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Bungie Ends Active Development of Destiny 2 and Schedules Final Update for June 9

Keeping the game online preserves access for players while the studio shifts staff and resources toward other projects during a planned transition.

Overview

  • Bungie confirmed that Monument of Triumph will be Destiny 2’s final content update on June 9 and that the game will then move into a static event rotation rather than receive new seasonal drops.
  • The studio says servers and existing content will remain available so players can keep playing previous expansions and activities after active development ends.
  • Bungie’s Destiny team plans to join players in the Tower on June 9 and its operations center says it is prepared for heavy traffic and confident the servers will hold.
  • Fans have mounted large responses including a Change.org petition with hundreds of thousands of signatures and an organized in‑game rally aimed at demonstrating community support.
  • Multiple reports say Destiny 3 is not greenlit and that some Destiny 2 developers are being reassigned to other projects such as Marathon with layoffs expected, a shift that reflects broader cost pressures on live‑service AAA games.