Destiny 2 Players Worried Bungie Could Delay Another Major Update

Bungie’s recent communication silence has sparked fears of another late delay ahead of Destiny 2’s upcoming June content release.

Bungie and Destiny are back in the news again, thanks to some new comments about Sony’s latest earnings report. There are also growing worries about how much attention the studio is now giving to Marathon. Many Destiny 2 players think that Bungie's goals are clearly shifting toward its newer extraction shooter project, even though the company has kept promising updates for Destiny 2.

The most recent concerns arose when Bungie missed its original goal of providing full details about Destiny 2's June release by the middle of May. Later, Bungie community managers said more updates were still on the way, but fans quickly noticed similarities to the period before Shadow and Order's delay.

When contact also slowed down significantly before Bungie officially pushed back the release date. This has led the Destiny community to speculate on another delay. This is especially likely since Marathon's regular updates and holiday content are coming out so close to Destiny 2's next big patch window.

Some players are afraid that Bungie might prioritize Marathon scheduling over the security of Destiny content again. On the other hand, Bungie mentioned an “early June” update in its most recent weekly post, so there is no visible sign of another delay at this time. Still, long-time Destiny fans are getting more and more frustrated as they don’t know what Bungie’s long-term plans are.

During Sony's earnings report, executives revealed they had recorded an "impairment loss" on Bungie's long-term assets. This made some of the arguments more heated. Analysts and community members have said the comment appears to be about Destiny 2, not Marathon, since Marathon had only been out for a short period during the financial reporting period.

Sony's financial comments have caused new worries about the future of Destiny.

The impairment loss is attributed to lower-than-expected performance of Destiny material scheduled for 2025, such as Edge of Fate and Renegades, as part of the Year of Prophecy expansion cycle. Bungie still profited from those games, but based on what Sony said, it sounds like the game didn't meet the company's standards.

It’s especially interesting because Bungie itself has already said that even The Final Shape update didn’t do well, despite strong sales and big players interested in it. Analysts think the problem might not be making money, but whether Destiny can keep growing at the rate Sony expected when they bought Bungie.

Many players now believe Bungie is putting increasing pressure on Marathon to be the company’s next big long-term hit. Reports say that Bungie is putting a lot of money into new PvP features, test material for PvE, and big changes to the way you play Marathon that are coming up over the next year.

Industry insiders also say that, based on what players had said during Season 1, Bungie added more PvE features to Marathon recently. Reports say the decision took up a lot of development time and money that weren’t budgeted for the game’s second season. 

Some people are worried that these extra demands could make Destiny's support team even smaller at a time when the game is already struggling to retain players' interest. There have been no official announcements from Bungie that they will stop working on Destiny, but many fans believe that the game is no longer their main priority.

Players of Destiny are still waiting for clear information about Bungie's long-term plans.

But others say Bungie doesn’t have much choice—from a business perspective—in the matter. Destiny isn’t growing as it used to, and making Marathon is expensive, so the company may see its newest project as its best chance to grow moving forward. It looks like Marathon's growth is taking resources away from Destiny.

A lot of people are also getting angrier because Bungie still hasn't fully explained what will happen with Destiny after the next updates. Players have been asking Bungie for more information on growth plans, roadmaps, and long-term support, but the company is keeping quiet on where the franchise is headed.

There are also increasing similarities between Destiny and Marathon, as many core gameplay systems are shared between the two games, despite being designed for different audiences. Both games are highly reliant on loot systems, cooperative gaming, and loops that sustain interest over time. Some analysts think Bungie hopes Marathon can finally recover like Rainbow Six Siege.

Which had a rocky start but gained more fans over time. A lot of Destiny fans are worried, though, that approach could hurt Bungie's first big franchise. For now, Bungie says that more details about the future of Destiny are still on the way. Gamers will likely remain very vocal about their uncertainty about Destiny and Marathon until those plans are announced.