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Destiny 2 is dead. Marathon is not the runaway success they need to keep them afloat. Sony purchased Bungie for a gazillion dollars.
This doesn't look good at all for anyone involved.
Edit: Didn't take long https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/bungie-isnt-immediately-making-destiny-3-is-planning-layoffs-reports-bloomberg/
This announcement hit harder than I expected considering I haven’t played since the first season of Beyond Light. Might have to log in in June for one last hit.
I had 4000 hours in D1 and over 6,000 hours in D2 even though I haven't played either game since July of 2025. Edge of Fate just looked boring as hell, the portal and all the other changes they made totally turned me off from the game. I waited eagerly while they released Renegades but saw no relief to the things that bothered me. Not to mention the fact that renegades just made it look even more like Bungie had no concept of what the identity of Destiny should be. It once again just started copying other games or concepts. If I wanted to play a Star wars game, I'd play a Star wars game.
Marathon however does not appeal to me in any way. I don't give a rat's ass about extraction shooter games. Why they decided to pour so much time and energy into such a niche game makes no sense to me. We all know they're going to add PVE as an add-on game mode. But that's just it, it's going to be an add-on. Unless it's extremely robust and thought out and deep, it's not going to retain players. It may attract some new ones temporarily, but that won't last. If Bungie can't keep up with the pace of development needed to support Destiny 2, what makes people think they'll be able to do it for Marathon?
Marathon will never generate the revenue that Destiny 2 ever did simply because they chose such a niche game type. They can add whatever game modes they want but at the end of the day it's still an extraction shooter and it's primary focus will still be more on PVP in a world where there are plenty of other extraction shooter games out there that have far more players and are far more fleshed out and are far more inviting to new players of all skill ranges.
It's a sad day indeed and a shitty way to end a 12-year franchise.
I think Bungie were desperate for Trials of Osiris to be some sort of eSports juggernaut, but they could never ever get the balance right so tried and have seemingly failed with Marathon. Only thing that can save Bungie now is either a totally new IP with massive backing or Destiny 3 and to not make the same mistakes. They wouldn't even need to change the engine. No one ever complained about the graphics or sound or gameplay in D1 and 2. Just do 3, with none of the bullshit of the last 12 years.
You just know its going to be an early access, live service game.
Well, it's officially over. No D3. Instead, Bungie is going to be laying off a large number of their staff and only keeping what they need to maintain Marathon.
I honestly would be surprised if Bungie exists after a year.
Oh dear. Well, it was nice knowing you! Sony kills another studio.