Source: Kotaku.
Here’s the news:
- On September 17 we’ll see the next Destiny 2 expansion, Shadowkeep, which is set on the Moon and features the return of the fan-favorite (lol) space wizard Eris Morn.
- This one is “completely standalone”—no need to buy Forsaken or any other parts of the game to access it. Same thing with future seasons.
- The game will get some big changes alongside that release—it’ll get cross-save across PC, Xbox, and Google Stadia (as we reported yesterday), and the PC version will move from Battle.net to Steam. It’s also coming to PS4! (This was a very last-minute decision.)
- No more exclusive content! No longer will Sony be able to pay to deprive non-PS4 Destiny players of maps, weapons, and strikes.
- The base version of Destiny 2 along with all year-one content (Curse of Osiris, Warmind) will be going free-to-play with a new title: Destiny 2: New Light.
I kind of expected this after Bungie used NetEase money to buy themselves out of Activision; I always thought that one time they gave the base game away was something of an experiment in going free-to-play. Now that they're free from Activision's orbit, this was a logical step to give the game a fresh new start.
Still playing my own free version from time to time. Just unlocked all three Hunter subclasses yesterday. Decently fun. Wonder what transferring my Battle.net saves to Steam will involve.
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