The online shooter Destiny 2 is not out yet, but there are rumors about the first DLC. The internet believes it has identified a release date. But that would be very early for the PC players who start with a six-week delay.
The confirmed schedule for Destiny 2 looks like this:
- Next up is the PC Beta from August 28 to August 31
- The release of Destiny 2 for PS4 and Xbox One is on September 6, 2017
- Release for PC is on October 24, 2017
- The exclusive pre-order exotic Coldheart will be available on December 5 for everyone
- A first DLC is said to come in “Winter”
- A second DLC is expected to be released in “Spring”
The first DLC is rumored to be released simultaneously for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
The site Gamerant now says: Players were afraid that the first DLC for PC would come later than for PS4 and Xbox One, because the release is also later.
Bungie reportedly announced that this is not the case and the DLCs will be released simultaneously on all three platforms: PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Gamerant does not provide a source for this, but says that Bungie confirmed it.
The internet also has a guess as to when the first DLC might be released. The date for the first DLC in winter circulating is the December 5. Because that is the date when Coldheart is supposed to be accessible to everyone.
Additionally, the first DLC for Destiny 1, “The Dark Below” (darkness lurking), was released on December 9, 2014, and that would fit quite well.
It is important to note that there is also no confirmation from Bungie for this.
Destiny 2 and the PC delay: A strange situation in any case
The situation is strange because of the delayed PC release, regardless. There are three possibilities:
- The DLC is released on December 5 for all three platforms: December 5 as a date for a first DLC would be perfectly fine for players on PS4 and Xbox One. They would have spent three months with the base game. For PC players, though, the DLC would come relatively early, only 6 weeks after the launch of Destiny 2.
- The DLC comes for PC later than for PS4/Xbox One: If the first DLC for PC is released later than for PS4 and Xbox One, the problems that arise at launch will continue to linger. PC players will be left behind, playing content that has already been widely discussed in the media weeks earlier. A bit like watching Game of Thrones 4 weeks after the premiere.
- The DLC comes later for everyone, possibly in February: If the DLC is delayed for all three platforms to February, it’s possible that console players will get bored and Destiny 2 will lose its momentum.
Bungie has already considered delaying the release for everyone, so that PC players are not left behind:
Destiny 2: The unfair disadvantage! Bungie values PC players and disadvantages them
