PlayStation Studios Bungie Update Confirms Significant Workforce Reduction Following Destiny 2 Conclusion
PlayStation Studios announced significant layoffs at Bungie affecting most of the Destiny team and some Marathon staff members.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced substantial workforce reductions at Bungie, affecting most employees working on Destiny and some staff assigned to the extraction shooter Marathon. The decision comes as Bungie concludes its decade-long commitment to Destiny 2's live-service model and repositions the studio around future projects still in early development stages.
Hermen Hulst, CEO of Sony's Studio Business Group, disclosed the restructuring in an internal message distributed to employees. The layoffs extend beyond Bungie itself, with reductions also affecting Sony Interactive Entertainment teams that provide operational support to the studio. While specific numbers remain undisclosed, the scope has been characterized as "significant" by studio leadership. The impacted employees were notified the same day the announcement was made public.
Bungie acknowledged in a separate statement that "Destiny 2 fell short of expectations these past several years," citing the conclusion of the game's final content update—released on June 9th—as a transition point. The studio explained that with future projects remaining in incubation phases, maintaining its previous operational scale became unsustainable. This marks the third major reduction at Bungie since Sony's acquisition of the studio as part of a broader investment strategy in live-service gaming, with previous cuts occurring in both 2023 and 2024.
Marathon, the studio's extraction shooter released in March, continues to face headwinds within the broader live-service market downturn. Sony leadership stated that Marathon "remains an important part of our portfolio" and will receive continued support as the team builds on its foundation from initial seasons and pursues incubation efforts for additional projects. However, Hulst indicated that concrete details about future game announcements remain premature.
The restructuring reflects industry-wide challenges in the live-service sector, where overinvestment has led to notable failures and underperforming launches. Sony emphasized its immediate focus on supporting departing employees through transition assistance and identifying opportunities across its global studio network.
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