Destiny 2 Hits Highest Player Count in Two Years Following Final Update's Release, Shatters Marathon's All-Time Peak
- Bungie released Destiny's final content update on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, ending active development for the sci-fi shooter while servers remain operational.
- The Destiny community organized a 'server slam' on June 9 to demonstrate support, while a petition for a third game neared 400,000 signatures.
- Popularity Report data shows Destiny reached 808,842 active players on June 9, surpassing The Final Shape's 2024 peak of 314,000 users.
- Bungie shifted focus to Marathon, which has struggled to attract players, resulting in 'significant' layoffs and substantial losses for parent company Sony.
- Bloomberg reports a new Destiny installment is not in active development, dimming franchise prospects despite overwhelming community support for continuation.
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Destiny 2 Hit Highest Player Count in Two Years Following the Final Update, Crashing the Game
Bungie released the final update for Destiny 2 yesterday called Monument of Triumph, and players made sure to show their support. After the update, which featured huge overhauls of the game, Destiny 2 hit the highest player count, and actually crashed the game entirely. Players rushed towards the servers, celebrating the end of an era, celebrating their love for the game in the best way. Destiny 2 (2017), Screenshot via Bungie Of course, this do…
Destiny 2 Hits Over 800k Players In Final Update As Players Try to Save It
Destiny 2 has reportedly gained over 800k active players for its final update. Destiny fans around the world have turned out to play the Monument of Triumph patch in a last-ditch effort to save the Bungie franchise. If accurate, Destiny 2 has now had eight times as many players as Marathon in recent months. Destiny 2 Player Count Surpasses 800k After Final Update Screenshot: Bungie According to Popularity Report, a site that tracks users across …
Destiny 2 Hits Highest Player Count in Two Years Following Final Update's Release, Shatters Marathon's All-Time Peak
Destiny 2 is seeing a massive resurgence with the release of its final update. Destiny fans have shown up in droves to send off the beloved sci-fi shooter. Although Destiny 2's servers will remain active for the foreseeable future, the game won't be getting any new content going forward. The game's final update was released today and at the time of writing, the game's 24-hour concurrent player count on Steam has peaked at 167,000. This is the hi…
Destiny 2 storms at the farewell of the world's Steam sales charts. What would actually be a reason to celebrate, in fact, seals the official funeral of the popular MMO shooter, because with the final update "Monument of Triumph" the game permanently changes to pure maintenance mode – there will never be new extensions or seasons again.
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