Destiny 2 isn’t going anywhere, but it also isn’t… well, going anywhere. The game’s servers will still be running for the foreseeable future, but Bungie has since ceased updates to its flagship shooter to move onto other projects, tragically laying off much of its staff in the aftermath of that decision.
It’s a sorry state of affairs, and one that Warframe developers have lamented before, despite being in competition with the game from a ruthless, capitalistic sort of perspective. In actuality, there’s a lot more camaraderie between developers, with live ops lead Megan Everett calling it “heartbreaking” back in June.
That sentiment has been repeated again by creative director Rebecca Ford in an interview with our friends over at GamesRadar+ during TennoCon: “It’s horrible news, because it shows that even if you care so much, the business side of this industry always gets the last remark.”
Ford says that even though the Destiny 2 team had their own successful IP and worked hard to keep it afloat, that kind of commitment just doesn’t protect you from anything in the current industry: