Although the Bungie studio had recently stated that Destiny 3 was not part of its development plan, it was clear that there was a high level of enthusiasm on the part of the players for the new work and that an online petition calling for Destiny 3 had already received over 170,000 signatures.
Last week, Bungie announced that the last update of Destiny 2 would take place in June of this year, which in fact represents the official closure of the era of Destiny, which was a momentous event in 2014, and shocked the entire industry. Players are worried about the future of the legendary studio that created the halo, especially given the resonance of its new hard-core search and removal game, the Marathon.
The Destiny series has attracted millions of players around the globe through its fascinating worldview, stimulating games and a strong community atmosphere. With the end of Destiny 2, it is clear that the players do not want the series to end, and the number of signatures of 17,2213 players who are now calling on Sony to approve the development of Destiny 3 is increasing.
“The desire of players around the world for new adventures, new stories and innovative play is clear. We believe that Destiny 3 has the potential to inspire a new generation of players and to keep the spirit of the Guardian burning. Please join us in our petition to Sony to take this important step forward. Sign a petition to express your support for Destiny 3, helping us to raise our love for this series to a new level. Let us join hands to make Destiny 3 a reality.”
According to Bloomberg, as Destiny 2 ceases to operate, Bungie will soon undergo “large-scale” lay-offs and Destiny 3 is not currently in its development plans. It is known that Bungie plans to continue to expand the Destiny universe, but there is no indication that Destiny 3 is among them.
For many Destiny players, the development of Destiny 3 came to an end on 10 June, after the launch of an update of the Monument, but why has Bungie not been prepared for it? Berber journalist Jason Schreier wrote in social media that the answer might be related to “finance”.
In recent years, the development costs of 3A majors have soared that it may cost hundreds of millions of dollars to make a game. In fact, the budget of the marathon was as high as $250 million. According to IGN, the Sony flagship ship, which died less than two weeks earlier in 2024, was developing a Starming Special Attack at a high cost of $200-400 million.
In 2023, new documents submitted as part of the Xbox Federal Trade Commission case were unexpectedly disclosed, with the development costs of both Last Survivors 2 and Horizon: The West Closed Area exceeding $200 million. Last year, for the first time, a court document exposed the astronomical development budget of the Call to Mission series, which confirmed that moving vision alone was more than $700 million in investment in Operation Black: Cold War, even though that figure represented the cost of the entire life cycle of this long-line running game.
At the moment, the entire video game industry is struggling, and industry giants are seeking to reduce efficiency gains. PlayStation has raised host prices many times in order to cut costs, and given the fact that the online service game field has seen new groundings almost every month, and that after many Waterloos, Sony has shifted its strategic focus from online service game to single machine game, it is now clearly unlikely that it will be able to gamble on Destiny 3.
These may all indicate that Destiny’s life is on the countdown. In the meantime, Sony is supporting the follow-up development of the marathon, and Bungie plans to upgrade the number of players by updating it. As for Destiny 3, despite thousands of fan petitions, it may still be a dream.
