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Report: Sony's Bungie Plans 'Significant' Layoffs as Destiny 2 Development Ends - Bloomberg's Jason Schreier Says the June 9 Monument of Triumph Patch Closes Out the Live Service, No Destiny 3 Is Greenlit, and the Studio Pivots Senior Staff to Shoring Up Marathon

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports Sony's Bungie is planning a 'significant' layoff round once the June 9 Monument of Triumph update closes out Destiny 2 development - no Destiny 3 greenlit, senior staff pivoting to Marathon, and Sony's books carrying in single-year Bungie write-downs.

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Sony Just Took a $765 Million Impairment Loss on Bungie — Marathon Failed to Land, Destiny 2 Kept Sinking, and the 2022 Acquisition Has Now Burned Through More Than 20% of Its $3.6 Billion Price Tag

Sony's FY2025 results add another $565 million Bungie writedown on top of October's $200 million one, totaling $765 million in impairments — more than 20% of the original $3.6B acquisition price. Sony cited Marathon's failed March launch (currently 6,000-15,000 concurrent on Steam) and Destiny 2's continued engagement decline.