At the top of October, Bungie laid off numerous employees, and a report from Bloomberg claimed that each Destiny 2: The Final Shape and Bungie’s subsequent recreation, Marathon, had been delayed. Now, Bungie has made the enlargement’s delay official by giving The Final Shape a brand new June 4 launch date.
“The Final Shape is the fruits of the primary ten years of Destiny storytelling and, for Guardians in every single place, numerous hours spent collectively,” the Destiny 2 dev crew mentioned in a weblog submit. “We wish to honor that journey, so we’re taking the time we have to ship a fair larger and bolder imaginative and prescient, one which we hope will likely be remembered and treasured for years to return.”
The weblog submit goes on to say that Bungie will reveal extra on The Final Shape in April, however to maintain gamers satiated till then Season of the Wish, which begins as we speak, “will prolong till the launch of The Final Shape in June.” Bungie says that almost all of content material and narrative for Season of the Wish will run from late November to February as initially deliberate however the crew can be including new content material out there for all gamers till the discharge of The Final Shape.
“In February, it will embrace new weekly progression-based quests referred to as Wishes, and the launch of Moments of Triumph with distinctive rewards. Next, we’re transferring Guardian Games as much as March with a refreshed give attention to class vs. class competitors. Then, starting in April, we’re delivering a two-month content material replace out there to everybody referred to as Destiny 2: Into the Light, which is able to put together gamers for his or her Guardian’s journey into the Traveler. All of that is along with the continuing efforts from our PvP Strike Team, together with three new PvP maps dropping in May.”
Earlier this month, Bungie admitted it had misplaced the group’s belief and acknowledged suggestions and considerations about Destiny 2’s Lightfall enlargement and up to date seasons. The crew has promised to make The Final Shape an “unforgettable Destiny expertise.”
