{"id":2010763,"date":"2026-06-25T15:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2010763"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:33:45","slug":"sony-and-bungie-lay-off-most-of-the-destiny-2-team-as-well-as-some-from-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2010763","title":{"rendered":"Sony and Bungie lay off &#8220;most&#8221; of the Destiny 2 team as well as some from Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Sony and Bungie lay off &#8220;most&#8221; of the Destiny 2 team as well as some from Marathon<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;We recognise Destiny 2 fell short of expectations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/destiny-2-cayde-6-dead.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Picture of dead Cayde 6 from Destiny 2.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"destiny-2-cayde-6-dead.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bungie<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-25T15:33:45+00:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-sony-layoffs-destiny-2-marathon?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          55 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"f7cc7db3-c07a-426c-adf8-6fd3cbbbd20a\" data-name=\"Destiny 2\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Destiny 2\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Destiny 2\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Destiny 2\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Destiny 2\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Destiny 2\" title=\"Follow Destiny 2\"><br \/>\n  Follow Destiny 2<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Bungie and Sony have announced they are laying off yet another wave of employees following the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/destiny-2\">Destiny 2<\/a>&#8216;s final update.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/bungie.net\/post\/3mp4mq5cnq224\">In a public statement released on social media<\/a>, Bungie  called these cuts &#8220;a reduction in force as we reorganise&#8221;. The number of employees affected by these cuts, as well as the company&#8217;s future, remains unclear as of writing.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Destiny 2 - Official &apos;So Far, Together&apos; Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h9kG7jCyoLg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/h9kG7jCyoLg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Destiny 2 &#8211; Official &#8216;So Far, Together&#8217; Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the final trailer for Destiny 2, celebrating its final update.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h9kG7jCyoLg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;As the leaders of Bungie, past and present, we recognise Destiny 2 fell short of expectations these past several years. Following our final content update to Destiny 2, and with our future projects still in early incubation, we unfortunately could not continue operating at our previous size.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know this decision has a profound impact on the people affected, their families, friends, and teammates. While these changes are necessary to best position the studio now and for the future, that does not lessen the difficulty of this moment or the impact it had on those affected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Later, we will share more about that future with you but today is not that day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Herman Hurst <a href=\"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/news\/blog\/an-update-from-playstation-studios-2\/\">also released a statement<\/a> that revealed these layoffs include &#8220;most&#8221; of the Destiny 2 team, as well as some Marathon developers and Sony Interactive Entertainment support staff that worked with Bungie.<\/p>\n<p>Hurst also wrote that this decision came after &#8220;extensive discussion and careful consideration&#8221;. He also emphasised that &#8211; despite cuts being made to its development team &#8211; Marathon remains &#8220;an important part of our portfolio&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The past few years of Destiny 2&#8217;s life has been marked by a string of previous layoffs to the Destiny 2 team, as well as wider controversy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-developer-bungie-lays-off-220-staff-roughly-17-percent-of-workforce\">In mid-2024, the company laid off 220 employees<\/a> &#8211; roughly 17 percent of its workforce. A year prior, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-2-developer-bungie-latest-playstation-studio-to-be-hit-by-layoffs\">Bungie laid off around 100 employees<\/a>, in what CEO Pete Parsons called &#8220;a sad day&#8221;. In the nine-month span between these cuts, the company cut around a quarter of its total workforce.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This news comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-2-live-service-layoffs-destiny-3\">Destiny 2 had its final update<\/a> &#8211; a juggernaut that had gradually lost its playerbase after those aforementioned cuts to staff. This final update acted as a farewell to the game, showing players where many of the key characters ended up while also teasing future plot points. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-2-final-update-big-player-boost-marathon-slump\">This led to a huge surge in returning players<\/a>, who came back to send the game off.<\/p>\n<p>What the future has in store for Bungie remains unclear, especially as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-season-2-launch-bugs\">Marathon continues its march through its second season<\/a>. Eurogamer wishes those employees impacted by these layoffs well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Bungie and Sony have announced they are laying off yet another wave of employees following the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/destiny-2\">Destiny 2<\/a>&#8216;s final update.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/bungie.net\/post\/3mp4mq5cnq224\">In a public statement released on social media<\/a>, Bungie  called these cuts &#8220;a reduction in force as we reorganise&#8221;. The number of employees affected by these cuts, as well as the company&#8217;s future, remains unclear as of writing.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Destiny 2 - Official &apos;So Far, Together&apos; Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h9kG7jCyoLg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/h9kG7jCyoLg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Destiny 2 &#8211; Official &#8216;So Far, Together&#8217; Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the final trailer for Destiny 2, celebrating its final update.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h9kG7jCyoLg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;As the leaders of Bungie, past and present, we recognise Destiny 2 fell short of expectations these past several years. Following our final content update to Destiny 2, and with our future projects still in early incubation, we unfortunately could not continue operating at our previous size.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know this decision has a profound impact on the people affected, their families, friends, and teammates. While these changes are necessary to best position the studio now and for the future, that does not lessen the difficulty of this moment or the impact it had on those affected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Later, we will share more about that future with you but today is not that day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Herman Hurst <a href=\"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/news\/blog\/an-update-from-playstation-studios-2\/\">also released a statement<\/a> that revealed these layoffs include &#8220;most&#8221; of the Destiny 2 team, as well as some Marathon developers and Sony Interactive Entertainment support staff that worked with Bungie.<\/p>\n<p>Hurst also wrote that this decision came after &#8220;extensive discussion and careful consideration&#8221;. He also emphasised that &#8211; despite cuts being made to its development team &#8211; Marathon remains &#8220;an important part of our portfolio&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The past few years of Destiny 2&#8217;s life has been marked by a string of previous layoffs to the Destiny 2 team, as well as wider controversy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-developer-bungie-lays-off-220-staff-roughly-17-percent-of-workforce\">In mid-2024, the company laid off 220 employees<\/a> &#8211; roughly 17 percent of its workforce. A year prior, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-2-developer-bungie-latest-playstation-studio-to-be-hit-by-layoffs\">Bungie laid off around 100 employees<\/a>, in what CEO Pete Parsons called &#8220;a sad day&#8221;. In the nine-month span between these cuts, the company cut around a quarter of its total workforce.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This news comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-2-live-service-layoffs-destiny-3\">Destiny 2 had its final update<\/a> &#8211; a juggernaut that had gradually lost its playerbase after those aforementioned cuts to staff. This final update acted as a farewell to the game, showing players where many of the key characters ended up while also teasing future plot points. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-2-final-update-big-player-boost-marathon-slump\">This led to a huge surge in returning players<\/a>, who came back to send the game off.<\/p>\n<p>What the future has in store for Bungie remains unclear, especially as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-season-2-launch-bugs\">Marathon continues its march through its second season<\/a>. Eurogamer wishes those employees impacted by these layoffs well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Sony and Bungie lay off &#8220;most&#8221; of the Destiny 2 team as well as some from Marathon &#8220;We recognise Destiny 2 fell short of expectations.&#8221; Image credit: Bungie News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on June 25, 2026 55 comments Follow Destiny 2 Bungie and Sony have announced they are laying off [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-2010763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2010763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010763\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2010763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2010763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2010763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}