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Bloomberg says nan workplace isn't moving connected Destiny 3.
Bungie
Bungie, nan PlayStation workplace down Destiny, is readying a "significant number" of layoffs, according to Bloomberg. The study came soon aft nan workplace announced that it was ending progressive development connected Destiny 2 to commencement moving connected its adjacent games. Bloomberg says, however, that Bungie doesn't person immoderate caller projects lined up, and it doesn't scheme to instantly commencement moving on Destiny 3.
The workplace will alternatively attraction connected its latest crippled Marathon, its first-person shooter that came retired successful March, possibly successful an effort to create nan benignant of features and updates that would get much players to motion up. Marathon didn't execute rather arsenic good arsenic Sony had hoped, and it had led to a $560 cardinal loss for nan institution for nan 4th that ended aft nan crippled came out. Bungie had already moved immoderate Destiny unit to nan Marathon squad successful caller months, which signals that it's putting much resources into nan struggling game.
It's not rather clear if Bungie has coagulated plans for Destiny 3 astatine this point, aliases if it's imaginable that nan crippled wouldn't hap astatine all. Staff members person reportedly been pitching caller projects, including titles for nan Destiny franchise, but Sony hasn't approved immoderate of them. For now, fans tin still look guardant to Destiny 2's past unrecorded work update, Monument of Triumph, which will beryllium rolling retired connected June 9. The workplace plans to support nan game's servers online and to support it playable for years to come, but arsenic IGN notes, fans are worried astir nan anticipation of Sony shutting down nan workplace wholly for illustration it did Bluepoint. If you'll recall, Bluepoint was a first-party workplace down a batch of PlayStation remakes and had moreover wanted to activity on Bloodborne earlier it was shuttered.
Sony purchased Bungie successful 2022 for $3.6 billion, a fewer years aft nan workplace released Destiny 2. Shortly aft Sony's acquisition was finalized, nan institution laid disconnected staffers and delayed nan merchandise of Marathon and nan description Bungie was moving connected for Destiny 2 backmost then. Destiny was erstwhile 1 of nan astir celebrated online games retired there, but its sequel didn't rather meet Sony's expectations aft it acquired nan studio.
