Destiny developers reflect on the end of an era: 'We all worked so hard to maintain the quality bar under unrealistic constraints'

A vertically split image with a damaged Cayde-6 from Destiny 2 on the left, and a headshot of former game director Joe Blackburn on the right.

Yesterday, Bungie announced that Destiny 2 is officially over, with its final live service update arriving on June 9. After 10 expansions, 30 seasons, three episodes, and spanning almost a decade, it's not an understatement to say that it's the end of an era. The salt in the wound is a report that Bungie isn't immediately making Destiny 3 and is eyeing potential layoffs.

In light of the Traveler-sized bomb Bungie just dropped, former developers and voice actors alike have shared their experiences working behind the scenes on one of gaming's biggest franchises.