Sony's Bungie game unit cuts staff following delayed titles

Bungie, the Sony-owned game studio behind Destiny 2, let go of an undisclosed number of staffers, part of a wider restructuring of the Japanese giant's video-game operation. "Today is a sad day at Bungie as we say goodbye to colleagues who have all made a significant impact on our studio," Bungie Chief Executive Officer Pete Parsons wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Bungie recently delayed an upcoming Destiny 2 expansion, The Final Shape, until June from February, pushing it out of Sony Group's current fiscal year, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because they weren't authorized to speak publicly. Bungie's next game, Marathon, slipped to 2025. Sony, which purchased Bungie in early 2022 for $3.6 billion, has been cutting staff across its PlayStation division this year, in part due to delays.