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[Draugoth]

Update:

Bungie has reportedly canceled the rumored Destiny project codenamed ‘Payback,’ which many believed to be the next installment in the Destiny franchise, commonly referred to as Destiny 3.

Earlier this year, speculation ran high as a leak suggested that Bungie was working on a new Destiny game under the codename ‘Payback.’ Fans eagerly anticipated the potential continuation of the popular series, hoping for new adventures and expansions within the Destiny universe.

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[GHG]

Quick, someone make matcha lattes and avacado toast for the whole office to celebrate.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Praise the fuckin' Sun if true.

 

[OverHeat]

I don’t believe you

 

[Mr Moose]

Rumour of a rumour.

 

[Mortisfacio]

Assuming this is true, wonder what this means for the future of the franchise. Bungie has spent 20 years riding the same FPS playstyle. Would like to see something new from them. Not too optimistic about Marathon.

 

[Punished Miku]

That seems like a rather important cancelation.

 

[sodstall]

A third destiny was really expected after that marathon announcement and sony purchase?

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

Oh no. I wanted It so bad.

 

[Arachnid]

Good. I want a new IP. Preferably something that isn't a GAAS.

 

[Wooxsvan]

it would have sucked so bad anyway. that studio has lost all hope

 

[Nankatsu]

To this point I'm still trying to understand the purpose of this acquisition for both parts involved.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Good... Give them something like Killzone or Warhawk to work on since those IPs have been left for dead.

 

[adamsapple]

To this point I'm still trying to understand the purpose of this acquisition for both parts involved.

 

[Jaybe]

Gonna need a more credible source in that one, they still have like 700 developers working there, and I doubt it’s all on Marathon

 

[whyman]

Bungie has reportedly canceled the rumored Destiny project codenamed ‘Payback,’ which many believed to be the next installment in the Destiny franchise, commonly referred to as Destiny 3.

Earlier this year, speculation ran high as a leak suggested that Bungie was working on a new Destiny game under the codename ‘Payback.’ Fans eagerly anticipated the potential continuation of the popular series, hoping for new adventures and expansions within the Destiny universe.

Source

What? Why?
It is by far the best gaas Sony has. It would be such a stupid move.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Yeah, I won't believe any of that BS without a credible source behind it.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Even if I believed this, which I don’t, I am sure they would simply funnel the content into a destiny 2 refresh sort of thing.

Destiny still makes a ton of cash. Millions play it. My guess is they are just looking at ways to maintain that base. A new version that doesn’t have last gen compatibility wouldn’t shock me.

 

[NickFire]

I think this is crappy news. A fresh start designed for more modern hardware could have been great IMO.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Could be true. Or not.

But if Destiny 3 was in the works, plus Marathon, plus whatever Destiny 2 stuff is still going on, you'd think they wouldnt be firing so many people and shifting employees to a new Sony studio.

Or perhaps, Destiny 3 by Bungie is axed, but that new studio will make a game that's like Destiny 3 (but not in name). The castoffs will make a new sci-fi shooter IP and Destiny 2 will be the final game.

 

[fart town usa]

To this point I'm still trying to understand the purpose of this acquisition for both parts involved.

Right. Legit seemed like a good idea at the time. Clearly it wasnt.

 

[PSlayer]

i mean fancy cars aren't free...

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Right. Legit seemed like a good idea at the time. Clearly it wasnt.

The $3.6B price tag seemed oddly high and fishy to begin with.

But if Destiny 2 was still rocking sales and profits, it probably would had been a deal that's ok, since part of the deal was due to Sony learning about MP and Bungie being overseer of first party GAAS. Turns out right after the deal struck, Bungie sales tanked and going by the tweet, it seems they close to being in the red so they needed to gas people and shift some over to be under a new and different Sony studio with it's own P/L.

 

[anthony2690]

What was the point of Sony buying bungie?

Cancels tlou2 factions what bungie was giving advice on or whatever... (Feel free to correct me?)

Now they are firing and moving people around at bungie & cancelled destiny 3 the one game you would expect to be a big hit from bungie.

Is marathon safe? I personally don't see the appeal of this one, a new title for an IP that most people have never heard off or played, and those that have played it/like the ip, I can't imagine they are too excited about a multiplayer extraction shooter

It does make you wonder what the other gaas titles from Sony were looking like, if concord is the one that is releasing...

 

[Griffon]

I don't believe you.

D2 was a massive cashcow and there's no justification in skipping a sequel.

 

[Warnen]

Bungie just old yellerd destiny…

 

[JaksGhost]

How far along was production? Was it still in the incubation phase? All of these things need to be answered because they keep running with narratives of the games being seemingly far along just for it to be revealed that they had 2 people working in it in a back office. They did the same thing with Twisted Metal. They made people believe it was in full production for years just for it to be revealed it was STILL in the pre-production phase when cancelled.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Just do a normal campaign with pvp MP game . . . isn't like we're going to get a Titanfall 3 . . .

 

[Caffeine]

didnt they just lay off 220 workers ?

 

[Fake]

Is keep getting worse.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

What was the point of Sony buying bungie?

Cancels tlou2 factions what bungie was giving advice on or whatever... (Feel free to correct me?)

Now they are firing and moving people around at bungie & cancelled destiny 3 the one game you would expect to be a big hit from bungie.

Is marathon safe? I personally don't see the appeal of this one, a new title for an IP that most people have never heard off or played, and those that have played it/like the ip, I can't imagine they are too excited about a multiplayer extraction shooter

It does make you wonder what the other gaas titles from Sony were looking like, if concord is the one that is releasing...

Its hard what to believe since Bungie was hired for their expertise in GAAS. You got reports they influence first party GAAS, and then you got people saying they dont really do that or have that much clout. Who knows.

But I think some Sony first party devs are kind of happy Bungie has gotten slapped (like that german term Schadenfreude or whatever). As it shows for the giant price tag attached to them they arent as great as touted, and that money could had been spent internally.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

If they canceled it then it was probably a broken and disappointing piece of shit that was years behind schedule.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

didnt they just lay off 220 workers ?

Yes.

Also another 155 are leaving Bungie to transition to Sony gaming studios.

So really 375.

 

[Hudo]

Thank God

 

[DenchDeckard]

 

[Pegasus Actual]

"Reportedly" -- contains no reporting.

If they were working on Destiny 3, there's zero chance they cancelled it. For better or worse, Destiny is their established moneymaker.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

destiny's a stripper's name

 

[Neon Xenon]

Assuming this is true:
Bungie is barely able to keep Destiny 2 stable and afloat, so I don't see how they could even be thinking about a Destiny 3.

 

[MDSLKTR]

That would be so based but let's wait on Shreier to weasel out an article.

 

[CherryFalls]

Its for the best

 

[LordCBH]

Booooooo

 

[StreetsofBeige]

If they canceled it then it was probably a broken and disappointing piece of shit that was years behind schedule.

It'll be interesting to see what Bungie has on it's plate if D3 is truly cancelled and Sony took on a bunch of Bungie employees to make a new game.

Right now it's still Destiny 2 and Marathon. If all they got is Marathon in the hopper and it bombs, then what?

 

[SyberWolf]

with the change of management and the people that were fired. not a surprise.
probably going to get rebranded or thrown into another dev team under the sony umbrella.
and that "Marathon" game would probably just be another concord failure.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

It'll be interesting to see what Bungie has on it's plate if D3 is truly cancelled and Sony took on a bunch of Bungie employees to make a new game.

Right now it's still Destiny 2 and Marathon. If all they got is Marathon in the hopper and it bombs, then what?

Then maybe Sony could have them develop content for Concord

 

[NickFire]

Anyone else wondering if someone is spreading false rumors because of the layoffs? I hope so anyway.

 

[Kacho]

Assuming this is true:
Bungie is barely able to keep Destiny 2 stable and afloat, so I don't see how they could even be thinking about a Destiny 3.

There’s zero chance they were working on Destiny 3 in any major way. Their primary focus is Destiny 2 and Marathon.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

one of the most overrated IPs.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[clarky]

Bummer, was looking forward to a decent reset. D2 is basically done at this point.

 

[sono]

Destiny 1 started well