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Destiny 2 Players Get One Last Surprise from Bungie
IGN • • technology
Key Points:
- Bungie has released a final farewell gift for Destiny 2 players: a redeemable emblem of the Destiny logo, while confirming limited ongoing support involving server maintenance and urgent fixes, but no major updates.
- The last update for Destiny 2 was released last month, as Bungie shifts focus to its new game Marathon, leading to layoffs and the end of significant development on Destiny 2 due to declining player engagement and financial challenges.
- Plans for a Destiny 3 or a relaunch as "Destiny Infinity" have been shelved because of high costs and risks, especially after recent expansions like Edge of Fate and Renegades underperformed in sales and retention.
- Bungie faced financial struggles despite separating from Activision in 2019 and being acquired by Sony in 2022 for $3.6 billion; however, the studio has continued to see underperformance, including a $765 million impairment loss attributed to Bungie.
- Destiny 2 originally launched in 2017 across multiple platforms but failed to sustain its player base, leading Bungie to prioritize Marathon, which also reportedly did not meet sales expectations after its March release.
