Destiny 2: Lightfall received brutal reactions, which made it seem like the game has dug itself a grave and announced the Final Shape to be its funeral. Naturally, one question has plagued old and current players alike: how dead is the game?
Destiny 2: This game seems to be dead, and it has been for a while now; players expressed concerns about Sony's eyes and priorities shifting to other directions, and with the Final Shape arriving soon, which will be the last showdown with the Witness, there has been the need for a legitimate discussion for a while now. Game director Joe Blackburn tried to tackle exactly this problem in an interview with the Verge.
How Dead Is Destiny 2?
Well, when it comes to the game creators, not dead at all; they seem to stress a lot that, even as the biggest story arc of the game concludes, it does still have a future. On the contrary – Blackburn notes in August's State of the Game post how happy he is that the playerbase has grown a lot since Lightfall.
What we’re trying not to do is scare people that Destiny 2 is going away. It’s not. Our support for it is not ending. We’re also just trying to stay focused on what’s in front of us here and not turn the conversation into the next two years. – Joe Blackburn
From the interview, it seems like the next generation of Destiny 2 will be beginner-friendly, with a big focus on not forcing players to know the ins- and outs of the Light and Darkness Saga. The release schedule for the game will change to episodes, which will be three chunks of new content per year. Those will be slightly bigger than what is offered on a seasonal basis at the moment.
Destiny 2 will continue after The Final Shape and the three Episodes announced today.Over the past five years, we've been driving toward the culmination of the Light & Darkness Saga. It's a crucial moment in the Destiny Universe, but far from the last big story we have to tell.
— Destiny 2 Team (@Destiny2Team) August 22, 2023
So, to answer the question, Destiny 2 will not die, at least from the creator perspective. The Final Shape will not mark the end of the game, but rather will be a turning point for it, which will bring many changes that are supposed to make players satisfied with the game again, especially after the bad reviews of Lightfall.
