Destiny 2 Support Ending After 9 Years, Sony Dev Bungie to Focus on a 'New Beginning'
Bungie has announced that it will cease active development on Destiny 2 as of June 9, 2024, after nearly nine years of support. While the game will remain playable, no new content updates or live service support will be provided. The studio is shifting its focus to new projects, although details about future games remain unclear.
- ▪Destiny 2 was first released in 2017 and became a free-to-play title.
- ▪Bungie was acquired by Sony for $3.5 billion in 2022.
- ▪The final update for Destiny 2 aims to make it a welcoming place for returning players.
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NewsBungiePS5Destiny Destiny 2 Support Ending After 9 Years, Sony Dev Bungie to Focus on a 'New Beginning' And that's the end of that by Sammy BarkerToday 18:30 Share: After almost a decade of support, Destiny 2 is done. The game – first released in 2017 – has gone through a number of highs-and-lows, adding a ton of expansion packs and eventually becoming free-to-play. It became a PS5 first-party game when Sony bought Bungie for $3.5 billion in 2022. But now, it’s over. The legendary studio has announced that as of 9th June, it’ll stop active development on the game. To be clear, the release will remain online and will be available for you to play for the foreseeable future. But there’ll be no further content updates or live service support.
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