Destiny 2 News

Destiny and Marathon developers Bungie are laying off 220 people - around 17% of their total workforce - as studio heads try to offset a financial crisis brought on by "overly ambitious" expansion, individual project "misfires", and a wider economic downturn in 2023. Bungie are also transferring a further 155 roles to parent company Sony Interactive Entertainment, and are spinning out an untitled incubation project - an "action game set in a brand-new science-fantasy universe" - to form a new PlayStation studio.

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UPDATE (01/08/24, 08:33 AM BST): Jason Schreier has now tweeted that, rather than the 75 initially specified, he's been told that "closer to 40 people are moving from Bungie's incubation team to the new Sony studio".

Destiny 2 developer Bungie has announced plans to lay off 220 staff, integrate 155 of its remaining job roles into Sony Interactive entertainment, and pass work on one of its "incubation projects" to a freshly formed PlayStation Studio.

This shift is laid out in a new blog post penned by Bungie CEO Pete Parsons, who called it "the most difficult changes we’ve ever had to make as a studio". "Due to rising costs of development and industry shifts as well as enduring economic conditions," he continued, "it has become clear that we need to make substantial changes to our cost structure and focus development efforts entirely on Destiny and Marathon."

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Finding the final NES006 sample for Failsafe in Destiny 2 is a little tricky, especially as you don't get a quest to acquire it by simply talking to her. Instead, you'll have to grab a mysterious item that's appeared in the Research Bays menu called the Proximity Sensor Alert. This will help you acquire the sample you need and the quest with it...
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This Week in Destiny, we’re talking PvP with a few updates from the PvP Strike Team. We’ve also got an adorable new friend joining us on the H.E.L.M., and we’re commemorating the occasion with a new Bungie Rewards item. There is a little something for everyone this week, so let’s hop in!

Topics for the week

• PvP Strike Team update
  
• Exotic class item Overthrow drop tuning update
  
• A new attunement option for BRAVE Arsenal weapons
  
• Destiny Art Show
  
• Bungie Foundation Tournament finale livestream
  
• Bungie Rewards Captain Jacobson pin
  
• Our favorite #BuildOfTheWeek
  
• The Final Shape cinematic blooper
  

You can read the rest of the TWID here.

This Week in Destiny, we are announcing three separate community-focused activities! We love you, and we want your long summer months to be filled with fun moments. So, what do we have in mind, you may ask? Look below.

• The next Bungie Foundation livestream.
  
• Get ready for GCX 2024.
  
• The next Bungie Bounty is upon us.
  
• Calling all buildcrafting experts.
  
• Our latest #EchoesAOTW winners.
  
• Update on Salvation's Edge Master Challenges
  

You can read the rest of the TWID here.