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Bungie Ends Active Destiny 2 Development, Pivots Staff to Marathon

Concentrating Bungie's staff and funding on Marathon places its June 2 Season 2 launch and June 2–9 free play week at the center of the studio's fate.

Overview

  • Bungie announced Thursday, May 21, that it will stop active development on Destiny 2 and ship a final content drop, Monument of Triumph, on June 9 before the game moves to life‑support.
  • Reporting from multiple outlets says the majority of Bungie developers learned the decision only when it was made public, and the studio is expected to undergo significant layoffs though the exact scope and timing remain unclear.
  • Sony and Bungie have shifted people and resources toward Marathon after the extraction shooter underperformed at launch, leaving Marathon as the company's primary live game with no Destiny 3 currently greenlit.
  • Bungie will launch Marathon Season 2, Nightfall, on June 2 and run an Open Play/Free Week from June 2–9 that includes a new Night Marsh map, the Sentinel runner shell, the Cradle customization system, new weapons, and progression improvements.
  • Players and creators have reacted strongly, organizing petitions and plans to flood Destiny 2 servers on June 9 while some influencers call for boycotts of Marathon, a dynamic that could either pressure decisions at Sony or risk harming Bungie's long‑term viability.