Bungie’s Payback Was Going to be a Sandbox Game – Rumor
A report indicates that Bungie was developing a Destiny spin-off called Payback, intended as a hero-centric sandbox game with open-world exploration and puzzle-solving elements. Led by Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy, the project was reportedly canceled in Summer 2024 due to concerns about Destiny 2's aging player base and poor onboarding. Despite the cancellation, Bungie has recently announced plans to bring back vaulted Destiny 2 content and is continuing development on its extraction shooter, Marathon.
- Entities
- Person: Luke Smith
- Game: Destiny
- Game: Genshin Impact
- Game: Destiny 2
- Person: Mark Noseworthy
- Topic: Sandbox Game
- Company: Bungie
- Person: Jason Schreier
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: Marathon
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