Destiny 2 won't go down the same path Red Dead Online did.
Bungie recently confirmed it wouldn't abandon Destiny 2 to work on its new IP called Marathon, contrary to players' assumptions.
Bungie will soon conclude Destiny 2's story with the release of its final DLC in early 2024.
Destiny 2's Fate
Destiny 2 players are afraid for a good reason: the game's story will soon end after the release of its final DLC, The Final Shape, in early 2024, if not in Feb. 2024, per The Loadout. This fact, along with the news that Bungie is working on a new live-service IP called Marathon, made Destiny 2 players feel uncertain about the game's future.
Their fears aren't unfounded: Rockstar also pulled team members from its Red Dead Online team to work on its next entry to the GTA franchise, Grand Theft Auto 6, dooming the former game into disrepair. Red Dead Online saw a bug make its NPCs disappear, making the game feel like a ghost town, literally and figuratively.
Since Marathon will be a live-service extraction shooter, Bungie will have to dedicate some of its developers to keep Destiny 2 running in a state that players would find playable and enjoyable, while it develops its new IP, per Game Rant. Although the game's release date is still unknown, many Destiny 2 players feel Bungie will shut the game down to focus its resources on developing Marathon, much like Rockstar did, despite Bungie promising it wouldn't do such a thing.
Players are also discontent with how Bungie handled Destiny 2's Lightfall DLC, which failed to follow in Witch Queen's footsteps. This content also contributed to players' general unhappiness and uncertainty about the game's future.
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Thankfully, this wouldn't be the case for Destiny 2. According to The Destiny community management team's reply to a post on the r/DestinyTheGame subreddit, Bungie doesn't have any intention of abandoning Destiny, just like most studios that support multiple IPs simultaneously. They also mentioned that if Bungie sees that the market wants something more and/or something different, it will course-correct as needed, much like it did with Destiny 1 and 2 in their first year.
"You could argue about the support model we have now [being inadequate], which is [a] fair criticism, but we're working to be better," the team mentioned.
How Will Bungie Handle Destiny 2 After The Final Shape?
How Bungie will handle Destiny 2 after its last DLC, which will wrap up its Light and Dark saga for good, is still unclear. It could maintain the game as it is, improve it to make it more playable or enjoyable, or re-run limited-time events again for all players - newbies and veterans alike - to experience.
Regardless, if Bungie holds to its word, there will still be some fun to have in-game before it will shut down Destiny 2's servers for good due to the eventual dwindling of player numbers; it could even continue to run for some time after Marathon releases.
