Bungie lays off employees as Destiny 2: The Final Shape is reportedly delayed to June

pcgamer.com:

Destiny studio Bungie has reportedly laid off an unknown number of staff today, according to a Bloomberg report, which also says that The Final Shape expansion for Destiny 2 has been delayed.

Reports of the layoffs first surfaced earlier today on social media, after multiple employees said that they had been let go. «I've been laid off from Bungie,» former social media lead Griffin Bennett tweeted. «A surreal thing to write as I sit here pondering what went wrong. I'm still processing it all and while my first instinct is anger I know I'd regret what I'd say. Thank you to everyone at Bungie who helped make my last 5+ years the best ever.

Former Bungie community manager Dylan „dmg04“ Gafner, known for years to fans as the public face of Destiny 2 prior to his departure in December 2022, also took to Twitter to express support for impacted employees, and anger with the regularity of layoffs in the game industry. 

»It is frustrating—infuriating even—to continue seeing people who strap in to do good work losing their financial security due to poor management," he tweeted in response to the reported cuts. «The continued echoes of poor decisions made that >feel< avoidable.

»In a few of these cases, knowing how much effort these folks put in during incredibly difficult development and sentiment times puts a sour taste in the mouth. Proactive/reactive work, always at the end of the funnel and having to make due with what they had. And now, let go."

The layoffs are especially noteworthy in the light of the fact that less than two years ago, Sony spent a whopping $1.2 billion to retain key staff at the studio, which it acquired in January 2022. «The strategic significance of this acquisition lies not only in obtaining the highly