The future of Bungie is looking uncertain, as insider reports claim layoffs are on the way for the studio as it ends development on Destiny 2. There are reportedly no plans to move into development on Destiny 3, with Bungie looking to refocus on Marathon instead for the time being.
Following the news that Bungie would deliver its final content update for Destiny 2 this June, a Bloomberg report suggests the studio is planning “significant” layoffs. Amid speculation that the studio would move into production on Destiny 3, or another Destiny-related title, insider sources quoted by Bloomberg say that there is currently no project for the Destiny 2 team to move on to.
Bungie staff are reportedly pitching new projects to begin developing, including some Destiny-related titles, but none have currently been greenlit for production. With game companies–including Bungie’s parent company Sony–more budget-conscious than ever amid rising hardware prices and a competitive market, it’s not certain if any of these new projects will move into development.
Sony bought Bungie for $3.6 billion back in 2022, but has since written $769 million off the Destiny studio’s value. In the time since the acquisition, Bungie has undergone significant layoffs and has canceled side projects to go all-in on Marathon and Destiny 2.
In a reply on Bluesky, reporter Jason Schreier added that the reason Bungie didn’t immediately start production on Destiny 3 after the release of The Final Shape was because of concerns around costs. A planned Destiny spin-off codenamed Payback, which was referred to internally as “the next Destiny,” was also canceled sometime after Bungie was acquired by Sony.
For now, Bungie is focusing on its extraction shooter Marathon, which hasn’t performed as well as hoped since its release in March. Some staff from the Destiny 2 team were also moved to Marathon recently.
