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Bungie Laying off Staff. TFS and Marathon Delayed (www.bloomberg.com)

submitted 8 months ago by jontree255 to c/destiny

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Jason Schreier reporting that Bungie is laying off staff today as part of cuts across Sony. The Final Shape has reportedly been delayed to June 2024 and Marathon to 2025.

Jason is very accurate with his reporting and has sources across the industry. We’ll likely hear something official soon.

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[–] dinckelman 16 points 8 months ago

This seems like a very heavy-handed decision, but at the same time, no one externally really understands what is happening at bungie. There are periods of excellent content with good balance, and there are ones with absolutely horrible everything else, and poor communication as the cherry on top.

I feel really bad for everyone affected, and am not sure how this will reflect on the upcoming months. The next season, without any doubt, is already finalized, and I don't know if it'll last almost 8 months

[–] alienanimals 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Executives should be taking a paycut for their failures, not laying off their low level staff.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Always true, rarely if ever what happens

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

This seems wild. Wonder if they're extending this season and next season or just next season. Since I highly doubt we'll get a filler season after next season since next season leads into TFS.

My clan thinks this is due to massive mismanagement on Bungies part, which may be true to a degree. But with all the lay offs in the industry the last few years I assume the need by the executive suite to make their bonuses via lay offs is part of it too. Sure Lightfall was a wreck, but the seasons this year have all been very good from a story standpoint. Some of the engagement has been iffy for sure (Deep probably being the season with the most issues).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

massive mismanagement

the need by the executive suite to make their bonuses via lay offs

Why did you repeat yourself like that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeaaaa. I ramble sometimes for 'clarity'.

[–] kilodelta 1 points 8 months ago

Clovis Bray has entered the chat

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It sounds to me like this is a general Sony/PlayStation financial issue that unfortunately affects Bungie as they were bought by Sony

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Probably. But Bungie set aside a billion to retain staff. And then a year later from that these lay offs hit. But who knows.

[–] ghostsinthephotograph 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Agree - they were 100% heading this way, but being part of Sony took this decision out of their hands and escalated it, I would wager.

Ouch. Looks like I was wrong.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

sony gave bungie 1.2b for retention. https://www.tweaktown.com/news/84365/sony-offers-bungie-employees-1-2-billion-retention-incentive-plan/index.html

this is on executives imho.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

If it is Sony's fault. I really wonder why they couldn't just wait 6 months, ya know, seeing as Bungie does have a pretty important thing coming up in a few months. I get it probably doesn't work that way, but you'd think they'd be like, "Okay, we need to get rid of some of your staff, but we'll let you finish off what you're doing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Yup it's come out that we both were, Destiny 2 underperformed in sales and that's the source of the layoffs...

[–] StarkestMadness 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Obligatiory recommendedation: Jason co-hosts a gaming news podcast called Triple Click, alongside Maddy Myers, Deputy Games Editor at Polygon, and Kirk Hamilton, formerly of Kotaku and now host of Strong Songs. They're excellent at their work.

[–] haywire7 5 points 8 months ago

My thoughts are with those finding out they need to find new jobs, their whole lives just got upended.

With Destiny, we have had artificially extended seasons before, during COVID if I remember right. Seeing as we have stuff to do in game still we should be ok. Maybe they can mix things up a bit and rotate the exotic missions more often or allow a playlist of those.

Best thing to say when they let you go?

Forever is a long time to miss me!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

They had open roles as recently as last week on LinkedIn. Looking at the careers page, only a handful are left.

[–] Desistance 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Bungie has some of the worst executives I've witnessed in a long while. They bragged on under delivering and now it's come back to haunt them.

[–] jontree255 3 points 8 months ago

Spoiler alert: most executives are bad at their jobs.