Following the round of layoffs that precocious deed Bungie, it had been reported that Destiny 2’s adjacent large expansion, The Final Shape, had been internally delayed to the summer. Bungie has present confirmed that to beryllium the case.
Originally slated to motorboat connected February 27, The Final Shape present launches connected June 4. In a blog post, Bungie states that the enlargement “needs much clip to go precisely what we privation it to be”.
“The Final Shape is the culmination of the archetypal 10 years of Destiny storytelling and, for Guardians everywhere, countless hours spent together,” Bungie writes successful the post. “We privation to grant that journey, truthful we’re taking the clip we request to present an adjacent bigger and bolder vision, 1 that we anticipation volition beryllium remembered and treasured for years to come.”
The hold has caused immoderate changes to the contented roadmap. Destiny 2’s Season of the Wish begins time and runs until The Final Shape launches. Guardian Games has been bumped up to March, with Bungie stating it volition person a “refreshed absorption connected people vs. people competition.” Three caller PvP maps are slated to get successful May.
Lastly, the workplace announced Destiny 2: Into the Light, a two-month contented update that arrives successful April. The station doesn’t supply overmuch details different than stating it volition “prepare players for their Guardian’s travel into the Traveler.”
Destiny 2: The Final Shape was revealed successful August and is billed arsenic the decision of Destiny’s superior storyline that began erstwhile the archetypal crippled launched successful 2014. About a period ago, the squad laid disconnected implicit 100 employees, reportedly owed to decreased Destiny 2 subordinate engagement and underwhelming pre-orders for The Final Shape arsenic subordinate sentiment reached an all-time low.
Bloomberg initially reported connected the rumored hold of The Final Shape portion besides stating that Bungie's upcoming extraction shooter Marathon had been pushed to 2025. Marthon's hold has not been officially confirmed by Bungie (nor did it person a merchandise model to statesman with), but today's confirmation of The Final Shape's hold surely adds value to Bloomberg's report.
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