The Only Good Thing About ‘Destiny 2’ Ending

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Bungie's decision to end Destiny 2 has left players mourning the loss of a decade-long online community, but one silver lining emerges from the shutdown. The closure, while devastating for devoted fans who invested thousands of hours in the sci-fi shooter, opens possibilities that remained impossible while the game remained active. Players and industry observers are grasping for consolation in an outcome few anticipated when the franchise launched in 2014. What that silver lining entails reflects how live-service games, once they're killed, create unexpected opportunities, though they can't replace what's lost.