Bloomberg reported that Bungie is planning a significant number of layoffs following the end of Destiny 2 development. The studio has no new project lined up for the Destiny 2 team once June 9th arrives, and Destiny 3 is not in production.
The number of cuts is not yet known. What is known is that staff are pitching ideas – including projects within the Destiny universe – but nothing has been greenlit, and there is no guarantee anything will be. Outside of Marathon, the pipeline is empty.
What Marathon Has to Carry
Bungie is all in on Marathon. That is not a strategic choice so much as seemingly the only remaining one.
Marathon launched in March and has not met sales expectations. It currently sits at daily active player numbers comparable to Destiny 2 – a game whose own numbers have been grim enough that Starfield, available for free on Game Pass, has been outperforming it. Roughly 400 people are reportedly still working on Marathon. The studio has been moving Destiny 2 developers across to it in recent months, which tells you a lot about how confident they feel in what they have.
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