More Details About The End Of ‘Destiny 2’ From Inside Bungie

InnovationGamingMore Details About The End Of ‘Destiny 2’ From Inside BungieByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorMay 23, 2026, 09:11am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Destiny 2BungieFans are working through stages of grief now that support for Destiny 2 is ending, and the franchise is likely being shelved for years, at best. This has affected Bungie itself, of course, and the studio is grappling with what this means for the future of the company and their jobs in the short term.Here’s more of a breakdown of what’s gone on inside Bungie, part recap, part new information from my sources.The decision to end support for Destiny 2 and move at least some amount of resources over to Marathon was made earlier this year.Work continued on future Destiny 2 content, including future expansions like Shattered Cycle, and did not stop immediately when this decision was made.This was because the vast majority of Bungie did not know about Destiny 2 support being dropped right up until it was publicly announced.There were certain teams within Bungie that did know what was coming, some who were working on “final” Destiny content for the June update, some who had already been moved to Marathon.These people “begged” leadership to tell more people and keeping so many people in the dark divided the studio, and these in-the-know teams felt extremely isolated.Destiny 2BungieThe exact scope and timing of layoffs remain mostly unknown. They are significant, but not immediately imminent. At a town hall after the announcement, multiple questions were asked about layoffs but were dodged by leadership.As previously reported, there are no other projects greenlit at Bungie right now, including a number of pitches that used the Destiny IP without being a full sequ...