At Destiny, Bungie will be present at the PlayStation Experience 2016. What will they announce?
In exactly two weeks, this year’s PlayStation Experience kicks off. This convention lasts for two days (December 3rd and 4th) and is a popular stage for publishers and developers to make important announcements and unveil future plans. The PS Experience takes place in Anaheim, California.
In the last “This Week at Bungie”, the community manager DeeJ hinted that some Destiny developers would be packing their bags for Anaheim in two weeks. However, the details of this mission remain secret. But one thing is certain: Bungie will be present at the PlayStation Experience and will have something to say. The only question is: What?
In 2015, expectations were already too high
Last year, Bungie was also present at the event, and the curious community feverishly speculated in advance about what the developers might have to announce. Hopes were high for a new DLC, for the next big thing in Destiny. By December 2015, little was known about the “Year 2” plan.
However, all wishes and hopes were in vain; the collection of weapons was polished in vain: No DLC was announced, but a three-week event, the Sparrow Racing League.
The Guardians were able to engage in exhilarating races on Mars and Venus, master new heist missions, and open their wallets at Tess Everis. The charming Amanda Holliday was the contact person for the wild racing.
It is therefore likely that Bungie will also use the PlayStation Experience this year to promote the SRL. However, some Guardians and even English-speaking gaming sites speculate that Bungie might have chosen this “big event” for a “big announcement”. A surprising DLC or even the first official content tidbits for Destiny 2, which will be released in 2017. However, it might be wiser to temper expectations and cautiously look forward to early December.
While we had to look blindly into the future at the end of 2015 with no plans for 2016 available, Bungie had already laid out the rough guidelines for the rest of 2016 back in August this year. Another SRL is scheduled to come in December. Hence, we modestly assume that only this Sparrow event will be presented at the PS Experience. Everything else would be a surprise.
What can be expected from the SRL 2016?
Two things are officially known: The upcoming racing league is set to start in December and will be bigger than last year. Also, the Guardians who are not fans of racing will be occupied this time. In what form, we do not yet know.
However, events in Destiny are generally welcome: They bring variety and new items to obtain and collect. But the Festival of the Lost from a few weeks ago received critical feedback. Guardians accused Bungie of providing no new content, but just more ways to extract money from Guardians’ pockets. It focused too much on microtransactions.
Therefore, in recent days, it has been read more often on Reddit that the SRL event should please stay away from this Eververse madness. An event meant for the Guardians, not for Bungie to go into the Christmas break with fat bags of money. That’s what we hope for.
What do you think Bungie will announce at the PlayStation Experience? Are you already excited about the SRL?
In this article, you will find all the info about the Sparrow event in 2015 and here you can read a report on how the SRL was. Can Destiny convince as a racing game?
