Last year, it was reported that, following layoffs at the studio, 300 of the remaining 850 employees at Bungie were working on Marathon, while 550 spearheaded Destiny 2.
However, one month after Marathon's release, Forbes claims that more devs are working on post-launch support for the game, "edging out Destiny 2 by a bit."
Bungie promised that it's "in for the long haul" with Marathon.
It's not surprising that Bungie is emphasizing support for its new game over a nine-year-old MMO, but considering the sharp drop in players and lack of communication on the future of the game, it's hardly encouraging.
Destiny 2 director Tyson Green admitted last year that Bungie is struggling to entice new players, which isn't exactly ideal for a live-service game, but he also stressed that "There are still lots of things to do" and that the team "have many stories to tell."
However, it looks increasingly unlikely that Destiny 2 will be the place to tell those stories, as it nears the end of its rope. Several leakers claimed in November that "Destiny 3 is in extremely early development," and that work will pick up after the Fate saga concludes in...
