Bungie struggles to sustain Destiny 2 and Marathon

14 articles · Updated · Forbes · May 9

Sony has booked $765m in impairment losses on Bungie, cutting the value of its $3.6bn acquisition, while backing Marathon and omitting Destiny 2 from its earnings presentation.
The report says more than half the studio is now on Marathon, leaving Destiny 2 in its longest content drought and at low player levels after repeated layoffs.
It argues Bungie may have to freeze one game, with further layoffs possible, as Sony appears to favour Marathon despite weak public player-retention signs and uncertainty over Destiny's future.

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