Reworking Marathon and restoring "vaulted" content to Destiny are the highlights.
The Next Chapter for Bungie
https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/nextchapterofbungie
https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/nextchapterofbungie
Reworking Marathon and restoring "vaulted" content to Destiny are the highlights.
23 Comments
Havatra@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 1d
I appreciate that they consider adding back the content they took away in Destiny. It doesn't negate the fact that they took it away in the first place, but it's good to see they wish to make up for it at least.
Bazoogle@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1d
Only time will really tell. No Man's Sky did the hard work of turning around their awful launch, but it took years. It wasn't until last year they had over 80% positive reviews on Steam. In all that time, all those additions, and they never charged more, never added paid DLC's, it was all added to anyone that ever bought the game. No microtransactions, no loot boxes, no battle basses, just them making the game they originally promised.
I can't imagine Bungie doing the same thing for that long. I see them breaking and enshitifying their games for money. I don't think they have what it takes. But hey, I'd love for them to prove me wrong.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1d
Without a crystal ball, I can put about 99% confidence in a future where Bungie continues to charge for microtransactions like they always have, and they won't take a route like No Man's Sky of being a single purchase. With a crystal ball, I could give you 100% confidence.
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d
The repeated emphasis on storytelling and building trust through actions gives me a tiny bit of hope, especially as it's a new management team. Hopefully everyone on the old management team was taken back behind the shed. The fact that they couldn't see how vaulting half the game was shooting themselves in the dick then continued to shoot themselves in the dick is astounding to me.
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 11 pts · 1d
Can we play on Linux yet, is that in your forward chapters?
ampersandrew@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d
Liam from Gaming On Linux doesn't seem confident, but I don't see them call it out explicitly.
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 4 pts · 1d
I'm not either, can't say I'd actually go back if it was available. I started self hosting old games and playing those. Like PSO:BB.
Prox@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1d
Woah. What's going on at Bungie that prompted this sudden change?
ampersandrew@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1d
Marathon did not hit, and they laid off half the studio.
spamfajitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 1d
From what I've heard, the problematic leadership that reportedly held the devs back are all gone as well. Also heard they're rehiring devs that got laid off.
vikingtons@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1d
not that I don't believe you but do you have a link for this? I'd love to pass it on to some friends who I'm sure would be really happy to see this news
ampersandrew@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 23h
Honestly, if they are hiring people back, I don't know how you sustain them with such reduced revenue. It sounds more like false hope to me.
vikingtons@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 23h
can't argue with that at all, though I'm a sucker for hoping against hope.
these guys adored D2, I would love for them to kind of have it all back, and for their favourite online space to have a future again.
spamfajitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 14h
Nothing easy or authoritative for me to link to, just saw people pointing to LinkedIn updates and Twitter posts during a Twitch stream with Aztecross when he went over the news. I wish it were more official.
vikingtons@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 8h
that's fine. appreciate the news nonetheless
potustheplant@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 1d
I'm shocked, flabbergasted even.
hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 19h
Bungie died an long time ago.
creamfresh@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 9h
Yeah, around the time they designed The Library in CE.
RainbowBlite@piefed.ca · 4 pts · 23h
25 years on and still hoping they bring back Myth...
directive0@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 22h
As an oldskool Marathon fan all I can say is be careful what you wish for.
very_well_lost@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 13h
"We're sorry and we're listening" has basically been Bungie's motto for the entire post-Halo era.
Not saying they can't pull off a comeback, but Jesus Christ... this is like the sixth or seventh time they've had to make an announcement like this. Somebody break they fucking cycle already...
ETA: I'll be curious to see if they shoot themselves in the dick again by charging players to regain access to the vaulted content.
janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 6h
Yeah I have moved on, sorry B. You never should have "vaulted" (stolen) my paid content in the first place and 5+ years later I am no longer interested in patronizing your business.
sleepmode@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 13h
If they really got rid of the old guard mgmt…that is extremely good news. They seemed hell-bent on killing the game. Heck, they did. Was like being gaslit the whole time as a player.