In an announcement that surprised no one, Activision Blizzard confirmed during their earnings call that a “major expansion” is coming to Destiny 2 later this year. Given the pattern of release for Destiny content, most players have expected that September would bring a larger expansion to the game, separate from the two smaller expansions included in the season pass.
The Destiny 2 season pass includes the first two expansions, December’s Curse of Osiris and May’s untitled Expansion 2. If it follows the pattern of the first game, September will see the release of a larger expansion that will be priced at a premium (likely $40, again, if previous expansions are anything to go by). The Taken King was Destiny’s first major expansion that followed the original game one year later. Fans of Destiny 2 have taken to nicknaming the mysterious late 2018 expansion as “The Taken Queen,” as there are no additional details from Bungie at this time. It’s unlikely any details about the Destiny 2 major expansion will surface before E3. The next few months will focus on the May expansion and other improvements Bungie is working on. E3 will probably at least see a trailer teasing the big expansion, if Bungie plans on a September release, but don’t expect to hear any additional details before June at the earliest.
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