In Destiny 2, Bungie talks about the specific release time for Shadowkeep and confirms the start date for the preload.
The release date for Destiny 2 Shadowkeep: The autumn expansion “Season of Shadows” launches on October 1, 2019. As Bungie recently announced, there will be 24 hours of maintenance beforehand. During this time, Destiny 2 and Destiny 1 will be completely down. As soon as the servers are back online, the new Shadowkeep journey begins.
Now the developers are talking about specific times.
When will the servers be down?
- On Monday, September 30, 2019, the servers will be taken offline at 6:45 PM. You will not be able to log in anymore, and some services on Bungie.net will be unavailable.
- On Tuesday, October 1, the servers will come back online at 7 PM. Update 2.6.0.1 will be available worldwide.
- The maintenance will still continue in the background until 9 PM. Therefore, there may be login issues and server disturbances until 9 PM.
Keep in mind that this 24-hour maintenance can also be extended if issues arise. The times are not set in stone.
Preload of Update 2.6.0
What you need to know about the preload: You can download the major update 2.6.0 required for Shadowkeep on PS4 and Xbox One during this maintenance:
- According to Bungie, Update 2.6.0 will be available during the 24-hour downtime for PS4 and Xbox One. They do not specify an exact time. However, they will inform via Twitter as soon as the pre-download is available.
- 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 estimated download size of Shadowkeep here. The required storage space has been indicated as around 165 GB, but the download sizes on Steam are currently much smaller at around 80 GB.
Interestingly, Bungie mentions an Update 2.6.0.1 that will be available on October 1 at 7 PM. So you probably have to download and install a “Day-1-Patch” beforehand before you can dive into Shadowkeep.
You can find all important information about Shadowkeep and New Light here.
