After extensive maintenance, the servers for Destiny 2 are finally back online. All information regarding the important times, the update preload on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, as well as the patch notes for update 2.6.0.1 can be found here.
Update: On October 1st at precisely 7:00 PM, the Destiny servers came back online. If you have installed update 2.6.0.1, you can now dive into the new content.
Note: However, it may happen that you initially land in a queue and must wait a little longer. Have fun and good loot, Guardians!
The important times for maintenance: Before the Shadowkeep expansion of Destiny 2 begins on October 1st, extensive maintenance will take place. Bungie has already announced this in advance. Maintenance started on September 30th:
- At 6:45 PM the servers went down. By the way, not just for Destiny 2, but also for Destiny 1. Since then, you cannot log in. At that time, year 2 of Destiny 2 ended.
- Only today, on October 1st, will the servers come back online. Scheduled for 7 PM. The server downtime amounts to well over 24 hours. At that time, update 2.6.0.1 is expected to be made available worldwide on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
- The maintenance will continue in the background until 9 PM on October 1st. Until then, there may still be increased login issues and server disruptions.
Keep in mind that the above time estimates are not set in stone. If difficulties arise, Bungie may extend the maintenance. A “soft launch” is less likely, however.
Steam migration and Shadowkeep launch are coming
Why is the maintenance taking so long? During the maintenance for Destiny 2, several things are happening:
- Destiny 2 is migrating from Battle.net to Steam on PC
- The Shadowkeep launch is being prepared. The fall expansion will start as soon as the servers come back online
- Destiny 2 will be available as “New Light” free-to-play
- Update 2.6.0.1 will be deployed
What you need to do now: If you have not yet linked your Steam and Battle.net accounts, now is the time. If you want to continue your Guardian journey on PC, you need to initiate the Steam migration on the Bungie site. If you miss it, all your progress made on Battle.net will be lost. All information here:
And what is changing in Destiny 2? On October 1st at 7 PM, several changes will take place in the game. Thanks to “New Light”, many new Guardians will be exploring the game, and you will patiently teach them things like heroic public events.
With Shadowkeep, several new activities will be introduced, like a campaign on the moon, a new raid, new strikes, a new nightfall system, and fresh PvP content. Additionally, there will be new and exciting loot to chase. With an artifact, you can also achieve unlimited power. You can find the most important innovations of Shadowkeep and Season 8 here.
In addition to the new content, Bungie is also working on some of the old content. The most significant change is the Armor 2.0 system, which gives you more freedom in how you want to build and customize your Guardian. Additionally, many other areas of the game will be improved, and we will present some particularly cool changes here:
When does the preload of the big Shadowkeep update start?
Information about the preload: The big update 2.6.0 that you need for Shadowkeep can be downloaded on PS4 and Xbox One during this maintenance:
- According to Bungie, update 2.6.0 will be made available during the 24-hour downtime for PS4 and Xbox One. They do not provide a specific time. However, they will announce on Twitter as soon as the preload is possible.
- All PC players can download Destiny 2 now via Steam. This preload includes New Light and Shadowkeep. Since New Light is free for everyone, no advance purchase is required for this preload.
What is the download size of update 2.6.0? We discuss the expected download size of Shadowkeep here. The required storage space has been specified as around 165 GB, but the download sizes on Steam are currently significantly smaller at around 80 GB.
Patch Notes for Destiny 2 Update 2.6.0.1
Moreover, the official patch notes for update 2.6.0.1 are now available – however, so far only in English. Until the patch notes are available in German, we have included the original English changelog for you:
How do you spend the 24 hours without Destiny?
