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Bungie Releases Monument of Triumph and Ends Active Development on Destiny 2

Consolidating years of content, the Monument of Triumph update aims to leave Destiny 2 playable as Bungie reallocates resources to other projects.

Overview

  • Monument of Triumph, which launched June 9, is Destiny 2’s final major live‑service update and bundles returning activities, a tiered loot system, the Director, new abilities, and other systems meant to stabilize the game for long‑term play.
  • The update went live as version 9.7.0 (console build 3.97/1.192) and included a 46‑track soundtrack release and thousands of lines of patch notes detailing specific feature and balance changes.
  • Player activity surged at launch, with Steam concurrents peaking around 160,000–167,000 as many former players returned to experience the final update.
  • That influx caused login problems and widespread Weasel errors that Bungie acknowledged and said it was investigating, and players experienced queues while servers remained online for foreseeable play.
  • Community pressure for a Destiny 3 has grown, with a petition gathering hundreds of thousands of signatures, and reporting says Bungie is reallocating staff toward other projects such as Marathon with potential staffing changes not yet fully confirmed.