In addition to an unspecified variety of job cuts, Destiny 2 maker Bungie has additionally been racked by delays. Bloomberg reviews that the sci-fi MMO shooter’s The Final Shape growth has slipped from February to June, with upcoming extraction shooter Marathon getting delayed to 2025.
While The Final Shape received’t finish Destiny 2, it should conclude the storyline it’s been increase for nearly a decade now with a remaining showdown between gamers and a drive, known as The Witness, bent on the universe’s destruction. Originally set so as to add a brand new marketing campaign and many different content material on February 27 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, the large growth will now arrive in June as an alternative, Bloomberg reviews.
Meanwhile, Marathon, a sci-fi extraction shooter that can revolve round session-based matches with a narrative that evolves as gamers full varied targets and milestones, has apparently been delayed till 2025. The live-service recreation made a splashy debut at Sony’s huge PlayStation gaming showcase final May, and appeared set to assist drive the platform’s new games-as-a-service technique following Sony’s acquisition of Bungie final yr.
The particular causes for the delays haven’t but come to mild, however information of them comes as Bungie CEO Pete Parsons knowledgeable employees as we speak that there can be a gathering to “talk about as we speak’s occasions,” together with layoffs impacting recruiters, help employees, and a few builders. While neither Bungie nor Sony has confirmed the precise variety of cuts, they even embody group managers for Destiny 2, the face of the sport for tens of millions of the loot shooter’s most devoted gamers.
The delays and layoffs come throughout a tough yr for Destiny 2 total, with 2023’s Lightfall being considered one of its worst-recieved expansions, and seasonal updates undercut by an uncommon spike in server outages and different points. The recreation’s director, Joe Blackburn, had promised a shift to an episodic mannequin in 2024, with fewer, larger updates to assist tackle participant burnout. It’s unclear how as we speak’s huge shakeup would possibly influence these plans.
