The Destiny 2 expansion Forsaken is around the corner and Bungie revealed more details about the Annual Pass. While players will explore new locations through the new content, this does not mean that new planets will be added.
Shortly before the release of Forsaken, Project Lead Scott Taylor and Game Director Steve Cotton discussed the contents of the Annual Pass. Although players will get to know new places with the Black Armory, Joker’s Wildcard, and Penumbra, this does not mean that they can look forward to new planets.
Contents of the Annual Pass in “Bubbles”
No new planets in year 2: In an interview with Polygon, Forsaken Project Lead Scott Taylor and Game Director Steve Cotton addressed the question of whether players could visit new areas with the Annual Pass, which is supposed to replace the usual DLCs of Destiny 2.
According to Taylor, Guardians will see new locations, but different from how it has been so far:
We will have new places to explore. Sorry, I should be more specific. It is something we call “Bubbles” or new spaces. I am not saying new planets.
Cotton later reiterated that no new planets would be added to Destiny 2 in the second year.
What does this mean for players? The most plausible scenario for these “Bubbles” is that the content bits of the Annual Pass, which includes the Black Armory, Joker’s Wildcard, and Penumbra, are likely to take place in already known locations.
Through the “Bubbles,” players could be taken to new locations on already existing planets, such as Mars or Io. This way, new places could be explored without the game expanding with additional planets.
A small insight into the upcoming content of the Annual Pass was already caught in the last ViDoc:
