Bungie Cuts Jobs and Delays Launch of Two Major Games Amid 2023 Gaming Industry Layoffs

Bungie's layoffs targeted various departments, ranging from community management to art, engineering, and QA; tentative reasons for the job losses are reportedly waning interest in Destiny 2 and underperformance of the studio’s upcoming game Marathon. The studio also delayed two major gaming releases, Destiny 2 expansion 'The Final Shape' to June 2024, and Marathon to 2025.

Due to underperformance of the studio's Destiny 2 game and its upcoming game Marathon, Bungie has laid off an unspecified number of staff across various departments including community management, art, engineering, and QA.
Bungie is also delaying two major gaming releases; Destiny 2 expansion 'The Final Shape' which was set to end the decade-long saga that began with the first Destiny game, has been postponed to June 2024, and Marathon has been pushed to 2025.
Bloomberg mentioned that Bungie CEO Pete Parsons had informed staff about potential layoffs and that there would be a team meeting to discuss the situation.
Former Bungie employees have taken to social media expressing their disappointment and surprise at the layoffs. A reported figure of around 100, equating to 8% of the workforce, was given for the layoffs.
Bungie joins a growing list of PlayStation studios that have faced recent staff cuts, such as Naughty Dog, Media Molecule and PlayStation's Visual Arts support team. This comes after Bungie was acquired by Sony in the previous year for $3.6 billion.