A new report claims that, aside from Marathon and Destiny: Rising, only one other game survived Bungie's recent wave of cancellations and restructuring, and it is not Destiny 3. Bungie's struggles have continued since Sony acquired the studio for $3.6 billion, with layoffs, canceled projects, and disappointing live-service results putting the developer's future under increasing pressure.

Destiny 2 received its final update on June 9 after Bungie announced in May that it would stop producing new updates and content for the game. Despite being placed into maintenance mode, Destiny 2 continues to attract roughly 10 times as many players as Marathon. However, Bungie no longer has a dedicated team or significant resources working on the game, meaning even some hotfixes are not always possible.

Meanwhile, Marathon continues to receive support from Sony and Bungie, although its player numbers have fallen significantly since launch. The upcoming Season 3 could prove particularly important as Bungie attempts to bring back former players and attract a new audience. The situation has become even more serious following hundreds of layoffs at Bungie on June 25, with the studio's future increasingly dependent on Marathon and potential incubation projects being approved by Sony.

Games industry reporter Jason Schreier recently discussed Bungie's situation and Sony's broader struggles with its live-service strategy. According to Schreier, Bungie had as many as five or six games in development at one point, but Destiny 3 was never actively being developed. Most of those projects were ultimately canceled or abandoned during the studio's restructuring.

The one exception is Project Gummy Bears, a MOBA-like game with arena-fighter elements. However, even this project is no longer technically a Bungie game. It was transferred to Sony's teamLFG studio, allowing it to survive the restructuring while continuing development outside Bungie.

Destiny: Rising also technically survived, but the situation is different because it was developed in collaboration with NetEase rather than being a traditional Bungie project. NetEase published the game in 2025, leaving Marathon as the only game Bungie itself has managed to release during this period, and even its future remains uncertain.

Based on previous reports, Bungie's projects over the past several years included several games that were ultimately canceled. These reportedly included a 3v3 Destiny PvP game, Destiny Sunspot, and Project Payback, a third-person Destiny spin-off that was reportedly canceled in 2024.

Bungie also previously canceled Matter, although that project was abandoned before Sony's acquisition. With so many projects disappearing, Project Gummy Bears now stands out as the only reported Bungie-originated game besides Marathon to survive the studio's restructuring, even though it has since moved to Sony's teamLFG.

A third mainline Destiny game does not appear to be part of Sony's immediate plans either. Previous reports have suggested that Sony is reluctant to invest in Destiny 3 because of the enormous cost involved, with estimates putting development at around $500 million. That reluctance is understandable following the financial difficulties surrounding Sony's acquisition of Bungie, although fans have made their desire for a sequel very clear. A petition calling for Destiny 3 has reportedly surpassed 400,000 signatures.

The situation has also begun affecting the game's creator community. With Destiny 2 receiving its final major update and no clear indication that the franchise will return to its previous content schedule, prominent creators have started moving toward other games. Datto officially retired from Destiny 2 on August 18, while other creators have begun exploring games such as Palworld and The Division 2.

For Bungie, the future now appears to depend heavily on whether Marathon can regain momentum and whether Sony is willing to greenlight any of the studio's remaining incubation projects. With Destiny 3 apparently never having entered active development, fans could be waiting a very long time before seeing another mainline entry in the franchise.