Washington was one of the first places in the US hit by the coronavirus outbreak, and as it continues to spread and expand, Bungie is enacting a work from home protocol for its staff. The Bellevue-based studio began putting together a remote work infrastructure a few weeks ago when the coronavirus (COVID-19) threat became imminent. The developer plans to continue updates and development on Destiny 2 during this timeframe, specifically noting that it will not delay next week?s launch of Season of the Worthy and Trials of Osiris.

While health and safety are our top priority, we also recognize the importance of maintaining the continuity of our regular Bungie business operations and have rapidly built a remote work infrastructure to best support this. This includes delivering on our current content plans, the maintenance and upkeep of Destiny 2, as well as continuing development of the game. To accompany this policy we have rolled out technical solutions for all employees to be able to maintain communication with one another, as well as to continue working on development and maintaining game-critical functions while working remotely. Our goal is to continue crafting the ever-evolving Destiny universe, while making those behind-the-scenes efforts to keep everything running smoothly invisible to our fans. While there is a possibility that this change could affect our patching cadence in the short term, we will be sure to keep players informed about those schedules as much as po...