', indie studios

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	===Sunsetting paid content===		===Sunsetting paid content===
	Near the release of the Destiny 2 expansion "Beyond Light" (November 2020) ''Bungie'' announced the sun-setting of paid content. This meant that said content for the game was going to be removed and made inaccessible <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref>. This included storylines, playable activities and locations that players were required to pay to access. This also affected equipable items to a different extent as they would no longer drop in the game limiting you to only being able to use weaker versions of that gear. Sunset content includes but is not limited to:		Near the release of the Destiny 2 expansion "Beyond Light" (November 2020) ''Bungie'' announced the sun-setting of paid content. This meant that said content for the game was going to be removed and made inaccessible <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref>. This included storylines, playable activities and locations that players were required to pay to access. This also affected equipable items to a different extent as they would no longer drop in the game limiting you to only being able to use weaker versions of that gear. Sunset content includes but is not limited to:
	* The red war campaign (Base game story)		*The red war campaign (Base game story)
	* The curse of osiris expansion (Paid DLC 1)		*The curse of osiris expansion (Paid DLC 1)
	* The warmind expansion (Paid DLC 2)		*The warmind expansion (Paid DLC 2)
	* The forsaken expansion (Paid DLC 3)		*The forsaken expansion (Paid DLC 3)
	* Seasonal content (Paid battle passes that came with story & gameplay content, was sunset on a yearly rotation where each year 4 battle passes would be released which could be paid for as a bundle or separately)		*Seasonal content (Paid battle passes that came with story & gameplay content, was sunset on a yearly rotation where each year 4 battle passes would be released which could be paid for as a bundle or separately)

	Since sunsetting was annouced, some content was un-sunset, this would commonly occur when paying for seasonal content but would sometimes also be available to players that didn't pay.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref>		Since sunsetting was annouced, some content was un-sunset, this would commonly occur when paying for seasonal content but would sometimes also be available to players that didn't pay.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref>
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	Inside the ''Bungie'' "''Limited Software License Agreement''" (LSLA)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bungie LSLA \|url=https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Legal/sla \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=Bungie}}</ref> since at least August 17, 2021, there is [[Forced arbitration\|binding arbitration]], which takes effect the moment any user has run any ''Bungie'' software since the introduction of this term.		Inside the ''Bungie'' "''Limited Software License Agreement''" (LSLA)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bungie LSLA \|url=https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Legal/sla \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=Bungie}}</ref> since at least August 17, 2021, there is [[Forced arbitration\|binding arbitration]], which takes effect the moment any user has run any ''Bungie'' software since the introduction of this term.

	Additionally, Bungie can, and has taken advantage of a stipulation<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=xXLjordSireXx \|date=Jun 21, 2023 \|title=Comment from xXLjordSireXx \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/comment/joxpajc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> within their forums which states:<blockquote>"By using the form, you are submitting content to Bungie. When you submit content to Bungie, you agree to the Bungie Services Terms of Use, which also means you're promising us that you have the right to upload that content, that we can freely use it without condition, and that you agree that your submission follows our Code of Conduct."</blockquote>A highlight from this agreement<blockquote>"...that we can freely use it without condition..."</blockquote>has been cited by consumers<ref name=":3" /> as a reason why a piece of user-generated content<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ikari \|first=Shinji \|title=The Veil of Darkness \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Community/Detail?itemId=257325114 \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums}}</ref> was used commercially within ''~~[[wikipedia:Destiny_2\|~~Destiny 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kinduhgood \|date=Jun 20, 2023 \|title=Bungie stole someone's art for the new cutscene. His art was made over 2 years ago \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/bungie_stole_someones_art_for_the_new_cutscene/ \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] - r/Destiny2}}</ref>		Additionally, Bungie can, and has taken advantage of a stipulation<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=xXLjordSireXx \|date=Jun 21, 2023 \|title=Comment from xXLjordSireXx \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/comment/joxpajc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> within their forums which states:<blockquote>"By using the form, you are submitting content to Bungie. When you submit content to Bungie, you agree to the Bungie Services Terms of Use, which also means you're promising us that you have the right to upload that content, that we can freely use it without condition, and that you agree that your submission follows our Code of Conduct."</blockquote>A highlight from this agreement<blockquote>"...that we can freely use it without condition..."</blockquote>has been cited by consumers<ref name=":3" /> as a reason why a piece of user-generated content<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ikari \|first=Shinji \|title=The Veil of Darkness \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Community/Detail?itemId=257325114 \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums}}</ref> was used commercially within ''Destiny 2''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kinduhgood \|date=Jun 20, 2023 \|title=Bungie stole someone's art for the new cutscene. His art was made over 2 years ago \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/14evilb/bungie_stole_someones_art_for_the_new_cutscene/ \|access-date=May 19, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] - r/Destiny2}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==
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	===Software===		===Software===

	*''~~[[wikipedia:Marathon_(video_game)\|~~Marathon]]'' series		*''Marathon'' series
	*''~~[[wikipedia:Halo_(franchise)\|~~Halo]]'' series (formerly)<!-- The relevancy of Halo for the wiki should remain focused towards the eras of 343i and Halo Studios! -->		*''Halo'' series (formerly)<!-- The relevancy of Halo for the wiki should remain focused towards the eras of 343i and Halo Studios! -->
	*''~~[[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game)\|~~Destiny]]'' series		*''Destiny'' series

	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />
	[[Category:Bungie]]		[[Category:Bungie]]

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	}}Founded in 1990 by ''[[wikipedia:Alex_Seropian\|Alex Seropian]]'', '''[[wikipedia:Bungie\|''Bungie'']]''' is a game development studio that has been known to develop games for their popular franchises, such as ''[[wikipedia:Marathon_(video_game)\|Marathon]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game)\|Destiny]]'', and initially ''[[wikipedia:Halo_(franchise)\|Halo]]''. Originally, the company exclusively developed for ''[[wikipedia:MacOS\|MacOS]]'' platform, but after being acquired by ''[[Microsoft]]'', ''Bungie'' was seen developing instead for the ''[[Xbox]]'' platform (and 3rd parties such as ''[[wikipedia:Gearbox_Software\|Gearbox Software]]'' handling ports to ''[[wikipedia:Microsoft_Windows\|Windows]]''), until its departure shortly after [[wikipedia:Halo:_Reach\|''Halo'' ''Reach'']]'s release. In January of 2022, the company was yet again bought out, this time by ''[[Sony]] Interactive Entertainment''.<ref>Dring, Christopher (January 31, 2022). "[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games PlayStation: Bungie deal is about multiplatform, live-service games]". ''Gamesindustry.biz''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220131184555/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games Archived] from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2025</ref>		}}Founded in 1990 by ''[[wikipedia:Alex_Seropian\|Alex Seropian]]'', '''[[wikipedia:Bungie\|Bungie]]''' is a game development studio that has been known to develop games for their popular franchises, such as ''[[wikipedia:Marathon_(video_game)\|Marathon]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game)\|Destiny]]'', and initially ''[[wikipedia:Halo_(franchise)\|Halo]]''. Originally, the company exclusively developed for ''[[wikipedia:MacOS\|MacOS]]'' platform, but after being acquired by ''[[Microsoft]]'', ''Bungie'' was seen developing instead for the ''[[Xbox]]'' platform (and 3rd parties such as ''[[wikipedia:Gearbox_Software\|Gearbox Software]]'' handling ports to ''[[wikipedia:Microsoft_Windows\|Windows]]''), until its departure shortly after [[wikipedia:Halo:_Reach\|''Halo'' ''Reach'']]'s release. In January of 2022, the company was yet again bought out, this time by ''[[Sony]] Interactive Entertainment''.<ref>Dring, Christopher (January 31, 2022). "[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games PlayStation: Bungie deal is about multiplatform, live-service games]". ''Gamesindustry.biz''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220131184555/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-playstation-bungie-will-considerably-accelerate-our-journey-with-multiplatform-live-service-games Archived] from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2025</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

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	===Sunsetting paid content===		===Sunsetting paid content===
	Near the release of the Destiny 2 expansion "Beyond Light" (November 2020) ''Bungie'' announced the sun-setting of paid content. This meant that said content for the game was going to be removed and made inaccessible. This included storylines, playable activities and locations that players were required to pay to access. This also affected equipable items to a different extent as they would no longer drop in the game limiting you to only being able to use weaker versions of that gear. Sunset content includes but is not limited to:		Near the release of the Destiny 2 expansion "Beyond Light" (November 2020) ''Bungie'' announced the sun-setting of paid content. This meant that said content for the game was going to be removed and made inaccessible <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref>. This included storylines, playable activities and locations that players were required to pay to access. This also affected equipable items to a different extent as they would no longer drop in the game limiting you to only being able to use weaker versions of that gear. Sunset content includes but is not limited to:
	* The red war campaign (Base game story)		* The red war campaign (Base game story)
	* The curse of osiris expansion (Paid DLC 1)		* The curse of osiris expansion (Paid DLC 1)
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	* Seasonal content (Paid battle passes that came with story & gameplay content, was sunset on a yearly rotation where each year 4 battle passes would be released which could be paid for as a bundle or separately)		* Seasonal content (Paid battle passes that came with story & gameplay content, was sunset on a yearly rotation where each year 4 battle passes would be released which could be paid for as a bundle or separately)

	Since sunsetting was annouced, some content was un-sunset, this would commonly occur when paying for seasonal content but would sometimes also be available to players that didn't pay.		Since sunsetting was annouced, some content was un-sunset, this would commonly occur when paying for seasonal content but would sometimes also be available to players that didn't pay.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref>

	===Concerning legal agreements===		===Concerning legal agreements===