Destiny 2 was close to shutting down ahead of its Sony acquisition, according to one of the game's former community managers. Bungie appears to have had a hard time maintaining Destiny 2 for quite some time now, to such an extent that the $3.6 billion corporate buyout essentially allowed the studio to keep trucking on for a fair bit longer, for better or for worse.
As it currently stands, Destiny 3 isn't happening, with Bungie projected to be hit by significant layoffs sometime in the near future. The company has been struggling to maintain Destiny 2 for years now, according to sources, and virtually none of its smaller-scale incubation projects have panned out outside of one which was scooped up by Sony. The sole exception to that rule so far has been Marathon, and it too is only a meager success compared to Destiny's prime-time numbers. This paints a stark picture for the Marathon, Halo, and Destiny studio, with harsh consequences looming.
Former Destiny 2 developers claim Bungie's leadership was driven by greed, influencing monetization decisions for the online first-person shooter.
"Bungie was below the red line before the Sony acquisition," said former Destiny 2 community manager...
