Destiny 2's final update is its best in years — and that stings
Destiny 2 is getting one last major update on June 9, 2026, and it looks like the best quality-of-life patch Bungie has shipped in years. Monument of Triumph is free for all players, lands alongside a permanent discount on all DLC, and wraps up a game that has kept millions of Guardians logging in since 2014. The bitter part: it shouldn't take a shutdown to make a live-service game feel this generous.
The patch
The Monument of Triumph update runs to 71 pages of patch notes, according to Bungie's official announcement. That covers new weapons, additional Triumphs, fresh rewards, and a version of the Pantheon raid featuring already-defeated bosses — essentially a victory lap for long-time players. The trailer Bungie released to mark the occasion leans hard into the melancholy, thanking the community that spent a decade buying expansions, grinding activities, and keeping the servers busy.
From June 9, Destiny 2 will be sold exclusively as Destiny 2: The Collection, bundling every expansion and smaller DLC pack released over the game's lifetime. Individual pieces of content are getting permanent price cuts as well, so late arrivals can catch up cheaply before the live-service cycle ends. The game itself stays online indefinitely — Bungie has been clear that shutting down the servers is not part of the plan.
What comes next
Not much, if Sony has anything to say about it. Bungie confirmed that Destiny 3 is not in development, and Sony reportedly declined to fund a sequel after recording a $766 million impairment loss against its 2022 acquisition of the studio. A proposed reboot under the working title Destiny Infinity was floated internally but rejected. Marathon, Bungie's next game, is facing its own headwinds, which makes a quick pivot back to Destiny unlikely.
Player petitions for a third entry are circulating online, and creators like Datto — who built careers around Destiny content — have openly expressed shock at the finality of it all. Whether Sony revisits the franchise depends largely on whether Marathon finds an audience. For now, June 9 is the end of the road.
