November 12, 2025 – According to a report from Neowin today, Sony has revealed that the sales and player engagement of “Destiny 2” have fallen short of the expectations set at the time of the acquisition.
In Sony’s financial report for the second quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, it was disclosed that a 31.5 billion yen impairment charge was taken on the “Destiny 2” assets of Bungie. Despite the continued success of “Helldivers 2” in its ongoing operations, this impairment has still put a dent in the company’s overall profits.
Bungie, renowned for creating the “Halo” and “Destiny” series, was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2022 for $3.6 billion (approximately 25.633 billion yuan at the current exchange rate). The development team is striving to launch “Marathon: The Lost Starship” as its next major project. However, the performance of “Destiny 2” has been less than satisfactory.
At the financial report conference, Sony’s Chief Financial Officer, Lin Tao, stated, “Regarding ‘Destiny 2’, partly due to changes in the competitive landscape, its sales and user engagement have not met the expectations we had when we acquired Bungie. We will continue to make improvements, but we have already lowered our business expectations and taken an impairment charge on some of Bungie’s assets.”
It remains unclear whether the latest figures will prompt Sony to carry out layoffs at Bungie. In 2023, Bungie went through a round of large-scale layoffs, which were attributed to a decline in player enthusiasm and revenue. It is reported that the number of players of “Destiny 2” on Steam has hit an all-time low.
Bungie is currently putting all its efforts into developing the new shooter “Marathon: The Lost Starship”. Nevertheless, due to user feedback and controversy over art plagiarism, the game was postponed indefinitely in June. Bungie’s Chief Executive Officer, Pete Parsons, stepped down in August.
