Bungie layoffs are reportedly on the way after the studio confirmed that Destiny 2 will receive its final live-service content update on June 9. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the plans, reports that a significant number of cuts could follow as Bungie shifts more attention toward Marathon.
Bungie has not announced layoffs publicly. What it has confirmed is the end of Destiny 2’s active live-service roadmap. In an official post titled Every End is a New Beginning, the studio said it will release Monument of Triumph on June 9, then keep Destiny 2 playable while it starts incubating its next games.
Destiny 2 Reaches A Turning Point
The timing makes the report sting. Destiny has carried Bungie for almost twelve years, and Destiny 2 has been the studio’s main live platform since 2017. Bungie says Monument of Triumph will bring back the Director, add Pantheon updates, refresh loot, retire seasonal events, and even bring Sparrow Racing League back as a permanent mode.
That sounds like a sendoff built for players who stuck with the game through expansions, seasons, and rough patches. However, Bloomberg’s report suggests the development team may not move straight into Destiny 3. Staff have reportedly pitched and prototyped ideas, but no new Destiny project has entered full production.
Marathon Looms Over The Studio
The near-term focus now appears to be Marathon, Bungie’s extraction shooter. That move makes business sense if Sony and Bungie need another live-service hit. Still, it also puts extra pressure on a studio that has already gone through painful cuts and leadership scrutiny since Sony bought Bungie in 2022.
The bigger gaming market has been unforgiving. Studios keep chasing fewer, bigger live-service winners while trimming teams that built the older hits. We saw another hardware-side version of that pressure when Xbox quietly changed its controller design; even established platforms keep tightening costs and priorities.
What Players Should Expect
Players should separate the official news from the report. Officially, Destiny 2 gets a final live-service update on June 9 and stays online. Reportedly, Bungie faces layoffs and does not have Destiny 3 in active production right now.
That leaves the community in a strange place. Destiny is not disappearing, but its era as Bungie’s central live-service machine is ending. If Bloomberg’s reporting holds, the human cost inside the studio may become the hardest part of that transition.
