Bungie has finally confirmed it The final form, Destiny 2A major expansion has been in development for 10 yearshas been delayed and will now arrive on June 4th instead of the previously scheduled February 27th release date. More importantly, the studio explained what players will be doing during that time.
The final formdelay, for the first time reported a Bloombergtakes place during a difficult time for sci-fi MMOs. Against the background of mass layoffs and failure to meet revenue forecasts, Destiny 2 struggled to stay on players who came out of 2023 less than stellar Light fall expansion. With the next major content drop coming in June, not February, the big question was how Bungie would keep even more players from dropping out of the live game in the coming months.
Game director Joe Blackburn teased the answer new blog post and YouTube video, and it’s not just an extension of Season of the Wish after its initial conclusion at the end of February, as many players expected. At that time, Bungie will also be releasing new weekly progression-based quests called Wishes The final form originally planned to drop and also move forward with the launch of new Moments of Triumph with unique rewards.
The Guardian Games event, meanwhile, will be pushed back to March, with a free title content update coming in April Destiny 2: Into the Light which will “prepare players for their Guardian to Traveler journey.” It seems to be aimed at educating new and retired players before the finals. Finally, the PvP modes will continue to be reworked, with three new maps coming in May.
It sounds like a lot of things, but it remains to be seen how interesting and involved the Wishes questline and the Into the Light update really are. At least there will be reasons to look at the game every week until June 4th. Ultimately, the only thing players really want Destiny 2 now completes 10 years of crafting loot and stories to feel spectacular, awesome, and satisfying. Let’s just hope the new content coming sooner doesn’t end up looking like more distracting filler The final form.
“Honestly, we’re holding a few cards close to our chest in this case, and I’m asking you to suffer a little more,” Blackburn said. “because we think the many systems and gameplay we want to talk about are things you need to see, not just hear, so in April when we come back with gameplay for The final form we want the game to speak for itself.”