Activision says it's not happy with Destiny sales

Sales for Destiny 2: Abandoned did not meet Activision's expectations, the publisher said today to a call for results, promising investors a faster content model and new forms of monetization for the game. This comes at a time when the destiny fanbase is still so happy, raising serious questions about the future of the favorite franchise of all lovers of loot shooter treadmills.

With Destiny 2released in 2017, Activision and developer Bungie have done their best to attract as many new players as possible, streamlining many esoteric systems of the first game and forcing all new characters to start from scratch. Although Destiny 2 The critics got a better critical reception than the first game. It was not what the hard-working players were looking for. In the months since its launch, Bungie has worked hard to reform the system of productive results.

These improvements resulted in Abandoned, an expansion that came out in September to criticism. It's full of level and a steady stream of rewarding activities, as well as cool secrets and awesome content in the finale, that made hardcore destiny the players happier than ever. However, it did not sell enough copies to meet Activision's expectations. "Some of our other franchises like Destiny do not work as well as we would like," the company said today.

This news should not surprise those who have listened recently. Activision started last week to distribute the PC version of Destiny 2 free (until November 18), sign of low sales for the franchise. "We have not yet seen the entire nucleus recommit into destiny"Said Coddy Johnson, COO of Activision," which has resulted in underperformance compared to expectations so far. Some players are in "wait and see" mode. If you are in it, you are deeply committed. Otherwise, we think the time has come to bring the players back. "

But can a series like destiny really call on both hardcore and casual players? What are the high expectations that Activision has for the game? And, this is the most difficult case, years of expensive extensions and annoying errors have damaged the destiny good brand in the mind of many players?

Destiny 2The microtransaction system is also relatively unobtrusive at the moment – Activision is eager to satisfy investors with more of this sweet and sweet income, should we expect it to change?

There have been tensions between Bungie and Activision since before the first destiny even shipped, and it has long been difficult to answer the question "Who is destiny for? "With this new development, we still have to wonder what the future of destiny looks like.