Bungie revealed today that Destiny 2: Forsaken, the first major expansion of the award-winning Destiny 2 video game, will release worldwide on September 4, 2018. Destiny 2: Forsaken will be available for download on PlayStation®4, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X, and PC. The PC version of the expansion will be available exclusively on Battle.net®, Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed online-gaming platform.

With two brand-new destinations to explore, and new weapons, armour and Supers to acquire, Forsaken takes players on an epic journey into the wild frontiers of our solar system where the lines between justice and revenge are blurred. Forsakenalso features an all-new competitive and collaborative endgame activity, called Gambit. A first-of-its kind for Destiny, Gambit is a new, hybrid 4v4 mode that merges both PvE and PvP experiences into an epic battle. This entirely new way to play Destiny 2 offers something for all types of gamers to enjoy, appealing to those who thrive on the competitive challenge of PvP gameplay, while seamlessly blending the collaborative and unpredictable elements of PvE. This new mode will be playable at the 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) held from June 12-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

“Since the launch of the Destiny franchise, we have always strived to create innovative experiences that will challenge and reward different kinds of players and ensure their beloved pastime is rewarding,” said Scott Taylor, Project Lead at Bungie.  He added, “We can’t wait to share Forsaken’s new Gambit mode with our fans and offer them a new way to play that can be enjoyed competitively and cooperatively.”

“With an absorbing new story, created by High Moon Studios in partnership with Bungie, Destiny 2: Forsaken offers core players an epic experience, and offers a compelling entry point for new players,” Byron Beede, Executive Vice President and General Manager for Destiny at Activision. “I’m looking forward to watching players get their hands on some of the most requested features requested by the dedicated Destiny 2 community.”

Following years of strife, what remains of the Reef has fallen to lawlessness. Players investigate the recent unrest and will explore new regions, awaken new powers, and earn powerful weapons. Building on the most requested desire for a deep and rewarding endgame experience, Destiny 2: Forsaken features The Dreaming City destination. Full of secrets to discover and bosses to defeat, this destination also houses the brand-new raid and is the first space designed from the ground up to support endgame content.  Available to all Destiny 2players around Forsaken’s launch comes highly anticipated changes and features such as a new weapon slot system, Random Rolls, improvements to the mods system, and numerous other quality-of-life improvements.

Destiny 2: Forsaken will be available from UK software retailers, with the product line-up also featuring; Destiny 2: Forsaken + Annual Pass, and the Destiny 2: Forsaken – Digital Deluxe Edition featuring premium digital content on PlayStation®4 system, Xbox One and PC, exclusively on Battle.net^®. At launch, PlayStation® gamers will get access to the following timed exclusive content*: a strike, one gear set per class, a new ship and an exotic weapon. At Destiny 2: Forsaken’s launch, the previously released Destiny 2 launch timed exclusives will be made available for all platforms.

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Destiny 2 goes live on both the PS4 and XBox One today, but PC players will have to wait longer to play it. And just to be clear, this isn’t a PC master race type article, because we believe that multi-platform games are great.

When the PC beta arrived last week, I took the opportunity to put my GTX1080 to the test. It was glorious. I think everyone with a solid gaming rig can see what a difference it makes on the PC. The gun play is quicker and smoother. The frames shot up into the high hundreds, and in 60FPS it looks perfect – it’s like an entirely different game from the console versions.

It’s not to say it’s comparatively bad on consoles. From a graphics and performance standpoint, I’m sure many don’t care whether it’s 30FPS on consoles or not. But from a gameplay standpoint,  you can do so much more with a mouse and keyboard. I was able to jump, double jump and turn a full 180 degrees to shoot enemies in midair, while aiming and moving. Things that felt really restrictive to do with a console controller. There’s just a lot more freedom with a mouse and keyboard.

Content creators too, will hugely benefit from playing on the PC. With capture software like Xsplit and OBS being free, you no longer have to get expensive capture cards like Elgato to show off your gameplay. The game coming to the PC is truly a god-send moment for PC gamers, and the only thing that sucks is that we’ll have to wait longer.

So will you be playing Destiny 2 on consoles, on the PC or both? Let us know!

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