Bungie has today confirmed the widely reported delay to Destiny 2 DLC The Final Shape is indeed happening following significant layoffs at the developer. The PS5, PS4 expansion will now launch on 4th June 2024. In a post on the Bungie blog, the team says the delay allows them to "deliver an even bigger and bolder vision" as it tries to conclude the series' first 10 years.
To make up for the delay, Season of the Wish (which begins tomorrow) will be extended until the DLC's release date, and more content will be available to fill the gap between when the expansion was originally set to launch and the new date. In February, new weekly quests called Wishes will begin alongside Moments of Triumph. Then, Guardian Games has been brought forward to March with a "refreshed focus on class vs. class competition", and April sees the start of Destiny 2: Into the Light.
This will be a two-month-long content update anyone can play that "will prepare players for their Guardian’s journey into the Traveler". Three new PvP maps then arrive in May. As for The Final Shape, more news and footage will be shared in April 2024, with "significant content additions" teased.
The delay follows a very rough month for the PlayStation-owned developer, which saw around 100 employees lose their jobs at Bungie as company revenue fell 45 per cent below projections for the year. Follow-up reports suggested interest in Destiny 2 is at an all-time low and some fans who were sticking with the game began demanding refunds.
[source bungie.net]
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Them saying the delay allows them to deliver a more ambitious product is a straight up lie. It’s a direct consequence of layoffs.
Why not also bring back the old content to play.
@nessisonett I didn't play it after the First one but did they release story content for Destiny the last few years for that?
I’ve got a feeling this DLC will perhaps be the biggest flop Bungie has ever had.
@nessisonett I'm pretty sure the layoffs were mainly in non-production roles such as community management etc.
@somnambulance The internet being what it is, nobody will remember why they were mad in a few months.
As long as the campaign is good, the post game is solid and Sony market it, it will do well.
@nessisonett It was already rumoured to be delayed, with a filler season to keep us going. It's likely the bulk of those released were not critical to the expansion/had completed their work on it unfortunately. Gutted for them all.
Personally I'm not surprised by the delay as this is Bungie attempting to stick the narrative landing on a ten year saga, and the enthusiasm/feedback for the initial reveal was... mid.
I can't wait to see what they achieve, it's been a hell of a ride - plenty of highs AND lows - since I joined the beta all those years ago.
I'm glad that with the layoffs that they aren't forcing the devs to meet the original deadline.
With layoffs, that either 'limits' the ambition, 'extends' the time needed or a combination of both. What signs are there that the relatively short delay will help them suddenly realise their ambition for this big finale they had planned when they have lost a lot of the fanbase limiting the budget, lost a chunk of their staff as well and given the timescape, Putting 'something' together to conclude their game to the 'few' that will play it compared to Destiny's heights.
And move on quickly to Marathon....
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Isn't final shape supposed to be 3 seasons instead of 4 and they will all be playable unlike now where the previous season content is removed. If this is the case I will wait till all the seasons are complete and they've fixed what needs fixing along the way.
Still dont care about Bungie. Complete waste of all that money for 1 game.
@Rmg0731 Bungie working on like 3 games so they pay for more than 1 game.
I'm not a destiny player and I think bungie was a waste of money for sony BUT it's only really just happened so ill wait for a few years to see what their plans are ,hopefully down the line the fruits of Thier labour start showing and ppl will say gd purchase
The delay is likely a good thing. They can't end Destiny 2's main story on another whimper like Lightfall. That was the first Destiny 2 expansion I didn't like, but I was also getting burned out on the game overall as it was highly repetitive in too many ways to list.
So basically they cut content out of the upcoming season to then pad out the gap and hope people stick around for tiny morsels of content? I refunded the preorder and quit the game over a month ago, but holy hell am I glad I jumped ship. It sucks because the changes they need to make to increase player retention and investment isn’t hard to put in. Oh well. They learned well from World of Warcraft.
Save your summer for Dawntrail.
@Shepherd_Tallon "The internet being what it is, nobody will remember why they were mad in a few months"
I'M not so sure about that. Such hopes really haven't worked out like that for Rocksteady or Arkane.
I personally have no stake in the live service predatory game. I avoid these schemes like the plague. However, I think the push back and negative light these games are viewed in as of late May be representative of the overall gaming community growing quite tired of having this scheme shoved down their throat in its many forms.
Despite the few schemes still successful with their hordes of addicted victims. I think the the corporate zombies are also starting to realize this gold rush is in its twilight hours. Thus you have bungie, with some lower trending numbers and sentiment, decide to just fire folks and delay rather than admit issues and make changes,... or an actual video game again. They sure remember to release a new overpriced microtransaction days later though🤣
can they do something else besides destiny already ?
@TheCollector316 I really hope they sort out the repetition or at least make it more entertaining. I haven't been back to the Ghosts of the deep dungeon since I got the navigator and its catalyst. That grind almost made me delete the game.
@nomither6 I believe they are if rumors are to be believed. But destiny will continue.
@nomither6 They are. It's called Marathon.
@Flaming_Kaiser It's so bizarre. Player churn is a key part of ALL ongoing games. It's utterly baffling to me that there is no way for NEW players to experience the story from start to finish. They will always be losing some players, that is normal, but they seem to be doing all they can to prevent an influx of new players.
I've never played Destiny, but with an end to the main story, or at least this arc, I would be intrigued to give it a go. But that just isn't possible unless you want to jump in two thirds of the way through. Madness.
Again, I truly have no idea why Sony bought Bungie.
As I have said before. This is the Microsoft buyout of Rareware all over, again.
The only true difference is that Rare had more than one established I.P. under their belt.......
@themightyant The story was ok you are not missing much but it's still ridiculous that they kill of content such a waste.
@Syndrome oh that’s right
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