It’s something to keep an eye on, but regardless of any backroom dealings the point is Destiny 2’s free, you’ve got about two weeks to pick it up, and if you like it I strongly recommend paying for the Forsaken expansion. Combined with Mike Morhaime’s departure last month, it really feels like Activision’s exerting more control over Blizzard than it has in the past-to what end, I’m not sure.Īnyway, that’s all behind-closed-doors business. That line’s been muddied the last two years, and now seems even blurrier than before. The announcement was specifically held for BlizzCon’s opening ceremony.Īnd sure, Destiny 2 is on and is “owned” by Blizzard, but traditionally there’s been a hard line between Activision’s business and Blizzard’s. Activision pitched this as a celebration of Destiny 2’s year on, but that anniversary came and went in October. So it’s a smart move for Activision, while still feeling generous as a player. Activision will gladly take your $40 for the trio of expansions, plus the potential for more down the line. But if it’s free-well, then it’s a loss-leader, the hook that gets you to buy Curse of Osiris, Warmind, and most importantly Forsaken. A year and three expansions into Destiny 2’s lifespan, were any of the holdouts actually going to pay to get started? Probably not. It’s an interesting side effect of the “Games as a Service” model that the more expansions you release, the less valuable the base game becomes. Of course, Activision’s betting you’ll want more afterward. It’s a lot of game-you could easily spend 40 to 50 hours maxing out a single character and finishing the raid for the first time, and you can create up to three characters with different classes and subclasses.
You’ll also have access to the multiplayer Crucible modes and maps, the co-op Strikes, and the original Leviathan raid. To clarify: It’s just the base game, meaning the original eight-hour campaign, four patrol zones, a level cap of 20, and a Light Level cap of 300. Celebrating a year of Destiny 2 on, Activision announced today that the PC version is free (as in, you own it) from now through November 18. The biggest announcement at BlizzCon 2018 might not involve Blizzard at all.
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