Marathon and Destiny developer Bungie underperformed last year, causing a $765 million impairment loss for PlayStation
The story
Sony has reported that Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon, and the poor performance of Destiny 2 , has incurred a roughly $765m impairment loss last financial year. Read more
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In the company's fiscal year 2025/2026 fiscal report , Sony marked down an operating income loss of 120.1bn Japanese Yen due to "impairment losses against Bungie, Inc. s intangible and other assets." This figure, in US dollars, comes to roughly $765m.
Sony had already reported a 31.5bn yen ($200m) in Q2 due to the impairment charge stemming from the underperformance of Destiny 2, but this new report includes an additional 88.6bn yen (~$565m) impairment charge from Q4 of 2025. This figure combined comes to the total $765m loss.
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