Bungie has confirmed a sweeping round of layoffs at its Bellevue studio in Washington this week, with PlayStation saying that most of the team behind 'Destiny 2' and some developers on 'Marathon' have been let go as part of a major restructuring of the game maker's business.
Sony Interactive Entertainment quietly signalled that its live-service ambitions were being scaled back. In a message to staff, later published on the SIE website, Hermen Hulst, CEO of Studio Business Group, said Bungie's workforce would be reduced across multiple departments, with additional cuts also hitting Sony teams that support Bungie's operations. It is another hard swing in a story that began with Sony's high-profile acquisition of Bungie and the promise that 'Destiny 2' and future live-service titles would help define the PlayStation ecosystem for years.
