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Did Bungie just tease Destiny 3? An old leak may have the answer-Adam Starkey-Entertainment – Metro
Despite ruling out Destiny 3 on several occasions in the past, Bungie has heavily implied it is working on a follow-up to Destiny 2.
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Destiny 3 might be happening after all (Picture: Bungie/Sony)
Despite ruling out Destiny 3 on several occasions in the past, Bungie has heavily implied it is working on a follow-up to Destiny 2.
Destiny 2’s current narrative arc is set to conclude in the upcoming expansion The Final Shape. Naturally, that isn’t the end of Destiny altogether but fans have begun to question whether the future is more DLC or a brand new sequel.
Developer Bungie has always disregarded the idea of making Destiny 3, with the studio opting to support Destiny 2 through multiple expansions. When you consider the studio is now working on a Marathon reboot too, the chances of a third Destiny seem slim.
However, a gameplay presentation for Destiny 2: The Final Shape has thrown Destiny 3 speculation back into the spotlight, after creative director Luke Smith alluded to the future of the franchise.
At the start of the presentation, when speaking about The Final Shape’s final confrontation with the Witness, Smith said: ‘Facing the Witness is not the end of Destiny 2, and it’s definitely not the end of Destiny.
‘After you face the Witness, we’re going to tell you what’s coming next to Destiny 2 and beyond. We’ll see you soon.’
While his words are open to interpretation, it certainly feels like an intentional tease of something major, and not just more expansions. Although it could potentially mean a TV show or movie, and not necessarily a game.
Shortly after the presentation, Smith also tweeted ‘all ends are beginnings…’, so the studio is certainly hinting at something big.
The announcement of a new Prismatic subclass in The Final Shape gameplay preview has convinced some fans that Bungie is alluding to Destiny 3.
This same subclass, which allows players to combine multiple Light and Dark element between classes, was seemingly leaked a month ago in a post which also referred to Destiny 3.
‘Bungie is working on a system called prism that will allow players to mix and match abilities from different subclasses,’ a Redditor wrote, in what certainly sounds like the Prismatic subclass. ‘This is one of the things being worked on during the delay. Imagine throwing a lightning grenade while on solar, or proc-ing [skill] devour and rampaging with [subclass] Stormcaller.’
In the same post, the leaker also mentioned the possibility of a third Destiny title, adding: ‘Destiny 3 (was? I don’t know) in development under the codename payback. One of the big changes for Destiny 3 is (was, again IDK) for classes to no longer exist and allow any character to spec into any ability, since lore wise there is no reason you couldn’t.’
With the Prismatic announcement, and Bungie’s aforementioned tease, there’s now further reason to think Destiny 3 is actually on the cards, based on this leak. The Reddit user also mentioned this information comes from ex-developers at Bungie, so that means plans could’ve changed.
Elsewhere in the presentation, Bungie also announced the new two-month content update Destiny 2: Into The Light, which includes the wave defence Onslaught activity, the return of 12 fan favourite weapons, and a new raid boss called Pantheon.
This update will be followed by The Final Shape expansion on June 4, 2024, which will likely be when we hear more about the future of Destiny at large.
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While Bungie is teeing up what’s next for Destiny, the studio itself is in a tricky spot. According to reports, Sony is apparently ‘very upset’ with Bungie leadership after the studio missed revenue targets, with significant layoffs now expected over the coming months.
In this context, Destiny 3 doesn’t feel like a possibility at all – especially with Marathon expected at some point in 2026 – but we’ll have to see what it all amounts to later this year.
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