Bungie has announced plans to bring vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns, destinations and raids back to the game while also outlining substantial changes for Marathon following its weaker-than-expected player reach.

The announcements form part of Bungie’s broader attempt to rebuild trust with its community after a difficult period for the studio. In an official blog post, studio heads Poria Torkan and Josh Deane acknowledged that Bungie had lost sight of its players in recent years.

“We lost trust, we lost incredible colleagues, and we lost sight of what we should be prioritizing most, our players.”

Rather than asking players to immediately trust its promises, Bungie’s new leadership says it intends to earn that trust through its games and future decisions.

Destiny 2 Is Bringing Back Vaulted Content

One of the biggest changes involves the Destiny Content Vault, with Bungie planning to restore previously removed campaigns, destinations and raids for all Destiny 2 players.

The studio acknowledged that removing those experiences had a lasting effect on both player enjoyment and trust.

However, restoring them won’t simply involve switching the old content back on. Years of updates have fundamentally changed Destiny 2, meaning older activities need additional development work before they can function properly in the current game.

Bungie says this includes updating lighting, combat encounters, enemies and other elements, meaning the restoration process will take time.

The studio described returning vaulted content as the first step toward laying the foundation for future Destiny stories and games. Bungie has not announced Destiny 3 or confirmed exactly what form those future projects will take.

Marathon Is Getting a Major Rework

Bungie also addressed Marathon, admitting that its extraction shooter did not reach as many players as the studio had hoped.

The developer stressed that Marathon was never intended to replace Destiny 2 and says it now plans to evolve the game into what it describes as a “deeper survival experience.”

“Through the remainder of Marathon’s first year, we will continue strengthening its combat, world, and competitive tension while giving players more agency in how they engage with the game.”

One major focus will be supporting different ways to play. Bungie wants Marathon to offer meaningful experiences across cooperative PvE, competitive PvP and PvPvE, rather than focusing solely on one type of player.

More Marathon Updates Are Already Planned

The changes won’t arrive all at once. Bungie says development will continue throughout Marathon’s first year, with the studio working alongside its community to determine how the game should evolve.

The previously announced Nightfall Refresh in October i Symbiosis update in December are still planned, while additional information about Marathon’s future will be shared soon.

For Destiny, meanwhile, Bungie's decision to restore years of removed content makes clear that the studio still has substantial plans for the franchise. What comes after that remains unannounced, but Bungie says bringing the game's lost history back is only the beginning.