Bungie, the developer of the evergreen online multiplayer shooter “Destiny 2”, has laid off a large number of employees. It is rumored that the expansion pack “Final Form” originally scheduled to be released in February 2024 will be postponed due to the impact. The official statement today (3rd) admitted that due to Layoffs have lost the trust of the player community, and “Final Form” will strive to “exceed player expectations.”
according to Bungie declares ‘the direction we’re headed’after many old employees were laid off, the team is supporting each other through the difficult period. They also know that they have lost a lot of players’ trust. “”Destiny” needs joy and surprises. We are still insufficient in this regard. This situation will Change.”
The official announcement is that starting from the next season at the end of November, “Final Form” and short-term plans for the game will be released one after another. “The “Destiny 2” team has 650 dedicated members and will devote all its efforts to presenting “Final Form” and subsequent chapters… Lead us all out of the darkness and into the light.”
The TWID will return next week with new updates from the Crucible Strike Team. Today, we have an update to the community from the Destiny 2 Development Team:
— Destiny 2 Team (@Destiny2Team) November 2, 2023
However, the response to this official statement was not very good. Netizens described the statement as “highly modified but empty information”, such as referring to more than 100 fired employees as “colleagues who are not in the studio” and ” Friend”, and responded to the tweet below to express his dissatisfaction with the senior management.
Moreover, the official did not mention whether the release of the expansion pack would be affected at all, and netizens were worried that the experience would be unsatisfactory. “Final Form” is the main storylineThe Legend of Light and DarknessAt the end, players are all expecting it to bring a sensational and epic ending. Considering the decline in the number of people receiving the game, Bungie may not postpone the release.
The “Destiny 2” community has been at a low ebb recently. Players complained that the expansion pack “Age of Light” is not as good as “Black Needle” in weight and experience. Mechanical adjustments and monetization content in recent seasons have also caused game burnout. In August this year, the official Suspension of updating PvP map due to occupied resources caused more dissatisfaction.Game director apologizes in videoAnd promised to compensate for the armor set.
according to IGN reports“Destiny 2” performed poorly in 2022, and the pre-order results of “Final Form” were lower than official expectations, becoming the main reason for Bungie’s layoffs. This wave of layoffs affected “Destiny 2” and the reboot of the old IP “Marathon”. Involving the community, art, engineers, information, creative studios and other departments.
The Steam pre-order page for “Destiny 2: Final Form” still shows that it will be launched on February 28, 2024.