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Destiny 2: The Final Shape, the narrative-concluding premium DLC chapter for Bungie\u2019s seven-year-old loot shooter, came ever so close to helping the title set a player-count record on PC, according to SteamDB<\/a>. The 314,634 peak concurrent users on Tuesday is a huge spike in playership and participation, but it\u2019s about 2,000 short of the all-time peak of 316,750 set when the Lightfall expansion dropped in February 2023.<\/p>\n Though impressive, it\u2019s still just one slice out of a game that is also available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. If nothing else, the jump in player numbers indicates The Final Shape will be a hit among players for reasons more than simple nostalgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n Some Destiny 2 players did find long queue times and server sign-on issues<\/a> on Tuesday afternoon, which were officially acknowledged by the game\u2019s official X account and followed by \u201cbackground maintenance\u201d to help servers bear the load. In any case, the game was still able to support 300,000 players logging in on PC, with even more coming in later in the day from the consoles.<\/p>\n DESTINY 2 MAINTENANCE Destiny 2 background maintenance is ongoing as we continue to investigate sign-on and stability issues. We will provide additional updates in 2 hours.<\/p>\n \u2014 Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Destiny 2: The Final Shape, culminating the light-versus-darkness conflict that has built up in the sci-fi shooter adventure since 2014 with the first Destiny, launched on June 4, although a slip-up with PlayStation 5\u2019s cloud streaming capabilities did leak the expansion early on that platform<\/a>. (It was quickly fixed.) It is the game\u2019s sixth major expansion, and was delayed from its original launch date in February.<\/p>\n The expansion introduces a new character subclass, Prismatic, as well as the usual spread of new weapons, gear, and other loot. A new enemy species \u201cThe Dread\u201d will confront players as they approach a final showdown with the Destiny canon\u2019s big bad, The Witness.<\/p>\n The expansion\u2019s raid, always a major event for diehard fans, will go live on June 7. We have much more about the expansion<\/a> and what it entails for those interested.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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