Sony announces Bungie layoffs that will affect “significant number of employees

Sony has announced a sweeping reduction of staff at its first‑party studio Bungie, the creative force behind celebrated franchises such as Halo, Destiny, and Marathon.

The timing of the announcement follows closely on the heels of Bungie’s final patch for Destiny 2, with the most pronounced impact felt by the Destiny development team.

Sony Interactive Entertainment chief Hermen Hulst disclosed the workforce cut, describing it as “painful news.”

The cuts will affect a substantial portion of personnel across the majority of the Destiny franchise’s development squad.

Sony appears unlikely to carry on the series after Destiny 2’s final update.

Bungie is reportedly exploring new projects to shift toward, yet maintaining the current team size is deemed unsustainable.

Bungie’s leadership publicly acknowledged the profound repercussions of the recent layoffs, noting in a separate social‑media message that the decision deeply affects not only the employees but also their families, friends, and teammates. They emphasized that, while the restructuring is deemed essential for the studio’s current and future positioning, it does not lessen the difficulty of this moment or the impact on those involved.

Simultaneously, a segment of the Marathon development team has also been impacted by the layoffs. The recently launched multiplayer‑only extraction shooter has yet to generate a significant player surge, yet Bungie remains optimistic that future updates to its live‑service framework will attract a larger audience.