Aztecross Boycotts Marathon Season as Bungie Shifts 11-Year Destiny 2 Toward Shutdown
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Updated · Forbes · May 27
Aztecross Boycotts Marathon Season as Bungie Shifts 11-Year Destiny 2 Toward Shutdown
1 articles · Updated · Forbes · May 27
Aztecross, Destiny 2’s biggest creator, said he will skip Marathon’s new season and may reject Sony brand deals, intensifying a fan split after news Destiny 2 will stop getting new updates in two weeks.
Hundreds of Bungie staff and much of Destiny 2’s PvP team were redirected to Marathon over recent years, a shift that reporting says culminated in Bungie reallocating resources and winding down Destiny 2.
Marathon is now Bungie’s only active game, while Destiny 3 is neither in production nor greenlit and Sony has reportedly resisted its likely cost after Marathon’s development bill reached at least $250 million.
That leaves fans and Bungie facing two paths: Marathon fails and risks deeper cuts or studio collapse, or it succeeds and keeps Bungie afloat while potentially cementing Sony’s choice over Destiny.
After a $765M loss, can Bungie's new game Marathon ever justify Sony's acquisition and save the studio from collapse?
Did Bungie sacrifice its loyal Destiny community for a new game that now holds the studio's entire future hostage?