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Destiny 2 players can now access three major expansions for free ahead of The Final Shape’s release on June 4, 2024, developer Bungie has announced.
From May 8 to June 3, players who download the free standard edition of Destiny 2 on any platform can also access Shadowkeep, Beyond Light, and The Witch Queen at no additional cost, essentially adding three years of expansions to the game.
This comes alongside Sony releasing Destiny 2’s latest expansion Lightfall at no additional cost to subscribers of the cheapest PlayStation Plus tier, meaning many PS4 and PS5 players can now access the last four years of Destiny 2 content at the push of a button.
Bungie has branded the three expansion bundle the Expansion Open Access Month, and it also includes all seasonal content from Year 6 of Destiny 2. This grants players access to the Season of Defiance, Season of the Deep, Season of the Witch, and Season of the Wish and all unlockables they come with. Players will keep any gear they earn even if they don’t purchase the expansions following the free trial period.
Those looking forward to The Final Shape, which is the final part of the story told through these aforementioned expansions, can now purchase its bundle with the Year 7 Annual Pass at a discounted price on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, and Epic Games Store. Steam users will get access to the same discount on May 21.
The Final Shape was due to arrive on February 27, 2024 but suffered a delay because it needed “more time to become exactly what [Bungie] wants it to be”, according to the developer’s official statement.
The studio was hit with lay offs in October 2023, however, due to the underperformance of Destiny 2. This led to a “soul crushing” atmosphere at Bungie as employees said goodbye to around 100 colleagues and feared further job losses, rumored to arrive upon The Final Shape’s release.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.