Former Destiny 2 senior narrative designer Robert Brookes criticized ex-Bungie CEO Pete Parsons after Bungie announced the end of Destiny 2 live-service development.
Bungie officially announced yesterday that Destiny 2’s final live-service content update will launch on June 9, 2026. After that, active development on Destiny 2 will come to an end, though the game will remain playable. Bungie described the update as a sendoff for the long-running game, with new rewards, Pantheon 2.0, raid and dungeon loot updates, sandbox changes, and the return of Sparrow Racing League.
For a lot of players, this is a hard one to process. Destiny 2 has been part of people’s weekly routine for years, so the news does not feel like just another update. Since the announcement, many current and former Bungie developers have started sharing their thoughts online.
And one former senior Destiny 2 narrative designer clearly is not happy with how things ended.
Former Bungie Narrative Designer Takes Aim At Pete Parsons Following Destiny 2’s Final Update Announcement
The comment comes from Robert Brookes, a former senior narrative designer on Destiny 2. Brookes posted on Bluesky following Bungie’s announcement, taking direct aim at former Bungie CEO Pete Parsons. Parsons stepped down from Bungie in 2025, with Justin Truman taking over as the studio’s new head.
“It turns out the real Destiny killer was [ex-CEO] Pete Parsons,” the post reads.
This is also not the only Destiny-related comment Brookes has made recently. In another exchange on X, he responded to a fan talking about a possible Xivu Arath campaign and raid, saying, “You’d be surprised how many times this was pitched for D2.” Brookes worked on Destiny 2 from 2020 to 2024, with credits spanning from Beyond Light through Episode: Revenant.
That detail has made the situation even more painful for some fans. Xivu Arath has long been seen as one of Destiny’s biggest unresolved villains, and many players expected her to eventually get the same kind of major story treatment as Oryx and Savathun. Instead, Destiny 2 is now heading toward its final live-service update.
On top of all this, a Bloomberg report claims Bungie is planning significant layoffs after Destiny 2 development ends, and that Destiny 3 is not currently in development. The report also says Bungie does not have a new project lined up for the Destiny 2 team once the final update arrives, though Sony and Bungie have not officially announced those layoffs.
What do you think about Brookes’ comment and Bungie’s decision to end Destiny 2’s live-service development? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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