Bungie is laying off over 200 employees, integrating further with Sony

Bungie CEO Pete Parsons announced studio layoffs affecting 220 people, or roughly 17 percent of Bungie’s workforce, as the Destiny 2 maker integrates more closely with Sony. Parsons said the layoffs include most of Bungie’s executive and senior staff, and all affected will receive severance pay, bonuses, and health coverage in their exit package. The news comes after Bungie’s successful launch of Destiny 2: The Final Shape, but also a few months after Bungie laid off eight percent of its workforce and reportedly missed internal revenue projections by a wide margin. Parsons announced two additional, structural changes for Bungie. One of those involves merging 155 Bungie roles into Sony leadership in the coming months, which Parsons said saved Bungie from having to lay off even more talent. The other involves letting Sony create a new first-party studio to lead development on one of Bungie’s seed projects. Sony had its own round of layoffs in February 2024 and let 900 people go from the company. Parsons shifte