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Bungie ends Destiny 2 development after nine years, with a final update on 9 June

Bungie said on 21 May that it will stop active development of Destiny 2 after a final update on 9 June, ending nearly nine years of live support, Push Square reported. The game stays online and playable, but will get no further content or live-service support. Bungie said it will focus on a “new beginning” and on “incubating our next games”.

The last update, Monument of Triumph, restores the original Director interface, refreshes raid and dungeon rewards, adds a permanent Pantheon activity and brings back Sparrow Racing League for good, India's Outlook Respawn said. Seasonal events such as Festival of the Lost, Solstice, Guardian Games and The Dawning will be retired, with their rewards moving to a Monument of Triumph vendor.

The announcement follows Sony's $765 million impairment loss on Bungie assets after Marathon's launch earlier in 2026. Sony bought the studio for $3.6 billion in 2022.

“a welcome place for players to return to” — Bungie, on the final update, via Push Square

How each outlet framed it

• Push Square — the end of the road after The Final Shape (2024) and Renegades (2025), and the open question of whether Bungie's next game is Destiny 3 or something new.
• Outlook Respawn — what the final update contains, the 17% staff cut after The Final Shape, and players already calling it “maintenance mode”, a term Bungie did not use.

What happened next: On 25 June Sony announced major layoffs at Bungie, including most of the Destiny team, MP1st reported.