Today, on August 19th, the servers of Destiny 2 are down. Bungie is performing maintenance. You can find out how long the servers will be offline here.
These are the important times: Today, Monday, August 19th, Bungie is performing maintenance with downtime. This maintenance is surprising because usually developers announce server downtimes a few days in advance. But today, Bungie announced the maintenance quite last minute.
- Maintenance begins at 6 PM. There may be initial disruptions in the game and the companion app.
- At 6:45 PM, Destiny 2 will then go offline. If you are still playing, you will be roughly removed. The downtime affects PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
- Around 7:05 PM, the servers are expected to come back online.
- By 7:30 PM, maintenance is scheduled to be completed. Until then, login issues may occur.
Keep in mind that the above time estimates are not set in stone. Bungie has shown in the past that they can bring the servers back online earlier or much later than communicated.
Why is maintenance taking place today?
This is the reason for the server downtime: Bungie explains via Twitter why maintenance is taking place: Destiny 2 is set to be prepared for Cross-Save later today.
Cross-Save is a new feature launching on August 21st – that’s the day after tomorrow. With this, you can share your Destiny 2 save across multiple platforms and freely switch between PS4, Xbox One, or PC.
Here’s how it works:
- You link your accounts with your Bungie account.
- Then, you select a main account or save with the characters you wish to continue playing.
- This progress/save will be shared and available on all other platforms where you play Destiny 2.
However, keep in mind that you need to own the game and expansions for each platform on which you want to play Destiny 2 to be able to play everywhere.
You can find detailed information about Cross-Save in Destiny 2 here.
Cross-Save is a feature that many guardians have wanted for a long time. Many former console guardians have switched to PC to enjoy the full graphical splendor of the Destiny universe but left their friends behind who remained loyal to PS4 or Xbox One. Cross-Save removes a hurdle to switch flexibly between consoles or PC.
And tonight, Bungie is paving the way for a smooth launch of Cross-Save on Wednesday.
Cross-Save should not be confused with Cross-Play, which allows players on different platforms to play with and against each other.
If you have nothing planned for tonight, you can watch the opening night of gamescom 2019 with us. Bungie is planning a reveal there. All info about it here:
