After nearly twelve years, Bungie has confirmed that Destiny 2’s run as a live service game is coming to an end. The final live service content update, titled Monument of Triumph, drops on June 9, 2026, marking the close of active development on the game.
The studio has been fairly transparent about what comes next. Bungie is moving into an incubation phase for new games, with Destiny 2 essentially being put into maintenance mode rather than shut down. The original Destiny is still playable today, and Bungie has confirmed Destiny 2 will follow the same path.
Destiny 2 is ending, with the Monument of Triumph patch shutting down continued live service development
For players sticking around, the final update is a fairly substantial update. Pantheon 2.0 arrives as a permanent addition with a fresh roster of boss encounters, all raid and dungeon weapons and armour have been brought up to modern standards with new perks and tier parity, and the Director is returning to replace the Portal as the main navigation hub, which had been a longstanding community complaint.
Sparrow Racing League is also back as a permanent mode, which will mean a lot to players who have been asking for it for years. New Crucible modes, Gambit getting an Ops upgrade, new class abilities, and a rewards pass overhaul round out the bulk of it. There is a lot of content to go out on, and we strongly recommend you check the full ‘farewell for now’ blog post Bungie put out.
What is Bungie doing next?
Bungie has not announced what comes next beyond confirming it is working on new games. Given the Marathon situation, which launched earlier this year into early access and is still in active development, and the broader context of Sony’s investment, the studio clearly has multiple things in motion.Sony said it has good will to Bungie, and thinks there’s long term hope for Marathon. Many also speculate that a Destiny 3 should be on the way too. Whether the next project is a new Destiny, something entirely different, or both, has not been confirmed yet.
For now, Destiny 2 stays live, just without new seasonal content. Whether that is enough to keep the player base ticking over will depend on how well the Monument of Triumph update lands on June 9. Who knew Renegades would be the last expansion for D2 huh?
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