Destiny 2

Announcement

Bungie gives Destiny 2 players a final farewell gift as the game enters maintenance mode

Destiny 2 developer Bungie surprised fans earlier this week with something of a farewell gift. The developer posted a code on X that players can redeem on Bungienet to claim a free emblem.

Eurogamer / Sherif Saed

Players prove Destiny 2 can still produce wonders with discovery of poopy pants transmog

"The ghosts can revive you but they cannot uns*** your pants."

Destiny 2 Players Get One Last Surprise from Bungie, Developer Reveals Limited Support Plans

Bungie has given Destiny 2 one last surprise as a farewell gift and revealed its limited support plans for the game.

IGN / Cade Onder

Destiny 2 Is Finished – and Now More Appealing Than Ever

Destiny 2 may be over as a live-service game, but now there's a massive Bungie FPS with a defined end point to play through without ever worrying about content updates ruining your build.

IGN / Matt Purslow

PC Gamer / Shaun Prescott

Amid mass layoffs at Bungie, the official White House X account issues sociopathic Destiny 2 meme

B2 bombers, a Rolls Royce, and a 4700 power level.

Bungie Loses 292 Full-Time Staff in Heavy Round of Layoffs

Destiny 2 "fell short of expectations". Destiny 2 developer and PlayStation first-party studio Bungie has today confirmed news that it is to undergo yet another round of layoffs as it reorganises the team, having finished working on content for the looter shooter. In a social media statement, the developer shared there'll be a "reduction in force" because it cannot continue operating at its current size in relation to what it's working on — the final Destiny 2 content update is out and its other

'Generational talent just gone': Developers react in shock at the brutal scale of Bungie layoffs, which has reportedly seen the Destiny 2 team almost completely wiped out

Many of those being let go are showing incredible dignity in the face of a gigantic squandering of talent.

PC Gamer / Morgan Park

GamesHub / Craig Robinson

Bungie announce layoffs after Destiny 2 enters maintenance mode

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Rock Paper Shotgun / Oisin Kuhnke

Following the last Destiny 2 update, layoffs at Bungie are underway, with most of the shooter's team affected

Back in May, Bungie announced that their long running shooter MMO Destiny 2 would be getting its final ever big update in June. At the time there were rumours that layoffs would follow not long after the update arrived. Now, a little over two weeks since the update dropped, Bungie have confirmed that layoffs are taking place.

Bungie Confirms Studio Layoffs After Destiny 2 Content Ends

It agrees Destiny 2 "fell short of expectations". Destiny 2 developer and PlayStation first-party studio Bungie has today confirmed news that it is to undergo yet another round of layoffs as it reorganises the team, having finished working on content for the looter shooter. In a social media statement, the developer shared there'll be a "reduction in force" because it cannot continue operating at its current size in relation to what it's working on — the final Destiny 2 content update is out and

Bungie Communications Manager Says Destiny 2 fans Shouldn't Blame Themselves for Game Coming to an End

Destiny 2 fans shouldn't "blame" themselves for Bungie choosing to end support for the game, says the company's comms manager.

IGN / Cade Onder

'Don't blame yourselves' for Destiny 2's end, community lead tells players: 'No words can accurately depict how lucky we are to have shared these worlds with you'

As Destiny 2 reaches the end, dmg04 has some reassuring words for mourning fans.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Oisin Kuhnke

"Truthfully, it's heartbreaking": Warframe dev on the hole that Destiny 2 leaves behind

There's long been a bit of a rivalry between Destiny and Warframe's respective communities because of them both being shooty, sci-fi, MMOy joints. But when it comes to the community director behind Warframe, the recent end to new Destiny 2 updates and expansions is no victory, and mostly just finds the whole situation to be "devastating."

Interview

Warframe dev says 'no one is celebrating' Destiny 2 winding down: 'A game is healthy when you have competitors'

We all lift together.

PC Gamer / Harvey Randall

Warframe Dev Says 'No One Is Celebrating' as Destiny 2 Support Comes to a 'Heartbreaking' End

Warframe community director Megan Everett has said that "no one is celebrating" the "heartbreaking" news that Sony pulled the plug on Destiny 2 support.

IGN / Michael Cripe

Warframe dev says the end of Destiny 2 content is ‘heartbreaking’ and not being celebrated by its rival

"A game is healthy when you have competitors"

VGC / Chris Scullion

Bungie will let Destiny 2 'near infinite damage' bug ride for a week: 'Do your thing'

Players are also back to punting bosses off of ledges.

PC Gamer / Tyler Wilde

PC Gamer / Harvey Randall

Destiny 2 comes full circle as players honour the tradition of pushing bosses to their deaths—this time by becoming a porcupine and smacking them with a void football

No, really.

It's bittersweet that the best time to play Destiny 2 in years coincides with its end, but I'm happy for the new players who get to experience its most liberating iteration yet

This is one of the best quality of life patches we've had in a long time.

PC Gamer / Sean Martin

Time to get a little sadder about Destiny 2: TWIDs are coming to an end

No great surprise, given the end of Destiny 2 update, but seeing seeing the words put to paper is a bummer.

All 26 new catalysts in Destiny 2's final update

How to get them and what they do.

PC Gamer / Rory Norris

GamesHub / Jacob Woodward

There’s a bunch of free cosmetics you can redeem in Destiny 2 Monument of Triumph

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Guide

Destiny 2’s Final Update Causes Steam Spike Larger Than Edge of Fate, Marathon’s Launch

SteamDB figures show that Destiny 2 achieved a peak concurrent player count of 167,867 following the launch of its Monument of Triumph update The post Destiny 2’s Final Update Causes Steam Spike Larger Than Edge of Fate, Marathon’s Launch

This Week in Video Games / Jamie Hore

Destiny 2 Hits Highest Player Count in Two Years Following Final Update's Release, Shatters Marathon's All-Time Peak

Destiny 2 is seeing a massive resurgence with the release of its final update.

IGN / Cade Onder

Destiny 2's final update crushes the Steam concurrents peak hit by last year's Edge of Fate expansion

Destiny 2 is full of life, even as the Monument of Triumph patch marks the end of live service updates.

PC Gamer / Tyler Wilde

Bonus PS Plus Extra Game Available to Download Now

Begin your Legacy at the end of Destiny 2. Today marks the end of Bungie's content support for Destiny 2, and with it, the team is making a big Legacy Collection — that includes the base game and many of its expansions — available on PS Plus Extra. As per the PlayStation Blog, the 2025 version of the Destiny 2: Legacy Collection is due to be added to the membership service today. It's not live on PS Plus Extra just yet, so I'll update this article once it is. Read the full article on pushsquare.

Destiny 2's final update – live coverage of the end of an era

News, reactions, and maybe a stifled tear or two as the highly-influential FPS gets its last content update.

PC Gamer / Phil Savage

Destiny 2's final update — live coverage of the end of an era

News, reactions, and maybe a stifled tear or two as the highly-influential FPS gets its last content update.

PC Gamer / Phil Savage

Bonus PS Plus Extra Game Available Today

This Week in Video Games / Jamie Hore

The ‘Bungie Civil War’ and Hope of a Revolution — How Destiny Players Are Trying To Save Their Series

From petitions, to protests, to a march on Destiny 2's servers, this is the Destiny community's 19-day mission to keep the series going. The post The ‘Bungie Civil War’ and Hope of a Revolution — How Destiny Players Are Trying To Save Their Series

GamesHub / Jacob Woodward

Destiny 2 is giving dedicated Guardians one last exclusive reward before the end

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Announcement

'There is no world where it makes sense,' Warframe creative director says of Destiny 2's demise: 'It's unthinkable'

Rebb Ford says Destiny 2 is a victim of businessmen.

It's wild that Destiny 2's biggest ever quality-of-life update is the one that ends the game

We're finally getting some much needed improvements. It's just a shame about the timing.

PC Gamer / Phil Savage

PC Gamer / Ted Litchfield

Steam reviewer says 'I am done with this game' after 10,000 hours of Destiny 2, then plays another 160 hours just to be sure

Honestly, same.

Bungie Thanks Fans With First Look at Monumental Destiny 2 Update

Monument of Triumph will be Bungie's last major content update for Destiny 2, but that isn't stopping the studio from launching what some fans think will be its "best singular update in years."

IGN / Michael Cripe

Bungie devs have resurrected an obscene amount of guns for Destiny 2's final update: 'My body physically hurts from the amount of items we were updating'

Kindled Orchid. Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

Bungie Reportedly Considered Relaunching Destiny as 'Destiny Infinity' Before Deciding to Pull the Plug on Destiny 2

Bungie's issues with its storied sci-fi shooter, Destiny 2, began around the time of the last summer's Edge of Fate expansion, which reportedly underperformed. The decision to pull the plug was allegedly made "earlier this year" after it decided not to relaunch the franchise as "Destiny Infinity."

IGN / Vikki Blake

In a bittersweet return to form, Destiny 2's final update is giving players reasons to roam its public zones once again

I'll see you planetside.

As its retirement looms, Destiny 2 is still the gold standard for joyous gunplay

Even now, shotgun wizards remain unbeatable.

Review

Destiny 2 Fans Plan Mass Protest to 'Crash the Servers' and Beat Marathon's All-Time Player Record

Destiny 2 fans distraught over Bungie's decision to end support for the franchise are planning to try and "crash the servers" to demonstrate that there's still huge interest in the game.

IGN / Tom Phillips

This Week in Video Games / Jamie Hore

The Death of Destiny 2 Makes Things Harder For Marathon, Not Easier

Bungie is ending support on Destiny 2 and committing its immediate future to Marathon, but it feels unlikely that the bet will pay off. The post The Death of Destiny 2 Makes Things Harder For Marathon, Not Easier

Destiny 2 players are processing their grief by posting their most embarrassing self-owns, and I've never felt more seen

This is Destiny, to me.

PS Plus Extra and Premium Get Destiny 2 on the Same Day Its Final Content Update Is Released

Sony has announced plans to put Destiny 2 Legacy Collection, including The Final Shape expansion, into PlayStation Plus Extra and Premier tiers on the day it receives its final update.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

As an online petition for Destiny 3 gains traction, reports suggest Bungie staff didn't know about the end of Destiny 2 until the public announcement

Last week's biggest shocker was the untimely death of Destiny 2, which will receive its last content update in early June before going into life support mode. Now, we're getting more details about how everything went down at Bungie and have learned fans are organising already to ask for Destiny 3.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz

Destiny 2 Changes Reportedly Kept from Most Bungie Staff Ahead of Public Announcement

The "vast majority" of Bungie staff was reportedly unaware of the plans to discontinue support for Destiny 2 until the announcement was made public last week.

IGN / Michael Cripe

Rock Paper Shotgun / Oisin Kuhnke

Most of Bungie's staff were reportedly unaware of the decision to end active development on Destiny 2 until it went public

Last week, Bungie made a half surprising, half the writing was on the wall decision to end active development on Destiny 2. The long running live service shooter's final update has been set for June, with responses to the news generally oscillating between genuine upset and baffled disappointment. Worse still, a report suggested that the studio is facing "significant" layoffs as a result of this choice. Except the choice didn't come last week, but earlier in the year, a choice that another repor

Destiny 2 players share their memories and reviews - positive and negative - as Bungie calls time

Bungie fans are battling it out on Destiny 2's Steam page, where unhappy fans are mounting a negative review campaign, and supporters are doing their best to mitigate it.

Eurogamer / Vikki Blake

A bittersweet farewell to Destiny 2, one of the best - and worst - games I've ever played

So, Destiny 2 is dying and it might take most of Bungie with it. I have spoken at length about how a continued prioritisation of the bottom-line over a loyal playerbase, and forward-thinking staff, has ravaged the very soul of the game. For many of us the writing feels like it's been on the walls since as early as 2023. Destiny 2 has not been the game I fell in love with for years now, yet news of its demise left me feeling rather sad.

Eurogamer / Dom Peppiatt

Review

Shock, tears, and relief: How Destiny 2's most popular creators reacted to the end of the legendary shooter

"I thought I would be ready to hear something like this, but I guess I'm just not," said popular streamer Datto.

PC Gamer / Tyler Wilde

Reaction: I'm Sad It's Over, But Destiny's End Was Overdue

See you Starside, Guardian. This week we learned that the summer update for Destiny 2 will be its last. And as I read through Bungie’s blog, I couldn’t help but feel a mixture of conflicting emotions, namely sadness and relief. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Destiny 2 Is Reaching End-Of-Life Status, And There's No Sign Of Destiny 3 Yet Either

"Thank you, and we'll see you in the stars". As you may have seen last night, it was officially announced that Bungie is ending active development on Destiny 2 after June 9th, with the game's final live-service content update set to arrive on that date. In a blog post, the team simply stated that they have "reached the time" to move beyond Destiny 2, and that the game will still continue to be playable, but it just won't be getting any major new content after early June. Read the full article on

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Rock Paper Shotgun / Julian Benson

Destiny 2 is getting its final update in June, and the team reportedly face "significant" layoffs as soon as it's out the door

Bungie have announced that they are putting together the final update for Destiny 2, bringing to an end the live service shooters 12-year run. The game itself will continue to exist for players to replay the content that already exists but nothing new will be added. Behind the announcement, as told to Bloomberg by their sources, is the news that Bungie face "significant" layoffs as soon as the update is out the door.

Bungie reportedly eyeing up "significant" layoffs, no plans for Destiny 3: what happens after Destiny 2's final update in June?

Overnight, Halo and Destiny developer Bungie announced the end of content updates for live service shooter Destiny 2. Nearly nine years after launch, and after a myriad of content updates and monetisation changes, the developer has called a day on the storied MMOFPS, announcing that the final content drop for the game will land on 9th June, 2026.

Eurogamer / Dom Peppiatt

GamesIndustry.biz / Jon Hicks

Report: Bungie planning "significant" layoffs as Destiny 2 development ends

Bungie is planning significant staff cuts after ending development of live-service shooter Destiny 2, according to reporting by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier.

Next Destiny 2 Update Will Be The Last

All good things must come to an end, and so it is with the final Destiny 2 update coming next month as Bungie sends the game into the sunset with a variety of celebratory events and changes.

TechRaptor / Don Parsons