According to a recent report, most of Bungie's developers are currently working on: marathon instead Destiny 2. while marathon is a new project from Bungie and one that the team certainly hopes will be a success. These new details may not fit well with your current situation. Destiny 2 Player based.
marathon It's not the start of a new franchise for Bungie, but a return to a classic that hasn't seen a new entry since 1996. The first-person extraction shooter has some significant differences from Bungie's new franchise. Destiny 2So, gamers who enjoyed it Destiny 2's PvE experience isn't necessarily of interest. marathon. As two games are played simultaneously marathonlaunch of, Destiny 2 Players have already expressed concerns about not being able to focus on Bungie's older games. Now, these concerns seem to have some validity.
Marathon packs all the best Destiny 2 features into one of the worst features.
Marathon shares many good features and gameplay aspects with Destiny 2, but it doesn't seem to be suited for solo players.
Bungie is more focused on developing Marathon than Destiny 2.
A Bungie source interviewed by Forbes said: marathon There are more developers working on it than that. Destiny 2. The exact number wasn't specified, but Bungie is believed to have around 800 developers working on the Extraction shooter. marathon “edge Destiny 2 A little bit about how many people are working on the title. A report from a year ago found a 300/550 split, with the majority working on the title. Destiny 2But things seem to have changed since it was released. marathon.
Pan Destiny 2 People don't take this news well. Because this means less resources are being put into the game. marathon. When the next major update was announced, players were already soured. Destiny 2Shadow and Order has been delayed until June 2026. But more players are expressing disbelief that hundreds of team members are still working on it. Destiny 2 Bungie has been slow to update. But for a game that once had over a thousand people working on it, it's understandable that development would take longer if the workforce was cut by more than half.
Unfortunately for Bungie, the focus so far has been: marathon We haven't seen the kind of numbers the developers were hoping for following its success. fate franchise. marathon It started out quite strong, peaking at over 88,000 players on Steam, but has since declined steadily, reaching a peak of just 20,000 on Friday, April 24th. Destiny 2 It launched in 2019 to nearly 300,000 players on the PC platform. Despite the slower update rate and older game Destiny 2 It still retains about half of its player base. marathon The number of concurrent users on the same day has now set an overwhelming record, with just over 10,000. marathonIt's 20,000.
It's still early days. marathonSo it's entirely possible that Bungie will find significant success with its extraction shooter over time. If that's what it means in the end Destiny 2 While most will be abandoned, loyal Bungie fans may end up going somewhere else entirely. Eden Destiny 2 Bungie can simultaneously focus on meeting player expectations. marathon It will become clearer as follows: Destiny 2: Shadow and Order is getting closer to release.
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March 5, 2026
- ESRB
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Teen/Animation Blood, Language, Violence, In-Game Purchases, User Interaction
- multiplayer
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Online multiplayer, online co-op
