I’m disappointed. Why wouldn’t you go with Des2ny, Bungie?
Allegedly leaked marketing posters for Destiny 2 point to both a beta test and a Sept. 8 release for the as-yet-unannounced sequel. There’s also talk that the formal reveal could be coming as soon as today, March 23.
It’s been a busy morning for Destiny fans, so let’s look at the timeline of events.
It started with the Italian website Lega Network sharing a photo of a poster advertising the game’s September release. The art depicts three apparent Guardians, helmet-less and brandishing weapons that resemble firearms from in-game manufacturers Omolon and Suros.
Not long after, a second poster photo surfaced — purportedly from an Italian GameStop — featuring the same trio of Guardians as well as text referring to a beta test. This one popped up on Imgur, and both image shares were quickly picked up by the dedicated Destiny fan community on Reddit.
The clincher on all of this came when Kotaku‘s Jason Schreier — who has a long and established track record of accurately outing Bungie news and insider details via unnamed sources — wrote about both posters and added: “[Yes], it’s real. We hear Bungie plans to announce Destiny 2 today.”
That would make sense. If these posters are indeed real, they wouldn’t be in the hands of retailers until a proper reveal of the game was imminent — ironically, due to the risk of news leaking prematurely.
It’s Destiny. Leaks gonna happen.
While Bungie hasn’t formally announced the game yet, its existence received a de facto confirmation earlier this month. An announcement from the studio confirmed on March 3 that only character appearance would carry over to the sequel — no progress, no gear, no cosmetic unlocks.
Prior to that, a Sept. 2016 post from Kotaku — again, via Schreier — revealed a handful of details about the sequel. It also noted that, in addition to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Destiny 2 would bring the series to PC for the first time.
Needless to say, we’ll be watching for more on this today and in the days ahead. We’ve reached out to Activision — Destiny‘s publisher — for comment on the posters but have not yet received a response.
There is, however, a tweet from Bungie’s Luke Smith, one of the key creative minds on the Destiny series. The tweet doesn’t reveal anything specific, but the sentiment expressed by the GIF sure seems to suggest the vibe around the Bungie office today is one of sighing resignation.
— Luke Smith (@thislukesmith) March 23, 2017
I can’t imagine why that would be the case. Can you?
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