The Destiny developer wants to reward PlayStation fans with the new game

Jun 20, 2014 11:53 GMT  ·  By

Bungie, the developer of the upcoming Destiny multiplayer shooter, has confirmed that it's helped Sony with the development of the DualShock 4 controller for the PS4 console, as it used its expertise to make sure the gamepad felt great in Destiny.

Bungie has delighted many Xbox owners over the years with great games in the Halo series published in partnership with Microsoft.

However, a few years ago, the studio left the corporate umbrella of Microsoft and partnered with Activision to create Destiny.

The new shooter is going to debut this fall and has so far seen a lot of marketing and promotional work aimed at its PS4 edition.

According to Bungie's Eric Osborne, the collaboration between the studio and Sony started right at the beginning of Destiny's development.

"Sony's been a really good partner all the way back to the beginning when we were first talking next-gen, and when we first started building Destiny," Osborne told TechRadar. "We really didn't know where anybody was going, but it became really clear talking with Sony at the outset that their vision really aligned with where we wanted to go."

One key area where Bungie offered its expertise was the DualShock 4 controller, as the studio had lots of experience with shooters and ensured that the new gamepad was capable in games like Destiny.

"They worked with us, of course, on core systems and the controller itself - making it better for shooters, helping improve that for players, helping include and improve the social aspects of the game. But when we lined our pillars up with what we believed we wanted Destiny to do and put them against their pillars with what they wanted the PS4 to do it was like looking into a mirror."

Osborne also confirmed that Bungie is adamant about winning the trust of PlayStation owners, especially since they weren't able to play Halo over the years. As such, it wants to deliver a great experience on all platforms and to sweeten the deal for PS3 or PS4 owners.

"We have to make some inroads with Sony fans, who haven't really experienced any Bungie games before," he said. "We're building on all four platforms that we've announced. We have to make sure that [Destiny] is amazing everywhere, especially as a new IP. We have to earn all these fans. But specifically with Sony we have some work to do in terms of awareness and getting people excited about a Bungie game."

Destiny already had a PS4 exclusive alpha test phase over the weekend and the upcoming beta will appear first on PS3 and PS4, and then on Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Throw in the exclusive PlayStation content and it certainly looks like Bungie is doing everything it can to entice Sony fans.