Bungie’s Senior Design Lead Tom Farnsworth confirms that the studio has multiple unannounced titles currently in development alongside Sony. 2022 was another busy year for the studio, as it not only continued to push forward its popular online shooterDestiny 2through the Witch Queen expansion and various live service content, but also being outright acquired by Sony. The move, a$3.6 billion bid to purchase Bungie back in January 2022, was largely made due the studio’s expertise with live service content, something that Sony sees as an opportunity going forward. Prior to the move, fans were well aware of Bungie’s future plans including multiple expansions withDestiny 2such asLightfallwhich launches February 2023. Thanks to a2018 trademark known as Matter, a mysterious project that is tied with NetEase after both companies signed a deal worth $100 million. Not much is known regarding Matter, though the deal with Sony hasn’t impacted it to this point. Thanks to a recent Tweet by Tom Farnsworth, fans now have a better picture of even more content that theDestiny 2studio is working on in secret.RELATED:The Destiny 2 Subscription Datamine Revealed to Have Been FakedFarnsworth, who works as a Senior Design Lead at Bungie, as well as serving as the creative lead on the currentSeason of the Seraph content forDestiny 2, posted a picture of a shield with medals representing 11 years of work at the company. Each medal features an icon of a particular release the company has made, whether seasonal content, expansions, or actual games. In the Tweet, Farnsworth mentioned that the company has changed a lot over those 11 years, including moving away from only boxed products to a more live service style.
Following on that, Farnsworth also mentioned that with Sony’s support,Bungiehas a number of unannounced projects currently in development and the studio is always looking for new hires to join the staff. The confirmation shouldn’t be too surprising considering that a month after the acquisition announcement, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that Sony is looking to branch out and expand into the live-service market. While Farnsworth doesn’t really any more details, rumors continue to circulate on what projects these could be from a Marathon IP revival, to other Sony IPs that could benefit from a live service twist.
Even before the major acquisition and influx of resources from a massive company like Sony, Bungie had been rapidly expanding to additional projects outside video games. Back in 2021, the studio outlined plans to continue to grow, even pushing theDestinyuniverse into other mediums of entertainment. To support this rapid growth,Bungie announced a big studio expansion and redesign of its worldwide headquartersback in 2021, while also opening an international office based in Amsterdam.
