Destiny 3 Update Issued As Bungie Officially Ends Development On Destiny 2
Topics: Bungie, PC, PlayStation, Xbox
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Topics: Bungie, PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Bungie has announced that content support for Destiny 2 is coming to an end, and an unfortunate update on the progress of Destiny 3 has been provided.
Nine years following its release, Bungie has announced that on 9 June 2026, Destiny 2 will receive its last-ever content update. “Every End of a New Beginning,” says a blog post headline.
“For almost 12 years, we have had the joy and honour to explore the Destiny universe with you all. Through all the ups and downs, surprises and triumphs, building Destiny alongside our players has been a monumental privilege,” reads the statement from Bungie.
“While our love for Destiny 2 has not changed, it has become clear that after The Final Shape, we have reached the time for our shared worlds, and Destiny, to live beyond Destiny 2.
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“As our focus turns towards a new beginning for Bungie, we will begin work incubating our next games. To that end, on June 9, 2026, we will release the final live-service content update for Destiny 2 to begin that new journey as a studio.”
Bungie also confirmed that while there will be no further content updates for Destiny 2 next month, much like the original Destiny of 2014, at least for now, it will remain playable online. That being said, if the Destiny 2 player numbers take a massive nose dive in the coming months, it’s not outside the realm of possibility that the plug will be pulled.
In the blog post, Bungie confirmed that it has new projects in the works, not to mention trying to keep its new game, Marathon, alive and well. Though with dwindling player numbers, I wouldn't say the future of Marathon looks all that promising.
So, would one of those new projects be Destiny 3? Sadly, as much as we’d love for it to be, it’s not looking likely. In a tweet shared by Wario64, Jason Schreier of Bloomberg not only reports that Bungie is set to face “significant layoffs” following the end of Destiny 2’s development, but Destiny 3 is not in active production.
It’s been reported that while the Bungie developers have been pitching new Destiny projects behind the scenes, those pitches are not coming to fruition, which is unfortunate. So, as of right now, the future of the popular sci-fi series is looking very bleak indeed.
Bloomberg: Bungie planning significant layoffs following end of Destiny 2 development. Destiny 3 is not in active production.
— Wario64 (@Wario64) May 21, 2026
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Destiny was Bungie’s next big franchise, having spent over a decade on Xbox’s iconic Halo series. So to say that Bungie needed to hit the ground running with Destiny, an always-online sci-fi multiplayer shooter, would be an understatement.
However, when Destiny launched in 2014, it wasn't the great start that Bungie had hoped. It was met with online connection issues, not all players were satisfied with the content offered, and many felt that its story was half-baked.
Thankfully, over the following months and years, Bungie worked tirelessly to improve Destiny with a plethora of free content updates, paid expansions and tons of quality of life improvements. Eventually, Destiny became the game that Bungie and its fans wanted.
Then in 2017, Destiny 2 arrived, and it improved on its predecessor in almost every way. For the most part, it played better, looked better, and had more content for players to enjoy. Sure, players have grown tired of the game in recent years, especially following its push on in-game monetisation, but Destiny 2 is still a game that fans love dearly.
With both of the games combined, I have spent thousands of hours playing story missions, PvP and epic PvE Raids. Like many fans, I spent an ungodly amount of hours trying to defeat the latest Raid to acquire the best loot.
I think the Destiny series will be best remembered for bringing random players together all across the world, making new friends and providing countless memories, and at the end of the day, that’s what online gaming is all about. I got burned out from Destiny a few years back, but it will forever be one of my favourite video games of all time.
With Bungie focusing on new projects, whether or not it will cut its losses soon on the ill-fated Marathon remains to be seen. I just hope, as a fan since the Halo days, that Bungie can find a way to bring its signature magic back.
“Dang. Right in the feels,” said Redditor ApeChesty.
“I was expecting the next story update, not this,” replied Michaeltagangster.
“Man, I am gonna miss this game,” declared ShadowmanSK.
“I'm sad its over. Destiny 2 deserved a better fate than it got,” exclaimed Dumoney.
“I haven't played in a while, but this has made me very, very sad,” revealed ZilorZilhaust.
Destiny 2 is out now, as a free-to-play title on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. As for Marathon, it’s available on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
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