Most of the Bungie developers are working on Marathon instead of Destiny 2

According to a recent report, many developers are now working at Bungie Marathon instead of Fate 2. While Marathon This is a new project for Bungie and the team clearly wants to see it succeed, not sitting well with these new details. Fate 2 playerbase.

Marathon Not the start of a new franchise for Bungie, but it's a return to a classic that hasn't seen a new entry since 1996. There is a significant difference from the first-person evacuation shooter. Fate 2So the players had fun Fate 2PvE experiences may not necessarily be of interest Marathon. While two games are being carried forward simultaneously MarathonProjection of, Fate 2 Players have already expressed concern that this could take the focus away from Bungie's older games. Now, it seems those concerns may have some validity.

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Marathon packs the best Destiny 2 features with one of its worst

Marathon shares a lot of cool features and gameplay aspects with Destiny 2, but it doesn't seem to cater to single players as well.

Bungie puts a huge focus on marathon development in Destiny 2

Bungie sources speaking to Forbes said Marathon More developers are working on it Fate 2. The exact number was not disclosed, but it is estimated that around 800 developers work at Bungie, with the extraction shooter. Marathon “Outside the Shore Fate 2 A small amount in terms of how many people are working on the title. Reports a year ago indicated that there was a 300/550 split, with the majority working. Fate 2But it seems to have changed with this release Marathon.

fans of Fate 2 This news is not taking well, as it indicates that fewer resources are being put into play Marathon. Players were already sour when it was announced that the next major update was due Fate 2Shadow and Order, which was delayed until 2026. However, many players are expressing disbelief that hundreds of team members are still working. Fate 2 At Bungie, given the slowness of updates. For a game that once had a thousand or more people working on it in June, however, it's understandable that development would take longer with more than half the workforce.

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Unfortunately for Bungie, so far, its focus Marathon After the success of the developer did not see the kind of numbers one might have expected destiny suffrage Marathon Steam started off very strong with a peak of over 88,000 players, but has steadily declined with a peak of only 20,000 recorded on Friday, April 24th. Its steam release peak is also far away. Fate 2 Launching to nearly 300,000 players on the PC platform in 2019. Despite the slow updates and the growing age of the game, Fate 2 Still managing to save about half the playerbase Marathon Now commanding, with over 10,000 concurrent players recorded in a single day Marathon20,000.

It is still early days for this MarathonSo it's entirely possible that Bungie will see significant success with the extraction shooter over time. If it ends up meaning Fate 2 Largely abandoned, however, loyal Bungie fans can move on completely. whether Fate 2 Can fulfill the expectations of the players while Bungie simultaneously focuses Marathon As will be clear Fate 2: Shadow and Order comes closer to release.


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issued

March 5, 2026

ESRB

Juvenile/animated blood, language, violence, in-game purchases, user interaction

Multiplayer

Online multiplayer, online co-op


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