Overview
- Bungie announced Thursday that it will release one last live‑service update, Monument of Triumph, on June 9, 2026, after which active development on Destiny 2 will cease while servers remain online.
- Monument of Triumph is free to all players and consolidates planned content into a single send‑off, including the restored Director interface, a permanent Pantheon with new bosses, Sparrow Racing League, new sandbox abilities, raid and dungeon loot reworks, and narrative 'small character beats.'
- On the same day Bungie will bundle the game and its content packs into Destiny 2: The Collection and permanently discount standalone expansions while retiring traditional seasonal events and folding their rewards into the Monument system.
- Reports and Bungie commentary attribute the move to falling player counts, delayed and divisive recent content, and the studio's reallocation of staff to Marathon, which has underperformed relative to expectations; Sony has also recorded impairment charges tied to Bungie.
- Bungie says it will 'incubate' new projects after winding down Destiny 2, has not announced a Destiny 3, and the shift could reduce live content for players and redirect developers toward Marathon and other unannounced titles.