Summary
A perplexing tweet made by Bungie’s executive creative director has fans believing thatDestiny 3is in the cards at the Sony subsidiary. This potentially exciting news comes along with the release ofDestiny 2’s newest expansion,The Final Shape, which will bring the space epic’s decade-long story to a close.
Although The Final Shape will serve asthe finale of the Light and Dark Saga, Bungie has teased that the series will continue in some form or fashion. Fans have speculated that this means an entirely new story will begin inDestiny 2following The Final Shape’s conclusion next February, akin toFinal Fantasy 14’s rebirth with the upcoming Dawntrail expansion. Others, however, are starting to think that the release ofDestiny 3is the more likely scenario.
Today, Luke Smith, Bungie’s executive creative director, took to Twitter to celebratethe release of The Final Shapeand to thank fans for their continued support over the years. All seemed normal until theDestinycommunity noticed something peculiar about the text in a particular tweet. In it, the word “Hope” is written and capitalized three times, causing the fanbase to begin its hunt into what this may signify—if anything at all.
Fans Are Speculating That Destiny 3 May Come After the Final Shape Concludes
After years of continuous content,Destiny 2hasmaintained a dedicated playerbaseby combining expert storytelling with addictive gameplay. IfDestiny 3is being discussed behind the scenes, Bungie has a golden opportunity to bring in heaps of new players by providing a current-gen point of entry into the game’s expansive world.
At present,Destiny 2servers are struggling to keep up as swarms of players log on to play Echoes,the first part ofThe Final Shapeexpansion. There are over 280,000 players logged into the game on Steam at the time of writing, close toDestiny 2’s all-time Steam concurrent player count of 316,750 set back in February 2023.
Along with concluding the Light and Dark Saga, The Final Shape expansion forDestiny 2will also bring a new Raidand a new Strike. It will also introduce a new Power system and will bring back some popular weapons that had previously been retired. Additionally, the Prismatic Subclass will be added, marking the first new Subclass since the introduction of Strand during The Witch Queen. The community will likely have to wait for any confirmation aboutDestiny 3until early 2025 and the completion of this new expansion.
