Call it the Marathon effect and potentially shifting developers to work on the soon-to-release extraction shooter, or Bungie trying to address Destiny 2’s larger issues. Either way, the next big update for the looter shooter, Shadow and Order, has been delayed. Instead of March, as previously planned, it’s now launching on June 9th.
In a series of posts on BlueSky, the official Destiny 2 account revealed that not only will the update be “changed and expanded to include sizable quality-of-life updates”, but it’s also getting a new name.
“We will provide exact details closer to release, covering previously announced Weapon Tier Upgrading, but also additions like expanding Tiered Gear to all Raid and Dungeon activities, Pantheon 2.0, Tier 5 stats for Exotic Armors, and more.”
Until then, players can expect more bug fixes, the return of Guardian Games next month, a “more frequent” cadence to Iron Banner (which goes live in April), and “continued” Portal modifiers. Information on the game’s future and the update itself will be provided closer to the latter’s release.
Suffice it to say that it’s been a rough time for Destiny 2 since The Final Shape dropped. Aside from the Light and Darkness Saga’s finale allegedly underperforming, Bungie failed to really draw fans back in with The Edge of Fate. Renegades, a Star Wars-themed expansion, was better received, but player numbers, at least on Steam, continue to hit record lows.
It’s a sad state of affairs, especially following extensive layouts and development troubles, but who knows? Maybe Marathon will help the company get back on track when it launches on March 5th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. We’ll find out in the coming weeks and on February 26th to March 2nd, you can try the first Server Slam.
