We're really in anniversary mode at the moment, as following the recent celebrations for both Starfield and Gears 5, we've got also got Bungie celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Destiny, which first launched on September 9, 2014.
As a result, there are a few cool things taking place - like an art gallery experience that's coming to a few different cities, as well as some in-game goodies (for Destiny 2) such as armor sets that are based around the anniversary.
You can get a look at the armor sets up above, which can all be found around the Tower in The Pale Heart as of today.
Beyond that, Bungie has also been talking today about the future of Destiny 2, and we now know that the plan is to deliver two medium-sized expansions per-year along with four major updates of free content every year.
You can see the roadmap down below, and here's what game director Tyson Green had to say about it:
"First and foremost, we all still love Destiny. It is a unique and challenging game, both for you and for us. I’ve personally been working on Destiny for 15 years and it still excites me creatively. There are not many games I could say that about.
But at the same time, we recognize that it has become too rigid. Expansions have started to feel too formulaic and are over too quickly with little replay value. Seasons and Episodes keep getting bigger but can still feel like you are just going through the motions. We believe it’s time for Destiny to change and evolve, and that our community wants this game to grow and innovate too. And to do that, we need to start breaking some of the molds."
There's a lot more to discover about Destiny 2's future in a big blog entitled "New Frontiers" on the Destiny website, so it's well worth heading over there for more details if you're interested. And as mentioned, the roadmap is below.
We're also keen to hear your favourite memories of Destiny on the series' 10th anniversary! Do you still play it to this day? What did you think of the original game back in 2014? Let us know down in the comments section.
Are you a Destiny fan still? What do you make of the new direction for Destiny 2? Tell us down below!
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Unless they want Destiny's player base to keep shrinking they really HAVE to create a way for new players to jump in. Currently if we wanted to play Destiny's story from the start we can't. As a live service you are ALWAYS going to be losing players so you also need a way to onboard new ones. They will always lose to churn without this.
@themightyant Removing content that people paid for did it for me.
Immediately stopped playing. Lost all interest in ever returning after that.
@GuyinPA75 Same...
I’d love a 4K 60fps patch for the original Destiny…
I usually wait till Sony give away the current expansion on PS+ and have a fun couple of weeks catching up on all my characters. I normally have no idea on the story & I dont care enough to even bother looking on youtube.
Once thats done game is uninstalled till same time following year. Zero reason to stick around for me at least.
Activision originally held the contract until this time. But they backed out early. I think that answers the question.
Destiny 2 is an absolute mess of a game, with unplayable old campaigns and obtuse mechanics that confuse complexity for depth.
Rip it all down and build Destiny 3
@RadioHedgeFund given that they've lost a few hundred employees in less than a year, I can't see Bungie having the resources to build Destiny 3. They'd have to either cease development on Marathon - which I don't see happening, as they seem to be hedging a lot of their bets on it - or stop supporting Destiny 2, which would mean they'd have no money coming in, and Sony's already breathing down Bungie's neck about revenue as it is. Maybe if Marathon comes out and really pops off, they'll be able to wind down Destiny 2 and start work on Destiny 3. Even then, though, we'd probably not be seeing that until 2029 at the earliest. It's a tricky situation.
Is destiny 2 still last generation?
If so I guess it will still be supporting last generation until 2026?
We will never shake of last generation at this rate, with fifa and COD following last generation as well.
I'm actually excited for all of this!
It's good to take some serious changes to win me back. The constant reuse of content as "new" every season is fraud IMO. Beyond that, at least they are openly admitting the game is just tired now. I doubt they'll ever regain the player base.
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