Bungie Promises “New Stories and Games” in the Destiny Franchise, Plans to Expand Marathon Into a Deeper Survival Game
After this year’s sunsetting of Destiny 2’s live service support, the future of the looter shooter, which has been a major concern for the community, is one of the topics addressed by Bungie in an important new message.
In a post on the official Bungie blog, the Sony subsidiary announced that content previously removed from Destiny 2 will return.
More importantly, the company has outlined a major shift in its strategy for Destiny, making clear that restoring the franchise’s past is only the first step toward its future, which will include “new stories and games.”
Destiny’s Future Will Include New Stories and Games, Bungie Confirms
Poria Torkan, Studio Head at Bungie, explains that “Destiny is foundational to Bungie’s future. We have more stories to tell, new worlds to build, but we have to do it right and give our teams the time they need to do justice to this amazing universe. All of this is to say, we are not done with Destiny.”
Despite the end of Destiny 2 updates, the Bungie executive confirms that “we want to return Destiny to its original promise, to recapture the qualities that have always made it special. The awe-inspiring mystery, meaningful discovery, and a community of Guardians coming together against impossible odds. That begins with restoring important parts of Destiny 2’s history that players can no longer experience today.”
Torkan added, “We understand that removing these experiences had a lasting impact on player trust and enjoyment of Destiny. Destiny 2 is more than just the content itself. It is a place where players have built memories together, formed lasting friendships, and shared experiences that have stayed with them for years. We cannot change the decision we made, but we can acknowledge its impact and do the work to make it right by restoring these important parts of Destiny’s history.”
Torkan further explains which content will be restored, saying that “we are beginning the work of bringing vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns, destinations, and raids back into the game, where they will be available to all Destiny 2 players. Bringing this content back is not as simple as restoring old files. Changes made to Destiny 2 since Beyond Light require us to update lighting, encounters, combatants, and other underlying systems.”
Bungie also made clear that this restoration effort is meant to serve as the foundation for what comes next for the franchise. Torkan said, “When we look to the future of Destiny all up this restoration is the first step to lay the foundation for how we reforge into new stories and games that you all deserve.”
He concluded by saying that restoring the removed content will take time, as Bungie needs to make sure it works properly with the current version of Destiny 2 and meets its present gameplay and stability standards. The studio plans to share more details about it in the coming months.
Marathon Didn’t Meet Player Count Expectations, Admits Bungie
Bungie also shared major plans for Marathon and addressed concerns that the game could replace Destiny. The studio made it clear that Marathon was never meant to replace Destiny.
Bungie is also making changes to Marathon after the game did not reach the player numbers the studio had hoped for. The team is now expanding Marathon beyond an extraction shooter and turning it into a bigger survival game. The game will have more PvE, PvP, and PvPvE content on Tau Ceti, with a stronger focus on survival.
In other news, former Destiny 2 developers say Bungie is a toxic and dysfunctional place, blaming leadership for years of problems.
