Overview

• Bungie announced the leadership change in an official post, with longtime developer and former Destiny 2 GM Justin Truman elevated to studio head after more than 15 years at the company.
• Parsons exits after leading Bungie through Destiny 2’s launch, the split from Activision, and Sony’s 2022 acquisition valued around $3.6 billion.
• Truman acknowledged recent stumbles and said the team is focused on Destiny and Marathon, with more to show later this year.
• The studio faces pressure from weak Destiny 2 sentiment, an indefinite delay for Marathon following negative tests and an art-plagiarism dispute, and large layoffs in 2024 that affected about 220 roles.
• Sony executives have indicated Bungie’s independence is narrowing and said they expect to communicate Marathon’s launch timing in the autumn, targeting release within the current fiscal year.