Sony lays off most of Bungie's Destiny 2 team despite player surge after final update
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Patricia Hernandez
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Sony's PlayStation Studios has laid off a significant portion of Bungie's workforce, including most of the Destiny 2 team, despite the game experiencing a massive player count spike. The layoffs come after the final major Destiny 2 update and are part of broader restructuring at the studio behind Halo, Marathon, and Destiny. The cuts affect hundreds of employees across various departments, raising questions about Sony's post-acquisition management of the studio.
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bskySony lays off most of Bungie's Destiny 2 team despite player surge after final updatepolygon.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThis is a devastating blow to the team that has poured years of their lives into Destiny 2.
The player count spike shows the community is still engaged, but the corporate decision-making tells a different story.
Bungie has been through layoffs before, but nothing on this scale since the split from Microsoft.
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