Beta testing ended in July and it looks like Destiny is all set for an official launch next month as a gameplay trailer is released.
Liked Halo? Destiny is from the same developer. The game is Bungie's biggest effort since Halo and it's hoping Destiny enjoys the same kind of success its predecessor had. There's a lot of hype surrounding the game so there's a lot of risk that it may not live up to expectations. But if feedback from the game's beta testing days is any indication, Destiny more than covers the basics and definitely delivers.
"Destiny is Gold. Discs are being pressed and packed into crates. Destiny is done, in some respects. Even now, so close to the end, it still feels like we're just getting started. As the saying goes: This is not even our final form. Though Destiny may be basking in the gold light of release, we're already looking ahead to the next milestone, and the next one after that," wrote Bungie's David "DeeJ" Dague in the developer's weekly update.
Activision has high hopes for the game as well, confident that Destiny has the potential to become its third billion-dollar franchise following after Skylanders and Call of Duty. The publisher may have reason to be positive, what with Destiny pre-orders numbering well beyond expectations.
The sci-fi adventure is set to start on Sept. 9. Destiny will be available on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360. Exclusive content will be made available to PS4 and PS3 players, including a co-op Strike mission on Mars, a competitive multiplayer map, and an exclusive set of ships, gear, and guns.
According to Dague, players will be able to play the game as soon as it is Sept. 9 somewhere in the world. Destiny servers will be ready to hook up players into the game and won't be able to tell if a particular gamer is playing ahead of their time zone. Only retailers will be sticking to their respective time zones, releasing the game only when it's Sept. 9 wherever they are.
The Dark Below, Destiny's first expansion, is scheduled for release in December. It will take players face-to-face with a dark god and an evil army risen beneath the moon's surface in the depths of the Hive's home, Hellmouth.
