Sony has pushed back against claims levied by former Bungie director Christopher Barrett, who sued the two companies in 2024 after he was fired from the Destiny 2 and Marathon developer. The PlayStation maker released a 128-page response (first obtained by GameFile), looking to dismiss six of the seven counts in Barrett's lawsuit.

At the time, Barrett was laid off for alleged misconduct, which concerned "behaving inappropriately" toward at least eight women in different departments at Bungie. Barrett argued his firing was "unfounded" and accused Bungie and Sony of firing him to avoid giving him a $45 million payout from his employee agreement.

Sony's response counters Barrett's accusations, saying the investigation against him…