Luke Smith has introduced players to the work on Destiny 2 with his blog posts in recent weeks. He even provided a small glimpse into the future. He may have even touched on a rumor about Destiny 3 that persists.
What are these rumors? Destiny 2 is still ongoing, but the rumor mill about a supposed Destiny 3 is already stirring. There are many theories about how the franchise will continue after Destiny 2.
However, some rumors persist: Destiny 3 is rumored to be released in 2020, to offer completely new locations, or even to have an open world.
Especially the theories about an open world are popular and are mentioned repeatedly.
What does Luke Smith say about it? In his blog series “Director’s Cut,” franchise head Luke Smith has written down his thoughts about the Destiny series. He didn’t go into detail about some things, or only hinted at them, like a possible return of the Trials in Destiny 2.
Some statements in the blog also read as if Smith is directly referencing the open-world rumors:
A game that grows forever is not what we can support. […] Aside from technical constraints, we also don’t believe that a game that grows forever is the path of Destiny. Therefore, the second component of the vision is a single, evolving world (to clarify: this single evolving world does not mean there should only be one destination in the Director – that is not what we are aiming for!).
Director’s Cut, Luke Smith
If Smith was referring to the open-world rumors regarding Destiny 3, it could mean that there wouldn’t be too much change compared to Destiny and Destiny 2 in a possible continuation. Instead of an open world, as predicted in the rumors, Guardians may continue to fly to various destinations on the map.
On the other hand, Bungie has often used the statement of a “single, evolving world that you can play with your friends anytime and anywhere” recently in connection with the upcoming expansion Shadowkeep. To unite players, there are these new features:
- The base game of Destiny 2 will be free2play as New Light in October
- Cross-Save has recently been activated
- Destiny 2 is moving from Battle.net to Steam with Shadowkeep
What does Bungie say about Destiny 3? Destiny 3 has not been officially announced yet. Questions about a continuation have been charmingly sidestepped by the developers, as in our interview at gamescom.
Which questions Scott Taylor and Orvar Halldorsson from Bungie have answered for us can be read here:
