Prepare, Guardian — Bungie simply unveiled what’s arising in its sci-fi shooter, Destiny 2, together with two new expansions and main seasonal and core sport updates coming to each paying and free gamers, all badged below the “Year of Prophecy.”
Year of Prophecy is the primary 12 months to boast 4 “main content material beats,” with two paid expansions and two main updates. The previous is paid content material whereas the latter will probably be out there to all gamers.
First up is Ceremony of the 9, a “contemporary tackle dungeon diving for each seasoned dungeon crawlers and people entering into the depths for the primary time” that’s already out there to all gamers for no further value. Whereas the dungeons themselves — Prophecy, Spire of the Watcher, and Ghosts of the Deep — will probably be acquainted to some, even probably the most hardened Guardian can count on “distinctive twists” during which you may reconnect with Orin and refreshed dungeon weapons.
Then, on July 15, we’ll get the brand-new enlargement, Destiny 2: The Edge of Destiny, a “multiyear saga that may unfold throughout a number of expansions.” A paid-for enlargement, The Edge of Destiny will reintroduce us to the 9, highly effective and mysterious beings who existed lengthy earlier than the Traveler, as two characters “step into the highlight” — new ally Lodi and Warlock Vanguard, Ikora.
The enlargement will happen on new vacation spot Kepler, described as “impressed by the puzzle-solving and pathfinding challenges of Destiny 2’s dungeons and vacation spot design which inspires deep exploration, thriller, and player-driven discovery.” Count on new enemies, weapons, gear, and “destination-specific skills.”
On the similar time, on July 15, “main core sport improvements” will roll out, together with revised armor and kit methods “to create richer alternatives for buildcrafting” and a brand new exercise choice display known as the Portal.
“Gamers will probably be ready to simply select between Fireteam Ops, Pinnacle Ops, Crucible Ops, and the newly launched Solo Ops,” Bungie defined. “Fireteam Ops and Pinnacle Ops reinforce fast fireteam motion and longer-form cooperative content material, whereas the brand new Solo Ops actions are particularly designed for solo gamers who need brief, self-contained gameplay periods with out the necessity for a fireteam.
“Moreover, gamers can tailor actions to match their desired gameplay and the particular rewards they’re chasing. 50 all-new modifiers will enable deeper gameplay customization and provide larger challenges for gamers, whereas curated exercise rotations will guarantee there’s all the time one thing new to chase.”
As sometimes occurs with a brand new enlargement, pre-order sweeteners can be found, together with an immediately unlockable Unique Ghost and Legendary Emblem. We have listed the complete spoils under:
Destiny 2 Pre-Order Particulars
The Edge of Destiny Pre-Order contains:
- The Edge of Destiny Marketing campaign
- New Raid
- 1x Lively Rewards Go
- Pre-Order Unique Unique Ghost (on the spot unlock)
- Pre-Order Unique Legendary Emblem (on the spot unlock)
Year of Prophecy Version Pre-Order contains:
- The Edge of Destiny and Renegades Campaigns
- New Raid and Dungeon
- 1x Lively Rewards Go
- 3x Rewards Passes
- The Edge of Destiny Pre-Order Unique Unique Ghost (on the spot unlock)
- The Edge of Destiny Pre-Order Unique Legendary Emblem (on the spot unlock)
- Renegades Pre-Order Unique Unique Ship (out there September 9, 2025)
- Renegades Pre-Order Unique Legendary Emblem (out there September 9, 2025)
Year of Prophecy Final Version Pre-Order contains:
- The Edge of Destiny and Renegades Campaigns
- New Raid and Dungeon
- 1x Lively Rewards Go
- 3x Rewards Passes
- Instantaneous Unlock Unique Sniper Rifle: New Land Past
- New Land Past Decoration and Catalyst (out there at launch of Destiny 2: The Edge of Destiny)
- The Edge of Destiny Pre-Order Unique Unique Ghost (on the spot unlock)
- The Edge of Destiny Pre-Order Unique Legendary Emblem (on the spot unlock)
- Renegades Pre-Order Unique Unique Ship (out there September 9, 2025)
- Renegades Pre-Order Unique Legendary Emblem (out there September 9, 2025)
- Year of Prophecy Unique Emote (on the spot unlock)
- Year of Prophecy Unique Sparrow (out there July 15, 2025)
- Darkish Aspect Legends Bundle (3 full armor decoration units, 1 for every class, on the spot unlock)
- Secret Stash (1x Unique Beauty, 1x Unique Cipher, 2x Ascendant Alloys, 3x Ascendant Shards, delivered with every seasonal replace)
A Year of Prophecy Collector’s Version can also be out there, though pre-orders for the bodily version have already solely bought out on the time of writing.
From September 9, a second main replace will go dwell — Ash & Iron — with the second enlargement of the 12 months, Renegades, going dwell on December 2. Lastly, March 3 sees the Shadow & Order main replace roll out.
Destiny 2: Renegades, the second enlargement within the Year of Prophecy, is impressed by the “legendary Star Wars universe” and “merges Destiny’s distinctive storytelling and gameplay with themes and components drawn from the long-lasting sci-fi franchise.”
All this will probably be welcome information to many Destiny 2 gamers after Bungie laid off 220 workers — that is 17% of its whole workforce — in July 2024, lower than a 12 months after 100 different layoffs at Bungie.
In fact, Destiny 2 is not the one sport retaining Bungie busy proper now. Marathon was revealed in Could 2023 as a reboot of the traditional Bungie franchise, but it surely was solely within the final month that we received our first actual have a look at it. In IGN’s Marathon hands-on preview, we wrote: “After taking part in sufficient Marathon to get a fairly good really feel for it in its alpha state, I’m already pretty assured it’ll scratch the Bungie PvP itch that’s been left unscratched for a quantity of years now. Right here’s hoping they’ll knock it out of the park when it comes to PC and consoles in September.”
Vikki Blake is a reporter, critic, columnist, and guide. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.