Truth: Activision is a publisher, that's it. I know everyone likes to blame the big evil conglomerate Activision, but the truth is Bungie has full creative control over the game and the decisions you either love or hate come directly from them. Activision sets a deadline for them to meet, that's it. Also, that $500 million is the projected budget of Destiny over a 10 year period, not the budget of one game.