Bungie Destiny

A few days ago, Bungie announced the end of Destiny 2, a title that has been kept alive through constant content updates and that seemed set to continue in that format for several more years. The news of its end came as a surprise to the community and even to part of Bungie’s own staff.

Jason S. has current information about the company. The end of Destiny 2 will be accompanied by layoffs at the studio. The scale of the cuts is still unknown, but unfortunately, jobs will be lost. Bungie’s plan does not involve immediately entering production on Destiny 3. Developers are currently working on different pitches and new projects, including ones tied to the Destiny franchise, but none of them have been approved, and there is no guarantee that any will be in such a competitive market that is forcing companies to increase prices while reducing costs.

Bungie is investing in Marathon, its extraction shooter, which has not met sales expectations since its launch in March. The company hopes to grow its player base over time. This shift is supported by the fact that the studio has been moving developers from the Destiny team to Marathon in recent months.

Layoffs and no solid development roadmap after Destiny 2 — this is hardly an optimistic outlook.

Thanks, Bloomberg.