Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Things at Bungie aren't looking too great, losing PlayStation $765 Million in impairment loss.

Chapters:
00:00 Bungie Devalued: $765 Million Impairment Loss
00:20 Factions Cancellation & Bungie's Review Board Role
00:54 Marathon Player Numbers on Steam
01:10 Jim Ryan's Live Service Vision Backfires
01:47 Sony's Response to Microsoft Acquisitions
03:17 Bungie's Activision History & Sony Deal
04:19 Suggesting a Single-Player Marathon Mode
05:18 The Viability of AAA Extraction Shooters
06:41 Sony's Ethos vs. Bungie's Autonomy
07:59 Direct Sony Oversight & The Future
08:40 Figureheads Leaving and Bungie's Studio DNA

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