Former Destiny 2 boss warns a Destiny 1 remaster may not be viable

Mark Noseworthy, former Destiny 2 lead and Bungie vice president, declined to comment on "a certain remaster" but posted a screenshot of notes titled "Generic Video Game Remake Calculus" to outline his thinking on remasters from a business perspective. He examines three core questions, beginning with cost: "Remakes are often more expensive than you might imagine.

Especially if the content and tech needs major updates." Updating a generations‑old project for modern tech and expectations can be especially costly, he suggests. Noseworthy also flagged opportunity cost: "If remastered, does that effort take away resources from a different project?" He warned that "studios can only afford so many bets at once" and that outsourcing is "not a silver bullet either (even less so for complex projects)." The piece notes Sony's $765 million write‑down on Bungie and points to Marathon's apparent underperformance, Destiny 2's decline, and multiple rounds of layoffs and reported plans for additional cuts.

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