It's been a terrible 48 hours for Bungie. After layoffs late last year, the company announced it was firing a further 220 staff members, including Destiny 2: The Final Shape'snarrative lead, Kwan Perng. All while CEO Pete Parsons, who spent $2.4 million on cars over the last two years, kept his job with no repercussions.
As the layoffs keep hitting and the industry gets worse, why anyone would make games feels like a mystery.
This sent shockwaves through the community and has seemingly had a knock-on effect for the company. It was widely reported yesterday that Project Payback, the supposed codename for the next Destiny game, had been "indefinitely shelved", and now, a new leak suggests that more changes are coming to Destiny 2.
This new report comes from Liz, a notable Destiny leaker who has been sharing information on the game for years.
Initially shared on the Destiny 2 Leaks Discord server, Liz suggested the following changes would be inbound:
This marks a big departure from what fans have come to expect from Bungie's 2017 title.
Up until this point, the game has averaged roughly 3.5 seasons per year, with them traditionally coming once a quarter. This new...