Originally set for release on September 17, Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, the next major expansion in the Destiny universe, has been pushed back to October 1 to allow Bungie a little bit more time to get things ready for the upcoming chapter. Shadowkeep isn?t just slated to bring more content. It will fundamentally reinvent many systems in the game, approaching the MMO and RPG-like mechanics with a lot more fervor. Along with this delay, the free-to-play Destiny 2: New Light base game has also been pushed to the October 1, 2019 release date. Bungie released a statement on its blog talking about the delay.

This Fall is the first step on a journey for what our team wants Destiny 2 to become ? a place for you and your friends to play anytime, anywhere; owning the action MMO and RPG elements that we love about the game; and crushing barriers to entry for friends. We just need a bit of extra time to take the first step. We didn?t make this decision lightly. We know for some of you (us too), Destiny releases are events where you take time off of work or develop a sudden sickness that keeps you from school or work (we get it, a bunch of our team takes some time off to go on their own Destiny Jacket Quest). We?re sorry for screwing up your plans and we wanted to share this information as quickly as we could.

Bungie?s Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy said that as the September release approached, it became clear that their ?releases for this Fall would benefit from a bit more time in the o...