Despite plans for Destiny 3 being tossed around at Bungie as of last year, according to a new report, the third installment will not launch anytime soon. This coincides with a report back in late 2019 that sees Bungie’s community manager/director, David Dague, saying that fans “have to wait a little longer” for the third game.
Website GameRant has picked up on Bungie’s latest Director’s Cut piece over on bungie.net, which intentionally hints Destiny 3 will not launch at any point this year.
The former website notes that fans and analysts have theorized that Bungie will release Destiny 3 sometime later this year, with some speculating that perhaps Bungie would drop the game alongside the PS5 and Xbox Series X during the holiday quarter.
Well, after the writer of the site read through the long wall of text on Bungie’s site detailing what the company plans on doing with Destiny 2, it is said that the goal for this year is to focus on “aspiration” throughout 2020 and into 2021.
In simple terms, the site explains that this “aspiration” goal means the team will work on bringing content to Destiny 2 to make players feel “hope or ambition of achieving something,” since Bungie feels “aspiration” is the driving force behind why people continue to stick around and play the second installment.
The site highlights a way Bungie will continue this “aspiration” goal through Destiny 2, and that is by bringing the Trials of Osiris back so that players can try to unlock new and old rewards — such as Year 1 Trials of Osiris content.
So what does this all mean then? Well, it means don’t expect Bungie to push out Destiny 3 this year, and if it does come out, look at late 2021 or early 2022 as a potential launch window.
At this point, this forces the third installment to debut on next-gen consoles such as the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Also, I’m sure a PC version will drop too if Destiny 2’s past under Bungie holds any indication.
As of now, the 2017 game that’s not shy about its monetization methods is out now across PC, PS4, and Xbox One.