Bungie confirmed the end of TWIDs, Destiny 2's weekly community updates, as the live-service shooter enters its final phase. The developer announced that these This Week in Destiny posts, a fixture of the community for years, will cease alongside the game's diminishing update cadence.
The move reflects Bungie's pivot away from active development on Destiny 2. The studio wrapped major seasonal content last year and has shifted focus to future projects. TWIDs served as the primary channel for patch notes, balance changes, and developer commentary. Their discontinuation marks another milestone in the game's transition from an actively supported live service to a legacy title.
The community reception has been mixed resignation. Players expected this given the announced end of seasonal updates, but seeing it formalized stings. Destiny 2 launched in 2017 and maintained aggressive content drops for years. The game defined the live-service model for shooters throughout its peak, setting expectations for seasonal passes, exotic weapons, and weekly endgame content that competitors tried to replicate.
Bungie's decision to wind down Destiny 2 aligns with reported restructuring at the studio. The company laid off staff in 2022 and shifted resources toward new IP. Earlier reports suggested Bungie intended to keep Destiny 2 alive in maintenance mode while pursuing other projects, but the pace of shutdowns indicates a faster exit than initially communicated.
Longtime players remain invested despite the slowdown. The community still raids, completes dungeons, and chases exotic drops. However, the lack of new seasonal content and now the absence of weekly developer communication will accelerate attrition. Without TWIDs, Bungie loses its most direct line to explain balance patches or bug fixes that keep the playerbase engaged.
This represents a full cycle for live-service games. Destiny 2 proved the model worked