Bungie to Restore Vaulted Destiny 2 Content, Says It Is 'Not Done With Destiny'

The vault drew criticism because it took away content that players had paid to access. "We understand that removing these experiences had a lasting impact on player trust and enjoyment of Destiny," Bungie said. "We cannot change the decision we made, but we can acknowledge its impact and do the work to make it right by restoring these important parts of Destiny's history."

All Destiny 2 players will be given access to the returning content, but Bungie said the restoration is not a matter of flipping a switch. The studio overhauled Destiny 2 with the Beyond Light expansion, so it must go back and update lighting, encounters, combatants and other underlying systems for the older material. "That work will take time, but it is necessary to ensure returning content meets the stability and gameplay standards of Destiny 2 today," Bungie said.

The announcement came weeks after the appearance of "Sunrise," a Destiny 2 offline preservation mod that lets players reach older areas that had been vaulted, though not the exact campaigns and missions they had played before.

Bungie described its own restoration effort as the "first step to lay the foundation for how we reforge into new stories and games that you all deserve." The studio did not mention a Destiny 3 sequel, despite fans asking for a successor to Destiny 2 during several high-profile Twitch streams in recent weeks. Bungie said only that it is committed to building a "stronger long-term future for Destiny."

Alongside the Destiny 2 work, Bungie acknowledged that Marathon, its extraction shooter, did not "reach as many players as we had hoped, and we also know and understand that the game needs to evolve." Marathon will expand further into a survival experience. Bungie's description of those changes remained vague, but the studio indicated the game needs to change and draw more players to remain sustainable.