Destiny 2 players hit with 25-hour server outage ahead of Final Shape launch (2024)

Today, 20:00By Sophie Gable

Maintenance concluded

All maintenance on Destiny 2 should be concluded and gamers should be able to play the new update with no issues.

Those who are struggling to access the new update should report the issue to the help forum.

Today, 18:00By Sophie Gable

Downtime over

Destiny 2 downtime has concluded and gamers should be able to log into the new update and resume playing.

Players logging in now may be placed in a queue and will have to log in again as background maintenance is expected to continue for another two hours.

Gamers should log out and log back in for the update to finish downloading if they're struggling to access Destiny 2.

Today, 01:00By Sophie Gable

Maintenance to continue until 6 pm BST

Downtime is expected to continue for another 17 hours.

Players should be able to access the new update at the following times:

• West Coast North America: 10 am PT
• East Coast North America: 1 pm ET
• United Kingdom: 6 pm BS
• Europe: 7 pm CET
• Australia: 3 am AEST (June 5)
• Japan: 2 am JST (June 5)

3rd Jun 2024, 00:00By Henry Moore

Destiny 2: The Final Shape release times

• West Coast North America: 10 am PT (June 4)
• East Coast North America: 1 pm ET (June 4)
• United Kingdom: 6 pm BST (June 4)
• Europe: 7 pm CET (June 4)
• Australia: 3 am AEST (June 5)
• Japan: 2 am JST (June 5)

3rd Jun 2024, 23:00By Henry Moore

How to play The Final Shape

Getting your hands on The Final Shape is pretty simple.

The DLC will set you back around £30, unless you already subscribe to the game’s annual pass.

Destiny 2 players can jump into the game for free beforehand, but this comes without all the changes the Final Shape will introduce.

3rd Jun 2024, 22:00By Henry Moore

How much storage do you need?

These days, games take up a huge amount of storage on your consoles.

So, how much will the Final Shape take up?

• PS5users will need to have 143.81GB available.
• 129.31GB is required for players on thePS4.
• Xbox Onegamers will need 139.52GB.
• Xbox Series X/Susers will need 165.82GB.

3rd Jun 2024, 21:00By Henry Moore

When does Destiny 2: The Final Shape launch?

Bungie is launching its Final Shape expansion tomorrow, June 4, 2024.

It brings with it a whole new map, new missions a new class and other huge changes.

Many gamers think this will be Destiny 2’s last-ever expansion, but that is yet to be confirmed.

3rd Jun 2024, 20:30By Henry Moore

Some other changes coming with The Final Shape

Here are some of the quality-of-life improvements coming with tomorrow's update:

• Pathfinder - a new "big shiny loot" system.
• A tonne of ability tweaks and balancing changes.
• Acollab with Dungeons & Dragons, cosmetics will be sold in the Everstore.
• The vaulting of Year 6’s seasonal activities.
• A change to the game's interface.
• Changes to the game's quest tab.

3rd Jun 2024, 20:00By Henry Moore

New raid inbound

Destiny 2: The Final Shape will bring with it a brand-new raid.

The raid will launch on June 7 at 6pm BST.

Named Salvation’s Edge, many fans are predicting this could one of the final raids to ever be added to Destiny 2.

3rd Jun 2024, 19:30By Henry Moore

New enemies enter the fray

The Final Shape will introduce a new enemy faction.

The Dread, which is described as the army of the Witness, will be the enemies you'll face during this massive expansion.

Those who played the Final Shape's preview claim the Dread brings with it whole new mechanics to challenge your skills.

3rd Jun 2024, 19:00By Henry Moore

Introducing the Prismatic subclass

With the Final Shape comes a brand new subclass.

Prismatic is the first new class edition since the Strand, introduced during with the Witch Queen.

In short, this class allows Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans to mix and match abilities from Light and Dark subclasses.

This will allow Destiny experts to develop some seriously unique builds.

3rd Jun 2024, 18:30By Henry Moore

The Final Shape roadmap

Here are Bungie's plans for the upcoming Final Shape expansion.

From new weapons to new stories this is set to be Destiny's biggest update yet...

3rd Jun 2024, 18:00By Henry Moore

The exotics we know so far

Here are the exotics we know about so far, as per Eurogamer:

• Balance of Power - Hunter Leg Armor
• Ergo Sum - Sword
• Essentialism - Hunter Cloak
• Gifted Conviction - Hunter Chest
• Hazardous Propulsion - Titan Chest
• Khostov 7G-0X - Auto Rifle
• Mataiodoxia - Warlock Chest
• Microcosm - Trace Rifle
• Red Death Reformed - Pulse Rifle
• Speaker’s Sight - Warlock Helm
• Solipsism - Warlock Bond
• Still Hunt - Sniper Rifle
• Stoicism - Titan Mark
• Tessellation - Fusion Rifle
• Wishful Ignorance - Titan gloves

3rd Jun 2024, 17:30By Henry Moore

Watch: The Final Shape's launch trailer

3rd Jun 2024, 17:00By Henry Moore

Downtime begins!

Destiny 2's downtime has officially begun.

Bungie has closed servers for a whopping 25 hours ahead of The Final Shape's launch.

Following the downtime, players can dive into what many believe is the game's final expansion.

3rd Jun 2024, 16:30By Henry Moore

Can you preload The Final Shape?

Yes, you can!

Preload will be available for both Xbox and PlayStation players in a few short hours.

Simply head over to your store of choice to begin the download.

3rd Jun 2024, 16:25By Henry Moore

Destiny 2: The Final Shape release times

• West Coast North America: 10 am PT (June 4)
• East Coast North America: 1 pm ET (June 4)
• United Kingdom: 6 pm BST (June 4)
• Europe: 7 pm CET (June 4)
• Australia: 3 am AEST (June 5)
• Japan: 2 am JST (June 5)

3rd Jun 2024, 16:20By Henry Moore

How to play The Final Shape

Getting your hands on The Final Shape is pretty simple.

The DLC will set you back around £30, unless you already subscribe to the game's annual pass.

Destiny 2 players can jump into the game for free beforehand, but this comes without all the changes the Final Shape will introduce.

3rd Jun 2024, 16:15By Henry Moore

How much storage do you need?

These days, games take up a huge amount of storage on your consoles.

So, how much will the Final Shape take up?

• PS5users will need to have 143.81GB available.
• 129.31GB is required for players on thePS4.
• Xbox Onegamers will need 139.52GB, whilstXbox Series X/Susers will need 165.82GB.

3rd Jun 2024, 16:10By Henry Moore

When does Destiny 2: The Final Shape launch?

Bungie is launching its Final Shape expansion tomorrow, June 4, 2024.

It brings with it a whole new map, new missions a new class and other huge changes.

Many gamers think this will be Destiny 2's last-ever expansion, but that is yet to be confirmed.

3rd Jun 2024, 16:05By Henry Moore

Destiny 2 faces 25-hour outage

Ahead of the launch of Destiny's Final Shape expansion, players will have to go a whopping 25 hours without the game.

Bungie has confirmed the game will be down for 25 hours from 5pm today as it implements changes for the expansion.

Stick with us here for moment-to-moment updates.