Our end begins
Destiny 2: Lightfallis set for release on Tuesday, February 28, and players can expect a brand-new campaign mission, quality of life improvements, and the brand-new darkness subclass, Strand. Bungie usually brings plenty of content with its annual expansions andLightfallis set to be no different.
The team has already detailed itslong-term plansfor the game as well as the new subclass, Strand, and its abilities and new in-game vocabulary to be aware of. We’ve seen anemotional season finaleduring which Rasputin learned how to trust humanity again, and in doing so sacrificed himself to save the world from the clutches of Beyond Light’s main protagonist, Eramis. As guardians globally are now in their final hours offrantically preparing forLightfall, when can you expect to be able to jump in and land your fireteam on the newly discovered city of Neomuna?
Planned server downtime
To allow for as seamless a process as possible, Bungie has announced that it will be taking theDestiny 2servers offline for a full 24 hours. During this period, preloadingLightfallwill become available. Luckily, Bungie has also detailed the install sizes needed for each platform. Starting at9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM GMTonFebruary 27, theDestiny 2servers will be taken offline, with players being removed from activities 15 minutes prior to this. Players have until this time to wrap up any Season of the Seraph objectives as well as earn the seals for any of the seasons since the launch ofThe Witch Queena year ago. This includes Season of the Risen, Season of the Haunted, Season of the Plunder, and Season of the Seraph. After this time, all of this content will be removed from the game.
Lightfall install size
Bungie has warned that the install size forLightfallwill be quite hefty, but following the initial load, the game will take up less space and see improved loading times. Most notably, Bungie has warned that anyone playing the PlayStation 4 version will need additional space to install the game, around 80GB, but that the old files will be removed after the installation is complete. PC users on both Steam and Epic Games Store will need at least 223GB of free space to preloadLightfall. There’s a helpful article onBungie’s websitethat details this in full.
Epic Games Store
Microsoft Store
Players should note that the install size may vary dependent on the languages installed, and the install size shown is the maximum that may be needed.
So when can we play?!
Destiny 2: Lightfallservers will go live onTuesday, February 28at9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM GMT. All players are required to download and apply the latest updates available forDestinyon their platform whether they have purchasedLightfallor not.
