Bungie tells Destiny 2 fans ‘We have lost a lot of your trust’

The news of Bungie’s layoffs and the reported delay of Bungie. Destiny 2Expand your mind with this amazing new technology The Final Form — and in place of its usual “This Week in Destiny” update — the studio instead posted a sober, contrite message from the development team that acknowledges player dissatisfaction with the game.

In its note, Bungie addressed the layoffs at the studio, saying “we’ve parted ways with people we respect and admire.” About 100 Bungie workers were laid off this week after Destiny 2Bloomberg reports that player numbers have dropped nearly by half.

While Bungie doesn’t directly confirm reports of a four-month delay for Destiny 2’s next expansion, the statement certainly implies it.

“We want to acknowledge the feedback and concerns you have about Lightfall,” Bungie said, referring to the most recent and coolly received sixth expansion for Destiny 2, “and recent Seasons, as well as your responses to the reveal of The Final Form. We understand that you have lost much of your confidence. Destiny has to be a surprise. We haven’t done this enough and that’s going to change.”

As part of its “path forward,” Bungie said it “need[s]Make The final form an unforgettable Destiny experience” on par with beloved Destiny expansions Forsaken, The Witch queenThen, The Taken King. “These are the standard bearers we aim to live up to” with next year’s The Final Form, Bungie said.

“We are intensely focused on exceeding your expectations for The Final Form,” the studio said. “Destiny 2 has more than 650 dedicated teammates pouring all their energy and expertise into delivering this epic moment and its subsequent Episodes.”

The developer said it plans to reveal more about “what’s next on the short-term horizon, beginning with our next Season in late November” in the coming weeks. It also teased a “bigger, bolder, and brighter vision for The final form,” which reportedly will have a June 2024 release window.

Bungie has not addressed the current state of MarathonThe new extraction-style gun was unveiled earlier this year. Although not officially date, MarathonThe date of the next update has apparently been delayed to 2025.