{"id":1502421,"date":"2026-02-19T01:03:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/L23jPNVBfve5KCkqramr4D"},"modified":"2026-02-19T01:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:03:54","slug":"as-destiny-2s-player-count-continues-to-tank-bungie-announces-that-the-next-major-update-is-delayed-until-june-and-getting-a-new-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/as-destiny-2s-player-count-continues-to-tank-bungie-announces-that-the-next-major-update-is-delayed-until-june-and-getting-a-new-name\/","title":{"rendered":"As Destiny 2&#8217;s player count continues to tank, Bungie announces that the next major update is delayed until June and getting a new name"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>With less than two weeks until the planned launch of the next major <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/destiny-2\/\">Destiny 2<\/a> update, Shadow and Order, it seemed a little odd that no one outside of Bungie had seen or heard a single thing about it. That silence, coupled with the update&#8217;s proximity to Marathon\u2014set to launch just two days later\u2014led some fans to expect that a delay was inevitable. Sure enough, it&#8217;s happened: Bungie has finally confirmed that Shadow and Order has been pushed back to June 9, and for some reason it&#8217;s being renamed, too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This update is being changed and expanded to include sizable quality-of-life updates and as a result, will also be renamed. This update will now launch on June 9, 2026,&#8221; Bungie wrote on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/destinythegame.bungie.net\/post\/3mf63bvtcms2g\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Bluesky<\/u><\/a>. &#8220;We will provide exact details closer to release covering previously announced Weapon Tier Upgrading, but also additions like expanding Tiered Gear to all Raid and Dungeon activities, Pantheon 2.0, Tier 5 stats for Exotic Armors, and more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quite why a name change is merited isn&#8217;t clear, given that the update presumably adds to Renegades, the Star Wars-themed update, which was released in December. That means players are now staring down a substantial content drought, although Bungie has promised some smaller tweaks in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through June, we will continue to have routine bug fixes and stability improvements, continued portal modifiers, Guardian Games (March), and the return of a more frequent Iron Banner cadence (April). In terms of communications, we will be focusing on providing you with updates about our live game content, community activations, and general upkeep through the TWID and our Destiny social channels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:lakwqi74b3kcqzk6mpk4kqvy\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mf63bvtcms2g\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreieyasq7qv67uxfrrscd7k6dsy3xyj4i6bpfnoz7dfcg23qvpuet2m\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Our next Major Update, Destiny 2: Shadow and Order, is undergoing large revisions and will be delayed. This update is being changed and expanded to include sizable quality-of-life updates and as a result, will also be renamed. This update will now launch on June 9, 2026. (1\/5)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 @destinythegame.bungie.net (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:lakwqi74b3kcqzk6mpk4kqvy?ref_src=embed\">@destinythegame.bungie.net.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/destinythegame.bungie.net\/post\/3mf63bvtcms2g\">2026-02-18T23:16:43.167Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Communication has been a real issue for Bungie in the weeks leading up to the delay. Shadow and Order was supposed to launch on March 3, but that became a very big question in January when Bungie announced that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/marathon\/\">Marathon<\/a>, its troubled extraction shooter (that is now seeing some positive sentiment, to be fair), is <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/marathon-release-date-is-now-official-after-xbox-accidentally-spills-the-beans-sony-sighs-throws-up-its-hands-and-says-yes-its-coming-on-march-5\/\">coming on March 5<\/a>. Because of that, a Shadow and Order delay was expected, but for some reason Bungie has stayed stubbornly mum on the matter until now, less than two weeks ahead of the planned Shadow and Order release.<\/p>\n<p>Bungie&#8217;s promises to expand Tiered Gear and roll out Pantheon 2.0 are welcome\u2014people really liked the original Pantheon raid boss challenge event, I&#8217;m told\u2014but the trouble is that June is a long way off, and Destiny 2 needs help right now. PC Gamer brand manager and inveterate Destiny sicko Tim Clark wrote in July 2025 that he&#8217;s &#8220;never known a Destiny 2 expansion <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/i-have-never-known-a-destiny-2-expansion-with-as-many-problems-as-edge-of-fate-and-im-worried-the-game-may-not-survive-them\/\">with as many problems as Edge of Fate<\/a>&#8221; and expressed concern the game might not survive it.<\/p>\n<p>At this point there&#8217;s no certainty it will, as the game has continued to flounder. Phil Savage, another PC Gamer Destiny weirdo, noted in October 2025 that Destiny 2 had sunk to &#8220;its <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/as-destiny-2-hits-is-lowest-ever-daily-peak-for-steam-concurrent-players-bungie-u-turns-controversial-plan-to-reset-player-power-next-season\/\">lowest ever daily peak for Steam concurrent players<\/a>,&#8221; and that number has continued to fall off dramatically since then: Right now, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1085660\/charts\/#max\" target=\"_blank\">SteamDB<\/a> indicates that just over 11,000 people are playing Destiny 2, a far cry from the audience it used to pull in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1548px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:62.98%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"PUqjkDXdEjSUWiTMB78jjR\" name=\"steamdb\" alt=\"Destiny 2 concurrent player numbers on Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/as-destiny-2s-player-count-continues-to-tank-bungie-announces-that-the-next-major-update-is-delayed-until-june-and-getting-a-new-name.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1548\" height=\"975\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/as-destiny-2s-player-count-continues-to-tank-bungie-announces-that-the-next-major-update-is-delayed-until-june-and-getting-a-new-name.png' target='_blank' class='expand-button icon-expand-image icon' ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: SteamDB)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sony, meanwhile, seems resigned to taking a big hit on its $3.6 billion Bungie buyout: Chief financial officer Lin Tao said in November 2025 that sales and user engagement of Destiny 2 &#8220;<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/welp-says-sony-sure-looks-like-buying-bungie-didnt-work-out\/\">have not reached the expectations<\/a> we had at the time of the acquisition of Bungie,&#8221; and that it has subsequently revised its projections downward and recorded a loss on it. If Destiny 2 continues to struggle, and Marathon doesn&#8217;t come off the blocks absolutely screaming (and then maintain that pace), Bungie could be facing very serious trouble indeed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"64e85316-b65a-461b-b55b-8834afad660b\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/as-destiny-2s-player-count-continues-to-tank-bungie-announces-that-the-next-major-update-is-delayed-until-june-and-getting-a-new-name.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"64e85316-b65a-461b-b55b-8834afad660b\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/as-destiny-2s-player-count-continues-to-tank-bungie-announces-that-the-next-major-update-is-delayed-until-june-and-getting-a-new-name\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With less than two weeks until the planned launch of the next major Destiny 2 update, Shadow and Order, it seemed a little odd that no one outside of Bungie had seen or heard a single thing about it. That silence, coupled with the update&#8217;s proximity to Marathon\u2014set to launch just two days later\u2014led some fans to expect that a delay was inevitable. Sure enough, it&#8217;s happened: Bungie has finally confirmed that Shadow and Order has been pushed back to June 9, and for some reason it&#8217;s being renamed, too. &#8220;This update is being changed and expanded to include sizable quality-of-life updates and as a result, will also be renamed. This update will now launch on June 9, 2026,&#8221; Bungie wrote on Bluesky. &#8220;We will&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/as-destiny-2s-player-count-continues-to-tank-bungie-announces-that-the-next-major-update-is-delayed-until-june-and-getting-a-new-name\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1502422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[91,748],"class_list":["post-1502421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-fps","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>As Destiny 2&#039;s player count continues to tank, Bungie announces that the next major update is delayed until June and 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