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Rory Norris

Former Destiny 2 CM claims Bungie was 'very close to shutting its doors' before the buyout

A vertically split image, with an injured Cayde-6 from Destiny 2 on the left, and the Assassin from Marathon on the right, both looking directly ahead.

It's a bittersweet time for any Destiny fan, as Destiny 2 is now in stasis after its final update. Hell, even This Week In Destiny, my weekly ritual for over a decade now, is coming to an end. All good things must finish, I guess.

Many have placed blame on Sony for pulling the plug on Bungie's genre-defining looter shooter following its $3.6 billion acquisition of the studio in 2022. Also controversial is its decision to back Marathon in its place. One former employee has pushed back on the notion that Sony is the only culprit, however.

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