The Corona virus (Covid-19) has worldwide effects, which are now also felt at Bungie, the developers of Destiny 2. The developers have to adapt and are shifting their work from the studio to their own homes.
What is currently happening at Bungie? Bungie has decided to send its employees to work from home immediately and until further notice – worldwide.
In a very short time, they have set up a network with appropriate software and communication tools to maintain daily operations in all areas outside the studio in Seattle.
This network has now been activated, and developers and staff from other areas are now working from home.
Why are they doing this? The reason is the worldwide spread of the Corona virus. The Covid-19, which originated in China, has not only reached the USA, but has also appeared heavily in the Seattle area, where Bungie’s studio is located.
With this step, Bungie aims to contribute to the containment of the virus and to proactively protect the health and safety of its employees by keeping them away from potential infection and transmission hotspots like a studio. The measures apply to Bungie’s personnel worldwide.
What impact does this have on Destiny 2? Although this is a significant change for Bungie, the studio states that they want to maintain the work on Destiny 2 as best as possible. They believe that they can manage it with the established infrastructure for working from home.
They remain committed to the communicated content plans. The Season 10, the Season of Worthy, is scheduled to launch on March 10 as planned. The return of the Trials on March 13 is also not in danger.
Additionally, they want to continue maintaining Destiny 2 and providing critical updates during this time – even though the frequency of patches may be impacted in the short term. They will keep players as updated as possible.
The development of the game is also expected to continue from home. Overall, fans should not notice much difference from the change.
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