For Destiny 2, developer Bungie has now announced that they will soon talk about a “new era” of the online shooter Destiny 2 and their own new era. What could they mean by that?
This is the statement from Bungie: In the last “This Week at Bungie,” Community Manager DeeJ made this announcement:
Once Season 7 has started and the raid belts have been distributed, we will look deeper into the future and share more about Bungie’s new era and Destiny 2.
Why is this exciting? Four questions arise from this statement:
- When exactly will Bungie present this new era?
- When does the new era of Destiny 2 and Bungie begin?
- What does Bungie’s new era without Activision support look like?
- What is planned for the new era of Destiny 2 – how will the shooter continue after the year with the Annual Pass?
When will the era be discussed? That is probably the easiest question. It can only refer to the E3 2019. It basically starts on June 8, so that’s only two weeks away.
At the fair, Bungie also introduced previous expansions. However, this time there is no Sony press conference – so we’ll have to see where Destiny 2 appears.
DeeJ’s statement also means that we will learn nothing about Destiny 3 at E3 2019, as DeeJ specifically talks about the new era of “Destiny 2”, not the Destiny franchise.
Update 2.6.: Meanwhile, we know that the announcement will come even sooner. Information should already be available on June 6.
When does the new era begin? It is expected to begin in September 2019. Traditionally, that is the start of a Destiny year. However, in 2019, Borderlands 3 takes the release spot that had previously been reserved for major Destiny releases.
What is the new era for Bungie? After the separation from Activision, Bungie is on its own, and Activision’s support studios are also gone.
The “fate” of Bungie now lies in their own hands, as Luke Smith once said.
They have broadened their scope as a studio, possibly looking to develop additional games and collaborating with Chinese companies.
We still do not know whether and how Bungie will present itself in this “new era”. At least many leaders who Destiny players knew for years have now left.
What is the new era for Destiny 2? This is currently completely open. It boils down to more or less three options:
- Another Annual Pass (Year 2 for Destiny 2) or paid, small DLCs (Year 1 for Destiny 1 and 2)
- Free updates and smaller expansions (Year 2/3 for Destiny 1)
- A mega surprise would be if there were a “big expansion” like Forsaken in September 2019 – along with either option 1 or 2. Activision actually excluded this at the time with the comment that they expect no major revenues from Destiny in 2019.
Let’s see what the “new era” of Bungie and Destiny 2 will bring. One thing is clear: at the moment, Bungie’s communication still sounds like the “old era,” but the new one hasn’t started yet.
