Bungie Is Not Making Destiny 3, Dev to Be Rocked by 'Significant' Layoffs
Bungie has announced that it will not be developing Destiny 3 and will instead focus on a new project called Marathon. The developer is also facing significant layoffs as it winds down support for Destiny 2. Some members of the Destiny 2 team are transitioning to work on Marathon, but the future of Bungie's projects remains uncertain.
- ▪Bungie is not planning to develop a third Destiny game.
- ▪The developer will undergo significant layoffs as it ends support for Destiny 2.
- ▪Some Destiny 2 team members are moving to work on a new project called Marathon.
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NewsBungiePS5DestinyIndustry Bungie Is Not Making Destiny 3, Dev to Be Rocked by 'Significant' Layoffs PlayStation studio to focus on Marathon by Liam Croft11 secs ago Share: Following word that Bungie plans to wind down its content support for Destiny 2 in June, a Bloomberg report shares the "new beginning" the developer is working towards is not a third Destiny game. Jason Schreier says — having spoken to sources on the matter — Bungie does not have a fresh project for the Destiny 2 team to immediately focus on once development on the looter shooter winds down next month. Staff are now "looking to pitch and begin development of new projects", some of which are set in the Destiny universe, but Schreier claims that "Bungie doesn’t plan to immediately enter production on a Destiny 3".
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