Sony Has Set Aside $1.2 Billion for Bungie Employee Retention Incentives

For instance, in its recent quarterly earnings report, Sony has confirmed that it plans to use a sizable portion of the Bungie acquisition price for the purposes of employee retention at the studio. Sony will spend 1/3rd of that $3.6 billion, which is $1.2 billion, as a long-term incentive plan that will reward Bungie employees who stay with the company.

The plan is to keep the current Bungie staff at the studio after the acquisition.

The remainder of the $2.4 billion will be paid out by Sony as a direct buyout of Bungie’s private shares.