Sony rotates Destiny 2 into PlayStation Plus, including Final Shape expansion

Sony has rotated most of Destiny 2's content library into PlayStation Plus as the game exits active development and enters virtual retirement.

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The Destiny 2 Legacy Collection is coming to PlayStation's subscription service, with PS Plus Extra and Premium users getting an opportunity to jump into the game ahead of the space shooter's official retirement on June 9. After that date, Bungie will no longer release any new content updates for Destiny games, instead focusing on Marathon. The studio still intends to give Destiny 2 a good send off and is inviting PS Plus subscribers to try out nearly a decade of content in the process.

The PS Plus freebie version includes Lightfall, The Witch Queen, packs from Beyond Light, Shadowkeep, and Forsaken, three dungeons, the 30th anniversary pack, and the added bonus of The Final Shape expansion. The upfront value here is very high, especially for new players who were interested in trying out Destiny 2...yet the game does have a clear progression block once all of the endgame content is exhausted.

"Destiny 2: Legacy Collection (2025), including The Final Shape expansion, will be available for Extra and Premium/Deluxe members from June 9. The rest of the Game Catalog lineup will be fully revealed next month."

This move comes after Sony recorded a hefty $766 million impairment charge against Bungie's assets after the developer missed expectations in two out of four quarters--the first was from the apparent underperformance of Destiny 2's Edge of Fate expansion, and then Marathon in the Q4 period.

The financial results will have heavy impacts at Bungie--or, reflecting the Destiny 2 news, they already have.

Reports indicate that Bungie will hold even more layoffs in the coming weeks, and that management has yet to greenlight any new projects outside of Marathon content.

It's said that Bungie developers want to work on new Destiny games, however the fate of these teams remains unclear as Destiny 2 essentially enters maintenance mode--an indication of unwillingness or inability to actively compete in the live service market.

The game's Eververse microtransaction store will remain active, however, and gamers will still be able to buy Silver and trade the premium currency for cosmetics.

Meanwhile, fans have launched a petition asking Sony to greenlight Destiny 3, and more than 230K people have signed it so far.