Bungie's controversial practice of vaulting older content from Destiny 2 has led to unforeseen legal ramifications. The company is involved in a lawsuit where it was compelled to reference fan-created YouTube videos of previously available game content, as the original game is no longer accessible for evidence. This highlights the challenges posed by their live-service model, which evolves and removes content over time. Bungie has traditionally vaulted content to make room for new developments, and while they occasionally reintroduce certain elements, the accessibility of past narratives remains problematic, especially in legal contexts.
Because (1) Destiny 2's narrative is only available to players in the form of a live-service video game that has changed significantly over time, and (2) physical copies of Destiny 2, and any 2017 version of Destiny 2, are no longer available, the attached videos are the best possible way for the Court to review the accused work.
Bungie's counsel was forced to cite fan YouTube compilations of cutscenes and gameplay from the vaulted original campaign of Destiny 2 in order to make their case.
Bungie hasn't been shy about deleting older content from Destiny 2 (a process it calls "vaulting") in order to make room for new stuff, but it appears this controversial practice had some unintended consequences.
In lieu of this, Bungie linked two videos, including a ten hour 'complete story of Destiny' compilation from YouTuber My Name is Byf.
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