Destiny 2: Live Stream – Activision builds a Destiny village

For the presentation of Destiny 2 in the live stream, Activision is building a village. However, a professional actor will not be contracted.

It has been 3 years since the last Bungie Podcast. There, the heads behind Destiny 2, Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy, talked about the live stream on Thursday at 7 PM. Destiny 2 will be presented there, and gameplay of the shooter will be shown for the first time. The game is set to release on September 8, 2017, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Noseworthy and Smith are quite excited because they and other developers will be presenting the game. Smith has been practicing diligently, recording his voice with his smartphone, and forcing himself to listen to it. Currently, rehearsals for the event are taking place at Bungie.

They are not really comfortable with the idea of standing on stage because it is not their actual job, they say. But it is important.

Destiny 2 Gameplay in the Live Stream: Developers present the game, not a professional actor

Especially a great responsibility rests on them at this moment. After all, they represent the whole team behind Destiny 2 and the company Bungie. They want to say the right thing but also stay true to themselves.

The Bungie employees are not trained media professionals, and they probably also find it okay if that shows.

It would be easy to hire a professional actor like Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead), lower him onto the stage in a cage and let him run the show, say the developers. He would then say marketing things and that would be it.

But they don’t want that. They want to let those speak who actually developed the game. That is authentic and defines Bungie.

The event is officially called “Destiny 2 Gameplay Premiere.” Internally, the name “DRE” has become established: Destiny Reveal Event.

Two Hangars full of Destiny

One is very impressed by the “setup skills” at Activision. The crew is pulling off presentations in hours. It’s insane to watch how the advance team from Activision works.

For the presentation of Destiny 2, Activision has set up a set in two airport hangars, adorned it with artwork: for 24 hours, they built their own “Destiny village.” Noseworthy and Smith definitely want to stroll through this village and take a look at everything when they find the time.

This is how the Live Stream for Destiny 2 will proceed

The live stream will proceed with a “keynote” at the beginning of the presentation. Then, developers will come on stage and present parts of the game. At the end, people will have the opportunity to actually play Destiny 2. After all, numerous streamers and journalists are invited to the event.

The version shown in the live stream has been “finished” for about a week and a half. Therefore, they are not worrying anymore, but the focus is currently on the presentation.

The version shown in the live stream is not the version that the developers are already playing at home but a compilation of “key elements,” as it is said.

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More about this version of Destiny 2 that the developers are already playing at home can be found here:

Destiny 2: The developers are already playing it at home! Version “stinks”