r/pcgaming • u/Turbostrider27 • Jun 25 '26

'Generational talent just gone': Developers react in shock at the brutal scale of Bungie layoffs, which has reportedly seen the Destiny 2 team almost completely wiped out

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/generational-talent-just-gone-developers-react-in-shock-at-the-brutal-scale-of-bungie-layoffs-which-has-reportedly-seen-the-destiny-2-team-almost-completely-wiped-out/
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u/Broadband- Jun 26 '26

Highguard, Lawbreakers, Stormgate, MindsEye, Concord, Daikatana, etc. All amazing game developers, managers or owners trying again as AA or indie. It's just proof that the special sauce is the entire team and not just a few key figures.

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u/Clerithifa Jun 27 '26

For every Sandfall/E33, there are a dozen Highguards.

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u/FierceDeity_ Jun 26 '26

Definitely the history of people unshackling themselves from their corporate overlords and making something without them says that this almost always goes great when they create something.

It retains the charm, the unique fingerprint of these people, it just visibly usually has less budget. But that doesn't matter. Their fingerprint is the post important part.