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Bungie Releases Final Destiny 2 Update, Breaks Steam Peak

6/10/2026

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Bungie Launches Final Update

Bungie released Monument of Triumph on June 9, 2026 as Destiny 2’s final live-service update.
The update generated a 24-hour Steam peak of 167,867 players, the highest since June 2024.
That peak nearly doubled Marathon’s all-time Steam high of 88,337 players recorded on March 6, 2026.
Bungie announced that active development ends while Destiny 2 will remain playable indefinitely.
Monument of Triumph adds a Legendary Marks system that lets Guardians trade marks for gear.

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Bungie Announces Layoffs

Bungie announced significant layoffs as it reallocates staff away from Destiny 2.
Bungie is shifting development to Marathon, its newest title that has struggled to keep a regular player base.
Sony, Bungie's parent, has incurred substantial losses tied to Marathon's underperformance.
Bloomberg reports that projected costs push any future Destiny release to the early 2030s, despite no new game being in active development.

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Fans Demand Destiny 3

Fans launched #WeWantD3 and flooded Summer Game Fest, State of Play, and Xbox Games Showcase.
Thousands of Guardians logged in for the Monument of Triumph update, creating long server queues and record spikes.
Within ten minutes the game reached over 100,000 players and rose to about 150,000 on Steam.
Content creators urged fans to break milestones to pressure Sony toward Destiny 3, which Sony has not commented on.

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Bungie Launches Final Update

Bungie released Monument of Triumph on June 9, 2026 as Destiny 2’s final live-service update.
The update generated a 24-hour Steam peak of 167,867 players, the highest since June 2024.
That peak nearly doubled Marathon’s all-time Steam high of 88,337 players recorded on March 6, 2026.
Bungie announced that active development ends while Destiny 2 will remain playable indefinitely.
Monument of Triumph adds a Legendary Marks system that lets Guardians trade marks for gear.

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