When can the preload for the PC version of Destiny 2 begin? The date for the early download is now known.
Bungie has now announced whether and when there will be a preload for Destiny 2 on PC.
- Yes, you can use the preload feature. The early download will be available from October 18, 2017. That is next Wednesday.
A specific start time is not provided. Nevertheless, you definitely have plenty of time to download the game data in advance on your computer. The official PC launch date is October 24 at 7 PM. Then the Guardian adventures can begin on the PC.
What is a preload and how do I download Destiny 2?
With the preload, you download the necessary game data for Destiny 2 before the official launch. This ensures that you can start as soon as the servers go online.
According to an infographic, you need to free up around 68GB of storage space on your PC to install Destiny 2. If this amount of data could only be downloaded at the PC launch on October 24, some Guardians with slow internet connections might start many hours, if not days, later.
Important: Destiny 2 will be launched via Blizzard’s battle.net. If you purchase the MMO shooter digitally, you can only download and install the game data via this launcher.
On October 24, the servers will go online simultaneously worldwide. This means that buyers of a disc version should not have an advantage over digital version buyers.
The console launch of Destiny 2 was a “rolling midnight launch”. In other words, Destiny 2 went live gradually in different parts of the world. Those with a disc version here could start as soon as the servers for New Zealand went live. All digital version buyers had to wait until midnight.
Early download of Destiny 2 weighs 36 GB
Update 19.10 1:10 AM: According to reports from multiple sites, the download of Destiny 2 has now started. The download size is 36 GB, while approximately 68 GB of hard drive space is needed.
