Bungie is presenting tonight, on June 9th, how Destiny 2 will continue. Much indicates that we will see what would have actually become Destiny 3: the Fall expansion of 2020. We are covering it live on MeinMMO in German so that you have the most important information from the stream at a glance.
When does it start? The stream begins at 6 PM German time on June 9, 2020.
Here’s how you can watch the stream: The stream is available on Twitch, Mixer and YouTube.
This is why the stream is so important: It is assumed that Bungie will show today what “actually” would have been Destiny 3, if they had remained with Activision Blizzard, Destiny 3. The planned new game of the franchise for PS5 and Xbox Series X.
After the emergency expansion “Shadowkeep” from 2019, the expansion we will see today is likely to be something like “the big hit.”
However, these are still speculations at the moment, because much of what is expected today sounded like Destiny 3. Whether everything will actually come true and we will see something big today will be revealed later tonight.
Here begins the live ticker from MeinMMO for Destiny 2 – Reveal:
18:35: In the end, about 180,000 people watched on Twitch. It was an informative, very dense stream. We will have more articles on MeinMMO in the coming hours and days to delve into and clarify the new information. Bungie will also release more information.
Looking back, one can say: This was indeed the most important stream since at least 2017, and perhaps the most important stream regarding the direction of the game.
We are also happy if you continue to follow the articles about Destiny 2 here on MeinMMO:
- Destiny 2 will continue for years – Beyond Light and plans until 2022
- Destiny 2 finally presents the Season of Arrival – This is what Season 11 offers
18:34: The most important information from the stream:
- 3 Destiny expansions are coming by 2022, all bringing “brand new locations”.
- The 2020 expansion will arrive on September 22. It introduces a 4th element: Stasis.
- Bungie is not making Destiny 3, but is diving fully into Destiny 2.
- They will take old content out of the game and place it in a kind of “vault”, but will also bring content from Destiny 1 into Destiny 2.
- Today, Season 11 starts as a preview of the new beautiful era, and a dungeon is supposed to launch tonight: “The Prophecy Dungeon”.
18:32: The Season of Arrival starts tonight. It will likely be Eris Morn’s season. This is expected to be a small prelude to what is to come.
18:14: Europe is coming as a new location, the ice planet. Here is the reveal trailer. A kind of “new villain” is currently being introduced in the stream.
Fall expansion is called Beyond Light – Release September
18:12: The trailer just had a bit of Star Wars. Certainly not a coincidence. Everything looks like ice planet and action. The Exo-Stranger speaks. Luke Smith then says: “So a guy said the story of the Exo-Stranger would be over” – that is self-irony, that guy was Luke Smith himself. They are picking up the story again:
- The new expansion is called “Destiny 2: Beyond Light”
- September 22 is the release date
18:10: Here are the two heads in a statement from May. They explain under what difficult circumstances Destiny 2 came together while gracefully observing the Corona distancing rules.
“This is not how we envisioned it” is the message from Luke Smith.
The stream is recorded, they did not do it live today.
18:02: Currently, 150,000 people are watching on Twitch. Subscriptions are constantly flooding in because the chat is only activated for subscribers.
18:00: “Black Lives Matter” message, Bungie waits 8 minutes and 46 seconds in silence before the stream begins. This was the duration until George Floyd died on May 25. That is a strong message.
17:59: Stylish graphical demonstration of the milestones until today. While Osiris likely wasn’t as great in practice as initially thought.
17:55: A bit different than usual. No sound check from DeeJ, but a video showing how Bungie works in home office. We have already written about how Bungie is dealing with the Corona pandemic. According to Bungie, they still want to achieve all goals for 2020 despite the home office.
17:51: The stream has begun, I was almost startled by the loud sound.
17:11: Good sign: Twitch streamer DrLupo says he has an interview with Luke Smith personally. If he is there, it will likely be important (via twitter)
17:08: It is actually clear that tonight the fall expansion will be shown. A leak in the PS Store has already revealed when the release will be: The 2020 expansion is scheduled to be released on September 22, 2020. That is a Tuesday.
This is the usual timeframe in which Destiny expansions are released. The important question is: What will be the main features? Will there be a 5th enemy race? Will something substantively new come after 6 years of Destiny? What will the message be that Bungie sends to bring lost sheep back to the herd?
17:00: Welcome to the MeinMMO live ticker. Expert tip right at the beginning: Whether this evening will be “the big hit” or rather a small expansion can already be deduced from whether Bungie’s A-team is there or not.
Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy are the duo responsible for the “big things” at Destiny. They were responsible for “The Taken King” in 2015, then also under time pressure for Destiny 2 and they were the ones who presented the “new era” of Destiny in summer 2019: the time without Activision.
If they are seen in the stream today and look as if they are in charge, then we will see what would have actually been Destiny 3. This will be the opportunity to witness whether Bungie really learned from the problems of 2017.
A new dungeon “The Prophecy” is coming tonight – free for all players.
No Destiny 3, but old content from Destiny 1
18:29: There is indeed a lot of new information. This is essentially the “Destiny universe” that many wished for: a large MMO, rather than Destiny 1, 2, 3, and 4.
We will have to see how this will work in practice with content rotating in and out.
18:27: Luke Smith says he does not want to make a part 3 and start over, but the game is getting too big. Every year, when new content comes to Destiny, they want to take old content out of the game and put it into a vault.
Destiny also wants to bring back old content from Destiny 1 and pull it back from the vault. Some of the “greatest hits” are supposed to return.
Bungie is “All in Destiny 2” – until at least 2022
18:22: Destiny just presented 2 expansions for 2021 and 2022. That was unusual. That means that Destiny 2 will continue at least until 2022. The next two expansions are called “Witch Queen” and “Lightfall”.
Luke Smith says, “We haven’t done everything right”, but they feel fully committed to Destiny 2. Luke Smith takes responsibility for the mistakes made with Destiny 2.
The features for the future:
- They will overhaul the quest log.
- 60 frames, 4k for Xbox Series X and PS5. Furthermore, players will be able to carry all content from Destiny 2 to the new consoles – at no additional cost.
- PS4 and PS5 will play together – Xbox One and Xbox Series X will also play together. “Intergenerational Play.”
- Destiny 2 plans to bring Crossplay for all in 2021 or at least it is planned.
- Europe is a completely new arena. The two expansions of 2021 and 2022 will also bring completely new expansions.
4th element comes to Destiny 2: “Stasis”
18:17: Players will be able to use Darkness as a weapon. The new power is called “Stasis”, the first new element since 2014. A 3rd trailer is now showing the story of Destiny since 2014, with the awakening of our zombie guardian.
18:14: Europe is coming as a new location, the ice planet. Here is the reveal trailer. A kind of “new villain” is currently being introduced in the stream.
Fall expansion is called Beyond Light – Release September
18:12: The trailer just had a bit of Star Wars. Certainly not a coincidence. Everything looks like ice planet and action. The Exo-Stranger speaks. Luke Smith then says: “So a guy said the story of the Exo-Stranger would be over” – that is self-irony, that guy was Luke Smith himself. They are picking up the story again:
- The new expansion is called “Destiny 2: Beyond Light”
- September 22 is the release date
18:10: Here are the two heads in a statement from May. They explain under what difficult circumstances Destiny 2 came together while gracefully observing the Corona distancing rules.
“This is not how we envisioned it” is the message from Luke Smith.
The stream is recorded, they did not do it live today.
18:02: Currently, 150,000 people are watching on Twitch. Subscriptions are constantly flooding in because the chat is only activated for subscribers.
18:00: “Black Lives Matter” message, Bungie waits 8 minutes and 46 seconds in silence before the stream begins. This was the duration until George Floyd died on May 25. That is a strong message.
17:59: Stylish graphical demonstration of the milestones until today. While Osiris likely wasn’t as great in practice as initially thought.
17:55: A bit different than usual. No sound check from DeeJ, but a video showing how Bungie works in home office. We have already written about how Bungie is dealing with the Corona pandemic. According to Bungie, they still want to achieve all goals for 2020 despite the home office.
17:51: The stream has begun, I was almost startled by the loud sound.
17:11: Good sign: Twitch streamer DrLupo says he has an interview with Luke Smith personally. If he is there, it will likely be important (via twitter)
17:08: It is actually clear that tonight the fall expansion will be shown. A leak in the PS Store has already revealed when the release will be: The 2020 expansion is scheduled to be released on September 22, 2020. That is a Tuesday.
This is the usual timeframe in which Destiny expansions are released. The important question is: What will be the main features? Will there be a 5th enemy race? Will something substantively new come after 6 years of Destiny? What will the message be that Bungie sends to bring lost sheep back to the herd?
17:00: Welcome to the MeinMMO live ticker. Expert tip right at the beginning: Whether this evening will be “the big hit” or rather a small expansion can already be deduced from whether Bungie’s A-team is there or not.
Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy are the duo responsible for the “big things” at Destiny. They were responsible for “The Taken King” in 2015, then also under time pressure for Destiny 2 and they were the ones who presented the “new era” of Destiny in summer 2019: the time without Activision.
If they are seen in the stream today and look as if they are in charge, then we will see what would have actually been Destiny 3. This will be the opportunity to witness whether Bungie really learned from the problems of 2017.
