Destiny 2 PC Launch Date Announced for October
24, Pre-Orders Now Available at Battle.net
Destiny 2 Open Console Beta Begins July 21, PC
Beta to Follow Late August
Bungie and Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), announced
the early launch date for Destiny 2 on PlayStation®4, and Xbox One
(PlayStation®Plus or Xbox Live Gold subscription, respectively,
required for significant features, and beta access) scheduled for
September 6. The PC version launch date is scheduled for October 24
and is now available to pre-order via Battle.net®, Blizzard
Entertainment's online gaming service. Debuted during the E3 Sony
Press Conference was Destiny 2’s latest cinematic story trailer
“Our Darkest Hour” featuring the ominous villain, Dominus Ghaul.
The Destiny 2 console beta early access period for PlayStation 4
players who pre-ordered the game will begin July 18 at 10am PDT,
while early access for Xbox One players who pre-ordered will begin
on July 19 at 10am PDT. Following the pre-order early access
period, the Destiny 2 console beta will open up to all PlayStation
4 and Xbox One players on July 21 at 10am PDT and will conclude at
9pm PDT on July 23. The PC beta kick off is planned for late
August. Further details on the PC beta to come soon.
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Dominus Ghaul, Leader of the Cabal Red
Legion (Graphic: Business Wire)
At E3, inside the Los Angeles Convention Center, Bungie and
Activision will provide a variety of hands-on experiences for
attendees with the all-new story campaign as well as competitive,
and cooperative multiplayer gameplay, debuting a brand-new
subclass, the Arcstrider Hunter whose “super” ability is to summon
an Arc-empowered staff to be used for close-quarters melee combat.
Attendees are invited to play a vast array of gameplay activities
for Destiny 2 on PS4 Pro at the Activision booth #1001 in the South
Hall, and PlayStation’s booth #4322 in the West Hall. Additionally,
attendees can experience the PC version in NVIDIA’s booth #5230 in
the West Hall.
“Everyone always says that they can't wait for fans to get their
hands on their game. But we really mean it. Destiny 2 looks so
awesome, I'm thrilled to announce that we are moving the release
date up to September 6,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of
Activision. “We are also hard at work with our friends at Bungie
optimizing Destiny 2 for the PC, which we will be releasing in all
its glory on October 24. And tonight, we are taking a
deeper look at Ghaul, our villain in Destiny 2, who the world is
going to love to hate. It's going to be a big week for Destiny
fans.”
Bungie CEO, Pete Parsons, said, “For all of us at the studio,
this is a humbling year to see the vision of the Destiny universe
welcome its sequel, and for us, the most exciting part is to see
what stories this amazing community will tell once it is in their
hands.” He added, “We had an industry-defining moment at our
Destiny 2 gameplay reveal in May, and at E3, the team is expanding
hands-on to showcase a new subclass and will continue to highlight
the vast variety of hands-on experiences that appeal to both solo
and multiplayer gamers.”
Revealed today were the Destiny 2 PlayStation timed exclusives*
available at launch, which include a competitive multiplayer map, a
three-player cooperative Strike, a blue and white colored ship,
specialized gear sets, and an exclusive exotic weapon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvpz-L6wqTc.
Destiny 2 is the sequel to the internationally acclaimed
Destiny, a first-person action game that takes the player on an
epic journey to defend humanity from annihilation. In the story of
Destiny 2, the last safe city on Earth has fallen and lay in ruins,
occupied by a powerful new enemy Dominus Ghaul and his elite army,
the Red Legion. Every player creates their own character called a
‘Guardian,’ humanity’s chosen protectors. As a Guardian in Destiny
2, players must master new abilities and weapons to reunite the
city’s forces, stand together and fight back to reclaim their home.
The game will offer a fresh start to all players with no previous
knowledge or background needed.
Destiny 2 is currently Rating Pending (RP) by the ESRB and will
be available at a suggested retail price of $59.99. The product
line-up will also feature the Destiny 2 – Game + Expansion Pass
Bundle at $89.99 SRP, the Destiny 2 – Digital Deluxe Edition
featuring premium digital content at $99.99 SRP, the Limited
Edition at $99.99 SRP, and the Collector’s Edition, featuring a
fully-wearable Destiny 2 – Frontier Bag, Expansion Pass, premium
digital content and a Cabal-themed Collector’s Box for $249.99
SRP.
For more game information, visit www.DestinyTheGame.com and
follow the official Destiny social channels on Facebook and
@DestinyTheGame on Instagram and Twitter. The community can
interact directly with the developers at www.Bungie.net, Facebook,
@Bungie on Twitter, Instagram and www.Twitch.tv/Bungie on
Twitch.
About Bungie
Bungie is an independent, employee-owned game development studio
dedicated to creating hopeful worlds that inspire passionate player
communities. For more than two-and-a-half decades that purpose has
led to the creation of some of the industry’s most celebrated
gaming franchises, including Marathon, Myth, Halo, and Destiny.
Today, Bungie is focused on developing the next highly-anticipated
release in the Destiny universe, Destiny 2.
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world and is a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company. More
information about Activision and its products can be found on the
company's website, www.activision.com or by
following @Activision.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking
Statements: Information in this press release that involves
Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or
strategies regarding the future, including statements with respect
to E3 and about the expected release dates, beta, pricing,
gameplay, features and functionality of Destiny 2, are
forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number
of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision
Publishing’s actual future results to differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this
release include unanticipated product delays and other factors
identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s
most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this
release are based upon information available to Activision
Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release,
and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes
any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may
ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not
guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or
Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause
actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
© 2017 Bungie, Inc. All rights reserved. Destiny, the Destiny
Logo, Bungie and the Bungie Logo are among the trademarks of
Bungie, Inc. Published and distributed by Activision. Activision is
a registered trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc. All other
trademarks or trade names are the properties of their respective
owners.
*Timed exclusive content until at least Fall 2018.
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