Current and former employees of Destiny 2 developer Bungie have responded to the news of devastating layoffs at the studio – which has seen 220 employees lose their jobs – aiming harsh criticism at the handling of the cuts amid calls for Bungie CEO Pete Parsons to resign.
Parsons announced the studio would be laying off approximately 17 percent of its workforce earlier today, blaming “rising costs of development and industry shifts as well as enduring economic conditions.” The news marks the second round of job cuts at the studio in less than a year, with approximately 100 employees having been laid off last October.
Following this latest round of job cuts, former and current Bungie employees took to social media to lambast the decision. Destiny 2’s global community lead Dylan Gafner (AKA dmg04) called the move “inexcusable” in a post on X. “Industry leading talent being lost, yet again,” he wrote. “Accountability falling upon the workers who have pushed the needle to deliver for our community time and time again.”
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