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Bungie’s current momentum is focused on Marathon’s Season 2 and a free-to-play week, while multiple reports raise concerns that Bungie is winding down Destiny 2 and planning significant layoffs. Several headlines also claim internal staff were allegedly unaware of Destiny 2’s end until the public announcement.

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Key Takeaway Reports suggest Bungie is ending active Destiny 2 development while pushing Marathon via Season 2’s free week, amid claims of significant layoffs and internal surprise over Destiny 2’s conclusion.
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Reports suggest Bungie is ending active Destiny 2 development while pushing Marathon via Season 2’s free week, amid claims of significant layoffs and internal surprise over Destiny 2’s conclusion.

Bungie’s current momentum is focused on Marathon’s Season 2 and a free-to-play week, while multiple reports raise concerns that Bungie is winding down Destiny 2 and planning significant layoffs. Several headlines also claim internal staff were allegedly unaware of Destiny 2’s end until the public announcement.

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Top 6 signals · Reports suggest Bungie is ending active Destiny 2

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Destiny 2 final update June
Marathon offer Free-to-play week and special sale planned
Marathon platform mention Full week on PS5
Destiny 3 status No plans reported
Layoff scale (reported) “Significant” layoffs

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  • Mark the June timing for Destiny 2’s final update as the key operational endpoint mentioned in reports. Eurogamer
  • Track how Marathon Season 2 lands, specifically the dates around its free week and any “special sale” tied to the launch. Eurogamer
  • Follow subsequent coverage of the alleged “significant” layoffs and whether Destiny 3 plans ever change. GamesIndustry.biz

What Changed

  • Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too Eurogamer
  • Bungie's Maligned Shooter Marathon Goes Free-to-Play for a Full Week on PS5 Push Square
  • As an online petition for Destiny 3 gains traction, reports suggest Bungie staff didn't know about the end of Destiny 2 until the public announcement Eurogamer
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Eurogamer 3 articles

Tracking: Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too / As an online petition for Destiny 3 gains traction, reports suggest Bungie staff didn't know about the end of Destiny 2 until the public announcement

Rock Paper Shotgun 2 articles

Tracking: Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear / Most of Bungie's staff were reportedly unaware of the decision to end active development on Destiny 2 until it went public

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Moving over to Marathon is the main priority. Potential for new projects in the pipeline. Bungie has made it very clear that their work on Destiny 2 is stopping, aside from one final update to send the game off into the eternal sunset. However, it was only in 2022 that Sony acquired the developer for a small sum of a few billion dollars, and they clearly still want to hold onto at least some part of the team. While Halo is very much in the arms of Xbox, Bungie's next steps are going to be very important for the developer's future. The obvious shift is to Marathon, which has already carved

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What's Next for Destiny 2, If Anything At All?

The big question on everybody’s mind is what might be next for Destiny. But honestly, I don’t know if Destiny has much of a future at Bungie. Obviously, you could start work on Destiny 3, but a third game in a long-standing franchise would have an uphill battle in order to find an audience big enough to sustain it in the same way that Destiny and Destiny 2 did. Anyone who maybe was put off by Destiny 2 either at the beginning or over time would be less likely to invest in a Destiny 3 for any reason but sheer curiosity. And those who had no interest in Destiny or feel overwhelmed about getting

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