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People are discussing Bungie’s imminent transition away from Destiny 2 development, including reports that staff were not informed until it became public and expectations of significant layoffs. Separately, there’s chatter about Bungie’s Marathon testing/launch promotion via a free week for returning players.

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Key Takeaway Bungie’s Destiny 2 development is reportedly ending amid uncertainty for employees, while Marathon is being pushed with a free-week trial for players.
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Destiny 2 end Reported layoffs Marathon free week
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Bungie’s Destiny 2 development is reportedly ending amid uncertainty for employees, while Marathon is being pushed with a free-week trial for players.

People are discussing Bungie’s imminent transition away from Destiny 2 development, including reports that staff were not informed until it became public and expectations of significant layoffs. Separately, there’s chatter about Bungie’s Marathon testing/launch promotion via a free week for returning players.

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Top 3 signals · Bungie’s Destiny 2 development is reportedly ending amid

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Destiny 2 status Active development ending is reported to be tied to Bungie’s broader shift
Employee awareness Most staff reportedly learned about ending Destiny 2 development only when it went public
Layoff expectation Report claims Bungie is planning 'significant' layoffs as Destiny 2 development ends
Marathon offer Marathon season launch includes a free week to try the game

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  • Watch Rock Paper Shotgun coverage for details on Marathon’s free-week window and what veterans receive/lack. Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Check further reporting on when Bungie staff were informed about ending Destiny 2 development. Rock Paper Shotgun

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
  • Most of Bungie's staff were reportedly unaware of the decision to end active development on Destiny 2 until it went public Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Report: Bungie planning "significant" layoffs as Destiny 2 development ends GamesIndustry.biz
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Is This Farewell?

This goes hand-in-hand with the FOMO structure, seasonal failures, and disappointing loot systems in Destiny 2. Sunsetting was the act of assigning an expiration date to gear and weapons that players had worked for. By giving existing gear a time limit, it invalidated the time players spent working on those exotic items. This was, in many ways, an issue of Bungie’s own making. Many other live-service titles have gear that becomes obsolete or ineffective beyond their initial introduction. Games like Final Fantasy 14 and World of Warcraft allow incrementally more powerful gear to show up as the

All The Mistakes That Paved The Way To Destiny 2's Demise
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

Destiny 2's Death Is The End Of An Era For Live-Service Games
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