Destiny 2 will receive a cross-save feature this fall. At E3 2019, Bungie has become a bit more concrete about how this feature is supposed to work. Apparently, it could be more expensive than previously assumed.
What is the Cross-Save in Destiny 2? Recently, Bungie presented the new expansion “Shadowkeep” for Destiny 2, which will be released on September 17, 2019, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
It has also been revealed that Destiny 2 will be one of the launch titles for Google’s game streaming service Stadia and will support cross-save. Many were excited that it will soon be possible to transfer saves between different platforms. This will fulfill a significant community wish.
However, there were no further details from Bungie. Many assumed that purchasing content on one platform would be sufficient to play it on all other platforms through cross-save. However, this apparently is not the case.
What Bungie revealed about cross-save at E3: In a casual talk session during the Coliseum event at E3 2019, Bungie has disclosed some additional details about cross-save.
Firstly, it should be noted that it seems to be a technically complex feature, the implementation and functional framework of which are still actively being worked on.
It is supposed to work like this:
- You select a main account on a specific platform – for example one where the characters are the most advanced
- This progress or save is then shared with all other platforms where you play Destiny
- You play this save accordingly on all platforms you are on
However, it seems that there is a catch. It looks like you will be able to play free content cross-platform without hurdles through cross-save. However, for paid content, you will likely have to purchase it again on the respective platform – even if you already own it on another platform.
If you play “Destiny 2: New Light”, the free-to-play version of Destiny 2 (coming on September 17), or content that will be accessible to everyone, you can use the cross-save feature freely without any further costs.
However, if you want to play the story of the upcoming paid expansion Shadowkeep on other platforms, you will have to buy the expansion also on the other platform where you want to play it.
If you want to fully take advantage of cross-save and play the upcoming expansion on PC and PS4, you will need to purchase Shadowkeep separately on both PC and PS4. It could indeed become costly.
It is not known how DLC-bound items will be handled. Also note that many details of the cross-save feature are still being refined and a lot can still change. Apparently, this is currently the status quo.
In this video of the E3 talk, you can watch the relevant section about cross-save starting at 10:02:
