Today, Bungie hosted a special broadcast in which it talked in-depth about the future ofDestiny 2. This included everything big and small, including the new season (Season of the Arrivals) and thenext expansion, Beyond Light. The developer also talked about the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of the game, season 12 and season 13, the next two expansions titled The Witch Queen and Lightfall, and so much more.
It’s clear that Bungie intends to continue supportingDestiny 2and even, self-admittedly, fixing a few areas where it dropped the ball. To do so, however, Bungie also commented on thepossibility ofDestiny 3.
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In short, anyone hoping for a third entry shouldn’t expect yet another box art with a number; instead, the future of the franchise is going to take place inDestiny 2with this on-going support, vaulting of old content, and more.D2director Luke Smith explained that Bungie didn’t want to start over from scratch, forcing players to begin this journey all over again, and forcingDestiny 2to “go dark.” Development on the threequel would mean less or a complete lack of support for the current iteration of the franchise, which goes against this single, evolving MMO world Bungie has aspired to create.
Luke Smith put it succinctly by saying, “we don’t want to put another number on a box,” instead offering the alternative of cycling older, less played content into the newDestiny 2content vault and add new support with its upcoming expansions. It’ll also be used to bring originalDestinycontent intoD2, unvaulting activities each year, and more additions to the game like thenew Stasis damage type. Bungie’s comments can be seen at the 47:00-minute mark in the video below:
This vault also supports the idea of not forcing players to start over withDestiny 3and creates a direct line of cyclable content to keep the game coming for years. For example, the Vault of Glass raid is coming toDestiny 2in Year 4, and so this will hopefully go a long way into bringingDestiny 2back to the forefront of thelooter shooter genreand where the game wants to be.
Destiny 2is out now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One. PS5 and Xbox Series X versions are in development.
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