Bungie has given Destiny 2 one final shock as a farewell present and revealed its restricted assist plans for the sport.
The official X / Twitter web page for Destiny 2 information and updates dropped a code for a brand new merchandise: an emblem of the Destiny brand. Players can redeem it on Bungie’s web site and equip it in-game. It is not a lot, however it’s a good parting present from Bungie.
Out there to all gamers, redeemed on Bungienet.
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— Destiny 2 Group (@Destiny2Team) July 7, 2026
Moreover, Bungie communications supervisor Dylan Gafner confirmed the group will proceed to take Destiny 2 offline periodically for server upkeep and if an pressing state of affairs requires it, and they are going to be prepared to repair main points resembling sport crashes. Gafner added that Bungie will try and launch fixes if it will get the chance. Past that, do not anticipate any notable updates for the sport.
Last month, Bungie formally launched the final replace for Destiny 2. It was bittersweet, particularly since all indicators recommend Destiny 2 wasn’t actually meant to finish but. Nonetheless, the transfer was made after the sport did not maintain the engagment wanted to maintain going and Bungie felt that supporting Marathon, its newest title, was a greater funding. Because of this, a whole lot of Bungie workers have been laid off, as their roles on Destiny have been made redundant.
Some followers are hopeful that Bungie will proceed with the Destiny universe, nevertheless it appears more and more unlikely at this level. Studies point out that Destiny 3 shouldn’t be within the works, given the high-investment wanted to make it. The main focus, no less than for now, is on extraction shooter Marathon.
Bungie has struggled financially for a while, and reportedly was on the point of closure earlier than Sony purchased the studio in 2022 for $3.6 billion. Sony lately reported a $765 million impairment loss as a result of underperformance of Bungie particularly.
Bungie’s points with Destiny 2 reportedly started across the time of final summer season’s Fringe of Destiny enlargement, which was stated to have underperformed. The choice to tug the plug was allegedly made “earlier this 12 months” after it was determined to not relaunch the franchise as “Destiny Infinity.”
Forbes reported that Bungie started discussing completely different eventualities about “what the way forward for Destiny 2 would appear to be” after December’s Renegades, its Star Wars-themed crossover enlargement, “did even worse [than Edge of Fate] and did not change gross sales or retention trajectory.”
Destiny Infinity would have been a relaunch alongside a return to the one massive enlargement mannequin Destiny used to have, however the thought fell by the wayside after it was allegedly determined that the prices and dangers have been too excessive, particularly within the context of assist for Marathon.
Destiny 2 launched on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 6, 2017, with a PC model following a month later. Behind the scenes, nonetheless, pressure between Bungie and Activision emerged, and the 2 corporations formally parted methods in January 2019, ending their 10-year publishing deal 5 years early.
With Destiny in its personal fingers, Bungie self-published the sport, nevertheless it could not escape monetary troubles and layoffs as Destiny 2 expansions did not hit the mark and the participant base dwindled. Extraction shooter Marathon launched early March, with a reported finances of greater than $250 million. It too, in keeping with analysts, has failed to satisfy gross sales expectations.
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