Bungie is not immediately developing Destiny 3 and is planning layoffs, according to Bloomberg. Sources told reporter Jason Schreier that the studio has no specific project greenlit for the Destiny 2 development team following today's announcement that the game will cease receiving live service content updates. The studio will instead invest more in Marathon, its extraction shooter that launched earlier this year but hasn't met sales expectations. Bungie plans to add a casual PvE mode to attract more players. Bungie has struggled with new projects recently. In 2024, the company laid off over 200 employees after cancelling Destiny spin-off Payback. Today's announcement stated Bungie will "begin work incubating" its next games, though any future Destiny title appears far off.

Sony has revealed an additional $565 million in impairment losses for Bungie, bringing the total to $765 million since acquiring the studio for $3.6 billion. The impairment losses reflect a downward adjustment of Bungie's perceived value rather than direct financial losses. Despite this, Sony publicly backed Bungie's struggling extraction shooter Marathon, citing an 82 Metacritic score and 90% positive Steam reviews. However, the game continues losing players since launch, with numbers approaching those of 11-year-old Destiny 2 on PC. Sony projects these impairment losses will be absent or significantly reduced by fiscal year 2026. The company plans to improve Marathon through additional content and gameplay enhancements. Notably, Destiny 2 went unmentioned in Sony's earnings discussion, raising concerns about the franchise's future direction.

Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon has generated approximately $50-55 million in sales since launch, according to analytics firm Alinea, figures that sources confirmed are close to actual numbers. The game cost between $200-300 million to develop over five years. Despite an 89% positive rating on Steam, where 70% of players are based, Marathon's 88,000 concurrent peak represents a significant shortfall. Only 20% of players are on PlayStation. The game has sold roughly 1.2 million copies, far below successful launches like Helldivers 2's 12 million in 12 weeks or ARC Raiders' 14 million in four months. Whilst many players have invested 50-100 hours in the two weeks since launch, daily active users dropped 20% weekend-to-weekend. The game faces ongoing costs as a live service requiring continuous content development.