Bungie Begins Layoffs After Destiny 2's Final Update

Bungie has started laying off staff in the wake of Destiny 2's concluding content drop earlier this month. The developer shared news of the reduction in force via social media while describing an internal reorganization, though it has not revealed the exact number of affected employees.

"We know this decision has a profound impact on the people affected, their families, friends, and teammates," the studio said in its statement. "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 has on those affected."

The company noted that its upcoming initiatives remain in the early incubation stage. Even as it maintains support for the extraction shooter Marathon, which will receive fresh content at least through the end of 2026, Bungie determined it could not sustain operations at its former scale. Industry estimates place the current workforce at approximately 800 people, already reduced by several hundred from pandemic-era levels that once reached around 1,300.

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