Destiny 2 will soon receive its next-gen upgrade for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. This should allow the game to run better on the new consoles, but you will essentially need to download it completely anew.
What is the next-gen upgrade for Destiny 2 about? Next Tuesday, December 8th, Destiny 2 will receive the new major update 3.0.1. This patch addresses several issues from Destiny 2, Beyond Light, and Season 12, but also includes the long-awaited next-gen upgrade for the new consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X and S.
This will allow Destiny 2 to run better on the next-gen consoles, and the game should finally take advantage of the new technical opportunities. For example, higher FPS, true 4K resolution, or a FoV slider. You can find out more about it here: Upgrade for PS5 & Xbox Series X comes in December – What’s included
But before you can enjoy Destiny 2 in better quality on the new consoles, a download awaits you. And for the next-gen, this will be gigantic.
This will be the size of the new update 3.0.1 for next-gen: In short: On PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, you will essentially need to download the entire game again – even if you’re already playing it there. The patch download size for update 3.0.1 is
- for Xbox Series X and S: approximately 70.0 GB
- for PlayStation 5: approximately 67.0 GB
These will also be the final installation sizes of Destiny 2 on next-gen.
This will be the size of the new update on other platforms: However, the gigantic download does not affect players on Steam (PC), Xbox One, or PlayStation 4. The size of update 3.0.1 there is as follows:
- Xbox One: Approximately 2.35 GB
- PS4: Approximately 2.09 GB
- PC (Steam): Approximately 1.5 GB
Is there a preload? If you are on next-gen consoles, you need to be very brave now and depending on the connection, possibly bring a lot of time: Because no, there will be no preload for this patch – neither on next-gen nor on the other platforms.
The update goes live on December 8 at 6:00 PM German time, so right with the weekly reset, and it may take a while before it is downloaded on the new console generation, and then you can finally hit the ground running on next-gen.
By the way, what Destiny 2 has to offer this year, you can find out here: Destiny 2 in December – These contents await you until 2021
