“We know that recent changes at Bungie have created uncertainty surrounding the future of Destiny. Rest assured we remain committed to Destiny, to supporting our community with transparency, and to delivering regular updates about the game,” it wrote on social media. “We'll be talking with you all about the future of Destiny and plans for our next multi-year journey soon. Once we plant a flag for the date, we'll let you all know. Thank you for your patience, and we'll see you again soon.”
There had been reports that Bungie was scaling back its support for Destiny 2 following the release of The Final Shape. Development on its Marathon reboot is continuing behind-the-scenes, although a sci-fi action project it was incubating has been absorbed by parent company Sony, and its team will form a new branch under the PS Studios tree.
It’s unclear who’s actually calling the shots at Bungie right now: Sony confirmed when it acquired the developer that it would retain autonomous, although there had been rumours that it attached performance targets to the developer which it may have missed. It’s speculated that the Japanese giant is now tightening its grip on the studio, as it tries to protect its purchase and get the underperforming outfit back on track.
Was PlayStation's acquisition of Bungie a mistake? (2,665 votes)
- Yes, it's certainly starting to look like that60%
- Maybe, but I think it's still too early to say23%
- No, the developer brings big value to Sony6%
- I really don't know to be brutally honest11%
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