Bungie studio head Justin Truman is reportedly stepping down after Sony confirmed major layoffs affecting most of the Destiny team and some Marathon staff.
Bungie is facing another major leadership change at an already difficult time for the studio.
According to Bloomberg News’ Jason Schreier, Bungie studio head Justin Truman is stepping down. Truman took over the role last year after Pete Parsons stepped down, which makes this another big shift at the top of the Destiny and Marathon developer in less than a year.
“Bungie studio head Justin Truman, who succeeded Pete Parsons last year, is stepping down, people familiar with the situation tell Bloomberg News,” Schreier posted in a post on Bluesky.
Update, June 25, 11:03 AM PT: According to insider Paul Tassi, Poria Torkan, Bungie’s former VP of Operations, is now running the studio following Justin Truman’s reported departure. Bungie has not yet publicly announced the leadership change.
Original story: This report comes shortly after Bungie confirmed layoffs as part of a wider reorganization. In its own statement, Bungie said Destiny 2 had fallen short of expectations over the past several years. The studio also said that after Destiny 2’s final live service content update, and with future projects still incubating, it could no longer keep operating at its previous size.
Bungie Leadership Shake-Up Continues as Studio Head Justin Truman Reportedly Steps Down
Sony later shared more detail through a PlayStation Studios update. In an internal email posted by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hermen Hulst, CEO of the Studio Business Group, said the layoffs affect a significant number of Bungie employees, including most of the Destiny team and some Marathon team members. Hulst also said there are reductions across SIE teams that support Bungie’s operations.
That context makes Truman’s reported exit feel even more significant. This is not just a normal leadership handoff. Bungie is going through layoffs, Destiny 2 has reached the end of planned live service content, and Marathon is now the studio’s main announced project moving forward.
Sony has said Marathon remains an important part of its portfolio and that it will continue supporting the team. Still, with some Marathon staff also affected by the cuts, there are fair questions about what Bungie’s future looks like from here.
For Destiny fans, this is another tough update in a year already filled with big changes. Destiny has been the center of Bungie’s identity for more than a decade, and Sony has now confirmed that most of the team behind that franchise has been affected by layoffs.
At the time of writing, Bungie and Sony have not publicly announced Truman’s departure.
