Destiny 3 Is Already in the Works: Bungie Quietly Starts Early Development, According to Trusted Leaks

If you have been waiting to see what Bungie does next after a rough year for Destiny 2, here is the smoke: a credible leaker says Destiny 3 is real and moving forward. Emphasis on moving very slowly. Think sketch-on-a-whiteboard slow. Still, it is the first concrete sign of life for whatever comes after the current era.

So, what actually happened?

On November 26, 2025, longtime Destiny leaker and dataminer Colony Deaks posted on X that Destiny 3 is in what they called "extremely early development." Deaks has a solid track record on Destiny and Marathon leaks, and says they have been holding this info for weeks because it is so early. Another account hinted at the same thing earlier in the day, which pushed Deaks to go public. They also say more details will come in the months ahead.

• Deaks claims Destiny 3 has entered very early development, likely conceptual planning or technical prototyping.
• They sat on the info for weeks and only spoke up after another tease surfaced the same day.
• Bungie has not acknowledged any of this and is still publicly focused on the Fate Saga and the Renegades expansion launching December 2, 2025.
• As of late November 2025, Destiny 2 is posting some of the lowest engagement numbers in its history.
• Bungie is known to rework major plans during early phases, so this is not a guarantee of a final greenlight.
• Even if everything goes smoothly, do not expect a release for years.

Where Bungie stands right now

Officially, quiet. Bungie has not commented on the report, and their messaging is locked on the Fate Saga and the near-term Renegades drop on December 2. That tracks with how the studio handles big pivots: early plans evolve, get rebooted, and sometimes vanish before they are ever announced.

It is also hard to ignore the timing. Bungie recently delayed parts of Destiny 2’s long-term roadmap, and community activity has dipped to levels lower than the bad old days of the Curse of Osiris backlash in 2018. That is... not great.

Why now? Follow the money and the charts

In early November, Sony told investors that Destiny 2 is underperforming. Their Q2 FY2025 report bluntly said sales and engagement have not met what Sony expected when it bought Bungie. That shortfall triggered a non-cash impairment and other adjustments tied to Bungie’s value and development costs.

"not reached the expectations we had at the time of the acquisition of Bungie."

The accounting fallout: a ¥31.5 billion hit to Bungie’s intangible assets value, which is about $204 million, plus another ¥18.3 billion related to development cost corrections. Pair that with the shrinking player base and, well, the appetite for a fresh chapter is obvious.

The fan split: overhaul vs. new box

The reaction across the community is divided in a very familiar way:

Some players do not want a new numbered game unless it is a full-on rebuild of Destiny 2’s foundation. They worry slapping a 3 on the box just resets the same loop and paper-covers bigger problems. Others think Destiny 2 has run out of runway and that a clean start is the only chance to truly innovate.

Under the hood, a lot of chatter points to the aging Tiger Engine as a handbrake on ambition. On top of that, design choices over the past year have rubbed people the wrong way, with the Edge of Fate update called out specifically for shifting the feel of the game in a way that many think broke what made it sing.

The reality check

Even if Destiny 3 is on the whiteboard, it is miles from done and could change or get rebooted entirely. Bungie has a history of reshaping big projects during pre-production. Best case, you are waiting years.

But given the delayed roadmap, the engagement slump, and Sony taking a nine-figure write-down tied to Bungie, the timing for a next-gen push makes sense. Whether that is exciting or terrifying depends on how much faith you have left in Bungie to reinvent the formula without losing the magic trick.

Bottom line

Destiny 3 is apparently real, just barely. No confirmation from Bungie, no details beyond early development, and no timeline. The studio is still marching toward Renegades on December 2, but the bigger story is what happens after that. If Bungie can marry a tech refresh with smarter design, a true fresh start could work. If not, a new logo on the box will not save it.

Your move, Bungie. Are you hoping for a clean reboot or a massive Destiny 2 overhaul that carries forward? I am torn, which probably says everything about where the franchise is right now.