Another Report States Bungie Has Nothing Else In Development, But Marathon Will Be Allowed To Find Its Legs

Bungie is ending support for Destiny 2 while shifting full focus to Marathon. Most employees reportedly were unaware that Destiny 2 support would end, despite the decision being made earlier in the year. Developers continued working on Destiny 2 content until the public announcement. Layoffs are reportedly planned, with expectations that they will be significant but not immediately imminent, and questions raised during a town hall were reportedly dodged. Bungie reportedly has nothing else in active development beyond Marathon. Destiny 3 is neither in production nor greenlit, and no other projects have been approved. Internal pitches using the Destiny IP did not receive approval, and Destiny 3 was reportedly considered too expensive for a market in flux.

"Destiny 3 is not in development, nothing else has been greenlit, and layoffs are reportedly planned, although not immediately imminent. Paul Tassi of Forbes published a new report discussing the current situation at Sony-owned Bungie, which recently announced that support for Destiny 2 is ending as the studio shifts its full focus toward Marathon."

"According to Tassi, the vast majority of Bungie employees were unaware that Destiny 2 support was being ended. The decision was reportedly made earlier this year, and some employees had allegedly begged leadership to tell staff sooner. As is often the case with major internal restructuring, developers reportedly continued working on Destiny 2 content until the public announcement was made."

"Shortly after Bungie's announcement, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier claimed that Bungie currently has no other projects in development and that layoffs were being planned. Tassi's reporting appears to support that claim. According to him, layoffs are expected, but are not immediately around the corner. They are significant, but not immediately imminent, Tassi wrote, adding that questions about layoffs during a company town hall were reportedly dodged by leadership."

"Tassi also reinforced Schreier's earlier reporting that Bungie currently has nothing else in active development beyond Marathon. According to Tassi, Destiny 3 is neither in production nor greenlit, and no other projects have reportedly been approved either. While there were apparently internal pitches for projects using the Destiny IP, none were given the go-ahead. He also elaborated on Schreier's earlier claim that Destiny 3 was viewed as too expensive to pursue, writing that Sony has been wary of committing to such an expensive undertaking in a market that is in flux and more challenging than ever."

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