Destiny 2 has been on the market for 9 years and has long provided the studio with stability, but the situation may change. Although the studio has not yet completely abandoned the project, it may soon face a difficult choice.
Paul Tassi from Forbes noted a significant drop in interest. If a few months ago about 70 thousand people played simultaneously on Steam, now the maximum is 9 thousand players. Moreover, the drop is not only due to the release of Marathon, which gathers from 45 to 59 thousand people.
The Shadow and Order update was postponed from March 3 to June 9. Since the release of Edge of Fate, which started a cycle of frequent updates, Destiny 2 has been losing players: 91% of Steam users have left since July, and 97% since the premiere of The Final Shape in 2024.
The situation shows that Bungie's current model is not working. If Marathon does not become a hit, the studio will have to decide whether to keep Destiny 2 and what the fate of the brand as a whole is.