Bungie?s Communications Director, David ?Deej? Dague, has said that the studio parted ways with publisher Activision on good terms and that despite reports of tension between the two companies, Activision wasn?t some ?prohibitive overlord? that prevented the developer from doing what it wanted.
During an interview with Eurogamer, Dague discussed the significant changes that Bungie has had in store for Destiny 2, including cross-save support and going free-to-play. Quizzed whether the studio would have been able to achieve this under Activision or not, Dague said:

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