Bungie has outlined the future of Destiny – and it does not involve a Destiny 3.
In its stream revealing September 2020 expansion Beyond Light, Bungie’s Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy announced 2021 expansion The Witch Queen as well as 2022 expansion Lightfall. These are expansions to Destiny 2, which Bungie is running as a long-term live service game. “We don’t want to put another number on the box,” Smith said, ruling out Destiny 3.
The launch of Beyond Light marks a new era for Destiny 2, Bungie said, which involves the game’s transition to the next-generation of consoles. Expect to play Destiny 2 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox One at 60fps and 4k resolution, Bungie said. Inter-generational crossplay launches this year, and there’s hope for all-encompassing crossplay in 2021. Oh, and Bungie will add a dark title screen to Destiny 2, which will help those who boot up the game in darkness.
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As part of the long-term plans for Destiny 2, Bungie said content that is not actively played (Gambit?) will be put in the Destiny Content Vault in order to avoid a ballooning install footprint. However, this is not a one-way street. Vaulted content could come back, and Destiny 1 content will return. Smith confirmed much-loved Destiny 1 raid Vault of Glass will return in Destiny 2 Year 4, but not during 2020. There was also talk of bringing back Destiny 1 Strike The Devils’ Lair, which involved taking down servitor Sepiks Prime.
So! That’s a lot to take in for Destiny players. The upshot is Destiny 2 is the game Bungie intends to build on with three annual expansions starting September 2020. Destiny 3 is not a thing. After September 2022, who knows? Bungie has another game in development and it sounds like a right laugh.
