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Originally Posted by Den-O

I don't buy that. Moffat saw fit to introduce a new one for War/Other Doctor. Despite the fact that at the end when he regenerated he was becoming 9 and therefor would have had the 9/10 Sonic. So he had a different Sonic before becoming 10 basically just to differentiate that Doctor from 10 & 11 since they were present alongside him in the movie. I don't see why he couldn't introduce an actually new one or something at least partially different to give Capaldi one unique to his 12.

In the context of the story, it makes sense for Eccleston to have gotten a new Sonic to disassociate himself from the War Doctor, considering the Doctor's feelings for that iteration.

All of that is really academic when it boils down to the fact that apparently Moffat didn't want to give Capaldi's Doctor a new Sonic Screwdriver for some reason. It's always possible that he'll get one down the road, but I don't think he needs one at this point. Considering all the weeping and gnashing of teeth about Capaldi from the crowd who came on board during Tennant's era, I wouldn't be surprised if they're deliberately keeping some things the same to subtly reinforce continuity on the naysayers (and Not Us types)