Summary

  • Bungie faces turmoil with layoffs and game cancellations, prompting Sony to step in for restructuring.
  • Sony's president discusses cost restructuring and resource reallocation towards Destiny 2 and new titles.
  • Destiny 3 project "Project Payback" may have been shelved, leading to changes in Bungie's organizational structure.

Destiny 2 developer Bungie is currently in a major state of flux. Hundreds more staff have recently been laid off, despite the company's CEO purchasing dozens of expensive cars, games have been "indefinitely shelved", and flagship title Destiny 2 is reportedly undergoing significant changes to its gameplay model.

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These changes have prompted Sony President, COO, and CFO Hiroki Totoki to speak out on the issues regarding the company it reportedly overpaid for.

Sony President Shares Details On Bungie Restructuring

During its recent investment meeting, Totoki was questioned on the ongoing restructuring at Bungie.

He shared that the purpose was "cost restructure and portfolio optimization," adding that "we have to enhance the efficiency of the business, so back-office functions should be integrated with the studio of SIE."

Regarding the studio's functions, Totoki said that resources will be concentrated on "Destiny 2 and new live service title Marathon," ensuring that "high quality and wonderful game experiences" will be created.

Most interestingly, however, Sony's President talked about the other projects that Bungie had in development, stating that "other title development will be transferred to the PlayStation Studio group, so there will be some reallocation of the resources," meaning the "organizational structure will be changed."

While this evidently excludes Marathon, the "other title development" could be relating to "Project Payback", which was rumored to be the codename for Destiny 3 that was recently shelved, or could, of course, be related to any unannounced titles that Bungie had in its pipeline.

All of this comes after the Destiny 2 developers laid off a large percentage of its workforce last year, and after it had its highest Steam player count in almost 18 months, as 250,000 people tried to log in to play The Final Shape expansion.

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Destiny 2: The Final Shape

FPS Action RPG MMO OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 91/100 Critics Rec: 95% Released June 4, 2024 ESRB Teen // Blood, Game Experience May Change During Online Play, Language, Violence Developer(s) Bungie Publisher(s) Bungie Engine Tiger Engine Multiplayer Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op Franchise Destiny

Destiny 2: The Final Shape is an expansion that brings an end to The Light and Darkness Saga, spanning the first game and its four expansions and Destiny 2 and its eight addons. 

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