Bungie has confirmed that it’s delaying The Ultimate Form, the upcoming enlargement to Future 2, from a February 2024 launch to June 6, 2024.
This follows a interval of turmoil on the firm that included layoffs of over 100 staff. To bridge the brand new hole within the dwell service recreation’s schedule, Bungie is launching a brand new occasion in April referred to as Into the Mild which is able to final two months till the launch of The Ultimate Form.
In response to a launch announcement from Bungie’s workers, it’s planning to delay the title to make room for “an even bigger and bolder vision” for the enlargement. The developer can also be extending the present occasion, Season of the Want, till the launch of The Ultimate Form in June with further content material to assist gamers keep occupied till the brand new enlargement launches.
The information comes shortly on the heels of a spherical of layoffs at Bungie, together with a number of members of its group help workers. Many gamers suspected a Ultimate Form delay was coming, as Bloomberg reported the enlargement had already been quietly delayed internally, as was the upcoming new IP Marathon. The reported purpose for the layoffs was that the corporate predicted it was operating at 45% beneath income projections for the 12 months.
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In a weblog put up earlier this month, the Future 2 dev group said that it needed to earn again participant belief by making The Ultimate Form “an unforgettable Destiny experience.” Different reported elements for the delay embrace dwindling participant numbers for Future 2, and the dev group additionally acknowledged within the weblog put up that gamers had a combined response to earlier expansions. As they mentioned, “Destiny needs to surprise and delight. We haven’t done this enough and that’s going to change.”
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