Bungie has spoken in a brief interview about the future of the Destiny franchise and the entire studio. The plans are ambitious and extend until 2025. They aim not only to transform Destiny and pursue a vision with the game series, but Bungie also plans a new non-Destiny game.
What does Bungie have planned for Destiny? In an interview with IGN, Bungie’s CEO, Pete Parsons, spoke about the future of Destiny and Bungie itself. Big plans are in store for both as Destiny is to be “transformed”:
We must begin to transform Destiny. The Destiny we truly believe in and think it should become. […] The one, single, evolving world. We must focus on that.
What exactly will happen with Destiny is not further elaborated by Parsons at this point. He speaks of a “very specific path” that must be followed for this.
Parsons refers to the last ViDoc and the plan for Destiny 2 that was outlined there for the coming years.
Now, on October 1st, the release of Shadowkeep is approaching for Destiny 2, and parts of Destiny will be available as New Light free-to-play.
October 1st is a moment for Parsons where Destiny 2 players remember what a cool place Destiny is. For new players, it will be exciting to discover it.
What is the purpose of this? The goal of the transformation is for Bungie to become one of the “best entertainment companies” in the world – by 2025.
Bungie has just over five years left to realize these plans.
Recently, Bungie separated from Activision Blizzard and is still satisfied with this step.
The separation from Activision was not the stress factor that some had feared, but rather opened up the opportunity to bring products to market and to customers.
Destiny is not the only game brand of Bungie
What else is Bungie planning: In addition to the “transformation” of Destiny, Bungie wants to release at least one more game that is not Destiny. It should be ensured that Bungie also has “other franchises on the market”:
I think Bungie’s long-term vision is that we have worlds like Destiny that are great for making friendships. And then we start introducing new worlds that matter to people.
There are still no specific details about what exactly will happen or which games are coming. Possibly, something towards Halo or Myth will continue to be worked on, but perhaps something completely new will also come.
An important role could be played by a deal of Bungie with the Chinese giant NetEase.
