Bungie has recently announced that it will be halting updates for its popular looter shooter ‘Destiny 2’ (known as ‘Destiny Guardians’ in Korea) on June 9. This decision has sparked a viral petition campaign urging the development of a sequel.
On the 21st (local time), Bungie shared via the official ‘Destiny 2’ blog that they will no longer be releasing new content after the June 9 update. While the game will still be playable, similar to its predecessor ‘Destiny,’ the cessation of new content updates effectively signifies the end of the ‘Destiny 2’ live service.
The news has received immediate backlash from the community, especially due to the sudden manner of the announcement. ‘Destiny 2’ had already wrapped up its decade-long saga of Light and Darkness with ‘The Final Shape’ release in June 2024. Nevertheless, the game continued to unveil new narratives well past this milestone, including the ‘Frontiers of Fate’ expansion on July 16, 2025, and the 10th expansion, ‘Resister,’ on December 3, 2025.
With the game actively expanding its storyline, the abrupt news of a content freeze has heightened disappointment and frustration among players. Some speculate that the underperformance of Bungie’s extraction shooter ‘Marathon’ may have led to ‘Destiny 2’ bearing the consequences, with some users even posting negative reviews on the ‘Marathon’ Steam page.
In response to the backlash, a petition on Change.org, the world’s largest platform for social advocacy, has gained significant momentum, urging the creation of a sequel tentatively named ‘Destiny 3.’ Launched on the 23rd, the petition has already amassed over 170k signatures in just two days. On Reddit, users are rallying support with slogans like, “We decide our own destiny.”
Community members are also planning a movement to collectively log in on June 9, the day of the final update, to demonstrate their passion to Bungie and its parent company, Sony.
Despite this, there remains widespread skepticism regarding whether this petition will lead to any alterations in the ‘Destiny 2’ development roadmap or prompt the creation of a ‘Destiny 3.’ The petition itself does not hold legal weight. Nonetheless, with the unified voice of numerous users, attention now turns to how Bungie and Sony will address the situation.
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