One month after a major round of layoffs impacted roughly 100 Bungie employees of 1,200, those remaining at the Destiny developer say the cuts, as well as other cost-cutting measures, came alongside an apparent scramble by studio leadership to avoid a total Sony takeover.

Source: N4G PC Bungie Devs Say Atmosphere Is Soul-Crushing Amid Layoffs, Cuts, and Fear of Total Sony Takeover