Bungie says Destiny plan not contingent on Marathon's success
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The gist
Bungie's Josh Deane said the Destiny plan moves forward no matter what, after fans misread a post.
The studio is trying to keep two struggling game communities onside at once.
Background
Bungie is the game studio behind the Destiny franchise and the Marathon extraction shooter (a shooter built around extracting loot and escaping). It has faced months of criticism over repeated layoffs and uncertainty about Destiny's future, while Marathon, released in March, has yet to find success. After a community post said the studio's future hinged on Marathon evolving, some Destiny players read it as a request to buy Marathon to keep Bungie afloat, prompting head of product Josh Deane to clarify.
How it unfolded
- Oct 27, 2026Bungie posted a community Q&A blog outlining how previously promised Destiny 2 content would be unvaulted (brought back into the game).
- Oct 29, 2026A Bungie community update teased Destiny's legacy, saying more information would come early next year.
- Oct 30, 2026Head of product Josh Deane posted on X that he may have worded things clumsily and that the Destiny plan moves forward no matter what, and Bungie said players don't need to buy Marathon as a donation.
- DecemberMarathon's Symbiosis update is planned.
- MarchA further Marathon update is planned.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Bungie said the majority of its team is legacy Destiny and that nothing can help bridge the studio into the future more than Marathon rapidly evolving and becoming sustainable.
- Public
- Some Destiny community members believed Bungie was telling its audience that picking up Marathon would help keep the studio's future secure.
- Official
- Deane said his intention was not to rest the Destiny revival on fans, calling the confusion a mistranslation and saying it was on him.
Still unverified
A Destiny 1 re-release is only possibly hinted at; its format, business model and future content are uncertain.