Bungie Needs 1 New Game Greenlit as 400 Layoffs Expose Marathon Limits
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Updated · Forbes · Jul 1
Bungie Needs 1 New Game Greenlit as 400 Layoffs Expose Marathon Limits
3 articles · Updated · Forbes · Jul 1
Summary
Around 400 layoffs have left Bungie with no other approved projects, making a new game greenlight central to the studio’s survival rather than Marathon alone.
Destiny 2 is described as unable to sustain the company, while Marathon’s PvP-focused, live-service model is seen as too narrow to support Bungie by itself.
Herman Hulst said Sony will keep backing Marathon and Bungie’s incubation work, signaling future pitches remain possible even if any approved project would start small and take years.
Sony has not approved Destiny 3 and has already spun off the “Gummy Bears” project to another studio, leaving Bungie’s long-running struggle to turn internal concepts into shipped games unresolved.
The broader choice for Sony is whether to fund a larger new title—potentially closer to Bungie’s campaign and co-op roots—or risk a studio that Marathon alone may not sustain.