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==The future of the property== | ==The future of the property== | ||
Take-Two has sold off some dormant franchises to outside developers, although there is no evidence that Oni is one of them. | Take-Two has sold off some dormant franchises to outside developers, although there is no evidence that Oni is one of them. Upon the separation of Bungie from Microsof, there wa fervent speculation about Bungie returning to their older franchises (since, after all, Bungie could buy back an IP from Take-Two if they desired). In an [http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/trans/4players_hr_sk_interview.html interview], Bungie's CEO, Harold Ryan, was asked specifically about Oni: | ||
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::(laughs) Oni isn't currently one of those projects we're looking at, but one should never say never.<br> We'd be happy to work with the individuals who made Oni. | ::(laughs) Oni isn't currently one of those projects we're looking at, but one should never say never.<br> We'd be happy to work with the individuals who made Oni. | ||
One thing is certain: the current Bungie staff has little in common with the Bungie West that produced Oni (there are seven members<sup>5</sup> still working at Bungie as of October 2009). There is probably little sentimental or monetary incentive for Bungie to produce a sequel. | One thing is certain: the current Bungie staff has little in common with the Bungie West that produced Oni (there are seven members<sup>5</sup> still working at Bungie as of October 2009). There is probably little sentimental or monetary incentive for Bungie to produce a sequel. Furthermore, it was announced in May 2010 that Bungie was developing a new IP, to be published by Activision under a ten-year contract. | ||
However, there are [[Oni2|fan projects]] which may or may not become unofficial "Oni 2"s. | However, there are [[Oni2|fan projects]] which may or may not become unofficial "Oni 2"s. | ||