Bungie Confirms Major Layoffs Affecting Destiny 2 and Marathon Teams

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  • Primary Subject: Destiny 2 / Marathon (Bungie Studio Reorganization)
  • Key Update: Following the final live-service content update for Destiny 2, Bungie and PlayStation have officially confirmed a significant reduction in force.
  • Status: Confirmed
  • Last Verified: June 25, 2026
  • Quick Answer: Bungie has announced mass layoffs primarily impacting the Destiny 2 development team, alongside some Marathon developers, as the studio downsizes and reorganizes under Sony.

After speculation that Bungie would be terminating employees following Destiny 2's last content update, the studio has confirmed a new round of mass layoffs.

When Destiny 2's final major content update launched on June 9, 2026, players already theorized that Bungie would be laying off a large chunk of their employees. After all, the majority of the people they hired in 2024 alone were for Destiny. With focus shifting to Marathon and other games in pre-production, it was only a matter of time before the layoffs were announced.

And that's exactly what happened. Keep on reading to see what Bungie had to say.

Bungie Confirms Layoffs in New Post

On June 25, Bungie took to their social media accounts to announce "a reduction in force as we reorganize Bungie."

Bungie tweet announcing a reduction in force as they reorganize, expressing sadness, recognizing the impact on affected individuals, and outlining plans for future communication.
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Credit: Bungie on X

In their post, they claimed that Destiny 2 fell short of expectations in recent years. With Destiny 2's final content update now out and future projects still in incubation, they've chosen to lay off some people. They claimed they "unfortunately could not continue operating" at their previous employee size.

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Bungie claimed the decision was made to keep the company in its best position for now and for the future. However, they acknowledged that terminating their employees will greatly affect people's lives, and apologized for it.

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Credit: Bungie

PlayStation CEO Hermen Hulst also confirmed the layoffs in a blog post, stating that the decision was difficult but necessary. Though other alternatives were considered, the layoffs were considered necessary "to align the studio’s resources with its current priorities and long-term goals."

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It's unknown how many people were laid off, but Hulst stated the layoffs impacted most of the Destiny team and some individuals working on Marathon.

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