Destiny 2 is not having a great year. If you've not been following the trials and tribulations of Bungie's 2023, here's a quick rundown of the major lowlights:
- Lightfall launched in February to middling reviews. The campaign—a highlight of the previous year's Witch Queen expansion—was a mess, and many of the planned sandbox changes fell flat.
- The community mood has been on the rocks ever since, particularly following a disastrous state of the game in August—one so damaging to player sentiment that game director Joe Blackburn followed it up with a personal video address about what went wrong.
- A number of staff were laid off in October, amid reports that Destiny 2 was running 45% below revenue projections for the year.
- The number of players is at an all time low—at least in terms of Steam concurrents—and many players are looking to The Final Shape, which has been delayed to June, as a jumping off point to abandon the game.
