For almost twelve years, we have had the joy and honor to explore the Destiny universe with you all. Through all the ups and downs, surprises and triumphs, building Destiny alongside our players has been a monumental privilege. While our love for Destiny 2 has not changed, it has become clear that after The Final Shape, we have reached the time for our shared worlds, and Destiny, to live beyond Destiny 2.
As our focus turns towards a new beginning for Bungie, we will begin work incubating our next games. To that end, on June 9, 2026, we will release the final live-service content update for Destiny 2 to begin that new journey as a studio.
I have to say, as someone who was a Day One player of Destiny 1, Destiny 2 never grabbed me as much, despite my crew trying many times to get me back into the habit.
You can dissect all sorts of decisions along the way — the choice to go independent, the acquisition by Sony — but nearly 9 years with Destiny 2, 3x the length from Destiny to Destiny 2, is still pretty damned impressive.
I wonder if this means that the team is moving on to a somewhat fresh start for a third Destiny game, or if we’re getting something else to run alongside Marathon.
…or is this the end of Bungie? Time will tell, and in this era of gaming, anything is possible.