Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has introduced that he is leaving the Halo developer after working on the studio for greater than 20 years. In Parsons’ place, Justin Truman, a basic supervisor on Future 2 and Bungie’s chief growth officer, is taking on as studio head.
“After greater than 20 years of serving to construct this unimaginable studio, establishing the Bungie Basis and rising inspiring communities round our work, I’ve determined to go the torch,” Parsons shared in a press release on Bungie’s web site. “In the present day marks the best time for a brand new starting. The way forward for Bungie will probably be within the palms of a brand new era of leaders, and I’m thrilled to announce that Justin Truman will probably be moving into management as Bungie’s new studio head.”
Parsons oversaw Bungie throughout a consequential interval within the studio’s historical past. Bungie began publishing its personal video games below his management, ending a longterm publishing cope with Activision that helped get Future launched. Parsons additionally performed a job within the studio’s $3.6 million acquisition by Sony, which positioned Bungie on the heart of plans to develop live-service video games for the PlayStation — a transfer that hasn’t actually paid off to this point.
Bungie has confronted notable difficulties since coming below Sony possession. The studio’s relative independence did nothing to spare it from having to lay off 220 workers in 2024. Creating Bungie’s subsequent recreation, Marathon, has additionally appeared like an uphill battle. The sport was delayed indefinitely earlier this yr following the invention that the alpha model of Marathon used stolen artwork property.
Truman’s new management position suggests Future 2 will stay a going concern for Bungie. It may additionally sign a brand new relationship with Sony and PlayStation Studios. Throughout a latest earnings name, Sony CFO Lin Tao stated Bungie can be much less unbiased sooner or later, and finally “turn out to be a part of PlayStation Studios,” PC Gamer reviews.