Destiny 2 The Final Shape release time, and when Destiny 2 servers will be back online
Destiny 2’s next expansion, The Final Shape, is less than 24 hours away from launching. A new expansion always has a big impact on Bungie’s shared world shooter, and you could argue this is the most eventful yet — wrapping up a decade-long story known as the Light and Darkness Saga. Expect a mysterious planetary destination which plays on a new kind of Destiny nostalgia, a campaign with raid-like elements, a new “advanced” subclass in Prismatic, new Exotics, and — of course — a new raid arriving just days after launch.
Destiny 2: The Final Shape launches on Tuesday, June 4, at the same time in all regions around the world. Once servers go offline at 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. EDT on June 3, you’ll have to wait 24 hours before the game returns — with The Final Shape available alongside it. Here’s when Destiny 2: The Final Shape will release in your time zone:
– **10 a.m PDT** for the west coast of North America
– **1 p.m. EDT** for the east coast of North America
– **6 p.m. CEST** for western Europe / Paris
– **7 p.m. BST** for the U.K.
– **2 a.m. JST on June 5** for Japan / Tokyo
While you wait, an update featuring The Final Shape and other Year 7 changes will be available to download. This means you can start playing the expansion as soon as the above times, though that’s always on paper — in practice, expect there to be some queues to get in as everyone will be squeezing through the door at the same time. If it’s anything like previous expansions, expect a short wait and possibly a few rocky opening hours.
**Destiny 2 The Final Shape update preload sizes for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC**
To help you prepare for the update, make sure you have the following hard drive space available in the 24 hours leading up to The Final Shape’s launch:
– **PS5** – 143.81 GB
– **PS4** – 110.70 GB when installed (129.31 GB total required if game already installed)
– **Xbox Series X** – 165.82 GB
– **Xbox One** – 139.52 GB
– **PC (Steam)** – 155.50 GB (299.70 GB total required if game already installed)
– **PC (Epic)** – 144.61 GB (279.66 GB total required if game already installed)
– **PC (Microsoft Store)** – 156.22 GB
As noted, some platforms require some additional hard drive room for pre-loading. This is temporary, meaning once the update has launched at the above times, you’ll gain the remaining space back.
**What’s new in Destiny 2 The Final Shape?**
What’s coming in the Year 7 update and The Final Shape is a departure to previous expansions. There’s the usual (a campaign, a raid, new weapons and armor to collect), but expect the new destination to take on a slightly different form, a revamped seasonal update model, and — for the first time in years — a new enemy faction to fight. Here are the major additions at a glance:
**The Final Shape expansion additions**
– New campaign, with the return of an optional Legendary difficulty
– Planetary destination Pale Heart, set within the Traveller
– The Prismatic subclass
– New enemy faction, The Dread
– New Exotics to unlock
– A new raid, launching Friday, June 7
– A new seasonal model, named Episodes
**Quality of life additions and system changes in Year 7**
– Changes to Fireteam power impacts
– Introduction of Pathfinder reward system
– Ability tweaks to existing subclasses
– Collaboration with Dungeons & Dragons
– Changes to in-game interface
– Tweaks to Quest tab interface
– Weapon Momentos enhancements
– Reduced subclass Fragment cost
– Clan reward manager updates
In summary, there’s a lot to look forward to in Destiny 2 The Final Shape. Stay tuned for the latest updates and get ready to dive into the Pale Heart.
