A series of patents filed by Bungie could suggest that the studio is developing a mobile game
, which were filed earlier this year and published last week, are mostly related to developing virtual controls on touch-based devices.
They include control schemes similar to those featured in several popular mobile games, with emulated buttons and control sticks appearing on the screen wherever the user rests their fingers.The publication of the patents has fueled further speculation about a mobile version of Destiny possibly being in development.in partnership with Chinese tech and gaming giant NetEase.
NetEase invested $100 million to become a minority shareholder in Bungie in 2018. At the time, the Destiny studioBungie CEO Pete Parsons also toldthat the deal was a signal of Bungie’s ambition to become a global game and entertainment company. “We want to be able to build games that are inspiring people from around the world, and this partnership in part will allow us to do that, to begin that incubation and development process in a real way,” he said.