Bungie announces layoffs, reorganization [Update]

announced a “reduction in force” as it ‘reorganizes’ to “to best position the studio now and for the future” following its final content update for

The number of employees laid off was not announced, and Bungie said it will share more about its future at a later date.

Here is the full message from Bungie below:

With great sadness, we are announcing a reduction in force as we reorganize Bungie.

As the leaders of Bungie, past and present, we recognize Destiny 2 fell short of expectations these past several years. Following our final content update to Destiny 2, and with our future projects still in early incubation, we unfortunately could not continue operating at our previous size.

We know this decision has a profound impact on the people affected, their families, friends, and teammates. While these changes are necessary to best position the studio now and for the future, that does not lessen the difficulty of this moment or the impact it has on those affected.

Later, we will share more about that future with you all but today is not that day.

Today, we wish to extend our gratitude and compassion to every member of the Bungie team who has been impacted and to those who remain.

We hope you will do the same.

—Bungie

Update 10:40 a.m.: shared the following internal email regarding today’s Bungie layoffs, which confirms additional reductions across Sony Interactive Entertainment teams that support Bungie’s operations:

Dear Team,

Today I want to share a difficult update regarding Bungie.

We have made the decision to reduce Bungie’s workforce, affecting a significant number of employees, including most of the Destiny team and some