Bungie will restore vaulted Destiny 2 content and expand Marathon beyond extraction

Bungie's new leadership set out its plans for Destiny and Marathon in a post on 21 September. Studio head Poria Torkan and Josh Deane, head of product and general manager of Marathon, wrote that the studio had lost players' trust, as well as colleagues, in recent years and now has to earn that trust back through its games.

Destiny 2's removed content is coming back

Bungie says it is 'not done with Destiny'. After previously announcing Monuments of Triumph as Destiny 2's final content update, the studio has started work on returning vaulted campaigns, destinations and raids to the game for all players. Bungie warns that this will take time, because systems changed since the Beyond Light expansion mean lighting, encounters and combatants have to be updated. More details are promised in the coming months.

Marathon changes course

Bungie also admits that Marathon, released in March, did not reach as many players as it hoped. A roadmap published on 24 September lists the next steps:

• October: the Nightfall Refresh, focused on progression and rewards.
• December: Symbiosis, with the first permanent PvE experience, a larger Perimeter, a new shell and a social space.
• March 2027: connected PvE, PvP and PvEvP modes, a narrative quest system, new enemies and an entirely new zone.

The studio also commits to more transparency about development priorities and more regular communication when plans change. Both games are on Steam, and Destiny 2 remains free to play.

Source: Bungie (Steam News), Bungie (Steam News)